a few weeks back, i read that an opposition member had commented that we, malaysians, have too many public holidays. this arose because labour's day and wesak day both fall on the same day. therefore, the government has decided to declare may second a holiday as well. inside me, i was thinking, hey mister, you are not going to win votes with a comment like that.
later, it was announced that april twenty six will be the installation day of the new agung. it will be a public holiday for all government offices, public sector, schools and banks. the human resource minister encouraged the private sector to also declare the day off. the key word here is encourage, not compulsory.
i thought nothing much of it until... slowly, one by one, my friends told me that their company has announced the day off. that made me increasingly jealous of the generosity of their company. so i keep hoping and wishing, hoping and wishing, yet trying not to keep my hopes up too high lest i be disappointed.
suddenly, came the good news. my company has declared the day off. i was so elated, in high spirits that i could not stop smiling. the happiness the news brought forth just made my day. in cheerful mood, i work with renewed zest. i did my work with joy and in earnestness to finish as soon as possible because i have something to look forward to. a rest day.
that's the goodness of public holidays.
6 comments:
no fair!! my company didnt declare it as public holiday :( but nvm...it's my off day anyways ;) kekeke
people who doesn't work as hard as we do thinks we have too many public hols. Because usual work day is just like a holiday to them.. :)
I am working in one of the GLC. Allocated annual leave is 25 days, plus carry forward leave about 12 days, plus all the public holidays....i only work for ??? Let you refresh your mathematics...hahahaha.....
ev, you have an off day on a thursday???? how many days do you work?
ebbs, i totally agree with you. though i don't mind having a usual work day that is like a holiday. well, at least once in a while.
alex-dreamland, i'm jealous. i only get like half of your total annual leave. wanna donate some to me?
Donate my leave? sure, no problem...I can donate my annual leave, you can donate your salary to me....hahaha....deal?
i'm actually working part full time at the moment, i.e. full time workload but part time working hours. i negotiated for 3 working days and 2 off days. of course salary is also lesser than full time salary :(
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