It's concert season again!

How ironic that my last line on my earlier post is "Nose down, bum's up!". Meaning it should be study study on mind constantly.

But how can you take away my love for concerts from me!

To date I will be watching Eskimo Joe this Thursday! My Man has been listening to them and been wanting to watch them live.

Lo behold my constant flow of emails reminding me of upcoming concerts came out with Eskimo Joe!

For those who haven't heard of this Aussie band check out their website.With such a breathtaking backdrop, I could just get lost in the scenery.

Next on the line is my all time favourite The Black Eye Peas! To make it more exciting, I will be dancing along with 23! Will show this mother of 2 what a great time one can have in concerts. Jom kiter beli baju concert samer and jadi boria sisters!

And finally (but not the end of my concert going for the 2009 year!), patiently anticipating is GREEN DAY! Loved their music from the "Dookie" Album days to their unknown "Kerplunk" album right to "American Idiot" and now the latest "21st Century Breakdown" has been playing constantly on my mp3 player.

Ooo the excitement of this half of 2009!

Week 1 Begins...

Yes, August 3rd is week 1 in what I can only anticipate to be a gruelling semester for me.

I have now only 12 weeks to study not only 1 subject but 2!! Goddamnit why did I enrol for two! Why Why!!

Because, you are tired of studying.. you want to get it over and done with, because you want to focus on other important things..

So week 1, and I've already complete chapter one of one subject is not bad at all for MY standards hehehe.

Now head down, bum's up!

What 23 orginally ask me...

If you do read this blog, you will know I have a tag labeled "23". This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly call my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)

The list was

• weather - Done!
• spore trip- Well, my besties have upload pictures on Facebook. So pictures tells a thousand words...
• the shoes- I got a great photo for that.
• how u spent 900AUD - Done!
• the birthday - Done!
• concert - Done!
  • sound relief
  • Pink
  • the nutcracker
• luke - Sort of done! I talk about him all the time. Here & Here maybe Here hahaha
• the 8km run - Done!
• the soon to be 10km run- Ahahahahaha soon to be is an understatement.
• ure fav cousin in law, 23- Hmmmmmm
• ure fav nephew and niece in laws, AK and AK- Yes I must write something about them
• ure exams - Done!

So those are my updates from me. So 23- what else do you want to hear from me? Or anyone out there reading this for that matter?

4 days later...

From the highly "exciting" events at my office last 4 days, I am reporting..

I AM STILL SORE AND IN PAIN!!!

My left calf still hurts and the ones that brave to ascend down the 45 floors are equally having soreness.

Groaaan.

45 Floors later...

Today we had a fire drill.

I reside on the 45th floor.

Yes, *gasp*, *poor you* *oh my god*

And I was looking forward to it!

Most of the people on our floor were aware that it was going to happen today. We received a email saying that 10 O'clock there will be a fire drill briefing for the fire wardens.

Most people already had plans to balk. Some purposely set "meetings" in another location to avoid the downhill exercise.

Me- I came prepared with sneakers, my wallet and mobile and my jacket and scarf for warmth.

So come 10 O'clock, wardens off to their briefing. People on my floor balked. This include the receptionist who lock the front door hence people like myself have to keep opening it for people trying to get in.

15 mins after the briefing, the remaining people on the floor was wondering when it's going to happen.

Guess what. Hahahahaha... hahaahaha sorry I just could stop laughing when the fire warden told his, yes it's going to happen.. SOMETIME TODAY!!

Ooo how i wish it would have happen after lunch. How I wish you could see the look of the 3/4 of the people on level 45's faces when they come up an hour later wondering why nothing happened.

But the alarm went. "Please evacuate! Woop Woop! Please evacuate"

So we did, single file down 45 floors in a spiral mode. I did get a little dizzy.

Some people were allowed to stay on for health reason. I didn't count them lucky because they had to endure "Woop Woop, Please evacuate now, woop woop!" for half an hour on the most ear blaring annoying noise ever.

Once we got down on ground floor and met with the balkers, we happily told them, people are still going down, probably another half hour before you can even get to the lifts!

So they technically just wasted 1 and half hours of doing nothing. Some might call it fun but when your time sheet are on billable client, it's probably not a wise thing.

And after the whole orderly "chaos", imagine trying to get the entire building of people on the elevators!

Yes, our bright idea of catching on coffee ( my boss treated to me to one! weeee) was awesome.

Even after half hour, the lifts were jam packed and people were lining up to get on it.

