Talks on Finance

I wouldn’t have gotten out of bed on a lovely rainy Saturday morning, if it weren’t for the fear of CY. I was afraid that he might be upset at me  for missing out on a seminar that would be for my good. After all, I am a recovering shopaholic.

Sigh, so I dragged me out of bed. Of course, the morning laziness got the better of me. I ended up being 30 minutes late. But hey, I was one of the participants who didn’t live in the area. I had to travel a good 20km to get to my destination. So I deserve a pat on my back for actually going the distance.

Nothing to lose. Although the speaker turned out to be someone familliar to me, it was quite a fruitful morning. Funnily, I had picked out her book in Borders just 2 weeks ago and had already read through most of the vital parts. So this session was sort of like a revision. However, what I gained from seeing her in person was that I started to think about what kind of impact she was making in society. I liked how she was so passionate about her topic and speaking to people of all ages. I was easily the youngest person in the room (something quite rare these days what with being a quarter of a century old just being around the corner…).

It is pretty cool to be a single woman, in her thirties, being an only child in her family having to support her elderly parents, to go around, working with various organizations and authorities, wanting to help people manage their finances better. She is also one of a kind – undertaking a Masters in Counseling, just so she could be more effective in her counseling clients in the area of finances. I take my hat off to her.  

Not to mention, as part of attendance, I was given the gift of four financial magazines – literature that I would most likely never have laid my hands upon in the past.

Best of all, was witnessing a community of residents who were a great support and family to each other. I have never been in a room, surrounded by total strangers, but being spoken to as if I was part of them. What a difference it is to live among neighbours like that!

Now, if only something like that could be existent in my neighbourhood…

I guess it starts with me.

By the way, the next event is on the 20th December and it’s absolutely F.O.C. Thanks to the collaboration of the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia and the office of Hannah Yeoh. Anyone interested, please let me know. It would be great to attend this with a fellow buddy.