Well, that refers to me all right!!! Every month, they’ll credit my pension into my bank account…and I don’t have to do anything!!! Ain’t that nice, being a retiree? It’s not very much but then, there’s also the gratuity…and that is quite substantial and also, there’s some money in the EPF account (if you haven’t spent it all yet!!!) plus whatever savings you may have (if any) and if you budget and spend wisely, that should last until you join the Heavenly Choir!!! LOL!!!
And did I hear that they’re clamouring for 60? And the government has given the green light? Good grief! When they gave the option to retire at 56, I didn’t choose to do so! I was the only one out of over 100 members of the school staff who ticked the box for 55 years old. In actual fact, if you continue working after 55, no doubt you’ll be drawing your full pay…but don’t forget that you are forfeiting the half pay (That’s what they give you as pension) that you should be getting once you hit 55. So the truth is you are working for half pay…and they want to go on till 60??? Duh!!! Now I find life more relaxing and I can do the things that I want…like karaoke singing, for instance (Yes! Yes! I’ll convey ur sympathies to my neighbours!!! LOL!!!).
Other than that, I still give a bit of tuition…to pass the time and to go on doing what I love – teaching! At least, now I can do so without the hassle of all the paper work, the records to keep, all the co-curricular activites, the unfair/uneven distribution of workload and responsibilities etc…etc…etc…!
But this month, I’m taking a break!!! The mid-year school holidays will begin the 4th week of May, and under my terms and conditions, I don’t do public and school holidays. That means the students will have 3 weeks left…and most of them don’t come during exam-time and that will take up another two weeks. Some may come, looking so tired and tense (and try to study their other subjects every opportunity they can get)…probably forced by their parents who do not want their money to go to waste. That means that for most of them, I’ll only get to see them for a week – two times…so I decided to call it off for the whole month. Of course, that means I’m not getting any money this month…but it doesn’t really matter. Money isn’t everything and I won’t starve to death!!!
Well, I did get something…an ang pow last Saturday when I went to give a talk to teachers of a school in the Sibu district on how they can help their students to do well in English in the SPM Examination. A token sum, but something is better than nothing! Tea was provided and also lunch. We had curry chicken…
and sweet and sour fish…
and fried chicken and mixed vegetables…
as well as fried noodles-mamak style, rice and some agar-agar/jelly for dessert.
That was at Li Hua Hotel here. I think I mentioned in an earlier post that they have buffet dinners on Saturday nights for only RM11…and you’ll get a bit more than that (I love their daging masak hitam!!! Best lah!!!) plus a salad counter and more dessert selections and free flow of cordial or Chinese tea. For that kind of money, I think it’s really worth it!!!…..So, anybody wants me for company…??? ROTFLMAO!!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 