Sunday, March 30, 2008
Before you retire, SAVE
Thursday, March 27, 2008
My rennovation contractors & BD
#1
Since few people already ask the same questions..I think I’d like to share the info with all of you. My contractors for this Debt – Free renovation are:
1) Architect – Hj Azhari, Architect panel MPS
2) Main contractor – Mohd Zain Abdullah
3) Kitchen Cabinet – Hoyin Kitchen
4) Aluminum sliding door (10 X 7 feet)– Reliance Metal
5) Grill wrought iron (10 X 7 feet) - MyDelux
Later I share the total costs with itemized billing and the pictures pulak okey. Appreciate your patience. ;)
Thanks a lot to them!!
#2
I had made another achievement today, donate blood , very first time of doing this. I've shared a year ago that my 2 attempts failed due to 1st - not enough iodine in blood and 2nd-breastfeeding. I went to Menara TM & did the donation ALONE without any moral supporters. I really determined to do it as I've sacrificed my Puasa Sunat today. Initially, I planned to go with my 2 great subordinates who have the experience in this. However, due to the morning meeting with GM, they have gone Menara earlier. What else i can say? ALHAMDULILLAH. I 'm more than happy. I just informed hubby in late evening (he still on outstation at PD until tomorrow). While laying on the bed, I was having chit chat with the nurses (sis, u all very good!!). They said most of the donators are Chinese. Many other individuals are not aware on the importance of doing this. They are many MYTHS that may hinder people to do it. Example..this is what people said when I'm going to donate..
Eh ..tak takut sakit ker?
Kalau dah donate sekarang..ko kene selalu mantain derma gak at least once in 3 months
Eh..tak takut badan gemuk ker?
My responses:
Kita tak tahu bila kita perlukan darah..mungkin kalau terjadi sesuatu pada kita/keluarga baru kita sedar nak menderma.
I'd like to campaign..if you are healthy and qualified, go ahead! Tabung Darah Negara memerlukan darah anda.
Anyway, tak sakit pon. Kejap sgt ;)
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Selasa pon indah juga ;)
1) Mandikan, bagi sarapan dan hantar Mus'ab ke sekolah. Kali terakhir saya hantar dia ke sekolah ialah masa 1st day. Bestnyer kalau jadi surirumah, boleh hantar sendiri anak ke sekolah.
2) Gi Public Mutual kejap kat damansara
3) Gi withdraw duit untuk bayar wrought iron for door grill. Sekarangkan tak guna Credit Card :D
4) Sehari suntuk duduk rumah sendiri sebab monitor 2 kontraktor:
4.1) Mydelux pasang Wrought iron grill. FYI, kami ubahsuai juga pintu masuk umah iaitu Sliding Door RM2800 dan Wrought Iron Grill RM1960. --> psst..yg ni tak frugal, jangan contohi
4.2) Hoyyin Kitchen dah pasang Kabinet Dapur saya dari jam 11 pagi sampai 6 petang.
Mawaddah ada bersama saya sepanjang di rumah. Saya suka :D
5) Lepas siap semuanya saya, suami dan emak mengemas umah. Badan sakit-sakit dek mengemas sampai kui 9 malam. Itupun banyak lagi nak kemas. Kami belum pindah umah sendiri lagi. Sebab today suami gi outstation. So cadangnya nak pindah Sabtu ni.
6) Sebelum tidur, buat kerja sekolah ngan Mus'ab.
Alhamdulillah, my Debt -free rennovation is almost complete. I will share the pictures later ok. So, I guess my SmileyCakes will start its operation this coming Sunday. Dah dpt order pon.
I also shared Cheesecakes tips in SmileyCakes. More tips and recipe will be shared later. Happy surfing ;)
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Beautiful Saturday
Buat sambutan kecil sempena Hari Jadi Mawaddah. Beli kek American Choc 500gm dari King's Confectionary berharga RM29. Actually, harga agak murah dari Secret Recipe. Tapi,nak beli SC besar sangat. Bila beli King's kecil, itupon susah nak habis, rasa pon kureng. Buat sendiri lagi sedap. Macam tak percaya pembuat kek pon kene beli kek untuk anaknya sendiri. huhuhu
Designer Hood
Alhamdulillah, khamis dan jumaat terkeciwa. Tak sangka cuba nasib hari Sabtu kami dapat yg ini. :). Kat luar harga RM1300, kami dapat RM500. Suction Power: 900m3 / hr

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Cerita Maulidul Rasul
Menakjubkan! Saya agak terkilan dan kecewa kerana sampai jam 11 pagi, my designer Hood dah hampir sold out. Very limited units, masa kami sampai tinggal lagi 1 jenis harga RM600 sorang kakak dah book dan 2 jenis saja yg berharga RM500. Asyik dok berdiskusi ngan suami, couple lain dah kebas dulu. Then tinggal lagi satu je yg kurang elok. Kecewa. Saya pon terus berjalan tengok barang-barang lain. Orang ramai macam kat Chow Kit! Akhirnya saya beli 2 benda:
1) Blender Faber harga RM67, normal price RM99. Saya nak guna blender ke2 ni untuk blend makanan tak pedas macam cheesecake etc. Selama ni Peach cheesecake yg sy buat pinjam blender emak. Kini belnder emak dah dipulangkan.
