2025 Ways to earn for a living

 2025

This year is my first year of living as a retired person. Having no income after earning 5 figure for so many years really sucks. Well I do have my retirement fund but it is not the same as earning 5 figure monthly. 

Frankly, I was hoping that once I retired, my husband would cover all the expenses but to my disgust, he still remain stingy and expected me to pay for all. Well.. life goes on..

Since I need to create income and spending expenses for the household, I figure I should do things that I enjoyed.. I had a hand in crochet. I made handbags, keychains and other stuffs but the income is real slow. Then, I took up a paid cooking class. After a few tries , I managed to create a delicious sambal. I called it "IbuSambal by IbuNim" It was a hit!!

Tomorrow is the first day of Puasa. I hope this year I will be able to generate income for Raya Expenses later. But the sambal making is so tedious and I am doing it alone. Great things and outcome will comes out of from great efforts. No effort - No success.

Wish me all the best and may I keep going strong to work for my family's sake.

Dari Minda Abdul Halim R

 

I was going through the list of bloggers under my list and I saw my late dad's blog : Dari Minda Abdul Halim R.

My dad  was a writer and he major in Pantun and poems. He wrote a few novels and had lots of transcripts published. He won so many awards but his name is not well known except in Kedah. His last creation was his own bio but that is still unfinished  as he passed away on 10th May 2020

Pakaian lusuh jejaka Maluku

Dagangan pulasan di pinggir kota

Jangan kau basuh luka hatiku

Dengan rinjisan si airmata

His Pantun was always beautiful and rhythmic. We still miss you dad. Al-Fatihah..

Times that were lost

 Have we ever reflects for some memories which we never remember? Well..at least until someone mentioned it to you. Then you will say.. "Oh ya, that's right."

I have encountered a few times where I cannot even recall the incidents even though someone mentioned them to me. "Really? Is that really what happened then?" For the life of me, I just could not recalled the incidents. It was as though the time was lost to me. 

Sometimes I wonder if there were a black spot in my brain which blocked some of the memories. Some doctors said that when things are too painful, then your brain will blocked the memories to ease your pain. Sound clever right? 

"No matter what your age, several underlying causes can bring about memory problems. Forgetfulness can arise from stress, depression, lack of sleep or thyroid problems. Other causes include side effects from certain medicines, an unhealthy diet or not having enough fluids in your body (dehydration)." - Mr Google's reasoning

Whatever the reasons are, I wish I could remember those days - every single one of them. Especially times with those who had passed on. The time when my mom made sambal ready to eat for me. I cannot recalled this at all. I seems to have lost some of the time of my life especially the year from 1988 to 1990. 

Those were the worst time of my life when I felt so alone with no one to listen to my woes. Things happened and I cant recalled most of the incidents. 

Anyway, I supposed we became stronger mentally from all these experiences. My life could be made a blockbuster film as I had gone every possible hardships a life could offer. The sad things are, I had no one supporting and consoled me. Or maybe, I may have forgotten about them??

Life experiences are test given to us and we are the one who can overcome them. God will not test those who cant overcome them.. I believe..

 

WORKING BIASED - WHAT DO YOU CALLED THESE MANAGEMENT TYPE?

 Year 2023 gave me a new change in my working life.

After 4 years 2 months of spending my working life in Pulau Langkawi, I has been transferred to Alor Setar branch with effect from 12th June 2023. That is my daughter's, Auni's birthday. New place, new environment. 

Actually I only have a year to go before my retirement and I just do not understand the immature thinking of the management in RHB Bank. They do not appreciate good people but they penalised all these people when they could not manage them. Mind you, they do this only to skin color which differ from them. 

I remember a case where the branch has lost a few thousands due to staff misconduct. The manager was promoted to the regional office. Whilst a branch which gets "fair" rating, the manager was down grade and transferred out. Other managers with the same skin color who got "fair" ratings still became the manager until now...!! 

The thought that hounds us

When you are young, you only think of what to play, with whom and where..

At adolescent, your thought are crushes, exams and clubs.

For young adults, we start thinking of our future. What course to take, where to study and where to work.. 

Adults would start thinking of starting a family, mortgages, and other finances.

I have gone through all these stages. Now I am nearing retiring age, what do you think came to my thought... 

My youngest son berkhatan...

It was 23rd December 2010..The day my youngest son finally agreed to have the circumcision. He said on one condition.: "amir nak tidor masa dia potong" so I looked up the hospitals and clinics in Sg Petani but none have it done under anesthetics. The only place that I could find is Kedah Medical Centre (KMC) in Alor Setar. So, off we went there and had an appointment made.

