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Only biscuits...

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My husband brought these home yesterday; the office cafeteria is closing temporarily for Ramadan so they gave away these crackers. Mum upon seeing it, gave me a very meaningful look and laughed her heart out. "HAHAHA! Macam kau jugak Tiah, tapi ni up sikitla- cafe..." I was almost laughing. Heh. Not sure what she was refering to. Ooh.... Yes. It was a sad story la. Back when I was in university, by the end of the semester, when my friends were packing their bags and stuffs, I would take their biscuits. I remembered bringing back home one big bag of biscuits... All sorts of them from not just one friend. From friend A, friend B, friend C... Back then, biscuits is a luxury. Heck, I even did my friend's assignment just to get one Kit Kat Chunky... Later on I had a talk with mum, "Teruk betul kan... Biskut je pun" "Dah tak mampu masa tu, nak buat macamana.." Thank you Allah for always reminding me of the past to make me thankful with wha...

Millionaires Are Cheapskates

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Accompanied mum to the nursery to get some pots and soil for her petunias and my japanese roses. Around the nursery was a dumpster and we saw a lot of used tyres. Imagine a dumpster, with rubbish, old sofas, etc... Drove past through and mum kept on saying "Sayang la tayar-tayar tu... Boleh letak pokok bunga... Boleh tanam sayur..." I was a bit reluctant on going to the dumpster... But then I thought, just now all the large pots are not less than RM25... And this one here is absolutely FREE. So, I parked the car by the road and whatever okay whatever people said you just go there. Put on my shades and went to choose tyres with my mum. Because I was influenced by millionaires. I read up on them and yes, they are cheapskates. They bring their own drinks, they don't waste too much on clothes during festive seasons... So there. We get to save a lot ya. GST, right... Maybe I'll post an update on what happens next to these tyres.