Scenario 1
I've put in extra hours at the Centre since the owner had promised me an increase in salary for last month. Furthermore, she needed my help (with pictures and slides and what not) in order to prepare for the up-coming Centre Visit at the end of this month. However, at the end of the day, I still get the same pay as usual (which is very ciput) plus a cold-shoulder from her. All because I told her that I will be leaving the Centre at the end of this month.
All my effort, manning the fort alone for the whole of last month was for nothing. I mean, yeah of course I did it dengan ikhlas hati, but a little appreciation would help to reduce the stress level. Luckily the kids' antics never cease to bore me. If not memang dah lama dah I angkat kaki.
My selfish act: I told her that my last day would be in the middle of the month, before my exam, instead of at the end of the month. I couldn't care less about the Centre Visit anymore. Not if she keeps on giving me the cold shoulder and low pay. So now I have 2 weeks to relax and maybe take a short trip somewhere before I start with my new venture.
Scenario 2
An old school mate-turned-diva is getting married this weekend and apparently I was invited. I was surprised that I got an invite since I was not even close to her during the 3 years while I was in that school. However, imagine my shocked when I received my invitation card along with a stack of empty invites (ada lar around 15 kut to be addressed by ME) to be circulated to people. Plus, there were 2 invitations for 2 teachers from the school!! What THE lar rite...
I mean, firstly, we are not even close to begin with, so why me? Secondly, to my knowledge, her dad has a driver that can actually drive around and deliver the invites. Thirdly, she still has siblings that goes to that school... So again I ask, WHY ME?
The friend that passed me the stack of invites (no she didn't passed it to me herself) had SMS'ed her telling her to call me for further instructions. However, I still haven't heard anything from her up till now. I am so NOT going to call her to ask for instructions because I am not her slave. If she wants my help, she's suppose to call lar rite?
My selfish act: Just leave the stack of invites on the dining table. Am thinking of putting it in one big envelope and dropping it into her postbox soon. However, since she had addressed the 2 cards to the teachers, I take it as an amanah to make sure they get it.
Usually I would just do whatever that people ask me to do. Selagi boleh buat or tolong, I will do it. However, I think I've been too nice that people dah start nak pijak my head. I can't take it anymore. Hence, now I think it's time for me to be selfish...!
binx: lima linggit sekilo... lelong! lelong!
I've put in extra hours at the Centre since the owner had promised me an increase in salary for last month. Furthermore, she needed my help (with pictures and slides and what not) in order to prepare for the up-coming Centre Visit at the end of this month. However, at the end of the day, I still get the same pay as usual (which is very ciput) plus a cold-shoulder from her. All because I told her that I will be leaving the Centre at the end of this month.
All my effort, manning the fort alone for the whole of last month was for nothing. I mean, yeah of course I did it dengan ikhlas hati, but a little appreciation would help to reduce the stress level. Luckily the kids' antics never cease to bore me. If not memang dah lama dah I angkat kaki.
My selfish act: I told her that my last day would be in the middle of the month, before my exam, instead of at the end of the month. I couldn't care less about the Centre Visit anymore. Not if she keeps on giving me the cold shoulder and low pay. So now I have 2 weeks to relax and maybe take a short trip somewhere before I start with my new venture.
Scenario 2
An old school mate-turned-diva is getting married this weekend and apparently I was invited. I was surprised that I got an invite since I was not even close to her during the 3 years while I was in that school. However, imagine my shocked when I received my invitation card along with a stack of empty invites (ada lar around 15 kut to be addressed by ME) to be circulated to people. Plus, there were 2 invitations for 2 teachers from the school!! What THE lar rite...
I mean, firstly, we are not even close to begin with, so why me? Secondly, to my knowledge, her dad has a driver that can actually drive around and deliver the invites. Thirdly, she still has siblings that goes to that school... So again I ask, WHY ME?
The friend that passed me the stack of invites (no she didn't passed it to me herself) had SMS'ed her telling her to call me for further instructions. However, I still haven't heard anything from her up till now. I am so NOT going to call her to ask for instructions because I am not her slave. If she wants my help, she's suppose to call lar rite?
My selfish act: Just leave the stack of invites on the dining table. Am thinking of putting it in one big envelope and dropping it into her postbox soon. However, since she had addressed the 2 cards to the teachers, I take it as an amanah to make sure they get it.