On the 23rd, we left for KMC for the operation. At 10am, he was pushed inside the operation theater. It will only take about half an hour. Since I haven't had any breakfast yet, we went down for som

ething to eat at the cafeteria.

We went up at 10.20am but he has not came out yet..At almost 11.15am , he was pushed out from the operation theater. He was all smiles and chatting with the male nurse.

I asked him if it hurts or not..No, he said..That's a relief...

Amir after the operation in the ward at KMC..

He complaint that he was hungry. I realised that he hadn't had any food since the night before. The doctor told him to fast for at least six hours before the operation and he hadn't had any breakfast yet. So my husband went down to the shop to get some bread for him first, then we went out to buy lunch.

He was discharged around 2.30pm and we went straight home to Sungai Petani.

Amir is a man now....

Amir at home......

New phase of life for Amir

It was on the 6th of September 2022. Amir started his journey to Nice, France at 11pm from KLIA. He was checked in Flight no TK0061 seat no 15A on Turkish Airline to Istanbul to be connected for Flight no TK1813 seat no 18B to Nice at 8.15am. On 7th September 2022. He was safely landed at Nice Cote D'Azure Airport at 10.30am.

PRINCIPLES OF LIFE...PAUSE, REVIEW AND GO..

"HOW YOU START YOUR DAY WILL DETERMINE HOW THE REST OF YOUR DAY GOES" This is one of my life principal which I hold dearly. No matter how you feel, always pause before you act. It is certainly worth it. The few seconds you take will change your day or maybe your whole life.

None of us wanted bad things to happen but things do happens and our next course of action will always determine the outcome. What you give is what you get back. If you want the good things then take a good actions.

Our actions are within our control. We had a choice to make things better or worst.

Easier said than done. Yes. It takes great control to stop before taking action; especially when it involves emotions. I believe we had experience bad decision made and regretting immediately. We start wishing we had stop first before taking actions. 

How many of us wish that we could turn back the clock? I do as I am very sure most of you do as well. 

Knowing that every actions come with consequences certainly have an effect to our decisions. But how many of us can say with confidence that we always stop and think first before we do anything?

It takes a lot of self control and practice do make perfect. A matter of heart is not as easy as said. Let us start now and who knows we can change our outcome just by pausing our action for a second. It certainly worth it. Believe Me... 

Semoga Ayah tenang di sana 10 May 2020

It has been nearly2 years  since my father left us making us "yatim piatu" on 10th May 2020. He had kidney complications and stroke which caused him to be delirious..(that was what we thought) but later we found out that he was "istighfar".I managed to be with him for a few days at the hospital and that was the last duty I did for him before he left us.

My father was a strict man. He values time and as he was a teacher, he was very dicipline. He despised lateness and bad handwriting( lucky me I was not his student) hehehe..He likes to complaint if things did not go his way but he has a good heart. 

He always donate to the road cleaner if he found that he liked them. He always carry RM10 change in his pocket whenever he went out. I knew because I was the one supplying him the money. One thing about him was that he loved to talk about his family and his past experiences. Whoever get to know him

will always ended up staying late with him just to hear his stories. 

He had a few books under his pen name "Halim R" and his last should had been his biography but still unfinished. I may need to go through his notes if I want to help him finished his last book. I am procrastinating as I still don't have time to study his notes, Maybe once I retire, I can start looking into it.

Ayah, we became quite close after mom passed away. You were lonely and we found you a replacement and she has been very good to you until your last breath. May you are granted peace and all your sins forgiven. We love you and I am sure you knew it ..Till we meet again ...

2016

Today 31 January 2016.. a month went by and I thought I should write something here to mark the new year.

New year started with a new RHB ways of business. Less staff but more work. Last year, RHB has offered CTS (Career Transition Scheme) or better known as VSS. My ABM, Hj  was replaced by his wife, Zarina. 

Auni still go to the same school, Sek Men Keb Sultan Ismail. Amir on the other hand had moved to the secondary school, Sek Men Ibrahim...He seems happy there...

Zhafri will be doing his intern this year for 3 months and hopefully will complete his studies by this year.   

Me....well there are so much has been going on in my life now. First, the new management policies for rhb. I am doing other thing as well..Or I forgotten ..my husband has started his own business now..First he is into herbs oil "Minyak Sapu Good Good". A good one but not going so well.

How time flies...

It has been awhile . It is either I have lost the interest in writing or I just dont know what to say anymore. But one thing for sure, I still read my few favorite blogs...

Time flies too fast nowadays. I just started to get busy at work and it is already  time to go \home. It felt like I just doze off and the sun has started rising ...And I just started to post my blog and it is almost midnite...Dear me..

