We met two people while buying food for buka puasa yesterday that "confirms" our current economic condition. I was left with a heavy heart thinking of the many people in the country facing hardships nowadays. And I realised how lucky we both are that we just got a new project which officially starts on Monday. Very, very lucky. Alhamdulillah...
First we met Hubby's ex-colleague at Pasar Ramadhan who works for the IT division of an international oil and gas company. He said that he's now trying to find another job because the company will shut down the division's operations and relocate to India. No more IT hub in Cyberjaya. Something unthinkable a couple of years ago.
Then, we met our neighbour who has been unemployed since early this year. Now, only his wife works. We met at our favourite restaurant. A place where the food is delicious and the price very reasonable. We were waiting for our pari bakar to be made well-done. I was standing near the counter and saw what he packed. Plain rice with one piece of tempe goreng. That's all. I looked away pretending to watch outside. I pray he's only buying the rice because he said there's water disruption at our area. I hope he has other lauk in his fridge. Or perhaps he's planning to go to the nearby Pasar Ramadhan for more variety of food. I hope.
It's been a difficult time for us, however, alhamdulillah, we still managed. This Ramadhan, as always, I put a cap on the amount to spend each day. And alhamdulillah, we managed to get more than we actually can eat. The money really gets stretched. We spent RM10 at Pasar Ramadhan where we got lompat tikam, popiah (both basah and goreng) and cucur udang with kuah kacang (sampai penuh meja). And we spent another RM10 at the restaurant getting one pari bakar (big enough for both buka puasa and sahur) and kari ayam.
Alhamdulillah...
First we met Hubby's ex-colleague at Pasar Ramadhan who works for the IT division of an international oil and gas company. He said that he's now trying to find another job because the company will shut down the division's operations and relocate to India. No more IT hub in Cyberjaya. Something unthinkable a couple of years ago.
Then, we met our neighbour who has been unemployed since early this year. Now, only his wife works. We met at our favourite restaurant. A place where the food is delicious and the price very reasonable. We were waiting for our pari bakar to be made well-done. I was standing near the counter and saw what he packed. Plain rice with one piece of tempe goreng. That's all. I looked away pretending to watch outside. I pray he's only buying the rice because he said there's water disruption at our area. I hope he has other lauk in his fridge. Or perhaps he's planning to go to the nearby Pasar Ramadhan for more variety of food. I hope.
It's been a difficult time for us, however, alhamdulillah, we still managed. This Ramadhan, as always, I put a cap on the amount to spend each day. And alhamdulillah, we managed to get more than we actually can eat. The money really gets stretched. We spent RM10 at Pasar Ramadhan where we got lompat tikam, popiah (both basah and goreng) and cucur udang with kuah kacang (sampai penuh meja). And we spent another RM10 at the restaurant getting one pari bakar (big enough for both buka puasa and sahur) and kari ayam.
Alhamdulillah...
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