Coping better

I attribute my depression to being out of things to do. I'm feeling better now, now that I have things on my table.

Spoke to my brother a week ago and today. Last week's conversation was about an offer he received and the painted picture of the new office. Told him that in his position, no matter how bad reality is from the painted picture, he has the upper hand of implementing and making those changes that he was told of. In my position, if it's indah khabar daripada rupa, I can only sit and munch and live it through.

Finally got my pay cheque yesterday. The setback was I had to pay income tax for the 'signing in bonus' which actually was a delayed first month salary. This PCB thing is a blessing in disguise. If the IRD expects me to fork out x amount at the end of every year for my income tax, it won't happen. With PCB, I don't have to worry about anything. Come April of every year, I'll just go to the main office in Wangsa Maju, get my password and do my filing at home. All done within 15 minutes, unless if I have funny funny claims to make.

Oh, if you haven't invested in insurance already, you should. You can also deduct the amount you put in as insurance from your income tax. And also deduct EPF and a lot more. But the way I look at it, however much you pay for your income tax, it's for the benefit of the entire nation so why be so stingy? Don't have to claim rebate for every year, suffice to do the simple filings.

Betul la, some of those monies you put in income tax has been misappropriated and rather than allow some dungu to spend your money, might as well spend it yourself. If you do have a social obligation to some charity causes and contribute steadily towards them, that's even better. But if you don't, it's a worthy gamble to let your money be managed by the people in IRD.

Kalau diorang guna ke arah kebaikan, kita dapat pahala. Kalau diorang guna ke arah keburukan, dosa tu diorang punya. Dan kita pun dapat pahala sebab masa kita bayar cukai tu, dah niatkan untuk sedekah. Either way, we still benefit.

Panjang pulak cerita hari ni. Nak kata happy, tak. Nak kata sedih, tak. Apa ya?