Madness or Miser?

What do u do if somebody dear to you are making purchases that's way over their budget and not what you can afford to pay for them?

What do u say to them when u genuinely know that it's an irrational purchase that they shouldn't even be thinking of buying?

And what if you can't say "no" to them when they ask u for $?

Even when u know that they are just being extravagrant and not thinking sensibly.
Likely to be convinced, coerced and fooled by the honeyed words of the salesperson.
Brainwashed to think that the product is even worth that kinda $.

What will u say?

Maybe u can take some time off your schedule and find out exactly what is so captivating about tt product tt makes it so appealing and irresistable to that someone close.
Also to gather more grounds to voice that objection.

But should you go there and keep an open mind?
Not be skeptical about what you hear?
And then make a judgement on whether the product is really worth that $?

But how can u listen with an open mind when you have already set your mind to think that it is an irrational purchase tagged at that exorbitant price?

Will you even go to that extent to borrow $ from people?

That salesperson must be really good if you are convinced to borrow $ just to buy whatever he's selling.
But that is obviously also because you are very much brainwashed, isn't it?

Perhaps my skepticism has set in.
So much so that I cannot think clearly and make a good judgement on anything.

But how to, when it costs $8000, for a mattress?!!!
Do mattresses cost this much these days???

Am I just being too much of a miser?!

Deja vu!

I recall i was doing just about the same thing last year.
Somewhere around the same month too.
Slogging and slogging.

Back then, i had to prepare for a presentation that didn't turn out as well as i thought.
Now, i have to prepare another presentation.
But not my own.

But i also learnt to ask others to do.
keke.

Then i learnt that i suck at giving people work.
you know,
there's all types of pple in this world,
and i'm probably just one of those kind who works well on my own.
not the delegating kind,
then dig my own grave because i just want to do everything myself.

I haven't been sleeping/eating/resting enough.
just because of this event again.
Like last year.

And I even went back to work on a GOOD FRIDAY (PH).
The whole day leh.
Not that i can blame anyone since i went back on my own accord.

i havebeen zombie-like for the whole week.
work and work and work.
like buffalo.
plough plough plough the land.
but it's the farmer's land.
haha.
I said these farmer and buffalo thing because someone commented that i am like a farmer.
stay in the unit so long liao, when people who came later than me has posted out.
Like a farmer, "mo mo geng yun".
I was so amused. then i thought to myself,
i think i am more like the farmer's buffalo.
hahaha.
And to think that the someone who told me,
was actually a newbie!

damnit.
nowadays, the youngsters are really chang kuang.

Anyway, digress too much liao.
The point is,
even now, as i typed,
i feel like i am zombie-ing.
and i remember just now,
when i passed by the yuan bao la zhu store,
i had a thought.

if i dun begin resting/sleeping/eating well again,
i'll pretty soon eat yua bao la zhu only.
hahahaha.
I amused myself so much that i think i may be mad.
Or maybe just tired and nonsensical.
which is the way i behave and talk when i am very very tired.

When i look back at this post later on, i think i may tell myself that i am really TIRED and mad and nonsensical today.

Is it just me or?

Some days ago,
I was tasked to plan and execute a ceremony.
So I did all things necessary and ensure that it'll go well.
Even went back on a Sunday to make sure everything is going on smooothly.

Then come the day when I have to present to my boss before the actual event.
The presentation began with my colleague's portion, and my boss took 3hrs just to go through hers, while I have to wait for them to finish.

But when it was finally my turn to present,
she didn't even look at it for more than 10min.
And then, told her partner to review mine.

I was like, hello??
I waited for 3 hrs just to hear that??!!
Not that i needed her to tell me i have done a good job,
all i needed was her approval to tell me that I am on the right track.

But she had to make me sit through the 3 hrs to wait ,
and then another 10min to tell me to show my work to her partner instead.
I can fathom that.
It's either that she thinks my work is not of much importance for her to spend time on,
or that she thinks that it is so good that she just needs to get her partner to vet through.

Just don't make me wait for 3hrs and tell me you don't need to see my work.
I can use that amount of time to do more other impt work!

I just realise,
It's just important for your boss to show that she bothers to show a little bit of attention to the work you've done, and a tinge of appreciation would be good enough to spur you on.

Makes me also aware that I need that bit of recognition to be motivated.
Perhaps everyone is the same.
just that bit of recognition will spur us on further.
Sigh.
Where's my bit of recognition?

I figure,
I need to learn to be self-driven and motivated.
Most importantly, I need to have a positive mindset and feel good about myself and what I can do.
Else, I probably drown in my own self-doubt sooner or later.