The difference between rich and poor

The difference between rich and poor

McDonalds, when you were young you would save up all your little coins, just for a cone or Happy Meal, or if you have been to a state of extreme poverty in a first world county…being denied EFTPOS at McDonalds on a cheeseburger. Yes I have gone there, I have been to that state and what an embarrassing moment it was for me =.=”

But on the other hand, you may experience richness, when you get to the point where you’ve got a job and disposable income and cheeseburgers are like loose change. Thank God that is what I am now.

But I still always have my rich and poor moments, depending on my $$ levels in my Savings account, and also dependent on whether I have time to transfer money to THAT Savings account.

Do I prefer having cash, credit, or money in my Savings account? Why, of course I would prefer all in maximum amounts, but not always the case. Credit I have a limit of $500, and I always underestimate the amount I have left to kill. I don’t think purchasing a cheeseburger on credit is quite a good look either. Signing a piece of paper for a value of $1.85(can’t really remember the price of a burger these days, coz it’s become so insignificant to me now) completely worth it? I don’t think so. But then many people fall into the trap of using only the credit card for large amounts, making maxing out the credit card a matter of seconds in a shopping mall.

After watching the 2007 Comedy Festival Gala I was tempted to log online and donate XXX amount to Oxfam and help those poor innocent kids. But then I just payed off a $107 parking infringement fine. Does Tax Deductible totally mean much? What does Tax Deductible actually mean? That the government actually pays those starving kids? AS with uniform being tax deductible? Through my knowledge…tax deductible just means that it won’t be included into your taxable income. So does this mean you should donate more, so you don’t get taxed more, is this how to work the taxing system? Well dependable on your actual income, and your actual donations, it could possibly work, I dunno.

But then I just read the top 5 internet scams, most of them come from Nigeria, Africa. Should I really be trusting Oxfam, that the donations would directly HELP these children, as will World Vision and other donating organisations. Will those $1 a day ACTUALLY HELP THEM, and GET TO THEM??

I mean I don’t know if I’ve previously mentioned this before, but I have received a personalised letter addressed to “Wendy Ng” and my address printed on it, from the Salvation Army, asking for a donation for a poor little girl named Kate, whose has many many siblings and hobbies include netball, board games…Playstation 2 and XBOX O_o She has TWO VIDEO CONSOLES and STILL requires donations from me?? I DON’T EVEN OWN A VIDEO CONSOLE!!! Well my brother does but not that “NEW”. Ours is still the very first Nintendo, which is probably somewhere enjoying the dust, and a Sega Dreamcast, that is OUT OF DATE. So why should I still donate to this “poor” little girl? Man, she seems more well off than me…so ….to the recycling bin pile.

I reckon I would only donate to organisations that really require my money and DEFINITELY less well off than me. I don’t know how many people actually have the conscience to donate. But most people donate for the wrong reasons. I know I’ve done that to. Donating a $2.00 donation to XXX cancer related organisation, not because I want to necessarily help people with research for cancer, but more for the prize that has been donated for this donation/raffle to continue and get noticed. I ONLY donated to win a Mini Cooper =.=” but in all cases I never actually win anything(seriously think the 7 years of bad luck is still onto me).

And now I only donate when I have money and to those well worth my donation. Beggars on the streets in the city…NO THANKS

From Mercedes Wendz (:P LOL)

I declare “National Hug a Wendy Day”

I declare “National Hug a Wendy Day” Or if you can’t find a Wendy to hug, your mum or dad or just anyone close by could be the alternative. Why this special day? Just coz I feel like it HEEHEE Just coz I’ve been through so much this past month or so, parents not being home, the independence/non independence, coz I’ve been taking care of the other siblings have made me feel like I’ve aged 10+ years in a month. Not good….need a hug. Why hug an alternative? Coz have you ever thought, if they didn’t do certain things, you could develop certain diseases without even knowing it. Certain bacterium such as Salmonella and Shigella develops around kitchen sinks and cause food poisoning. If it weren’t for your parents doing such a good job in cleaning, you would have died ages ago. I’ve been told about these bacteria since a kid, so I know well, what they can and can’t do (but not like my parents are scientists or anything). Yeah they may look like quite the computer desktop image, or some graphic artwork, invert the colours and it could look quite neat. But harsh reality is that these pics are indeed REAL!!! These micro-organisms CAN and WILL grow if you are not careful…So saying so, keep a bottle of White King at hand and actually do some cleaning. I did, I needed to buy a whole new bottle, coz I finished the last. I scrubbed a 70m^2 kitchen floor tiles, from black grouting to white again…so I KNOW WELL!!! Parents being back; not quite lightened the load of housework I do. Seems multiplied more, coz more people to take care of. But somehow I feel more obliged to, than previously to carry out certain activities than the past, coz my mum has come back from her holiday with Bell’s palsy. Seeing her like that, makes me feel bad, that someday she might not be here, and that diseases, pain and death may be just a step away. Hence maybe I’ve always had a fear of death; necrophobia. What is Bell’s palsy? It is the facial drooping of half the face, due the inflammation of a facial nerve, which controls the muscles of the face. It affects approx 1 person in 65 during a lifetime. The cause is unknown. Symptoms include paralysis of one side of the face, not being able to shut the eye completely, numbness, facial spasms, lose of taste, dribbling, Crocodile Tear Syndrome (tears falling uncontrollably). Treatment isn’t necessary, sometimes a steroid maybe prescribed. However most people (60-80%) recover within several weeks, others several months, and others not. I’m just worried if it doesn’t heal, it’s sad seeing her like that. At first when I saw her again, it reminds me of my Cookie Monster with the sideward smirk, and Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, but then it really ain’t good referring my mum to those characters, in that there is a possibility it could be permanent. I miss my mum smiling properly. I missed them so much; I hugged them at every chance possible. Okay I’ll end this blog, coz I’m so tired, didn’t get to sleep till 2am(which took forever, coz of the tile scrubbing, made my arms feel dead, and not belonging to me), then got pranked 4 times at 4am in the morning, and then having to get up at 6am. SO WHOEVER PRANKED ME, SAY SORRY!!! I’M SOOOOO TIRED!!! IRON DEFICIENCY!!! Who so cruel to me??? :”( ~Tired little Wendy again~

Another blogging site I came across

http://awkwardthingsisaytogirls.com/category/bloggishness/

I think it's funny, but I could be wrong, I'm half-asleep and burping oysters, HEHE