Overall the fire warden said it was a success. With a provision of a minute to a floor. This building of 55 floors took only 33 minutes to fully evacuate. Of course 1/4 of the people balk.

So my 50+ boss with a weak knees and a bad ankle could survive that, yet there this 36 year old female who insist on being on special needs list if we do have another drill. She's freaking 36, albeitly her only mode of exercise she walking from the building to get her daily coffee from the nearby cafe before strolling into office half an hour late. Seriously..

You set you mind that you are disable, you can't do this, you are sick. By the time you reach 50, you will be all that and worse. I can't imagine why people like this can't just suck it in. Toughen up mate! it's not that hard.

So today was an eventful day, that left people who did the right thing a bitterness to those who chose not too.

23 is asking me about.. The Weather

This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly call my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)

I don't know why 23 ask me about the weather. After all, she lives here as well!

Lately the weather has been quite pretty. It gets foggy/misty in the morning. Walking through it, you feel the coolness of the water droplets in the air.

Refreshing...

One particular misty morning sometime last month (Images from my office, the 45th floor!)



On a normal day




Pretty or not?

The other day, it hailed!






At the same time, it’s also been getting coold. Freaking Cold. My apartment with floorboards does not make it any easier for my poor toes!

Poor toes!

And the darkness oh my gawd… sighhh. (Signs of grumbling…)

I wake up at 6:30, it’s pitch black!

By the time I get out of the shower, with cleansed, toned, moisturised face and body half hour later.. IT”S STILL PITCH BLACK!!!

I leave about 7:30 and the sun is just peeking about the horizon.

At the end of the day…

It’s not even 5pm yet and it’s getting dark already.

By the time I leave work.. it WILL BE PITCH BLACK.

Grooooaaaannnn

Achieving your goals? Or still thinking about them!

I was going through my archives and realise when I first start using blogger in February i was all keen and ambicious to blogging every other day. 18 entries for such a short month!

So far in June I have a whopping 8 entries!
May only a pitiful 6 and and angry ranting by my dear 23. Hence me getting all fueld up in June. Hahaha I only had 4 in April.. Goodness. Same with March.

So let's start July, being the official Mid-Year by analysisng my progress with my2009 goals.

With my previous entry, I noted down things I wanted to do and have done.

Mid Year 2009. Week 27, 182nd day of the year 183 more days to the end of the year..

1. Health Goals
2. Holiday Goals
3. Finance Goals
4. Career Goals
5. Relationship Goals

Well I did complete a 8 K run for my Health Goals and achieved my Personal Best (PB). My aims for a half marathon might not be achievable this year seeing fasting start end of August. I could aim for end of year just before Christmas. Yes new timelime...

I did achieved my Holiday Goals by going not only to Singapore to celebrate my bestie birthday but also to Perth (another "First") to visit my mom who was vising my aunt and cousin who was staying there for a month...

I am also going back for Raya this year! Woo hoo

New Zealand with My Man might not be achievable this year. We are going to Queensland to celebrate christmas with his family end of this year. And plans to visit Bali for a friends wedding next year March 2010 is in the books.

I have proudly met my Finance Goal althought part of my Msian trip budget is in there. Thanks to Westpac who took over the Virgin credit card. They are offering 0% interest till December! So that's leaves me to pay little by little for my debt (STOP USING THE DAMN CARD!) and slowly pay off my CPA subjects without dipping into my savings.

My Career Goals was achieved with full of happiness when I took the courage to look at my sms with my results on the 13th of June 2009. (results came out 12th of June!) and I PAAASSS! Was super excited that has got me motivated to do 2 subjects this semester. Repeating the 2 papers I failed.

Now to sort out the stupid mentoring programme that is needed to advance to CPA status once all my papers are completed

Finally my Relationship Goals... I will happily like to say that some advancement in our conversation and relevation and gotten both of us in such a happy place. And now I know for sure he is the one. With the scarfices he is willing to take just for me, I can not ask for a better man.

We are all NOT that perfect alll.. we still have stupid spats and fights. I still get annoyed at him when he hogs the laptop and the tv remote control!

So that's my long goals updates. Till next quarter maybe...

It's Snow Season!

Well here in Victoria, it's been snowing since even back in May!

I hear global warming scream from people.

Anyways my 2 separate experience last year, one with 23's family. First time ever playing with snow and the second time with My Man, trying out snow boarding and skiing for the first time ever again.

I love this "first" experiences.

