Friday, March 24, 2006
Finally, i got myself a PERMANENT Job!!! Hooray!! God answers my prayers. Alhamdullilah.. Syukur. Thank God.
Da job at National Archives.. Well, its not tat i dun like da job but come to think of it, do i really wanna ended up making boxes and reparing books forever?? If i do, tat wats da point of me studying for degree den? So, i search for other prospects. Even da aunties there advised me to do so. They knw tat da repairing of books job is not for us youngsters. I listened to their advice.
As usual, I applied to tons of job advertisements till when i got a phone call asking me to go for an interview, i was wondering when did i apply for it.. Heh..
I got 2 calls in 13 March. Both asking me to come on Wednesday, 15 March for an interview. However only one firm asked me this, "so when can u start?" I remember my mum once told me. If during interview, whoever interviewed me asked tat question, it means tat i got da job. Yup, she's right.. I GOT IT!!!
I was overjoyed man!!! First time, i got myself a PERMANENT job!!! Woo-hoo!! So, how was tis new job like?
STRESS!!! STRESS!!! STRESS!!! First week into da job and my work is so piled up!!! Now i knw y sum pple doesnt like working for a law firm n y pple working in a law firm tends to work for at least 5 years. WAT?!!! 5 YEARS!!!! Wow!!!
More updates abt my new job soon unless i am too stress out and very tired to be online.. :p
Sunday, March 19, 2006
A girl like me adores cats and kittens. A girl like me loves singing. A girl like me is ambitious. A girl like me is hardworking. U may always see me smiling, but in my heart, u do not knw da pain I'm going through, da stress I'm enduring.ONLY GOD knws.
A girl like me is everything.I'm EVERYTHING.
Many think I’m proud. Actually I'm not. I just have tat extra confidence, slightly more than many others, probably. U may be like me too.
I try boosting up my confidence by juz standing in front of da mirror and tries to admire myself. Even if I think I am are not as good looking as many others, tell myself tat at least, I am perfect (as in I have ears, both eyes, nice lips, nice legs etc). If I really think I am not and tat I can’t lie to myself, I'll just think of how fortunate I am compared to a lot of people out there.
I always remember this, "You're never alone in this world."
If I think no one loves me, GOD DOES.
I have nothing special in me. I'm just a normal next-door girl.
Don't let your PERCEPTIONS KILL YOUR CONFIDENCE.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Remember da entry dated 5th March, I was asked to pay half of da amt by end of March? I had emailed to da senior manager (since da one who spoke to me is da manager), and hooray!!! I do not need to pay half of da amt by end of march!! Woohoo!! Read da letter below.
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To whom it may concern,
I am Maria Binte Slamat, of Student ID 010300016843 pursuing a part-time UOW Business Degree course.
I am writing in great distress with regards to the payment of my $ 22,000 - $23,000 course fees. The payment terms below was devised by an ex-course consultant, Sharin Kaur upon verbal agreement in June 2004:
TCC loan: $ 12,992 (to be paid monthly via GIRO)
[Payment started from July 2004 with a monthly deduction of $448]
School installment scheme: $ 10,798 (to be paid monthly AFTER clearing TCC loan)
[Approx. monthly payment $ 700 to $ 800 plus)
All to be paid: by the end of my course with the school.
It is upon the agreement mentioned above which I made my decision to continue my studies with Informatics again.
However, the news came to me as a surprise on 3 March 2006 from Nancy that my fees payment has long been overdue.
According to her, if I do not settle half of the $ 10,798 by March 2006, I would need to give up my studies.
At that very moment, I was brooding over it and was pressed to pay at least $ 2,000 on the particular day. At the end, I paid $ 1,000 by nets as that was the only amount I could afford. Neither my parents nor I own any credit cards. If I do have a credit card, wouldn’t it be more logical to pay by a 2-year or 4-year 0% installment to the bank instead of going through such hassle?
Now, referring back to the verbal agreement made, I can clear the loan with TCC first before clearing the other half of my fees by installment to the school.
In quick calculations:
From July 2004 till present I have paid under TCC: $ 448 X 20 mths = $ 8960
This leaves me with the following amount to be cleared: $ 12,992 - $ 8960 = $ 4032
Which takes me another: $ (4032/ 448) = 9 mths to finish my payment with TCC.
This means that I will complete my payment with TCC by Dec 2006.
Therefore, allowing me sufficient time to complete my installment payment of $ 10,798 with the school before I finish my course in Sept 2007 if everything went on well without any deferment.
Since I have made a $ 1,000 payment on 3 march 06 by due pressure. I am now left with $ 9,798 to clear with the school from DEC 06 to Sept 2007.
In count, that will be 12 months.
Henceforth, the subsequent monthly payment expected from me after I clear my payment with TCC should be : $ 9,798 / 12 mths = $ 816.50 per mth. (I understand there will be GST included for the $816.50, then it will = approx $857)
In this case, the verbal agreement still stands.
On top of this, Nancy has mentioned if I could produce a document of the payment term the school will abide to it.
I have checked with other students who are paying their fees through installment payment too faced certain problems. Their course consultants have left the school and most agreements were done verbally. Only a few students actually requested them to issue a document.
As for me, I trusted the school because I have paid my previous course with informatics by installment too.
