Being grateful, find your happiness and do your obligation

I'm waiting for a netmeeting later at 4. 8 minutes to go. My fingers are itching to type something. I just published a simple entry like 2 hours ago. But who cares, I just need to sooth it out.

Details of the meeting - checked.
Minimize the blogger window till it looks just like a notepad - checked
Headphone - checked
My thumb on the Alt key and my pinky on the Tab Key - checked
Work related tab opened when alt+tab - checked

Ok..Now I'm ready to nag. Some of my friends would be leaving soon. Some were assigned to other projects, some just finished their contract and some just taking a long leave before seeking for other job. I always wanted to be a part of it. But I just managed to stay and work here for many months ahead.

But I like it here, the spacious 2-lane roads from Seri Kembangan going into Cyberjaya is such a bliss when I ride Wardina, enjoying the corners and the straight lines. It outrageously clearer to compare with the route I took from my house to Chase Perdana when the office was there once.

I enjoy the fresh smell of the coffee provided here. The crunchy sound of the coffee beans being crushed to serve you the black liquid that makes me feels rejuvenate to start my day. The flexible working time that just asking for your honest work promptly and efficiently.

I like the after-office activity with my colleagues here. Playing tennis every now and then. I like the distress room with 3 pool tables, a snooker table, pingpong tables and lots more. I like the gym eventhough I never step foot in it.

I like most of this company. But...I'm just a contractor here =]. I only need Rm20 for my motorcycle fuel for 2 weeks!! But recently, when I mingle around with my other colleagues, the contractors who earned around 20K a month, I really hope one day I could be in the same boat like them. A bizzarre imagination strucked into my head on how my life would be with that huge paycheck every month. Hmmm...But the wisdom always say that money would never suffice for us no matter how much we earn every month. It's the only thing that calm me down.

I learn to be grateful. And so far it helps..a lot. Any of you have the same issue? Feel you are not earning enough? Too much debt? The credit card due that never gone back to the amount of zero? Try paying the zakat for you muslims and you would feel the ease in your heart just like mine. It's not that you would be feeling richer, but it's just an explainable feeling where somehow you could survive till the next paycheck without getting into any loan.

SOme would say they are not yet eligible to contribute for zakat. You have cars to be paid, credit cards, children's expenses. Then when?? Even Donald Trump would feel that he doesn't have enough money. So, just try to do your obligation. It's not that much. But it's worth the paying =]