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curiousvenus
Date: 2008-08-30 23:05
Subject: 153
Security: Public
Music:from yesterday | 30 seconds to mars

BUDGET 2009 announced

Lots of financial changes promised to Sabah and Sarawak (about time!), more improvements promised on the public transport system, babysitter allowances for working mommies, cellphones and internet access for government servants (dontcha just love GENERAL statements like that?), households whose electric bills are below RM20 DON'T HAVE TO PAY THEIR BILLS etc.

Budget 2009 is the result of that much-needed wake-up call in March to the Powers That Be.

Ultimately ...

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING is, of course, my one-month bonus in addition to my salary. More money for bills and such.

It was a quiet Saturday for me. I had plans to visit the MATTA FAIR at PWTC today but luckily I found out at the last minute that the date was set for 5-7th September instead of 30-31st of August. I stayed home the whole day and watched Rose Red. I think, amongst all other Stephen King's novel-to-screen adaptations, it was pretty decent. Matt Kesslar did help, alot. ^___^;; Also, I've been afflicted with a sudden obsession with Glenn Miller's Big Band. I'm so easily influenced. XP

In other news, I went shopping today and bought my brother's birthday present since his is two days before mine.



He's been bugging me ages to get him this, so I finally did.

And also, just because I might not be on tomorrow due to the fact that I need to be on-call ...

WISHING ALL MALAYSIANS A HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!



RACE? RACE IS RACE CAR LAAAR ... LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!

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dolphins_gone
User: [info]dolphins_gone
Date: 2008-09-02 13:15 (UTC)
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They just don't get it, do they? The middle-class takes up majority of our diverse community. Every single budget focuses on the hardcore poor and come next year, they're still the same ol' hardcore poor because guess what, smartasses? You can't help a group of people who won't help themselves.

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curiousvenus: pic 120
User: [info]curiousvenus
Date: 2008-09-02 16:14 (UTC)
Subject: (no subject)
Keyword:pic 120

I have to agree that there are shortcomings in the present governance but then again, each of us voice out the things that affects us whereas the government has to listen to ALL OF US.

I read the plight of the middle-class in the papers earlier and what was their grievances? Inability to buy imported cookies.

That is why my cynical side says that despite all the organic produce and Omega-3 fatty acids the middle-class hoi polloi are so obsessed with, common sense eludes us.

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