2) Rice cooker mini Faber harga RM44. Ini RC pertama kami beli tapi RC ke 3 kat umah ( 2 yang ada ni saiz besar hadiah kawin). Selama ni kami masak nasi guna periuk kecil atas api, kadang-kadang kalau lupa/leka buat kerja lain, memang pernah nasi hangus!
Nak tengok designer hood yg saya melepas tu?? uh uhhh daku terkeciwaaaa
Yg ni harga offer RM500!!! Yg ni la saya idamkan dulu ingat tak? Harga kat luar RM1200
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
GOOD

Alhamdulillah!The sweets always coming in our live.. Thanks Allah for giving s satisfactory life for me..good ESOS..good family..goof MAPS 2007..good bosses..good officemates..good company…good parents..good friends..there are thousands of good things is coming..I believe in you
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Masih pembikinan
Dah lama saya tak update cerita projek ubahsuai rumah saya. Ada la beberapa kengkawan terutamanya pelanggan SmileyCakes mula bertanya khabar dapur saya. Sebenarnya projek ubahsuai ni tertangguh sekejap lebih kurang dalam 1minggu ++ disebabkan kontraktor saya (bos) jatuh skit dan masuk hospital. Jadi, kami pon tadelah push sgt, kami pon tak susah apapon sgt. Dan Khamis lepas baru bersambung balik kerjanya.
So, sini ada sket gambar umahkuuu
Dari arah belakang..tengok ni..dapur dah cat..cam biasa cat kami berasakan warna krim brownish.
Pintu ke arah belakang..buka pintu dapur je terus nampak umah mak. Kipas sedut tu pon dah pasang.
Dapurku lama yang dah bertukar jubin baru. Semuanya ala-ala warna brownish.
Table Top pon dah siap..warna coklat gelap..warna cat pon ala-ala brownish.
Sebelum masuk pintu dapur..kami letak satu paip kot-kot nak basuh kaki sebelum masuk rumah.
T-shirt ada design baru!! mehla tgk Nisa Store..konfem cantikk..saya pon amik jugak.
Malam tadi baru abeh baca The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. I'm so excited to start my Total Money Makeover.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
I got the answer peep!
The answer is simply about the ESOS, the ESOS was offered in 2005 but I only exercise it in 2007. LHDN recalculate my tax according my annual income in 2005 + my ESOS return , and the balance amount that I have to pay is RM294.68.
I really understand this. When we cannot assume that we got the whole return when the investment says the return is XX%.
We shall calculate in this way the real rate of return : Return- Infation rate - Income Tax rate.
The real formula will be shared to you soon as I left the formula at home. So please note, the important note is inflation erodes the real rate of return (that is, the return less the inflation rate) from an investment.
I simply love the day, I learn something.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
2 lessons for today
First, I paid the MPS fee after the overdue date. I delayed the payment it until we are moving to my mom's house last 3 weeks whilst the bill is left at our house. When hubby asked about it last week, then I just realized I’m yet to pay the bill. So, instead of RM153, I paid RM161. (difference of RM8=2 days lunch meal). Paid last 2 days. This is what we call ‘cost of procrastination’. Isn’t a good lesson?
Second, I received a letter from LHDN requesting for another RM295 of income tax payment in year 2005. Ironically, I also get the same amount of the refund lat year from LHDN for my excess payment of tax in year 2006. Aiseh menn, I can’t find any records of the payment in 2005. So, by this time I should establish one dedicated file just for Income Tax, not to mixed up with other monthly house or personal bills. At this point of time, I’ve pay any cent for the income tax. A friend advise to just pay it and don’t make any appeal because sometimes the figure will be higher after they have make further investigation..selongkar sana sini la..adehh . This thing really bother me laa.. RM295 can support my one-month fuel.
