The slowdown in the U.S. economy is threatening a necessity for workers: vacations.
According to the annual Yahoo! HotJobs vacation survey, 51% of respondents said they plan to skip taking a vacation this year, opting to save money instead.
Not a Frivolous Matter
“Vacations are usually the first thing to go when people feel job or economic pressure,” says Joe Robinson, a trainer in work-life balance and author of “Work to Live.” He continues, “We’re programmed to believe that free time is worthless, a frill to shove aside, but vacations are as important as watching your cholesterol or getting exercise.”
At Tanjung Piai, the southern-most tip of Asia. Went there some four weeks ago with my darling and fiance-to-be, MENJ. We saw a monkey trying to bite a tin off…I wonder whether the poor thing was hungry?
I went with my darling to visit his kampung, Seri Menanti. It is located somewhere between Muar and Batu Pahat and it took about 1 and a half hours drive from my place in Pontian to reach there…the place is no different from my own kampung in Pontian but I have never been to Seri Menanti before. At least he didn’t ask me to undergo revision rhinoplasty in California.
Here are some nice photos of me with his family.
This is Ezad, MENJ’s sister. She is studying to become a doctor in CSMU, Ukraine. She will be flying back to Ukraine on the 29th. I am fortunate to have met her at this time, otherwise I would have to wait until next year!
This is me with MENJ’s grandmother. She looks old, but is still healthy and fit. I like her a lot.
Spending some quality time with the darling who came all the way from Kuala Lumpur just to visit me. I miss him so much, one day we will take up a San Diego mortgage and live together.
Oh, doesn’t he look so handsome? He doesn’t know that I took this picture, he was focused on driving.