So this Sunday, to celebrate My Man's brother birthday. All of us 3 couples, My Man, Bro and Housemate are all trekking to Mt Buller.

This time I will stick to Skiing thank you! My memories of snow boarding last year wasn't too pleasant. Let's say, I had a few episodes of melt down and just sat on top watching people and the view.

So deck with my new Ski outfit that My Man and I recently bought for such a bargain at surprise surprise ALDI! Siap it was in my favourite colour- Purple. Swanky!

• Sunnies - Check
• Sun Screen - Check
• Food to bring so we don't spend - Check
• Extra clothing in case we get wet - Check

So now I will need gloves. Going to find some matching ones for my new outfit this Friday.

Weee, as much as I am quite daunted with the cold and the skiing, I know we will have a great time.

So to this Sunday!

23 is asking me about.. Concerts

This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly cally my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)

Concerts... For those who knows me. knows I splurge on concerts. I pay top money to watch not only my favourite musicians but even for the latest "big" thing at the moment.

Once I'm there, I will splurge on Tees. These only-at-concerts-mechandise starts from AUD60 for a rather low quality tee.

And yet I love buying them! There's no stopping for me

The latest one I've been too that is still fresh in my mind and makes me sing out loud and do small dances in random place... is P!NK!

Check out the photos in my Facebook. You migh spy the latest photo of me with my new hair-do. Note I was all sweaty and gross looking, and the concert has yet to begin!

P!NK was truely amazing. Her physically demanding concerts. Doing trapeze acts, bungee droping, in super high heels. And all this while REALLY singing. No lip-synching for this punkish lady!

You can even hear her when she gets all breathless. Truely a class act.

And the set, oh mi gosh. So elaborate, so mesmerzing. I was just at awe and trying to take it all in was actually overwhemling!

With P!NK still playing in my head... I recently bought my all-time-favourite punk band that most people labeled as power chords trio, angry wannabies rockstars,... GREEN DAY. Yet to sample any of their latest music but I am stoked! However I have to wait rather patiently till December the 14th..

I still have Jason Mraz to upload photos and talk about!

A Change...

I did it! It was not even pre-planned. She asked me, I said OK.

I was a bit taken back but somewhat was confident in her suggestion.

I was even calm when it happen.

I sat there just engross in a magazine.

And when it was all over... I was pleasantly surprise...

Yes it was good...

What the F*** am I talking about you ask?

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I've cut my hair short!

I'm talking short takleh ikat nyer rambut.

And and when I wear a beanie, I look like a short (and uglier hahaha) version of a Russian model. (My Man's words ah! No not the short or ugly word- that's mine)

So hello to the New Me!

I'm coming home babeh...Michael Buble

Since 2005.

It's now 2009

4 years...

4 Hari Raya Aidilfitire I have missed.

I missed the festivity of familiarity and tradition.

I missed the kueh raya, the rendang, the ketupat

I missed listening to the sayu-ness of the takbir raya


All of these I did manage to relive in here in Melbourne with the ever expanding malaysian community here.

Most of all I missed minta zahir and batin face to face, salaming my mom, cium her hands, asking her for forgiveness for any wrong doings, to halalkan makan minum, dari hujung kaki ker hujung rambut.

And that I can't do with full sincerity over the phone. It's not the same

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So....

THIS YEAR I WILL BE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT!

Save the date! 18th of September! Open houses invitation is most welcomed!!! Weeeee

Melbourne is brimming with events!

Last, last weekend me and my man went for the Food and Wine Show.

At first I was appalled at the AUD27.50 entry fee. If you wanted to see Gordan Ramsay in the flesh, cooking in a big hall for only half an hour, you would have to fork out AUD48.50. That nearly 100 buck between us! So we opt NO.

However even with the 27 odd dollars, I wasn't sure at the start it was worth it. My man, the usual miser he is (hee hee bukanler kedekut, suka simpan duit jer) sort of had to agree to go with me because I told a bestie that I can't go with her since I made plans with him.

So my man is hopping is not just a show per se but with loads of freebie food.

And boy, was there a plenty! Best giler. Try this, try that. Gourmet Cheese, Crackers,Homemade Biccies (biskut slang orang aussie), fresh pasta, chocolates, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, loads of wine!, pastries, sweets.

After 2 hours scrambling for freebies, we were actually stuffed! So with a few show bags in hands, we got home and had fine cheese and premium crackers! Fooh!

Last Friday night, I did something out of the ordinary in my entertainment world.

I attended a Ballet!