Hope you also learn something from my experience.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Investment Self-Checking
Pelaburan pertama saya?
ASB.
Tahun berapa tu?
Dah lama sangat masa tahun 1998 kot.
Pelaburan yang ada sekarang?
Pelaburan akan datang?
Insyallah dalam masa terdekat , saya ada 3 sasaran pelaburan.
Mengapa saya membuat pelaburan?
Untuk mengukuhkan kedudukan ekonomi dan menjadi kaya untuk masa depan.
Mengapa anda nak menjadi kaya? Or in English, Why you want to be rich? (latihan Chapter 3 dr buku ‘Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires”:
1. Buat umrah dan haji (buat masa ni dah cukup nk buat haji tapi tunggu hubby cukup fundnnya ;) )
2. Wang yang cukup setelah bersara (retirement fund)
3. Wang yang cukup bagi perbelanjaan pendidikan anak-anak (5 orang insyallah) (education fund)
4. Bersara awal
5. Melancong bersama keluarga ke beberapa tempat menarik
6. Membantu keluarga dan individu yang memerlukan (kagum dengan orang kaya-kaya yang banyak membantu seperti Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar)
7. Kehidupan yang tenang dan tiada tekanan
Note: Saya baru sampai chapter 9 out of 20. Adam challenged me to finish the book in 10 days or less. Today is on day 3, quite slow huh? :D banyak gangguan + surfing + update blog + election + selsema + batuk teruk.
Rasa macam nak tag any bloggers. Sila sila.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Frugal achievement
1) Tak keluar duit belanja makan pagi dan tengahari selama seminggu. 2 hari sebab cuti. 1 hari makan sponsor oleh syarikat semasa workshop. 2 hari bawa bekal termasuk hari ini. Lauk hari ni daging masak kicap (macam biasa malam tadi masak lebih)
2) Cuti hari Selasa kene ambil periksa. Instead of naik kereta , saya naik motor (tumpang suami) dan balik naik LRT & KMT, jimat duit minyak kereta & parking :p .
3) Semalam cuti..membeli barang keperluan rumah, diri sendiri dan keluarga pada harga diskaun: J Card day di Jusco Metro Prima. Sepatutnya kene beli ikut senarai ‘to buy lists’ tapi ada satu benda tiada dalam list yang dah terbeli iaitu a long pant for my self harga selepas 70% RM17.90. Kene tolak sket markah ‘Frugal’ :p
So what’s your achievement for this week or maybe for the past 2 week or one month? Acknowledge yourself!
Yahoooo pengumumam bonus dah keluar. Let’s dream what will be our bonus number? And let’s plan how are you going to spend it? Dream big..dream is free.
Pstt..utk esok, selamat mengundi! Abang saya pon dah selamat sampai kgnya di Kulim untuk mengundi. I'm gonna miss u bebeh
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Kupasan Jutawan! @ Radio 24 , Rabu, 5 Mac 2008
Hos: Dr Irfan Khairi
Saluran radio: Radio 24
Jam/Tarikh : 7.15 malam- 8.00 malam, 5 Mac 2008
Ikon jutawan jemputan: Abang Abu
1) Pelaburan melalui saham atau unit amanah. Beliau mencadangkan pelabur membuat 3 jenis pelaburan dan tidak hanya meletakkan duit ke dalam satu pelaburan. Yang pertama, pelaburan jangka masa panjang iaitu 10-15 tahun. Ini boleh dibuat dengan pelaburan yang sedikit tetapi berterusan setiap bulan untuk mendapat faedah prinsip ‘dollar cost averaging’. Yang kedua, pelaburan kurang 5 tahun dan yang terakhir dalam masa setahun.
Faktor yang penting dalam pelaburan ini ialah strategi ‘offensive’ + ‘defensive’. Dalam masa kita membuat strategi ‘offensive’ yakni ingin pulangan yang tinggi/memuaskan, kita juga perlu ada strategi ‘defensive’ iaitu kita perlu defend/protect diri kita. ‘Protect’ melalui cara mendapatkan ilmu tentang apakah pelaburan yang kita masuk. Ramai orang yang tidak mempunyai cukup ilmu hingga menyebabkan mereka melabur tanpa berfikir panjang. Kerana itulah ramai terjerumus ke pelaburan haram seperti pelaburan internet haram dll.
Beliau turut mengupas 8 cara untuk menjadi jutawan:
1) Keputusan. Kita semua perlu membuat KEPUTUSAN! Dan kemudian perlu ada KOMITMEN terhadap keputusan yang dibuat. My guru finance shared 'Decisiveness is a characteristics of high performers. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all!'
