I dunno why but I always give ppl the idea that I am useless, poor and penniless, didn't study much, jobless, professional bummer and very unsucessful in life. Maybe I look a little too young for my age...
Do I look a 16 years old ger still in secondary school?? Hahaha
Maybe I dun dress up well enough. So judging from the plain simple way that I dress in jeans and slippers with a sling on bag and perhaps because I always keep on wearing the same few nice clothings that I have, they figure I am a poor school gal who do not have the money to afford nice clothings like working adults...
Today one of the aunties staying in my block chatted with me in the lift when I was going home for a nice friendly chit chat... of coz the entire conversation goes like that
Auntie: U still studying huh? Where you studying now?
Me: Not studying le
Auntie: Then you just came back from shopping huh? Should find a proper job to do you know at your age after finishing studies
Me: No... I am working le.. have been working for a very long time till now.
Auntie: (Shocked) You dun look like you are working le. Working part time huh?
Me: Bo la.. working full time
Auntie: Working full time? Why you dun have to wear office wear one?
(Now realising that she is refering to my jeans and polo tee with slippers)
Me: No la, my office dun need wear office wear one. Wear causual can le
Auntie: Oh good hor. Your pay high or not huh?
(By the way now we are standing at the lift lobby and she is still continuing to bombard me with questions non stop and making me feel quite irritated entertaining her)
Me: Ok lo... just nice lo... enough for myself can le (I bet she assume that it is super low because she said....)
Auntie: Oh u know hor... this this person (one of our neighbours) earns alot le.... around $1200 every month
Me: (Pissed off by then - she think i am one of those gossip queens meh) huh ok lo... my pay around there la also...
Aunite: Go study more and find a higher pay job lo... earn more better
Me: Auntie sorry got to go le.. talk to ya next time k?
Feel like telling the auntie.. I finished my uni studies, I got a good relaxing job with a good pay now... who u think I am? She most prob think I am those school drops out... hahaha...
I remember a couple of previous incidents with banks. First time I wanted to open a investment cum savings plan. They think I am below 16 and they think i am falsing declaring my pay to be $1500. Insisted that I get the original pay slip signed by the accounts & HR dept with the company stamp before they are willing to proceed with my investment account. Checked this with CPF for my monthly contributions blu blu blu... even called my company to check if this person really exists... and I happen to pick up the phone.. toopidz bank really... recently I wanna to open a CPF investment account.. the same bank called up my current company to check if this person is really working for this company and how much exactly is my pay..? Haiz...
dunno to laugh or to cry
