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Sunday, June 24, 2007

project 355: post nocturnal updates and issues about $$$

apologies for not having updated for the past few days. of course, before you start casting the first stone upon me, these apologies are not without valid reason and excuses. the night shift has taken it's toll on me apparently. i've gained one kg from a diet of oily Indian-muslim food and McDonald's for three out of the the four nights that i've done. i've realized that my skin has become as dry as a Mediterranean prune. and to crown it off, i'm still not getting proper beauty rest. i've discovered that i have a sensitive sleep cycle that follows a 'sleep-at-a-proper-time-or-don't-sleep-at-all-you-sick-Masochist' philosophy. all of this has basically led to a short bout of lowered immune resistance and eventually to flu and tonsillitis, prolly acquired from the mother who currently has been down with the flu for nearly four days to come. this is basically the only time i can technically say 'the mother and i share bodily substances'. bodily substances, in this case, referring to the influenza virus of course. she's still having the flu now and i'm still getting only four hours of sleep a night.

the past few days though, have been revolving around all things fiscal (i've always wanted to use that word in my blog!). for the past few days, my bank account has been as active as a four hundred baht a night patpong toyboy during the tourist season. and in Bangkok, it seems that every time you go there, it's THE tourist season. sigh... if only it were tourist season everyday for my toyboy of a bank account too. metaphors aside, a substantial amount of money has materialized in my account on Friday night. i have no idea where it's from and there's no bank statement indicative of anything yet.

internet banking revealed that it's from a local bank and under the banking code of MER. i checked up my now-defunct bank account booklet and learned that MER translates into MEPS Receipt. so what the hell is MEPS? another search with google revealed that MEPS stood for MAS Electronic Payment System. so now what in the heavens in MAS? seriously, these acronyms are really getting on my nerves. then again, i would have known what MAS is (Monetary Association of Singapore) if i'm more regular with the reading of the newspapers. which i'm obviously not.

the father's advice now is to keep the money aside and not touch a single cent of it. he thinks that it's either a scam from the banks to lend people money without their permission or it's just simply a case of mistaken bank account. methinks the latter. still, the father being the father just applies his advice regardless of whether it's accepted or not. the thousand dollars now resides in his account for safekeeping. i'm not worry about the father spending away the money. God and his love affair with Him prevents the father from committing a mortal crime like embezzlement. it's more of a case of awkwardness when it comes to asking back for the money.

in the miraculous event, that the money somehow rightfully belongs to me (and i think it does actually), the father would want to hear about plans of putting aside part of the thousand dollars for savings. when i say 'part', i'm referring to at least seven hundred dollars and above. which is all good if not for the fact that i'm a libran and like living a life of psuedo-luxury. i'm not rich, but at least i can try to act like i'm rich, no? well that would have to wait until i call the bank tomorrow to find out from whence the money comes.

i'm living in somewhat luxury now though. June, being the month of bonuses and circulars denoting the amount that the hospital staff would be receiving, incites many a thought of exquisite purchases within everyone. aside from constant sexual thoughts running through my synapses, i have been planning to purchase an Xbox360 for quite some times to come. so it was with much initial dismay when the circular denoting the various amounts that we would receive as performance bonuses was making its rounds at the ward level. once again, you know how bad i'm at when it comes to math. the good news is that the amount calculated is waaaaay less than the amount that i've received. with that difference in amount, i made up for that erroneous mistake by purchasing my biggest guilty pleasure since i started work at the hospital: AN XBOX 360! WOOOT! and three new games to boot!

the father, once again, looked at me with that disdainful look he reserved for homosexuals, violence on television and mats hanging around at the void deck, lepak-ing away. i'm all for the above because it's a relatively free country and you're free to do what you want. but the father, armed with a bible and just lacking the adequate pastoral certification, decided straightaway that $699 on an Xbox 360 was a total waste of bonus money. his idea of money well-spent is basically NOT spending it at all. rather, to save for the rainy days and in the emergencies like earthquakes, Armageddons and impending zombie-infestations.

not helping was that the father stumbled upon the new Xbox while i was playing the most violent game in the Xbox series to date: Dead Rising. it's a zombie game that makes Resident Evil pale in comparison when it comes to goriness. the main character was holding a shower head and it plunged the toilet peripheral into the zombie's head, resulting in blood draining out of the zombie literally like a blood bath (hur hur hur!). i could hear the father giving a silent 'tsk' in his mind while emphasizing (once again) the important aspects of having spare savings. all in all, the father is not really pleased with the way i use my money. but what can he say? it's my money after all. he's just the one who manages it and take $300 out of my monthly salary for family expenses.

and i don't even like them.

posted at 8:35 pm by the nurse | Permalink |

37 Comments:

not to be an anal, but it's Monetary AUTHORITY of Singapore! or Malaysia Airlines for that matter...