2) Belajar bagaimana duit bekerja (how the money works). Knowledge is power.
3) Apakah hubungan kita dengan duit? Kita mesti sayang dan suka duit. Oleh itu, kita juga tidak harus bersikap benci kepada orang-orang kaya / berduit.
4) Matlamat yang tinggi yang realistik. Contoh: 'Saya akan menjadi jutawan semasa umur 35 tahun'. Secara puratanya, individu yang mempunyai motivasi tinggi untuk menjadi jutawan akan menjadi jutawan dalam tempoh 7-10 tahun, manakala yang bermotivasi sederhana memerlukan 20 tahun untuk menjadi jutawan. Dr Irfan menjadi jutawan dalam tempoh 7 tahun manakala Abang Abu dalam tempoh 5 tahun. Kita bagaimana?? Think rich to get rich
5) Sedia, rancang dan ikut bajet. He said money cannot be managed. But we can manage ourselves. And then only we can manage our money.
6) Kurangkan belanja. FRUGAL FRUGAL FRUGAL. In short, live well below our means. This is the principle thought in book which I’m reading right now, The millionaire next door. Katakan, pendapatan anda RM3000, jadi belanjalah seperti gaji anda RM1500 (separuh je). Gunakan duit yang anda telah jimat tadi untuk melabur. He stressed ‘ Mulalah melabur! Anda mesti melabur!’. Gain knowledge and we must be more than ordinary investor, we must be entrepreneur investor’
7) Increase asset. Ada jenaka yang dikongsi. Semasa beliau menaiki sebuah teksi, pemandu teksi memberi komen “ tengok orang Cina, semua kaya-kaya, setiap tahun beli rumah, tahun depan beli rumah lagi, tapi orang melayu susah kaya, sebab ada duit tambah orang rumah’ :p. All books that I read said, most millionaires married one, once in a lifetime.
8) Guna/kongsi kekayaan untuk kebaikan. Ingat ‘sedekah dan zakat itu sedikitpun tidak mengurangkan harta kamu’
Map= Minda positif
A= Aksi positif
P= Pelan tindakan
Sunday, March 2, 2008
UT versus other savings
During my childhood I only had ‘Ting’ (then upgraded to ‘ASB’ when I reached 18 years old) and ‘ASW’ account and from that point at time I learn about saving. I used to have only limited portfolio and now I will embark more portfolios that is in UT.
Last 2 years (May 06) I withdraw my money from ASB after I found the fact and fatwa that convinced me the investment has non-syariah substance. I used most of the money and make my really first moderate risk Unit Trust investment. I purchased Public Ittikal from Public Mutual. I only invest RM5K. Today, the return is really wonderful.
As you can see in the table above, the one year average return of Ittikal is 21%. If I want to dispose my unit today, I shall reap RM 6,660. The calculation is so simple which is ‘No. of units we hold times the NAV’. So, the return for my UT is 33% in 1 year and 9 months. Patience is the main commitment that required for an investor. So, I shall wait longer.
UT return is quite outstanding and satisfactory as compared to other savings account. The average return of UT is between the range of 10%-15% (while my Ittikal is 33%) as compared to my TH of 7% and 5.8% return for EPF. In short, I could say I’ve fallen in love with UT. I’m going to make more investment. And so that I adore Warren Buffet, the greatest stock market investor.
I think I shall diversify my saving/investment. Don’t you think so? My next strategies are:
1) I’m waiting my 07 bonus. I don’t expect much, level 3 is good enough. I will take at least another 4K to invest in the UTS. This amount will be invested in Public China Ittikal Fund (PCIF).
2) My EPF saving from account 1 is now eligible to be used for investment. I’m going to invest in the Public Islamic Select Treasures Fund (PISTF).
3) I’m going to make regular saving on monthly basis of RM600 in Public Islamic Dividend Fund (PIDF).
I’m still in the ‘learning’ stage about personal finance. I hope that education thru my dad, our book collections and lots of great online writers and bloggers out there will aid my effort and commitment toward the journey of financial freedom. I hope to invest and learn more.
What and Why I choose those UT? I shall reserve the comments in the next entry.
Footnote: I still keep my regular monthly savings to TH.
Useful readings:
Warren Buffet: the greatest stock market investor
7 best stock investing advice
PIttikal Fund :the best Equity Malaysia Islamic Fund In Malaysia Fund Award 2007
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