Chill on the Drinking

Well... The last time I drank was on Sunday. And as I am not drinking today either, that's 4 days of being alcohol free. There are a few reasons why I am gonna stop drinking for a while. First of all, I've been pretty busy with work. I've got a job this weekend and next weekend as well. As some of you should know, I provide manpower to Hypermarkets when they conduct sampling in their outlets. Yeah... I might be still be pretty free on weekends as I do not have to clock in and out at any office, but I still do need to go around sourcing for promoters as well as plan all the schedule for the activities. I definitely don't mind working on weekends. In fact, it actually feels pretty good to be busy... running up and down... and at the end of the day getting things all done.

I am going to Pangkor Island Beach Resort this coming Monday and I need to sort everything out before I can go for my holidays. Conducting sampling also requires sampling items which I need to pass to the promoters prior to the sampling drive. This pretty much means I need to run around to pass the items to them one by one. The more locations I do, the more I need to travel. But like I said, no complains. If any of you need any promoters, do let me know. I'll give ya'll a discount. Hehehe...

The other reason I don't feel like going out at night is because of the TVB dramas which are showing at night. Last week, I went back to my hometown Teluk Intan to do some survey. Back in Teluk Intan, I do not have the luxury of having my own Astro Decoder in my room. So basically if I wanna stay at home, I gotta watch what my parents are watching. They are currently watching 2 dramas... one at 8.00pm till 9.00pm and the other from 9.30pm till 10.30pm. Since I got back to PJ, I have been watching the dramas daily. If for any reason I miss the 8pm show, I wait till 1am to catch the repeat broadcast. I can actually go to a DVD shop and buy the whole series, but this will cause 2 things to happen. I will stay awake every night till late (not that I sleep early anyway) and I will not leave my house at all till I finish the whole series. I once bought a DVD set of one of these TVB dramas. I ended up having instant noodles for every meal for 2 days, and I finished off the whole series in that duration.

The other reason for me not drinking is that I wanna try to spend less as my buddy and I should be starting our business within a month or two. If I don't stop spending now, I'll run out of capital even before we start the business. Staying at home these few days has been great. I barely spent any money. To be honest, if I don't drink at all, the most I can spend on food a week is like a 100 bucks. But of course this is if I have simple meals in kopitiams. A trip to 'Ribs' will set me back 30 bucks just for a main course.

I guess I gotta learn how to spend less. Life used to be easy for me years ago. My dad had a RM50 million turnover business. We were in the distribution business. With major brands like CP (Colgate-Palmolive), Dutch Lady, GAB (Guinness Anchor Berhad) and BAT (British American Tobacco), we were the biggest distributor in the Lower Perak region. Imagine walking around town... every packet of Dunhill, every bottle of Tiger Beer, and every packet of Dutch Lady drink anyone is holding was once sitting in your warehouse. We were the company nominated distributor for Lower Perak and we supplied to all Sundry Shops, Mini Markets, Supermarkets and Hypermarkets. Money was never an issue. I used to spend 600 bucks a month on my phone bill just to chat with my friends to kill time. I never felt the pinch when I paid for my phone bill every 2 months. While working for my dad, I travelled a lot. I just needed to tell me dad I wanted a month off, and I would fly to NZ to stay with my then girlfriend. But thanks to my asshole egoistic uncle (my father's cousin), the business has gone bust. How life has changed. I still spend a lot. I'm so used to spending money that I always spend without thinking of the consequences.

All I have now is my own place in Damansara Perdana. I am currently staying in my family home in Tropicana Indah. So this enables me to rent my own place out. I was thinking of selling my place to raise some funds for business. But my Teluk Intan buddies have talked me out of it. Teit Kwan and Teck Waey are absoulutely against me selling my crib. I do still have some $$$ for business. I don't have to sell my place to raise funds but I would prefer to have more liquidity just in case the business needs more cash injection. But I do agree, I tend to look at things on a short term basis. I know if I hang on to my property, it is impossible that my property will depreciate in value. With the lack of land for development in PJ, property prices are sure to go up. I think I'll listen to my friends and hold on to my crib.

Vince and the gang are planning to go to Nepal for a holiday. I do feel like going as I know that we always have a brilliant time when we hangout together. Vince and Joe are really gungho about going for this trip. But I guess I have to grow up sooner or later. I have never been able to prioritize and my choice has always been the one which ensures that I have fun. As I know Vince will be reading this, "Dawg.. Ma bad.. But I think I'm gonna have to pass". I wanna devote my time and money to starting the business. I know you guys will be disappointed, but I'm sure you'll be happy that I am thinking and weighing options before making any decisions. I'm sure you don't want to hangout with a 32 year old kid forever.

So I guess I am not gonna be blogging much for the next few months. I do not have many readers, but I do feel obligated to update my blog so that you guys do have something to read when you do visit. I guess this is the reason I am so long-winded. So... do visit less. Thanks for being a follower. I have had fun blogging... knowing that I have a great audience coming in daily for more. I'll still have some updates, but I guess they'll be kinda rare. Take care guys... Cheers...