Life move on, We had to move fast to catch up the time. How time flies...A moment of turning back and you are long gone from the rest. There is no time to ponder nor hesitate.. Decision need to be made fast and move on...

I am now 56 yo and looking back, I have not done anything that differ from when I was 36 yo. But life keep move on and I always belief that what has past, let it passed. Live for today for a better tomorrow.

I have not been to my parents house due to the pandemic of COVID 19 for awhile. Last week, I came back to my house from Langkawi and thought of dropping by their house just to see how they were doing. Well, I made a few excuses to go there.

When I reached their house, I knocked on the door. It was not locked, I opened the door and my dad was sitting at his usual seat by the window with his sarong and shirtless. Gave him Salaam and both my husband and me stood by the doorway.

I did not want to go in as I had just arrived from Langkawi through Ferry at Kuala Kedah . God knows what germs/viruses I could have brought with me during the 2 hour journey. Standing at the doorway, dad looked like he had lost lots of weight. As usual, being a chatter box as he usually is, he invited us in and keep calling mom who was busy packing food for us. (my first excuse was I wanted her to tapaw sambal tumis telor-her delicious dish) and getting my ikan bilis (my second excuse) ready.

We left for home after getting a whole plastic bag of goodies from mom. Just before we got out of the neighbourhood, mom called me. I thought she forgot to pack something but she said dad wanted to talk to me.

Dad apologized for not recognizing us. He thought I was an old lady with my grandson...!! Actually I was wearing a long mini telekung and he presume that I was some friend of my mom came with my cucu (which is my husband). My husband had a time of his life when he heard that ...!!

That made me realised that dad is getting old and losing his sight slowly. Mind you, he is going to be 83 this year. I hope he has a long life and remain as happy as he is for years to come.   

Covid 19.. Threat and blessings

First detected in Wuhan, China on 31 December 2019. It was diagnosed as pneumonia of unknown cause.

The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020.

11 February 2020, Who announced the new corona virus disease as COVID-19.

Nanti next year jika umur panjang kita baca balik catatan sepanjang tempoh PKP
2020 dalam ingatan..
Sejarah dalam lipatan sepanjang perjalanan hidup diatas muka bumi Allah taala..

14 APRIL 2020

Bermula
18 Mac - 14 April 2020
Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan ...

Hari ni 12 April 2020 Perintah Kawalan Pergerakkan (PKP) fasa ke-3 bersambung hingga 28 april 2020.

⛽harga minyak jatuh sehingga RM1.25 seliter
🏢Semua pejabat di seluruh Malaysia diarah tutup sepanjang Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) dan kerja - kerja dilaksanakan sepenuhnya dari rumah.
📱🖥️Semua sekolah dan pendidikan dilaksanakan di atas talian.
🕴️🕴️Penjarakan sosial sentiasa diutamakan.
♦️Pita pelekat dilekatkan di atas lantai - lantai kedai untuk menentukan jarak selamat 1 meter di antara pelanggan
🍽️Restoran dan kedai - kedai makan ditutup, hanya dibenarkan bungkus sahaja.
🚶🚶🚶Hanya beberapa orang sahaja dibenarkan berada di dalam kedai.
🏤Kedai bukan keperluan asas dan perniagaan tidak berkaitan pembekalan makanan diarah tutup.
🤸🏋️Keseluruhan acara dan musim sukan di seluruh dunia dibatalkan serta merta
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🎡⛲Taman permainan kanak - kanak ditutup.
👩‍🔬👩‍⚕️Kekurangan stok penutup muka, gaun, dan sarung tangan untuk kegunaan pekerja barisan hadapan.
🛌Kekurangan alat bantuan pernafasan bagi pesakit kritikal.
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🥦🛒Rak - rak di kedai menjadi kosong.
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⛔Kerajaan telah melaksanakan sekatan jalan di setiap kawasan dan tertutup kepada pergerakan yang tidak penting.
✈️Tiket kapal terbang murah, namun kita tidak boleh keluar melancong.
Sidang media dari Kementerian Kesihatan di keudarakan setiap hari.
📝Kemaskini kes baru, yang telah sembuh dan pesakit yang meninggal dunia dilakukan setiap hari.
🚗🚦Jalan raya menjadi kosong tanpa kelibat manusia.
🧤Ramai orang memakai penutup muka dan sarung tangan apabila keluar.   
👩‍⚕️Pekerja kesihatan pula, menjadi takut untuk pulang ke rumah dan berjumpa keluarga.
📈📉" Mendatarkan lengkung graf" itulah yang sering dikatakan, bersama dengan kata-kata " Kita lakukan ini bersama" dan "Kita akan sembuh bersama"
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Ini adalah Novel Coronavirus ( Covid19) suatu penyakit pandemik, yang diwartakan pada 18 mac 2020

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Life Goes On

It has been awhile . It is either I have lost the interest in writing or I just dont know what to say anymore. But one thing for sure, I still read my few favorite blogs...

