Money No Enough!

By admin on November 12th, 2007

Before the bacherlorette party on Saturday night, I had dinner with HF while on our way to meet the bride-to-be and the rest. During the train ride, we talked about issues like the environment and cars (my never-ending fascination with personal transport). Actually, I was wondering when they would push the sales of hybrid or more environmental friendly cars.

With the rising petrol prices, I doubt I’ll be able to feed it. I can’t. Unless I have the MP’s salary, perhaps, I can feed it. My theory is that they are scared that thousands or millions of people who are in the oil industry will lost jobs all at the same time. Well, I still remember the time when they said engineers were in demand 10 years back. After I graduated, they have no demands for us. The factories moved and quite a lot lost their jobs. I wasted my time and money on a piece of diploma.

Where was I? Oh, we moved to other topics like building a family after marriage. I once dreamt of having 4 kids. No, not those football sized family type. I can’t possibly be able to handle so many of them. 4 kids are just nice. With the flats getting smaller and smaller, soaring property prices, I have since changed my mind.

I ain’t got enough to feed myself. How the heck do I support 4 kids whose education fees will be more than $10k p.a. by the time they reach tertiary level? How do I even pay for the university fees when they qualify for it? Jump on the parenting train now? I know my biological clock is ticking but if the standard of living is getting too high, I may be barely paying off my housing loans.

And the car? Unless they sell environmental friendly cars that don’t depend on petrol, I’ll get one. I’ll continue to flag the taxi or squeeze through the crowd.