Volunteering Journey

Volunteering is something that I planned to do someday. However who would have thought that it came so fast.  I figured how hard can it be. I am giving my services for free. Boy! I was wrong. Here goes my very first journey to volunteering.

The orientation before volunteering at this place, was interesting. I was filled with enthusiasm to begin this journey. Couldn't wait to get started. 

After a few sessions of volunteering at this place, I am like 😵‍💫&😩. I have found it rather stressful, confusing and frustrating. I felt like I am working for this place for free. It does come with benefits but it wasn't what I was looking forward to doing as a volunteer. I seem to have lost my understanding of my main purpose of volunteering. Is it to help the staff or is it to help others in need? Somehow I felt that I am more like helping the staff and haven't done anything that really help others. Just isn't the kind of volunteering I was expecting to do. I seriously need to rethink this through 🙄🤔.

However, you don't have to agree with me. This is just my opinion, my say. 

Foreign Workers

Over the years, many Singaporeans have been very angry about jobs being filled by foreign workers. This has caused a great impact on many Singaporeans going jobless. 

How many of us have actually stop to think, is this really the fault of foreign workers? Foreign workers are also humans just like all of us, finding a way to earn money. Company have openings, they apply. Can we blame them? If company has quota to hire foreign workers, of course they will if they meet their requirements. Besides, Singaporeans expectations are hard to meet. For one, is the salary expectation. Other than that, long working hours, the kind of job requirements and etc. 

However, you don't have to agree with me. This is just my opinion, my say. 

Shopback Review

With inflation everywhere, I have been trying everything to find anything that would help even by a little bit to save 💰. 

Have seen this app Shopback that everybody rave about its returns are good. Well, I have tried it. 

So here is my review. Yes it does have some returns. Don't expect much. 

I participated the surveys. Not much return. Most of the time，the surveys get closed pretty fast so at most only earned $0.05 per survey. Good ones may be $1.00. However, hard to come by 😂😂. 

Shopee - still looking good. Dont expect much as some sellers don't participate. Then, is still something since you buying might as well. 

Taobao - This one I noticed that the seller might change its pricing if you apply this feature. So the cashback you get from Shopback is you give yourself not seller give you. You actually pay more for the product to get cashback. 

Klook - This one is a disappointment! 😤😩😡🤬. I recently claim from Shopback but they came back with Klook say this one don't have cashback for me. I already have proof of purchase and that was $2.00+ down the drain. 

Shopback is not like what many have claimed it to be bringing big returns. It is simply an app that does help in small ways. Worth trying. Everybit counts in savings especially inflation is continuing to stick around for a long time. However, you may not have to agree with me. This is just my opinion, my say. 

Reviews

Ok this has been buggingme for extremely long time. Do people actually understand the real purpose of reviews? My guess is most don't. If they do, they would be putting in reviews that would benefit others instead of themselves. 

Some examples of reviews that I have come across several times includes 👇

1. Good... Good. ( What so good never say. Which part is good never say) 

2. Haven't used. (This I understand for certain items but can give something else more constructive)

3. Fast delivery ( this is vague. How you determine fast never say. 3days? Coming from local? Never say At least say when you ordered and when received so that others can determine how fast. )

If you feel the same, you would understand.  You can feel otherwise. You dont have to agree with me. This just my opinion, my say.

Toilet

Noticed that toilet seat covers are invented for hygenic purposes. However, why there isn't any covers for the lid? People assume the lid is clean? 

At home, I always have to clean the toilet lid as there is always some of the urine got onto the lid. This is rather frustrating as I always  have to clean it. The reason for this frustration is sometimes I need to lean back onto the lid to be able 💩 out. Imagine you lean on the lid with urine remnants, you'd be actually using your top to wipe it. 🤮. 

Why haven't anyone thought of this? This is just my opinion, my say. 

Monopoly Go

Been playing this handphone game Monopoly Go for sometime now.

At first was playing mainly solo. Only until recently I decided to try add some people to have more fun rolling the dice with.

Than, I also moved on to trading cards online. At first encounter, it was fun. Later, I started to feel that was no longer there. The reason being  I started to see people rearing their ugly heads out. Some take opportunity like this to make business. Nothing wrong with that but really? Is it even worth paying money to trade that card? Not like it is going to worth millions down the road. After the event is over, the cards are no longer of any value. 

Still there was trading online in Facebook group. So I joined. It was easy to trade at first.Those I meet was ok. No issues. However, things turned. I started to encounter weird people who would suddenly block me. I wasn't even rude. I only ask if they'd like to trade this card. Argh... Why so paranoid! Than there was the laughing emoji in reply to me in comment. I admit I am a bit slow but seriously? I didn't see the comment so it's funny? Some people!😤🙄

What bugs me most is during trading process,  many don't check their post. So it's like you are forever waiting for their reply. You have to ask different people at the same time for the same card you want to trade. Frustrating process! Time consuming! 

Than there were those that ask you for cards, you give them but when your turn to ask them, you don't even know if they have or not or just don't want to give. 😩😤🙄. Oh well. I will still continue with this game. Watching the dice rolling and building is certainly lots of fun but I will stop with the trading cuz you can never win but allow yourself to get angry. Not worth it!

You may think otherwise. That is also fine. This is solely just my opinion my say. You don't have to agree with me. 

Disrespectful Relative

What I hate most are disrespectful people. The ones who always think that they are above everyone else. 

During my teen years when I was staying with my Dad and his wife. His wife has a niece who is super annoying always bring his so call boyfriend now husband to come over to the house to play mahjong. Never even consider that I am a human there that needs sleep. Play until godly hours. Ya I know...I know... Than why your Dad don't say anything? Sigh... To this day at half century old than I released why. ***Read my previous blog to what happened last few years of my life***Still other times they drop by last minute and ate the food that was prepared for only 3 people. Seriously... Angry... Thought they were history from my life. 

Than I got married and again another foolish me to think my BIL is nice. However, things begin to change. Previous Chinese New Year, we work so hard to cook a feast for the family and he came here bringing vegetarian dishes. The nerve of him! 😤🤬😡 If you vegetarian that day, don't waste our time to cook like slave and turn around you claim to be the saint while we are the devils who put meat infront of you to tempt you. After that I swear never to cook feast anymore during Chinese New Year. Will be plain Steamboat henceforth. It doesn't end there. Last year he spring onto us and brought a guest, nephew girlfriend to join us without a decency to inform us. Nevermind, nephew parents also don't know to tell us too. So again another disrespectful one. Lucky we have enough food. This year he again tries to ask to come during reunion dinner. I said HELL NO! When FIL was alived, just to make him happy we tolerated them but now FIL is gone, we ain't gonna allow all of them take us for granted! Want us to cook, you all eat and leave just because one if you all have places to go? Not my problem... Not in my house anymore... Go find your dinner somewhere else. You dont repect us, dont expect to get any back. This year we told him directly RSVP. The nerve of him to say only additional chopsticks only what. Who prepare? So if not enough chairs can ask guest to sit on floor or no you sit on floor to eat? We prepare everything and he act like he invites anyone he wants. 😡🤬😤So disrespectful! Lucky he never say to me if not at this age, I no longer learn to hold my temper for people like him. You get what you give. Disrespectful with Disrespectful!!! Henceforth, Chinese New Year ever year has been HELL! Couldn't wait to get over with it. 

This is just my opinion, my say.