Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Kisah AKU n Don't Hurt Yourself

Assalamualaikum,

Last Thursday, I had a conversation with one of my long lost friend. Eloklah dirahsiakan nama dia. From perbualan yang simple, turned to be a heart to heart conversation. Ohh by the way, dia ni lelaki tau. Nanti korang fikir apa pulak..huu

So, perbualan tu asalnya berkenaan karier, current life and suddenly he start to bercakap pasal relationship. He's now getting into the serious phase with his girlfriend yang juga one of my friend *shocked*..haha. Kira macam dah nak menginjak ke fasa baru lah ni, iaitu engagement. Congratulation. Then, he starting to talk about the cream of our 1 hour conversation malam tu - the issue.

Aku pun bertanya "What's the problem bro?" Satu-satu dia jelaskan from A to Z. He's asking the GF what she want for dowry and life after the marriage. Other than kids yang memang dia tak sabar nak bagi..haha, macam shit. My friend told me that the girl cakap "Give me a car and a house atas nama dia, so that if anything happens, she and the kids will be safe and sound". Aku yang dengar ni stunned sekejap, sampai tanya sekali lagi kat bro tu. He repeated it again one by one. "Serius?" "Yes it is", she's very serious on that walaupun cakap kereta she can consider. Aku tanya lagi "Atas nama dia?" "Ye Rid, itu lah isu aku". Katanya. "Dia nak benda tu ada before kahwin ke, lepas ke or bila dah lama kahwin?" Tanya aku lagi. "Entah, tapi nampak gayanya macam lepas je lah". Bergetar suaranya, mungkin habis pening fikir rasanya. What can I do?

Sebagai PRS yang terlatih (nak termuntah taip ni..haha), aku pun memulakan sesi kaunseling tak berbayar dengan satu soalan - "does she love you?" Dia pun cakap lah persis slot Lestari kat TV3 tu, yang dia sayang perempuan tu and memang ada niat nak halalkan hubungan diorang. Aku tanya lagi - "does she love you?" Of course soalan pertama aku tu merujuk samada perempuan tu sayang dia ke tak, bukannya dia sayang perempuan tu. "Ye bro, aku tau dia sayang aku.." Sepi seketika. "If she love you, dia takkan mintak macam tu, lagi-lagi when it comes to niat untuk menghalalkan hubungan. Benda baik elok dipercepatkan, why on earth sampai nak letak syarat macam tu"

"Tapi apa dia cakap pasal future security tu memang masuk akal bro, tak tau aku nak menjawabnya" Almost spontaneous aku pun reply "Ermm, aku setuju, but if aku kat tempat kau, I'll provide everything but not in her name. Joint account will do, but bukan shortly after kahwin". Terdiam sekejap almost 2 minit (nasib baik kredit dia..huu) Then it comes the rational part of mine yang completely seal the conversation. "Macam ni lah bro, dengar apa aku nak cakap ni. Kau anak lelaki first. Tangunggjawab untuk family lagi banyak, kau ada hutang?" "Ada" Jawabnya pendek. "Fikir baik-baik, kita muda lagi. Karier baru nak mula, gaji kita pun tak besar mana. Hutang bank lagi, nak fikir future savings lagi. Takkan kau nak tambah lagi beban kau kat situ. Financial wise, tak bagus orang muda macam kita ni berhutang banyak sangat, silap-silap keluar masuk AKPK nanti mintak advice..haha".

Dia join gelak lagi pastu diam balik, mungkin tunggu aku sambung. "Advice aku, fikir masak-masak. Aku tak suruh kau stop relationship dengan dia, it's your call. But, think about yourself first. We never know our takdir. Katalah kau turut je, yang sakitnya kau bukan dia and of course kalau dia tahan, she will always support kau up and down. But if not, takut cerita kau ni jadi modal drama TV3 pulak..haha. "Okay bro, thanks for the advice. I'll think about this lagi but at least dapat jugak advice from legend PRS ni..haha" "Shit la hang, turun lah KL. Nanti boleh sembang lagi" That's the end of our conversation, kalau ikut memang panjang (call memang rasa lama) tapi aku pendekkan untuk entri malam ni.

So, itu lah dia mukadimah entri malam ni. Cerita yang agak simple dan mudah difahami I guess, tapi nak menjawabnya susah. Considering aspect like rationality versus emotional, lagi-lagi bila kawan sendiri yang tanya. Bagi aku sendiri, dalam situasi macam ni. Save our skin first, lagi-lagi bila kita tau our financial capabilities tak cukup strong untuk membolehkan kita menambahkan beban yang sedia ada. It's not about kita sayang kat perempuan tu ke tak. Siapa lagi yang trust our self kalau bukan diri kita sendiri. Don't hurt it, don't ever mistrust yourself. It's true, kita mungkin boleh berusaha ke jalan tu but logically kalau dah dua-dua berjanji untuk sehidup semati and ready to halalkan yang haram. Why put all this burden, unless kalau syarat tu dibuat untuk shove that guy off from her face which I think, boleh jadi one of the reason jugak, correct? Mungkin dah ada spare gamaknya..:-)
Financial planning memang penting untuk golongan muda belia. Punca tingginya masalah hutang isi rumah dan bankrupt sebab kegagalan untuk berjimat dan spend wise. Being financial savvy, aku memang agak meticulous dalam benda-benda macam ni and as for me, selain hutang yang ada - aku try to buat future savings. Almost everyday aku akan update my daily expenses, and revise monthly financial planning if necessary. Tapi takde lah sampai kedekut gila, ikat perut setiap bulan..haha. At least, I know how to enjoy my paycheck and at the same time, do some savings every month and one thing for sure, I know to what extend I can spend.

So, buat bakal isteri yang tak tau mana perginya. If you understand and support the way I run my life and In Sha Allah, your life too, I'll always love you with all my heart and ready to share it with you. Itu je lah coretan malam aku hari ni, leads tak payah buat dah, so enjoy sikit malam-malam aku sekarang..huu

P/S: Cerita benda ni kat Brotherhood and family aku, nak tau diorang kata apa - hentikan je lah, memang dasar materialistik. Perempuan macam ni bila kau senang, dia rapat. Bila dah susah, dicampaknye.. Haa, ni contoh jawapan ikut emosi..hahaha..:-p

2 comments:

  1. good job bro..
    but i personally think your car monthly installment is a bit on the high side (considering you just started working around 1 year ago right?)

    but if you are comfortable with it. should be no problem

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    1. Thanks,

      Tu lah sebab down payment tak banyak hari tu. But, so far so good. Tak rasa terbeban pun setakat ni.

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