Time flies too fast nowadays. I just started to get busy at work and it is already  time to go \home. It felt like I just doze off and the sun has started rising ...And I just started to post my blog and it is almost midnite...Dear me..

Life move on, We had to move fast to catch up the time. How time flies...A moment of turning back and you are long gone from the rest. There is no time to ponder nor hesitate.. Decision need to be made fast and move on...

I dont have much time lately to lazy around. It is not my job that hinder me from my writing but I juz dont feel like sitting down and squeeze my brain for something to write...hehehee...in other word, I was too lazy to think.

Let me update on what had happened in my life and my circle of friends and family.

I became a step-grandma 3 years ago. another one came in about a year ago. 2 more coming by January next year...that was the addition

Did I tell about my new step mother? Well that was also an addition. My dad gotten married in May 2012  to a wonderful young lady, Noraini Ahmad.. mind you she is a year younger than me...hihihi My dad is soooo lucky to have her...

Recently my youngest brother just got his divorce on 15 August 2016.. That was a sad one...minus one sister in law...

I have a new maid now since my old one went back in July 2nd. We are still getting use to her around...

Well work wise... I am still the manager of RHB Islamic Bank.. Our branch is doing well with the limited manpower that were given to us...At least we maintained as the top 4 branches in Malaysia... BRAVO team!!

Let us move to my passion at the moment...

I am into online selling at the moment.. please do drop by my facebook page.. Onlineshopping IbuNim

okay gotta go for now.. will continue in a short while..

enjoy the poducts of my Online shop

Bullies? Bull S**t!!

This morning, my husband told me about the son's of his friend being another victim of bullies at MRSM Pendang. This happened 2 days ago. The school informed the parents about the incident. 

And this friend is enquiring whether or not he should lodge police report.

He doesn't want the students future to be tarnish due to the incident. His son has got some bruises but another boy is in worst condition. Does he need to ask the question? I belief the bullies will continue to bully even after school so why dont we stop the behaviour now. If we let them go easy, there will be more other victims . Who cares if their fathers are some bigshot!! That doesn't give the imnmunity!!

It made my blood boiling!! 

Anak akhir zaman?

I wanted to share some banking experience about children and their parents.

One day, a man went to a bank wanted to open a savings account, He transferred RM1,000 from another account to the new account. The other account was opened with another branch nearby. The bank officer enquire why he need to open another account whereas he already had an account at the other branch. He just said that the branch is nearer to his home.

2 days later, the man came again with his daughter and son-in-law. They marched into the bracnh and demanded to know where has the money gone. The account is short of RM1,000!! The old man made a signal to the bank officer pleading not to let the children know of his new account. He even pretended to be a bit deaf of which his children thought their father is actually having hearing difficulty.

Upon deliberate and difficult handling of the couple, the manager informed that she will let them know once she managed to get the answer from CCTV. They left and next day, the father came again to the bank and apologizing for the mishap the day before. It seems that the children have been withdrawing the father's pension money and they insist on retaining his debit card. That's the reason he need another account to put in his money for his younger daughter's schooling needs.


Another father opened an account for his children to deposit his EPF money because he is a bankrupt. Trusting his own son, he deposited RM400,000 into one of his son's account. The next thing he knew, his son dissappeared with the money.

What happenned to the children nowadays? These generations has changed. Whatever will the next generation bocome if these generation behave this way. Where have the respect for own parents went? Where have the family's love gone? The world is coming to an end. it must be the upbringing that caused these actions.

We have to look back of how our parents brought us up and compare to how we brought our kids up..Think back and restore the way of living that we used to have. If we dont...we will not have generations to be proud of....

2015 A new year my first note

Another year went by and hstory has been created. Today we are a day old as days went by. We still looked back to our past, maybe for mere rememberance or even maybe we need to be certain that we are not making the same mistakes all over again.

Last year, my branch has managed to be no 1 top performing branch in Malaysia. This year it is going to be real tough to maintain the position. I was real proud of our achievements although our success was never acknowledged by our Regional boss, who said that we are "Jaguh Kampong". Well, whatever!! Good riddance to him as his bosses now knew what an "a**h*le" and pain in the neck he had been to his subordinates. he was advised to resigned..God works in mysterious ways...

