bye bye $$$$$

Its that time of the year again. Income Tax submission.

A time i dreaded every year.. coz no matter how happy i am with the increment i may have received early last year.. the time has come to part with a big part of my hard-earned salary to 'someone 'whomever' that is'... it may not big to some people.. but having to benefit some small part of it.. kills the joy in earning.

it almost makes me wish im earning just few cents below the taxable income so i can enjoy every cent of it.

ya ya ya... i know its for the street lights... the teacher's salary.. this - that... blah blah blah... well, since I'm already contributing.. why am i still asked what do i contribute to my country - when ive already done my part?? u mean i have to give more contribution than i already have? im being taxed when i eat. im being taxed when i drink. im being taxed when i smoke. im being taxed basically for alot of things. and to top it all, im being taxed for earning. and im only driving blurdy myvi (errr... is it too much to ask to get deductions for buying local goods????) - no offence mr blacky (die la me if mr blacky mati tengah jalan!!) and those whom r apparently paid thru these 'collected taxes' seems to be driving a whole lots bigger car and they can apparently stop traffic at will - yeah.. they will never get a taste of that BIG super massive traffic jam so, why even bother making the road system good.

- right?

im just angry coz i have to pay tax. again!! and im super poor now. ive never been to a super-duper holiday at will. ive never done alot of things.. coz it seems my saving will now have to go - to pay my bloody income tax ..

every year the same thing.. damn it...

how, i ask, how can i ever ever ever afford having a family when i cant even afford this...? i dont want to live 'kais pagi makan last month.. kais petang makan last year'...

u get what i mean??

i live for the days when i can live..'kasi pagi makan next month.. kais petang makan next year..' and if u can understand that.. then i applaud u.

anywaysss.... my thoughts on the income tax..
which i still have another few weeks to go before i submitted mine.. and strike that shoe off from my next shopping list.

argghhh..

1. the government has been trying for years campaigning for the people to read more.. in order to read more - obviously one need to buy more books.. but deductions allowable is only up to RM1000.00.. lets do some mental calculation here.. A book on average cost about RM35/- (give and take).. for an avid reader such as me - and when i said avid i meant that in a psychotic kinda way.. i read in average 5 books in a month (that is on bad months) - in good months i may have indulged myself with more than 10 books. and when i say read.. i meant BUY. so, i spent roughly about RM2k - RM4k per year to cultivate this reading habit. that is only me - individual. what about those with families.. what if my father had to instill this supposedly good habit into all of us last time?? he would've gone bankrupt just to do this.
   
   
2. new deductions.. under the Sport Development Act 1997, any sport equipment bought (up to RM300/-) for the followings sport is/are deductable:-

1. Archery
2. Athletics
3. Aquatics
4. Automobile Sports
5. Badminton
6. Basketball
7. Billiards and Snooker
8. Body Building
9. Bowling
10. Boxing
11. Cricket
12. Cycling
13. Equestrian Sports
14. Fencing
15. Foolball
16. Golf
17. Gymnastics
18. Handball
19. Hockey
20. Judo
21. Karate Do
22. Lawn Bowls
23. Netball
24. Rugby
25. Sepak Takraw
26. Shooting
27. Silat Olahraga
28. Soft Tennis
29. Softball
30. Squash
31. Table Tennis
32. Tae kwan do
33. Tennis
34. Volleyball
35. Waterski
36. Weightlifting
37. Wrestling
38. Wushu
39. Yachting

e⋅quip⋅ment
[i-kwip-muhnt]

1. anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose.
2. the act of equipping a person or thing.
3. the state of being equipped.
4. the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.: He has the necessary equipment for law.
5. the rolling stock of a railroad.

im not those sporty girl who do splits at will.. who jumps at high beams.. or who runs like a cheetah. but i do diving. which im only starting - recently. and me thinking it falls under aquatic.

a⋅quat⋅ic
[uh-kwat-ik, uh-kwot-]

–adjective

1. of, in, or pertaining to water.
2. living or growing in water: aquatic plant life.
3. taking place or practiced on or in water: aquatic sports.

–noun

1. an aquatic plant or animal.
2. aquatics, sports practiced on or in water.

and i only get to deduct RM300/- and dont 'they' know how much does a bloody mask cost?? even for a runner.. to buy one bloody running shoe will cost a bomb. and u get to deduct RM300/- only.. keyword: ONLY...!!!

thanks but no thanks.

errr... really.. thanks. at least i get to deduct that part.

some more eh???

hmmm... anyway.. congrats to our ner Mr PM.. err... can u like reduce income tax?? abolish tolls - or atleast cut it by half?? higher the margin for taxable incomes..

i need to live.. please....???
pretty please...???