Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Pengalaman Yg Amat Berharga....

Di kesempatan cuti semester ini, aku telah dibebani pelbagai masalah dan dugaan yg agak terlampau.Kesempitan dari segi kewangan adalah antara faktor yg mendorong aku melakukan pelbagai keja yang tidak pernah aku fikir sebelum ini.Apa yg ada di minda aku hanya lah 'WANG MAsyuK'...aku xkira apa pun kerja aku bedal semua...nak buat cmne kan dulu aku boros sngt mama kasi duit aku asek abiskan dengan kehendak tidak menilai keperluan terlebih dahulu...sekarang da la cuti lepas 2 aku penganggur terhormat mana la parent aku nk bg duet senang2...bg pun just ckup2 makan xdala untuk njoy sngt...sebenarnya parent aku mampu je nk bg duet bpa aku nak cuma diorg nk anak2 rasa susah sket bru kita ingat betapa susah nak cari duet n menghargai wang ringgit yg kita ada.kalau senang dpt nanti asek minta je tanpa melakukan sebrg kerja itu namanya manja x bertempat...selama cuti ni aku keja banyak benda n aku njoy sangat ngn xperience ni...antara keja yg aku wat semasa cuti ni adalah:
1Berniaga nasi lemak d JOM Heboh Penang n Kedai Membe
2Basuh pinggan mangkuk d Restoran
3Berkebun,potong rumput dan letak baja kt pokok
4Driver VAn Kilang
5Yg paling dahsyat aku ganti membe aku keja time raya aji sebagai SEcurity guard selama 2ari gaji masyuk gak...sedih gak la xdpt tgk org tumbangkn lembu tp aku kira berkorban gak la kan...alhamdulilah..

Dari pengalaman di atas aku telah byk di beri sokongan oleh org yg paling aku syg dan sngt2 rindu(Miss F)...Dia banyak bg nasihat dan juga kekdg bila aku dengar suara dr letih yg teramat trus segarbugar....aku sayang dia sngat...Melalui pengalaman ini aku akan jd iktibar pada masa akan datang supaya lebit berjimat-cermat dan selalu la aku kna saving...beli brg mengikut keprluan bukan kehendak dan lg 1 aku xkn bg membe2 pinjam duet byk2 sebab da tau manusia ni ada gak jenis yg baloq liat nak bayq hutang even time aku desoerate sngt pun dia xdpt byr lg...aku mmg angin ngn membe yg jenis mcm ni...janji len ckp len mcm HI******IA...biar kt dia...aku da serik...apa2 aku ckup seronok walaupun kekdg terasa tertekan n aku nak minta maaf kt mama sebab byk kali aku majok ngn dia nasib baik dia fhm aku..heheeh..luv u mama...nanti aku akan saving abis sebab lpas mmg byk benda yg belum trlunas lg terutamanya barang yg paling penting iaitu utk MIss F...aku xkn senang selagi xdpt tunaikan janji pada dia...insyallah nanti dapat tau..k la chow..nanti aku sambung g kalau berkesempatan..

Saturday, December 6, 2008

LUXURY

Luxury is a state of richness of properties in one’s life. According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (2005), luxury can be defined as having a very great comfort and pleasure, where people can afford to buy what they desired. There are features of describing luxury, which are having a lot of money, expensive belongings and have big houses.
Having a lot of money represents a wealthy life. Doing investment and acquiring a high salary will contribute to this lifestyle. According to Kiyosaki (2001), “the only way of getting rich is by making investments, where profit can be gained and doubled”. Basically, people who are rich will continue to be rich because the investments they have made and this is how they maintain their assets. Besides that, high monthly income will also bring wealth to people. “Most Americans have a very low monthly income after deducted the taxes and fees, therefore they suffer a lot to survive in the urban lifestyle which is raging in this country” (Atkins, 1997). This statement proves that having a low salary will lead to poverty and vice versa. Thus, those who invest their properties and obtain a high salary can be considered as luxurious.
Another feature of luxury is having variety of expensive belongings, such as costly clothes, cars and furniture. By having these belongings, a person can be defined as living a luxurious life. According to Irvin Parvio, “rich people can be distinguished from the ordinary ones by judging from their appearance; wearing Prada shoes, driving a Bentley or Roll Royce, and somewhat spend a couple of grand just to buy a pair of socks” (2004, p.15). It is not easy for people from average status to have all these assets. Hayter & Kinney (2002) stated that “most rich people tend to have expensive belonging to show off their wealthy lifestyle, for them money is everything and can buy anything”. These belongings also represent a high standard of a rich people’s life, which will describe the true meaning of luxury. This proves that having expensive belongings is a part of luxury.
Living in big houses or mansions is also a sign of luxury. To afford the expenses and costs of having, and living in big houses nowadays is not an ordinary persons’ option in their lives. Ben Callaman, the founder of BBC International News wrote, “I wouldn’t think twice of having a wealthy life – living in mansions, riding on Mercedes Benz and married more than once – only if I were to enjoy all the riches my company produces” (1994, pp 23-24). This idea of living in spacious home interior and land will only arise in the mind of those who are rich. Besides that, big houses will emphasize the supremacy of these people toward their lordship on their properties. Thus, owning a mansion is an essence of luxury.
To conclude, luxury can simply be defined as having a lot of money, expensive belongings and have big houses. People can be judged according to these criteria, whether they live a luxurious life or not. A sign of luxury is certainly can be categorized as materialistic, because luxury is all about being rich, look rich and stay rich.

p/s:Farahin tolong cheq esei ni....