Here or there

Raya is approaching. Meaning I will have exactly a week to pack my stuff and head back to London. To be honest, I dont know what to feel. I am a bit indifferent I suppose. I mean I love it here, I have everything that I need here. But I just cant see how could I cope with life in KL where literally everything is expensive. EVERYTHING.

Ah well. I guess that's the challenge. MJJAJ had been working for a year now (yeayy and applaud) but says he could hardly save because of the high standard of living in KL. Even with his basic that is higher than the normal fresh grad level, he finds it hard to put even a little amount aside. And the fact that he is into IG Index does not help either. Hellowww darling, time to stop yea? ;)

I could not help comparing the living costs in KL and London. People might say that London is expensive to live in but hmm let me tell you the truth, I honestly think living in London is cheaper than living in KL. Put the luxury shopping bits aside, if I am to compare the price of a chicken between these two cities, London still wins. A rooster costs me £2.50 here but a whopping RM10. And no please dont convert the money. This is dollar to dollar comparison and what I am trying to say is, if I earn £1k here I could buy more chicken (and household needs) than if I am to earn RM1k in KL.

Tapi bak kata pepatah, Hujan batu di negeri sendiri, Hujan emas di negeri orang. Lebih baik negeri sendiri. Yes ada betulnya. Banyak betulnya.

Ah well let the time decide. As for now I would say I want to stay. But I can never foresee what the future has to offer so yes, I will keep my option open. Apa apa pun, Malaysia tetap tanah tumpah darahku.

Ramadhan is coming to an end. When I was little I used to dread the end of Ramadhan (although the feeling was a bit mixed up for the excitement of raya). When I was small I used to imagine all sorts of ghosts in the night time and that was why I rarely sleep in my bed at night. I will normally pretend to sleep while watching TV so that I could sleep with my brothers who normally sleep in front of the TV. But this routine change whenever Ramadhan came because I sincerely believe that the ghosts/satans were locked up in the hellfire. I became so brave to the extend I could even wake up at night for a loo without having to switch on the light. Innocent mind ayy, we kids believe what ever we were told. Those days :)

Hmm this Ramadhan had been an eventful Ramadhan. And I am proud of myself for not giving in to the tests and bumps along the way. Ahaa thats too much of self angkat bakul but yeah I have my reasons why I said that. I had been buruh kasar for the past few weeks at the stable working on the horsies dung and riding them in the morning and yet still have all the energies to work later in the day. Yes I am a super woman. Haha

And for the first time this Ramadhan, I went to buy baju raya with mjjaj and synchronized our color scheme. But hmm lets see, same color but different hue. Haha its okay then. He said it was his first baju Raya since the past 4 years because (well spare last year for the hand me down baju raya) but he had been wearing the same old baju raya that he brought to London for the past 4 years. Konon2 save budget. I have to admit I find guy's definition of saving is weird. Hmm

And oh no!! Ramadhan is coming to an end but I have not been to the bazaar Ramadhan yet!!!! Haihh. Well I cant go tomorrow because I am working. Looks like Thursday will be it and I really hope there will still be hawkers selling delicious food at the pasar. Fingers crossed!!

Selamat Hari Raya semua dan Maaf Zahir Batin. :))

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It seems like grown ups lepak is a bit different than how we used to lepak when we were in college. Time constraints, commitments and other responsibilities add up to limit the lepak duration whenever we actually do get the chance to meet up. Ah well. Everyone's grown up / growing up in every sense and yeah now I understand the meaning of quality time with your girlfriends.

I guess I am lucky enough to be busy catching up with the few girlfriends that I still keep in touch with. And I am thankful for knowing that these little lots are always going to be around and will always stay the same no matter how long we have not seen each other. Bliss.

I was seeing my girlfriends for berbuka last Monday and we talked about commitment. And yeah about love. And it seems like all of us are sort of looking at 2011 to end our single life. Haha and we even fought over the nice dates to get hitched and who will have to wait to give way to who. Haha hilarious but yeah I guess we are also feeling the pressure of the happily hitched couples around us. Peer pressure not needed here...!! ;P

And we also talked about the statuses in Facebook. And how vain some people can be, updating their every moves, every moods, every activities complete with thousands of pictures flooding on Facebook, and yet, are constantly paranoid with busy bodies / stalkers. And how we could tell when someone is in a relationship with some other friend that you know in Facebook and how we pity some others who went from 'in relationship' into singlehood. And how these two parties fought publicly on each others' walls on Facebook. No stalking needed, whether you like it or not, it will be on the news feed. Haha drama!!

Well, I know it is always nice to be sharing what we are doing with our friends. But I guess there is a fine line between sharing and sharing too much. Between cool and vain. Between happening and poyo(as my friend said it :P ). Well I hope we will never cross that fine line because vain is so high school. Hello, grow up please..?!!

We paused and asked each other, did any of us girls changed the relationship status in Facebook? Well you see, my guy had been pestering me to change my status but I see that is soo unnecessary because that is a proclamation. And I cant be announcing something that is not even formal (family-wise and religion-wise). Apart from having a busy-body bigger family, (which sometimes suffocates me with their questions) I think some things are better kept to oneself, myself (..yourselves..?).

So yeah, none of us changed our status. I guess it is a sign of maturity. I am not saying we wont change at all. Yes we will. But no hanky panky couple status, we will change to 'married' once we are one day. One fine day. InsyaAllah :)

After chatting for a few good hours, it was time to head home. Yes it was short but these little gatherings are meaningful. They are supplements in our life. In my life. And I treasure these moments more than I used to. Yes its true, loves come and go but friendship remains. :)