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Usually I would just do whatever that people ask me to do. Selagi boleh buat or tolong, I will do it. However, I think I've been too nice that people dah start nak pijak my head. I can't take it anymore. Hence, now I think it's time for me to be selfish...!
binx: lima linggit sekilo... lelong! lelong!
13 comments:
Bagus!!memang patut pun!
Sapalah yg malang nak kahwin ngan cik so diva tu...
I can't believe it! If you can't be bothered to invite the people who you WANT to see at your own wedding, then just elope and don't bother. Absolutely cannot believe the nerve!
yeah, way to go...fuel yourself with hatred, anger and greed...embrace the dark side
for work no such thing as loyalty...whoever pays me more i get it done
as for diva getting married..prolly she doesnt know a lot of people to invite..i wonder which skoolmate this is?
me:
he's a dr you... u dun pray pray okay.. hehehe
;)
ninjamoo:
exactly... that's y...
*sigh*
u r lucky u r not back home dear.. i bet u would've been invited too.. maybe through ME! muahahaha...
bad.clad.in.black:
wow, u're pulling me over to the dark side eh? hehehe...
the diva? she's UR schoolmate too dude... the one and only diva in our batch... if u wanna know more, just look out in the news, artist mana yg kawin this weekend...
;)
tsk, tsk, tsk...unbelievable...the invite came with expected postal service to boot? gosh, ada jugak org mcm tu eh?
no, i wudn't say what ur doing is selfish...those are more acts of salvaging urself.. n ur self worth :-) go binxie, go!
yay!!! i know who the DIVA is! sangat cekap gituu..
Anyway, yes..we need to learn how to jual ikan.
and Good luck on the new job!
*UK! here i come!!!! ;))
Darling! Way to go! Its good to be selfish...Well, if you ask me, rather then sending those invites back to her house, you might as well just sell those invite to fans in her fan club! You might get well, maybe around RM3 for the whole lot?! Errmmm, i meant per card...*winks*
Jual je Binx. I mean, how could you ask someone else to invite people to your own wedding? *sheesh*
You're not selfish la..
I don't think I would be as 'nice' if I was in your situation..
On one side, maybe she's too busy with her preparations and tight schedule that she didn't managed to get all the name list properly together. And there must have been thousands of names for her to list. I think we can forgive her for missing some names.
On the other side, it shows a bad image and a lack of sensitivities on her side to let you do the invitations that she missed.
ok, teek giler kuasa & attention nk comment 2 kali.
ok, ms Diva bz with preparation and all. i think it's ok kalau dia suh u anta but to simply give to other ppl to be passed on to u and to get it distributed without saying a single word to u, sungguh tak patut. She should've talk to you first. So, i'm with Fairygodmother, jualkan invitation ituuu...and then we can go to McD together-gether.
marinadelrey:
i guess some people just takes things like this very lightly kan...
;)
teek:
kalau pasal gossip u mmg cekap kan...
thanks for the wish!
:D
fairygodmother:
u sure she has fans ah? ooooh no wonder u said all for RM3 eh? spot on dear.. spot on...
btw, r u going?
lion3ss:
the diva takde masa nak employ a PA kut... hehehe
;)
amryl:
oh no... another TTDI clan has found my blog..
i don't really care about how she manages her time and what not (that's the new selfish binx talking), but what ever it is she should have done it the proper way lar rite..
teek again:
well guessed what.. ms diva had used the students database i emailed to her eons ago and emailed everyone yesterday.. so i guess i'm off the hook on the invitation thingy..
but the best part is that she mentioned my name in the email and now i'm getting calls from people with questions like 'i just need to check with you if ms Diva accidentally left out ms W's name? coz she didn't get the email invite. so issit ok if she comes for the wedding?'..
OMG i tell youuuu.. rasa macam nak pecah kepala i time tuh gak.. sejak bila i jadi PA that Diva?
Giler tension! dh la PA tak bergaji tu nk exam!
anyway, kalau dah ms W tu tak dpt invite, maknanye tak diinvite laaa. hehehehhee. kalau tak dpt invite, takleh pi majlis kawin orang. so Ms W, duk umah minggu depan tgk melodi je la.
*make sure my name is in your list! :P
Sometimes you just have to be a little bit selfish, otherwise you will get walked all over. Being a total doormat is no fun, and learning to say "no" or take some time for yourself is the best thing you can do for yourself.
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