A Little of Everything

Can I describe the current situation as a time of adversities?

Petrol prices just went up, electricity rates to be increased next month, and later we’ll find that prices of food, transport, garments, and even haircut service rise accordingly, too. The cost of living has been going one and only one direction - that is up, up and up. It will never ever come down. (Is there a year without inflation?)

Funnily, salaries and pay checks are never raised at the same rate as inflation is going!

So, this is the time where one really needs to look into his or her financial health, if it is strong enough to survive the current adversities, which is in fact a global problem - petrol crisis, food shortage, environmental damage.

Tightening our belts and adjust our spending habits are definitely the necessary steps to prevent leaking of financial resources. But these are ‘defensive’ measures. Actually we could be proactive - why not think of ways to expand our financial horizon?

Saving habit is good. Better still, increase our income! Whether it’s a blogger writing paid posts (like me :P), a teacher getting into direct selling, or an office lady selling home made cookies during weekends, freelance writers trading clothes online (like me, :P) …. they are all opportunities for supplemental income, as well as to help create a better life for ourselves (don’t ever depend on the government to help you!).

True, time is tough now. But it is during these tough times opportunities are the most abundance, provided you are ready for it. So, open your eyes and look around!

It’s a shame that the second post on this blog is only being written now!

Yeah, I was very occupied with both work and personal matters in the past couple of months, that I didn’t have the time to even look at this new blog. Things are slowing down slightly now, so I am able to pick up blogging again.

Life can sometimes become so busy that we are not able to do each and every thing that we ‘intended’ or ‘planned’ to do. Work and family matters always come first. Only when we have that little extra time to spare we are able to treat ourselves to seemingly ‘unimportant’ things like hobby and blogging.

Being busy and have things to work on is good, as long as it brings us something rewarding or fulfilling - be it to our soul or, more realistic, our bank account (haha!). And as long as you know where you’re heading to.

However, if your life is so hectic until the point you’ve lost your direction and the tiniest fun in life, perhaps it’s time to slow down, stand back, and seriously think about where you want to go before you hop back onto the track.

Being busy is good. But let it be one with a direction and goals.