The Australian Ballet: Nutcracker- The story of Clara was amazing. The grace of the dancers, the sorrow and the joy of each performance. Tersedak when I see them dance.

Graeme Murphy's quintessentially Australian Nutcracker makes a long-awaited
return to the stage.

Nutcracker is one of the best known and most loved
ballets of all time. In 1992 Graeme Murphy created a brand-new interpretation
that took audiences deeper into the story of Clara. It has gone on to become an
Australian classic.

This Nutcracker is set on a sweltering Melbourne
Christmas Eve in the late 1950s. Clara is not a child but a frail ex-ballerina,
reliving her rich and eventful life in one night of feverish dreams.

Conceived jointly by Murphy and designer Kristian Fredrikson, this ballet
unlocks far deeper emotions than a traditional Nutcracker, while retaining the
luscious dancing, inimitable score and wonderful sense of escapism that makes it
such a favourite of children and adults alike.

Murphy's Nutcracker complements Peter Wright's traditional version, which entered The Australian Ballet's repertoire in 2007. This classical masterpiece is a feast for the senses not to be missed.

So was pretty open to going for more shows at the Melbourne Art Center be it Operas, more Ballets and whatever Melbourne is showcasing next!

This week I have Australia vs Japan for the World Cup Qualifying. Both country has qualify so it will be more of a friendly I suppose. And P!nk! Concert weeee.

23 is asking me about.. My Exams

Yahoo Habis!

This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly cally my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)

EDIT: I forgot that this was one of the things 23 wanted me to write about. Probably more how the exam went then the post-exam. Well this post sum it all kaan.

I PASSS I PASSSS YAAAAAY!!

Aiyoh I sound likeI actually pass the entire CPA program! But this paper on Australia Tax was super hard. Imagine 13 modules all different taxes in Australia! Dahler income tax bracket bukan main tinggi, pas tu ader Capital Gain Tax laa, Goods and Service Tax laaa, Fringe Benefit Tax laaa...

But I PASSSSSS!!!

And this coming semester I am attempting two subject pulak... oooeerr wish me luck!

Do women really emasculate men?

Do we? Do you? AskMen.com editor Emma-Kate Dobbin write in her latest blog on that topic and it made me laugh and lauuugh.

She writes that "These emasculating acts included: women asking men to hold their handbags; women beating men at sport; and worst of all, women saying “be a man”. "

And what I have been observing around here is that, I see not only men carrying "man" bags but some men are carrying their girl's handbags! And for some reason, it's always the Asian doing so.

You see this little, precious princess like girl, wearing super high heels and skinny jeans. Plaster in makeup looking rival to snow white.

Then her man, usually in a bigger size physique (I didn't meant muscularly..) will be carrying their little princess's massive LV/GUCCI/CHANEL bag.

Talk about being maanly.

I suppose with headline of bag snatcher getting ladies hurt or even killed, we might see the trend of your pakcik and uncles carrying their partners handbag soon.

And what's with some girls wanting their men to be "metro"? Do you really want your men to spend more money on skin products then you do? Borrow you foundation or concelear because *gasp* there's a blemish showing? Dressing better then you?!

Give me my rugged, a bit of a slob, manly MAN anytime!

23 is asking me about.. The Birthday and the 8km run

This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly cally my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)

I combined the both because yes, they were on the same day!

So on my 28th Birthday, I attempted the 8k Mother Day Classic.

The Mother days Classic is a charity event to help raise money for the breast cancer research. The’re a walk or run and it’s a fun filled family event on Mother’s Day.

Since 1998, the Mother’s Day Classic has raised $4.4 million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s research programs. This is my 2nd year running for the event.

Last year I did only the 4k seeing that was my second charity run and was still not that quite fit.

I’ve done 10K run last year and proudly did that in 1:04:01. So with this 8K run, naturally I set myself some quite impossible goals.

I wanted to do it in 45mins!

That’s an average of 5.6 mins a kilometre! At first I was being bold, set the impossible goal!!

Then even after suffering through Run Club , I wasn’t quite sure I could even finish in an hour! The shame, after a 10K last year.

So the day came… Woke up at 6am to get all pumped up and ready to meet the rest of the run clubbers at 7am.

Part of my birthday present that I requested from My Man is that he come along and watch me finish the run. I've done 4 so far and not once was he is game to wake up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday to do so!

So he did hee hee. The night before he treated me to a yummy scrumptious Greek banquet. Kinda regretting it the next morning of the run but ow well.

