tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post7846009013337806610..comments2024-01-06T02:43:32.491+08:00Comments on Pi's T W I S T: Back to square onePi Banihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-50577511993473570552008-06-20T12:38:00.000+08:002008-06-20T12:38:00.000+08:00This is a sad situation .. always the case with pe...This is a sad situation .. always the case with people with not much money to spend .. every time they come in with a little more money, they splurge on even unnecessary things .. long term needs and expenses always go on the way side.<BR/><BR/>Makes you want to just shake them and drive some sense into them, don't you? Grrr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-91789117798755417912008-06-13T11:19:00.000+08:002008-06-13T11:19:00.000+08:00Sue,How true! Bila rasa-rasa macam ada duit lebih ...Sue,<BR/>How true! Bila rasa-rasa macam ada duit lebih sikit, mulalah gelap mata. Banyak benar lah pulak GODAAAAAN...Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-82486107912698889542008-06-13T10:48:00.000+08:002008-06-13T10:48:00.000+08:00getting gelap mata when receiving lots of money --...getting gelap mata when receiving lots of money -- this is not just for the poor. Even ppl like moi who earn good money and consider myself quite well-off can be gelap mata sometimes. That's how my yearly bonus (which i've always planned to invest etc etc but never got around to) abis licin in a split second before i even finish saying 'unit trust'.Typhoon Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089237849382243654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-36849078723524087832008-06-13T09:39:00.000+08:002008-06-13T09:39:00.000+08:00Lee,Yeah, with prices of necessities going up, eve...Lee,<BR/>Yeah, with prices of necessities going up, even average-income people will find it difficult to make ends meet. Those already poor, I don't know lah...<BR/><BR/>Hard to tell if the health situation has improved or otherwise - I still see so many people at the HIV clinic everytime I go but many of these may be old cases. Even for the newly diagnosed ones, they may have been infected much earlier without knowing.<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend ahead, Lee. Don't 'cuci mata' too much looking at beautiful ladies, ya? :)Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-55865158515500847832008-06-13T09:31:00.000+08:002008-06-13T09:31:00.000+08:00Farina,Actually the money they had spent 'macam or...Farina,<BR/>Actually the money they had spent 'macam orang kaya' was their own EPF money. They never received any of the donation money in one lump sum - so no problem of them misusing the donated money. Whatever donors gave through me or through Buddies will only get to them as and when necessary - and not all will come in the form of cash.<BR/><BR/>My regret is that if only they had put aside some of the EPF money, they wouldn't have to borrow from people every time they are short of cash, especially in emergency cases... like now when little Baby K has to be hospitalised.Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-10434602418202750212008-06-13T00:19:00.000+08:002008-06-13T00:19:00.000+08:00Hello Pi Bani, firstly, haven't heard that word yo...Hello Pi Bani, firstly, haven't heard that word you replied me "lastic" more than 40 years, ha ha.<BR/>I seem to be learning or getting refreshed my bahasa from you. Thanks.<BR/>It is really sad to read of the people you mention...and some receiving that small sum of money. Now with the cost of things going up?<BR/>But sometimes a kind and passionate, understanding hand from an Angel like you will bring the sunshine into their lives.<BR/>Pi Bani, is the health situation improving or geting worse, I mean aids etc? Ipoh is not that big a population too.<BR/>Have a nice day, Pi Bani...Lee. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659078775260068702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-28611858437596948212008-06-12T22:59:00.000+08:002008-06-12T22:59:00.000+08:00Pi, i echo Rita's comment. you'l be surprised to k...Pi, i echo Rita's comment. you'l be surprised to know lotsa lottery winners here in the US dah jadi bankrup or their life jadi worse off than before they won the money. <BR/><BR/>Gotta stop the donation money fr going straight to them, somehow! I wonder if theres a way to appoint somebody else to manage the money?Salt N Turmerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364303172369275282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-4281391260223446382008-06-12T22:19:00.000+08:002008-06-12T22:19:00.000+08:00Daph dear,I'm not even sure if "learning the hard ...Daph dear,<BR/>I'm not even sure if "learning the hard way" works for them. You see, before this they led a very difficult life - almost chased out of the house, the kids not having anything solid to eat at home, the school bus driver not wanting to take the children because they had not been paying the bus fares, Mrs K kerja teruk-teruk but the bulk of her pay went to the money lender... etc etc etc.<BR/><BR/>The way I see it, it's not that they don't appreciate all the help - they knew before hand that some of the assistance from donors would stop by year end (I told them loud and clear). The problem is they had NEVER seen such large amount of money before, they THOUGHT the amount would be able to last them for years! Furthermore the EPF was Mr K's hard earned money when he was still working - not donor's money. So in a way they felt less guilty spending them.<BR/><BR/>Bottomline is, they simply CANNOT have direct access to too much money. They'd go GELAP MATA!!Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-64751018011967946152008-06-12T21:02:00.000+08:002008-06-12T21:02:00.000+08:00Hi Kak Pi,No offense, and I'm not trying to be rud...Hi Kak Pi,<BR/><BR/>No offense, and I'm not trying to be rude, but this 'kind of people' need to learn things the hard way. I know it's cruel and it's hard living on little money these days, but they have to learn to appreciate the help that you and the donors have been giving them.<BR/><BR/>I'm <I>not</I> saying they <I>deserve</I> to live in poverty (Jangan salah faham, ya?), but they should learn <I>some</I> prudence, especially when it isn't hard earned money on their behalf. I guess the saying that you only will value money when you have toiled for it, is true...<BR/><BR/>Cannot take advantage of people like that. <BR/><BR/>As for the EPF being sucked dry, that one is taking things for granted that YOU will always be there to dig them up when there is a problem, and that YOU will always find more money for them.<BR/><BR/>Hey, like that, next time, I don't want to work also lar...Daphne Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203105761769093793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-79391744876306962892008-06-12T20:28:00.000+08:002008-06-12T20:28:00.000+08:00Hai Kerp... dah bunyi macam unlicensed money lende...Hai Kerp... dah bunyi macam unlicensed money lender tu je... siap charge 10%! You nak volunteer ke? I dok bayangkan you datang visit diorang tiap-tiap bulan - siap pakai kain sarong putih, bawak pulak payung hitam...Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-70417191858761961602008-06-12T18:52:00.000+08:002008-06-12T18:52:00.000+08:00eh ye la, i have to agree. or else nanti diorang n...eh ye la, i have to agree. or else nanti diorang naik lemak but kalau tak tolong tak sampai hati pulak. maybe the best thing is to let someone trustful to handle all their money every month. charge 10% je...hehe...Kerp (Ph.D)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08187993712816646804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-86263374870379452672008-06-12T17:55:00.000+08:002008-06-12T17:55:00.000+08:00Rita,Lottery winners' syndrome, eh? Either that or...Rita,<BR/>Lottery winners' syndrome, eh? Either that or the K family thought that would be the only chance in their lifetime they'd be able to spend that much, so spend they did! It didn't matter that they'd have to suffer later.<BR/><BR/>I just got back from the hospital to visit baby K. Even worse news... aargh! Tunggu, next posting...Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-72625236059145703512008-06-12T17:51:00.000+08:002008-06-12T17:51:00.000+08:00RG,Sabar tak sabar nak buat macam mana? Ikutkan ha...RG,<BR/>Sabar tak sabar nak buat macam mana? Ikutkan hati memang rasa nak biar lantak diorang jelah, but what about the innocent kids? Tambah pulak ada baby sorang, lagi lemahlah kepala lutut I...Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-80100322891738853282008-06-12T16:22:00.000+08:002008-06-12T16:22:00.000+08:00Pi ... It's the lottery winners' syndrome. They m...Pi ... It's the lottery winners' syndrome. They managed their money according to what they believe. Those who win and believe that their luck only comes once in a lifetime will be smart with their money while those who believe that they will be lucky again end up poorer than before.<BR/><BR/>The K-family believe there will always be someone or some agency out there looking after their needs while Fuzi appreciates the windfall that comes and prepares for the future when there may be none.<BR/><BR/>I know a couple of folks who think like the Ks. Always borrowing and never learning. Sad.Rita Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777602037418303561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-69839073483853085332008-06-12T15:28:00.000+08:002008-06-12T15:28:00.000+08:00Salam akak...adehhh sabarnya you kak.. that's anot...Salam akak...<BR/><BR/>adehhh sabarnya you kak.. that's another fact of life that is painful...they somehow know who turn to bila sesak ni...<BR/><BR/>when they got the money, they got blinded by it...this makes them like kaya sehari, miskin setahun or bertahun-tahun? maybe they need something to make it go straight to their head?Raden Galohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504930116365592366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-9759718130231229542008-06-12T10:12:00.000+08:002008-06-12T10:12:00.000+08:00Oh btw, bab yang I kata bagi politicians to teach ...Oh btw, bab yang I kata bagi politicians to teach the family to cut down on costs tu - bukannya suggestion tapi perli... ;)Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-88189312332937422142008-06-12T09:32:00.000+08:002008-06-12T09:32:00.000+08:00Farina,Puas dah cakap macam-macam. They always eit...Farina,<BR/>Puas dah cakap macam-macam. They always either mengangguk or tunduk when I tell them this and that.<BR/><BR/>Tapi I don't stay with them and when the money came, I wasn't around to remind them. Sedar-sedar dah macam-macam dibelinya.<BR/><BR/>The only way for this family is for assistance to come in limited amount on monthly basis.Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424976298336470690.post-50497272974645654842008-06-12T05:48:00.000+08:002008-06-12T05:48:00.000+08:00Pi, im not gonna hold my tongue on this ok? cuba u...Pi, im not gonna hold my tongue on this ok? cuba u gertak sikit diorang tu tht if they continue with their stupidity and bad money management, the childrens dept or jab. kebajikan or whoever is in charge of kids welfare will take their kids away. <BR/><BR/>no point in expecting the menteris or rich ppl to check their spending cos their money doesn go to us anyway. as u said it urself, no matter how much money mr&mrs k get, they'l find ways of spending them in a jiff!Salt N Turmerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364303172369275282noreply@blogger.com