10 June 06'...The day I got my back pay....muhaha

Today, my friend, Hanis called me in the evening, all panicky...She asked me: "Hey pat, check with you ah, did you get the money from MOE? Suddenly I have a lot of money leh. Is it next month pay? But it's only the untrained salary leh..."

OK. In short, it means that she thought we were getting the untrained salary, which in my case, is very very meagre. So I went to check. But something didn't quite make sense to me.

Firstly, we MOE servants got our pay on the 12th of each month. It is NEVER early, except on ocassions that the 12th is a public holiday. I have never ever got my pay early.

Secondly, we just got our final results a few days back, which henceforth also confirmed that we were indeed graduating, and hence qualifying as full time teachers.

Thirdly, last month, when we got the pay, it was for the untrained rate. IT only makes sense that we were "compensated" in a sense...

And so, with that, I came to a conclusion that the money which we got today in our bank was like a little "bonus". It was the back pay "owed" to us... muhahaha...

Immediately, went to spend some money...As usual....well, I couldn't sit back and do NOTHING about the money right? That wouldn't be right to myself.. I would be doing wrong to myself.. (For the past week, I have been sitting at home, dying of boredom, with advertisements of the GSS all over the plave, with lots of tempting offers, walking along shopping centres, and not having the money to buy anything. Sigh. It really is torture for a shopaholic like me...I wish I were dead!!! )

1. Bag from Guess?...which I spotted last week...Finally it's mine! hee hee. Of course I took it out to use with immediate effect... =P

2. Went to get a treatment for my hair... while waiting for da to get his done..

3. Da did his hair. highlights plus colour... That's the condom... haha. After all the times that he bought things for me without so much as a word, finally I get to do the honours this time round.. =) *At least I have a stronghold now..haha...

4. No. In case you were wondering, I did NOT buy a small girl. As all of you may know by now, this is my niece, Vanessa. Had lunch with da, mama, kelvin and her today. AT Crystal Jade @ Taka.

5. I did NOT pay for this...but remember I mentioned about da's new glasses? That's it. I think he looks quite good in this, as compared to the *yawn* silver framed glasses. This one is quite funky... =)

Oh yah. Not forgetting the money that I am giving to my parents and my aunt...All in all, more than half of the money I got today is gone already...

*sigh*. You know, it's really funny. I really should be feeling happy that I am getting so much money. It's just weird that I am unable to feel so.

Maybe it's because with the start of getting paid also comes with the paying of all the bills and stuff

Maybe it's because with the start of getting paid also comes with the responsibility of paying for my own transport

Maybe it's because with the start of getting paid also comes the stress that teaching brings along with it. The kids, the parents, the idiots who think that teaching is such an easy job...

Maybe, Maybe...With the start of getting paid also comes the expectations...of everyone.

Maybe it's because with the start of getting paid also comes the disappointment of knowing that every month, when the money comes, a large part of it would be gone to various stuff that I have to pay for.

Maybe it's because, even though I am starting to get paid now, and I can definitely well afford that LV bag that I always wanted, I can never get it, because everyone around me will say that it's stupid to spend so much money on a bag that no one will be able to tell if it's real or imitation.

Maybe it's because I am never satisfied with myself. Even though I am getting paid much more than many others are, I will still admire those tai-tais who can just sit back and spend their hubby's money everyday without a worry in the world...

Maybe.

Just maybe...