I was all psyche. With my old nike top from my run last year, my new nike running ¾ pants with small slip pocket at the back, my new nike thermal head band that kept my ears warm and toasty, my nike arms band to put my phone that worked as an mp3 player. Hehehe what who’s sponsoring me? No one, it’s all me. Oh and reebok shoes HOWEVER I am planning to buy a nike one from this shop Active Feet

Podiatrists that sells sports shoes. That’s another entry.

So the run started. We were gearing each other for who shall set the pace. Apart from 1 guy who happens to be super tall, I was next in line as a pace setter.

But I didn’t realise aderenaline strike through that quick.

It seems I shot through the crowd like a bolt and got lost in the masses of people so none of my running clubbers even saw me ahead!

KM 1 past by – yay!

KM 2 came- waaateeer hmmm and oer is that a stitch coming up

KM 3 breath in through nose quickly breath out through mouth is “loosen” the stitch

KM 4- argh arghh pain pain and whaat? Did someone just finish the 8K race? Bloody hell. (He did it in 23:57, 24 bloody minutes!!) The first girl (3rd overall) came in 26:54

KM 5-7 I was seriously struggling, breathing in and out to get rid of that stitch at the same time focusing in front of me. All this while I didn’t see not one familiar face boo. Music pumping…

KM 7.5 ruuuuun ruuuun ruuuun oh my gawd only 500 meters

KM 8 Whoa 50 mins whoooa cough cough sputter. I nearly threw up when I pass the finish line

So awww Nadia didn’t achieve her impossible goal. Actually she nearly did. The official time on the timming chip strapped to my shoe showed

WHoooooooooooaaaaaaa kan kan only 2 minutes lebih and with the stitch!

So rather proud of myself and to celebrate that (part of my whole day birthday pressy) My man treated me to a big lunch.

Later that day, part of my birthday gift is to drive me around Richmond to find me a chest of drawers. Because I was to tired (tua kan hahaha), took a nap till 5. And we know all shops on a Sunday closes at that time.

Malam tu jer watch my man main futsal with his mate.

So the day was great, I achieved my fitness goals and tick a small one of the relationship goal. Good fun

In another post, I shall feast you with photos.

Do you wanna sleep with me?

This is one of my many careless woes stories. Heheh fooled ya didn't I with the post title!

It takes me really only about 15-20 mins journey on the train to the city. The whole process takes about half hour counting me walking to the station, waiting for the train OR letting a few train pass me by because I can’t bloody get in. Walking to my office.

Rinse and repeat twice a day on a week day.

During that 15-20mins, I kill time by either:

• Listening to music or if I forget my damn headphone
• Stare into space- outside not to someone’s face, they might think I fancy them
• Get some shut eye while trying not to drool or loop my head to someone shoulders
• Discreetly observe people

I can’t imagine if you had to commute over an hour just on the train.

And imagine if you didn’t get a seat from your station!

This morning, all 4 above mentioned and the funniest bit was last one.

This girl. Quite pretty, notice the big rock on her left hand, looks youngish, of some kind of ethnicity- Greek? Who knows

She obviously did not get enough sleep the night before because she was failing at staying awake.
She was bobbing a head quite viciously to the left, to the right, to the front and to the back.

I really thought her head was going to snap!

She does come out of her “coma” like state every so often, just to lop her head once again.

Oooo and you should see the girl’s look sitting on her right. She was pissed. Sleepy girl was squashing her. Only because sleepy boy on sleepy girl left’s was squashing sleepy girl (read the sentence slowly, I’m sure you’ll get it)

Pissed off girl was rolling her eyes, trying to move as far as she can from sleep girl. I think she was short of shoving sleepy girl away!

For pissed off girl sake, I did nearly fall into sleepy girl’s lap with my humongous bag when I got up and the train abruptly stopped. It was by accident okie. No intention to hurt anyone. I think I might have stepped on her toes!

Well till the next carless woes story!

"Wide Open Spaces" – Dixie Chicks

Who doesn't know what I'm talking about
Who's never left home, who's never struck out
To find a dream and a life of their own
A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone

Yes, I love The Dixie Chicks. I love their country music. And I love this particular song.

However it was today while listening to it, I really listen to the lyrics, and it bought a smile to my face and a small tear to my eye.

To find a dream and life of their own

Has it been nearly 4 year? 4 years ago, 25th of October 2005, 2 week before Raya. I left KL for Melbourne

A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone

Just to be with my man, and in turn also try out a career in Accounting.

