There have been some major changes in my life since I started working in Indonesia roughly one week ago. I’m a man that’s not good coping with big changes in life (few examples came in mind like when I started living in the boarding house, moving to Melbourne, leaving Melbourne and come to the shitty Beijing LOL!, etc..), and my parents naturally expected the same to happen this time.
Well, I admit that I experienced the same problem this time. Mainly because I was unsure if this is what I meant to do in life (or at least for the next phase of my life). It’s not that I don’t have any choice of what to do next, it’s more because of too many choices which all I’m not sure about. LOL!
I’m also worried about the future of my parent’s factory (where I’m working at). There is a “mud volcano” (google: Sidoarjo mud volcano) near our factory, and my dad is currently constructing a new factory at another place to replace the one near the mud volcano. I’m kinda worried that the new one will not be ready if anything worse happened with that mud volcano.
This year is the year of Fire Rat, and from what I heard we shouldn’t expect many good things to come this year for pretty much everyone. Again, this is a superstition but it’s something that I have believed for as long as I can remember. Yes, we did some ceremonies at the temple to get rid of the bad luck but yeah.. those ceremonies didn’t really make me more confident about this year. LOL!
There was also a silly thing that I shouldn’t even be thinking about. I felt that I was underpaid. LOL! Now, I’m not gonna tell you how much is underpaid.. Hehe..
After a week working, I realised that I’m so not underpaid. Yes, there will be a lot of things that I can’t afford straight away like buying more Louis Vuittons (though I really can’t think of anything to buy anyway), or other stuff. But at the same time, my life is comfortable enough. I am a boss for my 1st real job, I have a roof on top of my head everyday, a bed (and aircon) to sleep at night, abundant food to consume, a Lexus car that I can call my own, clothes (and accessories) to show off, an awesome gym (and trainer) to go to without me paying for it, etc. While the person who sits next to me right now at the factory might not have any of those stuff now or ever..
There are so MANY people here in Indonesia who are not fortunate enough. Many of the workers only have 6000 rupiah/day (not even AUD$1) left to spend for entertainment, that’s not even enough to have a decent food! What happen if they are sick and need to see a doctor?
I feel sorry for these people, not because they are earning so low (it’s not low in Indonesian wages standards) but because the left over is not enough for them to have the chance of a better living… Ever.. They are stuck in the same situation from the day they start working until they retire..
Back to my original point.. I think I’m now OK with working here. Days seem to move relatively fast, everyone seems to be nice (but then again some people are just pretending to be nice like usual).
I’m also filling my days doing other stuff too. I started going to the gym again – three times a week. I have a personal trainer to help me exercise, and he’s been a great trainer!
So yeah guys, I’m still alive and kicking.. I will try to write more often next time. 