Simply Sibu

Time flew

Two weeks past silently

Well, I think I am getting adapted to here at Sibu

My reluctance of coming here

seemed to be not a burden to me

I would say I am finally relieved

Sibu,

a small town

yet, people here are simply kind

as kampung folk

the couple of householder for the house I'm renting is not excluded

my house here is almost, I would say is 99.9%, fully furnished

you name it, I have it here

TV? Yes

Air-cond?Sure

And how about fridge, washing machine, gas stove, sofa.....?

Of course, I have them here.

Now, you may think the rental fee must not be cheap

I would say: you are wrong, totally wrong,

It only costs me RM500 for the whole house with 3 rooms inside

Expenses over here would not be a problem for us

as a 4k-income government servant

you can spend like you are living in kampung area

RM2-3 you can get your stomach full

Yes, RM2-3...unbelievable

It would an advantage for me

as I can save a lot, hopefully is A LOT, of money

for travelling, my favourite hobby

However, Sibu is a boring town

no activity over here

Shopping? There are a few shopping complex, but the size.....

can't compare to West M'sia

Mostly consist of supermarket selling daily use

Hiking? Yes, so far I went for once

quite interesting, somehow

Beaches? Waterfall? Picnic site?

Nope.

Arghh!!

I get a shock response when my Sibu friends told me that:

Sibu people eat a lot,

spend weekend at home sleeeeeEEEPPP!!!

Haiz...you can imagine how my weekend past

mainly with drama and FB

Yet, not to forget to mention about cooking and painting...

At the airport

Seeing through the glasses

there are little planes outside

which I am going to fly in one hour time

Yes, I am now waiting for boarding in front of Gate 4

at Kuching International Airport

Somehow, there is mixed feeling

A feeling of excitement for the coming work

This is pro part;

Yet, there is another feeling haunted me now

which is cons part

I think everyone from Peninsula of M'sia

or even in other country

would have a sense of missing home, for sure

The feeling is further enhanced when

you see a plane flying in the air, or

the condition like me now, sitting at the airport, or

maybe whenever people say 'airport' - kinda sensitive person

Hopefully, this 'Journey to the East' would be a great and a wonderful one.

Reasons

People keep asking me: 'Why you don't want to go Sarawak?'

'It is such a nice place'

'Think positively, accept it'

'You can try new life there'

'It isn't that bad as you think'

.......just to name a few

Well,

I can say I'm not that kind of coward person

which doesn't dare to try new things

Perhaps, I survived in Kelantan during my clerkship

To be posted in Sarawak,

I would say it is FATE

Here come I reveal the mystery behind my unwanted feeling about going there

I would sum up that all of the reasons are related to the precious TIME and

for sure, MONEY

You might say: 'Well, you can earn a lot if you work there with the extra allowance'

But the question is how well can the so-called allowance covers my expenses

I would like to know the answer

Let's look at my little 'annual budget' for 2011:

1)

Flight (two ways) - Dec2010 (Brother's engagement ceremony) : RM600

- Interview for USM Scheme for postgraduate study: RM600

- Course for USM Scheme after interview succeed: RM600

- Feb2011 Chinese New Year : RM600

- Mac2011 Gold Medal Award Giving Ceremony: RM600

ILETS - English test for postgraduates study: RM570 (might be more expensive in East M'sia)

2)

Expenses on settlement in working place: RM600

Monthly room rental fee: RM500 x 12

Monthly expenses: RM300-400 x 12

Monthly money sends back to Mum: RM1000 x 12

Kuok Foundation loan: RM150-180 x 12

I guess the number tells you the story.

Just look at the part 1,

I need to spend about 4k on flights and test

Who can support me?

Not to say about the part 2

Till now, you may say: 'How come you judge everything by money?'

Yet, it is true, somehow

However, it would not be the main problem

A bigger problem is TIME

I gonna waste time a lot

for travelling back for those interview and course

for delaying the time changing from PRP (Provisional Registered Pharmacist) to FRP (Full RP)

And it is hard to take leave simply,

as you know I am 'new comer'

And waste energy as well

being tired for sure

as travel a lot on boring plane or bus

Of course, if I am giving a chance,

I would like to have my PRP practice over West M'sia, at least

My plan to travel to Japan next year might spoil

as money is going to be spent on those mentioned above

For those REASONS,

I am reluctantly to go East M'sia

I hope people will not misunderstand on this matter in future