Many precede and many will follow
A young girl's dream no longer hollow
It takes the shape of a place out west
But what it holds for her, she hasn't yet guessed

[Chorus:]
She needs wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the high stakes

Boy the mistakes I’ve made here! But it only makes me stronger. And yes I knew the high stakes that my relationship might not even last, but a girl gotta try.

And am I glad I did…

She traveled this road as a child
Wide eyed and grinning, she never tired
But now she won't be coming back with the rest
If these are life's lessons, she'll take this test

Hahaha wide eyed and grinning was definitely how I felt getting on that one way ticket to Melbourne.

[Repeat Chorus]
She knows the high stakes

As her folks drive away, her dad yells, "Check the oil!"
Mom stares out the window and says, "I'm leaving my girl"
She said, "It didn't seem like that long ago"
When she stood there and let her own folks know

Ahh this part is where I shed the tear because I know my mom was very very very crushed that I left. I know she still am. Now, retired, my brothers never at home. She gets lonely. I’m sad that she’s lonely.

[Repeat Chorus]
She knows the highest stakes
She knows the highest stakes
She knows the highest stakes
She knows the highest stakes

I know the highest stakes.. I know what I was sacrificing. I know what I’m missing out.

And I need my wide open space…

23 is asking me about.. How I spent my stimulus package moooney

This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly cally my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)


If you are not currently working here in Australia, you will not be getting all giddy when an extra 900 Australia Dollars appeared in your bank account during the last few weeks.


Even in the anticipation of people waiting for their money, some fellow had all the time in his hands to create a website on how to blow you 900 bucks!
Heheh Check it’s description.





As always, I had my list of what shall I do/buy/see/go crazy. Discussions with my man how we can go halves on something big that the both of us can share.

And it came at such a great time. Between after the trip to Singapore till payday. Really kept me afloat. (for those who don’t know me, I do my budget monthly where I diligently allocate money to where it needs to be and keep quite a bare minimum to “spend” in the month, the rest, about 20-30% of my pay goes into my so called “high” interest online account)

However.. in the end, with about $200 going to various eating out, here and there, nothing too significant, I end up paying my CPA workshops and my credit cards.

Boooring kan…

So itulah cerita saya mengenai bagaimana saya menggunakan duit daripada government Australia.

Why I've been MIA...

As I mentioned before, it was because of so called preparing for exams and at the very same time (whyy whhhhy however no regrets) joined a running club that made me committed to meet up my group and trainer 4 times a week.

And in between I manage to squeeze, Jason Mraz concert, Comedy Festival shows and a trip to Singapore.

Wait that was just THAT week.

And now it’s work..

Oh dear, my eyes are bleeding analysing line after line, account after account of excel spreadsheets.

And all for what?

Fringe Benefit Tax

Say what?

For those in Malaysia (or anywhere else for that matter), here in Australia and in New Zealand, when you give an employee “benefits”, you, as the employer, have to pay taxes on that.

YUP MORE TAX.

So basically say you going for lunch or have coffee on the company account.

Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT for short mmkays)

So received tickets to theatre, shows, sport games.

FBT!

Car parking paid for.

FBT!

Basically anything that a benefit that does not comes under your taxable, assessable income, the EMPLOYER has to fork out the additional tax.

So imagine how back in Msia, the high flyers with their company cars, weekly luncheons, free holidays and accommodation.. imagine if each of those organisation have to pay tax on that!

At the highest bracket mind you. 46.5%

It’s not horror and such. There are a few exemptions but honestly that just covers the necessity like consumption of food and drinks at workplace, accommodation for employee having to live away from home while on project, certain medical but not anything excessive hence why in Aussieland you don’t get a see you doctor anytime card.

If anyone is reaaally interest to read up more on why I chose to do this (heheh not really by choice lah) check out the Australia Taxation Office (ATO) website.

Dateline is next week.. we are not going to make it.

So on top of that, there will be penalties and interest.

And we are still working on the amendment of 2007 and 2008 ones as well!

When will all this ennnnnnd?

Hehehe Kene Marah

It's seem I've actually have dedicated blog readers that want to read my every move, my every ranting and my every.. everyday life..

So when everytime that person click on a link into this blog, and see It's May Already of my last blog entry... Ooo naik meradang dier!

Siap kene maki hamun. Maybe that's why I've been coughing alot these days.

So this is my short blurt to say... hang on hang on.. stay loyal. I shall be updating soon.

till then...