I rather buy a PS3 =p
By Sham Radio, at 3:36 am

dj ck: wah lau. seah suay! you see lah, never read newspaper some more. well, i'm aiming for a PS3 next.
By the nurse, at 4:07 am

nitendo ds lite is fun too :P
By Anonymous, at 4:32 am

nintendo wii might be more interesting that ds. anyway, nurse, come to think of it whether we like it or not, sometimes parents are right. i mean, whether they have all along been doing the right thing or not, they're way more experienced than us. so actualy it's a battle of parental roles versus financial freedom. compare to old days where we had not earned any cents, we always tried to withdraw some money from our living atm (parents) by making whatever excuses/promises. then there comes the financial freedom when we start earning. we do what we want, no more prolong consideration. that's when our parents start feeling that they are losing their authority over controlling us.
but truly, if the advices frm parents do us good (which i believe most of them still are), it wont kill to listen to them :)
P/S. I had started imagining what would I buy if the same thing happened to my account.
By Anonymous, at 8:51 am

Omg, we are of the same age and your already contributing to family expenses. hmmmm

And i'm still drawing two different set of allowance...

another reason not to have kids next time, lest they turn out like me in the future.
By poof, at 9:40 am

get the NINTENDO WII ... go go go !
By Anonymous, at 10:15 am

wow, what a matured insights from wikiencyclopedia. i definitely agree with him.

i assume i'm older (27) than you. when i was your age, i used to thwart eveything my parents say. but later on, without any (divine) intervention, i just turned myself into loving them more and showing it to them. you get one set of biological parents only, you know.

my father is a very stingy person, and because of that, he was able to send me and my siblings to uni. we didn't have to sweat our ass off at starbucks or mcdonalds for school fees.

now, to show my gratitude, i buy luxurious things (eg jewelry) for my mom, which my dad didn't dare spend on before (read: to save money for his children). best of all, he doesn't scold me anymore.

p/s: i dun get anything (expensive) for my dad, because i dunno what to get him. he's happy munching durian all day long! lolz

- steve
By Anonymous, at 10:26 am

Fuyooh! Violent like hell! But I like! No thoughts on getting the wii?
By savante, at 3:18 pm

haha...video gaming is fun...but sex is better...haha...

btw,i'm also working in a hospital nut i'm not a nurse nor doctor...haha...maybe we have been working under the same roof...which hospital u working?
By Irvin, at 4:23 pm

hi love your new music it's nicer !Sama Sama have to contribute $300 also. My mom wanted $600 SG dollars at first. I kept telling my mom to move to malaysia so that the $300 will become $600 ringgit for her.

Parents only got once in a lifetime. Hate them Love them! It's always a love and hate relationship. Get used to it bah!
By NeoNeo, at 9:32 pm

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By Anonymous, at 12:46 am

Splurging money is a hella enjoyment. I've splurged my 3 months pay all awayyyyyyyy. $0 for my bank account. =)
By Veeen, at 1:34 am

YaY!.. I want my own XBOX 360 too! lucky bastard! ;)
By uncle boy, at 12:25 pm

ceddy: i have a DS lite. but it's hard to get NDS roms nowadays.

wiki: actually what you said is pretty true about the current situation between the parents and me. the day my parents gave me control of my bank account was the first step to financial doomsday. i spent every single cent on clubbing and going out. a bit like the prodigal son. except that the father never bothered with topping up my account even when i came back to his doorstep.

gauzzel: lucky you. just be prepared for the time when you gotta start earning your own stash of cash. not easy. it's not any easier to save money.

steve: maybe it's a case of arrested development. i'm a late bloomer of sorts, the parents having withheld much of my freedom during the times of youth. so perhaps the filial piety will come naturally in due time. but i admire your love you had for your parents. wish i could bring myself to do the same as well.

savante: nah. i value my furniture. don't want any damages. plus, video gaming is meant to be done with a handheld controller. not a device that swings, throws, stretches or even doubles up as a vibrating item to put inside a random orifice.

irvin: hard pressed to agree whether video gaming or sex is more fun. can't reveal my hospital though. email me if you wanna know.

neoneo: i like the way you convinced your mom about currency and house allowance. pure genius!

fai: what do you hope to understand from this insight?

veeen: i can totally relate to that. what's money after all, if you don't spend it?

musa: hur hur. i've obtained the love of my life. well, at least the love of my life for the moment. this is why i love the civil service. bonus every 6 months.
By the nurse, at 1:17 am

hahax! trust me i'm only 19 and i'm already supporting the family. wish i could just run away from it. (insert Electrico's Runaway chorus... Running away you can't pretend~~~)

the father has always been the father of all the family's problems.

life sucks, but it sucks well.
By a collaborative thinker, at 10:18 am

If you think $300 is too much then move out...and see how much it costs
By Anonymous, at 4:49 am

a vanity google search and i see my name in this blog! hahaha...

not sure if you are still using this blog, or even in hospital...

but hey! hope life's well for you

MO
By Anonymous, at 10:45 pm

oh yah, and thanks for not replying to whoever that asked bout me...hahhaha...

ex-(MO)
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