Tiga puluh hari sebelum angka dua puluh enam.
Seorang kenalan pernah bertanya,
"Apa definisi ideal life bagi you?"
Since this kenalan is from professional background, yes ayat2 dia skema. Lulz.
I hesitated for a moment, and ask the same question to the inner me. Hence, here is my answer.
SECURE.
Simple. Secure means kau dah prepare everything for every possible outcomes that might happen in your life. Along the way, semuanya dah tersusun sempurna cantik, or at least menghampiri kesempurnaan perancangan, so that you won't lose orang yang kau sayang or you life itself disebabkan a few unfortunate things yang berlaku ni.
Hence, aku restructure and review balik life plan and life target aku. Achievements apa yang aku dah dapat sepanjang bekerjaya ni. Aku listkan according to my priorities. However, since this is my life plan, it mostly can only suits me. Not you. Lulz.
(1) TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Takde transport, or if ada, upgrade to reduce the risk of danger adalah kewajipan. So this one, aku target before the end of my first year working kena ada. A brand new car biar murah and sesimple boleh is enough. As long as i won't bother about the unexpected problem for the next 3 to 5 years if beli secondhand car. Since, i knew my knowledge pasal kenderaan beroda is too shallow. Alhamdulillah, just merely 6months bekerja, dah upgrade from motor cabuk takde bumbung yang tersadai tepi jalan sebab pancit, takde minyak sebab meter rosak, seluar basah sebab seat koyak, nak belok nervous sebab takde signal, nak usha kereta cucuk belakang pon tak boleh sebab takde side mirror, and nak hon bagi kereta sedar aku tengah menyelit pon tak boleh sebab hon rosak, finally dapat merasa drive benda alah dipanggil 4 roda ni. Rasa secure sikit. Alhamdulillah, 1st target UNLOCKED.
(2) MEDICAL PLAN.
Sedaya mana kau merancang. Sekuat mana kau berusaha. Nyawa dan tubuh badan bukan kau yang punya. Allah pemilik segala jirim dan zarah di sekalian alam. Kunfayakun, sekali dia kata jadi, maka jadilah. So, manusia hanya mampu merancang. As part of my preparation, selain jaga kesihatan sendiri, aku wajibkan diri aku ada Medical Card by the end if my 2nd year of working. Lambat kan. But alhamdulillah. Two months before cukup 2 tahun kerja, aku dapat policy insurance aku tu. Syukur, 2nd target UNLOCKED.
(3) LIFE INSURANCE
Aku selalu came across dengan berita accident lah. Unexpected deaths lah. Suami meninggal tinggalkan isteri pregnant anak first lah. Suami meninggal tinggalkan isteri dan anak2 kecil lah. It terrifies me. Since last year aku decide nak tambah target ni, so i kind of did my survey already. So at least if takdir aku macam tu juga, at least aku tinggalkan isteri anak aku dalam keadaan yang tidak susah daripada segi kewangan. Sampailah datang plan kahwin. That time, i hesitate to sign another commitment since at that time my priority is of course cukupkan duit nak kahwin. Cepat sikit selesai semua. Then after kahwin baru sign up for life insurance. So aku hold dulu. Then lepas breakup, sesi membakar hiasan dulang hantaran selesai, i focus back on the survey lah. Alhamdulillah. As initial target, before the end of 3rd year working, 4 months before cukup 3 tahun bekerja, agent dah inform policy dah siap and tadi baru discuss the date untuk ambil policy. Alhamdulillah, 3rd target UNLOCKED.
(4) RETIREMENT PLAN
Bak kata boss aku, aku tak patut ambil engineering since aku sangat suka kira duit and budget, patut ambil accounting or finance katanya. Maka, mengikut nature aku yang mengalahkan si bakal akauntan, Angah tu, aku dah siap calculate estimation budget sara diri aku and wife and tanggung anak2 yang study dekat u, if Allah izinkan, aku tak rasa aku boleh survive just guna my EPF saving. Hence, I strongly believe i need a back up plan. A retirement saving / investment plan yang hasil investment ni, if tidak diusik until aku dengan wife retire, insyaAllah will give me a better financial power to maintain my family's lifestyle at that time. Kira boleh tanggung isteri anak sebaiknya lah after bersara. This still ongoing. InsyaAllah, based on my forecast, will be achieved by the 7th July 2017. May Allah ease.
(5) ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT
This section, is an additional continuous and important target. Since ekonomi takkan pernah menentu, hence additional investment is necessary. Aku plan to start this once target number 4 achieved. Forecast to start slowly with a few grams first and increase the grams progressively after 7th July 2017. How to simpan dah survey. Since additional sahaja, Im not too obsessed with this plan. But wajibkan diri untuk ada sebagai back up. Target untuk diguna as emergency fund if nak upgrade rumah lepas anak2 besar or such. Only God knows. May Allah ease.
(6) SIMPLE, CALM HOME
Bayangan membesarkan Noah and Orked buat aku rasa aku perlu prepare walau sekecil rumah. At least if something happens, anak isteri ada tempat berteduh. And if rumah tak berapa selesa, it is okay. At least ada. Ni sungguh aku tengah berusaha kaw2. Bila agaknya aku tak pasti. Tapi usaha aku continuous journey sebenarnya. Contact lists banker daripada housing loan several banks aku dah ada. Keep in touch dengan mereka and preparing for the documents aku dah start buat since January dah. Last month dah check CCRIS semua cantik. Now nak maintain sahaja. Ni pon May Allah ease. Cuma this one, adalah bahagianya if dapat before the end of my 4th year working. So yeah, let's fighting and praying.
(7) MAMA,AYAH,ADIK2
Ni continuous target aku. In terms of duit elaun aku dah bagi every month. Tak pernah aku tak bagi sebab aku tak cukup duit. Setakat ni, tiap2 tahun aku increase duit bulanan Mama Ayah ni. Rezeki pon makin murah. Angah Alang Adik pon aku ada hulur2 juga bantu. Life is kinda perfect juga in terms of yang ini. Setiap awal tahun, beli hadiah simple untuk Mama Ayah guna. Barang elektrik ke apa. And middle of year bagi bonus untuk diorang. And harap2 one day bonus tu is to renovate rumah pula ya. Bakal arkitek si Alang pon makin power idea design dia aku tengok. Boleh sangatlah tu. Tinggal duit je. Harap2 diberikan kemurahan rezeki. Amin.
So tu je lah list paling utama kot? Once aku dapat benda2 ni, i can say i achieve my ideal life punya target. Tinggal maintain and lead a happy and good life je.
InsyaAllah.