I did take my initiative to check with the school the amount I should pay after my clearance with TCC since July 2005. I kept chasing the customer service department for an answer so that I can start saving before the $ 10,798 installment re-payment scheme starts this Dec 2006.
Yet, after six months I got no answer but a shock on 3 march 2006 to pay up half of the $ 10,798.
As the payment terms and my principle stand, I will not pay the rest of $ 9,798 in installment till Dec 06 onwards.
Regards,
Maria
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It works!!! Haha!!! But they told me I have to start by June 2006 to start da payment. Hmm, I am still trying to negotiate with da school..
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Where to get the remaining $4K?!! They expect me to rob a bank? Sell my body!!!
Damn!! If i didnt pay at least 50% of the $10,798 of remaining University of Wales fees by end of March, my name will be remove frm da sch database!!!
Wat the fuck!! They didnt even tell or inform me to pay!! At least they can juz inform or remind me to pay by installments of a certain amount or pay monthly installments.. They didnt even inform me anything!!
I did pester them about tis. All they did was, "We are still checking on how much u need to pay in installments." But in the end..at da very last minute, they call me to announce me of tis unbearable news!!
They told me tat $10, 798 was long overdue!!! WAT?!!! The due date was May 2005!!! W.T.F!!! I had been chasing them abt tis matter since July 2005 and if it is already due, they can notify me! But instead, they kept delaying and said, "we are still checking..in process.." blah blah!! Fuck la!!
Yesterday, I missed most of my Marketing Research lessons ok!!! Lesson 7.15pm to 10.15pm. Break time 8.40pm to 9pm but because the management wants to see me, I stepped into da class only at 9.40pm!!! I was 40 mins late. Damn it!! They didnt even apologize. All they did was keep asking me on how to pay the remaining $4,000 (since I am allowed to have only $5K plus as an overdue amount and I had paid $!000 - left a pathetic $210 in my bank account!) by end of March. Fuck them la! Do they think it is damn easy?!! Easy for them to say but not easy for me to find da money!!!
If they did their job well by checking every students' record, I wouldnt been so pissed then! But they did their job at da very last minute den demand payment!!! FUCK!!!
If the payment is due in May 2005 and in July 2005 I had asked abt tis matter, they did a thorough checking.. I am still able to pay da 50% of $10, 798 in a span of 5 months. Then in April 2006, another installment of a certain amount or monthly installment will come in for da remaining $5798, I wont be tis enraged then! But da month of April is coming and they cannot allow big amount to be paid in installments so I was fuckingly force to pay at least 50% by end of March..
They even had da nerve to tell me tis, "U dun have a credit card and ur parents also do not own a credit card so, da least we can do is to ask u to settle 50 percent of da overdue fees!" FUCK OFF la!!!
When I ticked them off, "I have been pestering one of ur staff since July 2005 and why only now (March 2006), u finally got da ans?! And da fees are due in May 2005, why den when I cam to u to ask how much i need to pay in monthly installment since July 2005, u didnt let me knw? Instead I have to pass u document every document for ur processing! Tis is such a haste information to me. I am not earning a hundred million dollars per month Ok!"
THEY: We understand, we try to talk to da upper management abt tis. If they insist on u paying da remaining 50%, we r sorry but we have to cross out ur name frm UOW database.
My mind was in bewildering state hence I didnt ans them back. Back to class at 9.40pm, i couldnt concentrate a thing! Where da fucking hell am I gonna find $4K by end of March?!!! NO WAY AM I GONNA LET THEM CANCEL MY NAME OFF FRM DA DATABASE!!!
Wat? Get frm my family!?! Please.. They have been asking me since August 2004 NOT to PURSUE for my degree but I am as stubborn as an ox, I cried and knelt in front of my grandma in da presensce of my mum and begged to go ahead with my determination of studying for my degree and I Promised tis: DUN WORRY, U WONT BE HELPING ME OUT IN DA PAYMENT. I WILL PAY MYSELF. EVEN IF I HAVE TO STARVE DURING LUNCH, I WILL GOING TO PAY MYSELF. I HAVE BURDEN U ENUFF. I AM NOT GONNA BURDEN U AGAIN.
Tats my promise to them and I HATE TO BREAK PROMISES!!!
Although i am over 21 and eligible for loan, I cant take any loan because I am not holding a permanent job!
Tuesday, I have class and they also want to see me regarding da same matter too. Da least I can do is to negotiate with them tat I can pay only $1K every month for 10 months. And da 11th time will be da $798. In fact I am finishing da course (Insya-Allah) by September 2007. If da negotiations r a success..da last payment will be next year March.
I have finished 1 year and 6 months of da degree another 1 year and 6 months to go and I am not going to quit halfway! Neither can they (sch)!! I will not going to let obstacles or people get into my way!!!
Some of u will ask me, "Just borrow la frm ur family members." Hello!!! Borrowing their money is da same as they r paying for me.. Tats breaching of my promise!! Let me repeat, I HATE TO BREAK PROMISES!!
I knw some of u will say tis, "Dah tau tak ade duit, kerja pun tak tetap nak belajar ijazah... blah blah". Let me tell u tis.. I have a personal reason y I am very determined to study degree. I will blog abt tat personal reason soon. I knw it is personal and to some people, it cant be read by public if I were to publish it to da WWW. But who cares! Majority of da bloggers did tat! No big deal!!