This year, a few of our fellow branch managers also resigned.. Started with Norbaini, our Kota Kinabalu branch..then recently our Kuching branch, Hawina. Last year 2 of our colleagues retired, Mohd Basir, Caw Utama KL and Mashhudi, Caw Jalan Raja Laut and our Caw Taman Setia tropika manager, Nadzri resigned for a better business proposition.

New year new faces and new colleagues. New bosses as well.

My daughter, Auni also has finally joined the Secondary level in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail. She has grown up now...

Amir is in Year 6, preparing for his UPSR this year. I forgo the Auditor position in his PIBG this year.

Oh yes, we built another room for Amir..making a total of 6 rooms at our residence.. hahaha..there goes the land..

Zhafri, in his final year this year at MMU, Melaka. His cousin, Haikal has just started his International Studies there as well..

Another year, a lot of promises to fullfill..Another path to tracked. Another history to be created....

May this year will continue to become another good year for all of us with success and happiness along the way..

Cataract

Today I had to go to Penang for a meeting. This same morning my husband will undergo a  small operation to remove his cataract at Pantai Hospital Sungai Petani. I've got a ride from my fellow branch manager and my husband drove to hospital alone.

Half way through the meeting I asked to be excused early as I need to take care of my husband. I took a cab from ferry to Pantai Hospital Sg Petani and cost me RM60. Arriving at the hospital, my husband wanted to be discharged. He spoke to the nurses and got the discharged note. I took him home the same nite.

Tomorrow I have another meeting in Penang and definitely I had to be late  coz I need to take my husband to see the doctor first.

29 May 2014 - Cataract operation; the cataract was removed and so does his lense of the left eye. The lens was then replaced with a new one.

Wonder how it works ..All through the operation , it was done live without any anaesthetic. except for the numb medication, the patient is awake and can have small talk with the doctor through out...

well ...we'll see how it goes in a few weeks..

School Camping Weekend for Amir

"Ibu ! Amir nak pi camping kat sekolah!" Amir informed me when I reached home from work. He cant wait for me to get into the house and knocked on the car window to get my attention as soon as I switched off the engine.

OK OK but let me get into the house first..Actually this is his second camping at school. The last one was at his previous school but it was not as exciting as he envisioned. I thought that will be the last I will hear about camping from him. So his enthusiasm caught me by surprise...

I am a believer of experiencing  yourself if you want to know what it is all about. So I let him go for his new school camping. It is good for him learn the hard way. The personal experience is something that  we parents can never teach your child. Make your mistakes and be courageous enough to face the new things in life. That is the only way to learn and remember. Well, I had my life lessons that way and they are really priceless and no first class university could teach us how to experience life the way we go out and DO IT OURSELVES...!!

It was a three day camping. The teacher told me that they want to try out the new trainer and if it is successful they will try outbound training for the children. Well, why not? Afterall, the school is just beside our home and I can watch them through our bedroom windows and balcony.

He left on Thursday. I cant help feeling a bit worry. What else mom is supposed to do? Anyway, on Saturday afternoon, he is already back. "Amir penat la ibu. Ibu nampak dak Amir lompat dari  tingkat 4?"

WHAT??? Then he told me they had experience abselling from the fourth floor and Bungee jump. Good for you..I have never tried any of those before. Never had the chance. Our school days , there has never been any school camping. Even if there were, I was never allowed to join them. This entry is meant for Amir..For your rememberance of your first BUNGEE JUMPING and your first Abcelling. - 22nd May 2014 to 24th May 2014.

2nd day Puasa 2012 (22 July 2012)

Today, we are having bubur tepong pulut for dessert for breaking fast..and donut for Kak Nini, my special girl..

Afiq and his fiance has gone back to KL this morning leaving 8 of us for break fasting...It's good to have family members at this time..It somehow makes me feels old, having the children coming back for Ramadhan. To them, they all "balik kampong" to our house..It is a good feeling....

Puasa in 2012

Today is the first day of fasting in 2012 which falls on 21 July 2012. This year there are so many changes in our life that has great effects on all of us especially mentally.

Before that this is my first kuih for berbuka which I made myself. Sedap or not..that is not the question..janji I made it myself..All the children came home to celebrate Ramadhan at home. Afiq and his fiance, Alia brought back her friend, Aini. Zhafri, Amir and Auni. Me and hubby. and not forgetting, my maid, Ami...making a total of 10 of us.

We just heard about the passing of my sis-in-law's father. Innalillahhiwainna illahhirajiun. Al-Fatihah for arwah.

This year will be the first year we celebrate Ramadhan without my beloved mom.. Puasa and Raya will never be the same again without her. Semoga rohnya dicucuri Rahmat dan di tempatkan di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman...Aminn..