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哗哗！想不到还有不少朋友回应说我写的生活故事很interesting，很享受阅读。哈哈…有你们这些fans，写blog就更有满足感了… 我很兴奋到昨晚做了很多梦不能睡觉，凌晨三点就醒了！脑子一直想着很多故事要写进blog里。你们建议我写书? 嗯…真的吗？那我就暂时停止…等我写成书后，销售赚钱…$$$$$ 哈哈…是美金的！我好像是做白日梦！

住在这里要接近四个星期了，前两个星期我们去购物时，我都不大买得下手…原因是我很自然会想到这是美金价，当脑子开始计算马币汇率时…哗! 这条玉蜀这么贵啊？哗！这粒苹果也不便宜…

有一个住在美国的朋友(也是Penang人)email我一些在美国的情况，她说美国的生活比马来西亚好，东西也便宜，我奇怪的email问她，当美金价计算马币汇率时，我认为这里的东西有些贵。请问什么东西便宜呢？她回复告诉我﹕”MANA BOLEH！要居住在美国，第一规条就是不可以计算成马币。” 真是令我当头棒喝！

的确，我们昨天买了两件名牌电器﹕coffee maker及toaster oven。一件$20.99﹔一件$26.99。便宜吗？如果一般的工作月薪是2000，相同数字的月薪，而是生活在马来西亚，但种种东西的数字价格都比美国的数字价格高。花费的数字一定是比美国的花费数字較高，所以你会觉得还是很值得了。嘿！朋友…赶快来美国工作生活吧！比kancil大辆的汽车才20,000多，独立式的洋房才150,000多…

当然，我回Penang时，一定会大买大吃…哈哈…这么便宜！不过等Steve退休后，拿着美国钞才去住马来西亚吧………是不是如意算盘？

Wow wow! I didn’t expect some friends’ feedback that they are enjoying reading my life story. They said it is interesting. Haha…I feel more satisfied writing the blog knowing that I have these fans… I was too excited and couldn’t sleep well last night and woke up very early, around 3am! My mind was filled with many stories, which I thought to write in my blog. Friends, you suggested I write a book? Em…really? So, I should stop now…I will sell and earn money after I have written my book…$$$$$ haha…they are US dollars! Sounds like I am dreaming now!

I have been here around 4 weeks and when we went shopping in the first 2 week, I didn’t buy much…because my mind always reminded me these prices are in US$. When my mind converted the price to Ringgit Malaysia’s rate…wow! One ear of corn is so expensive? Wow! One apple is not cheap too….

One of my friends, who is also in the US (she is originally from Penang) emailed me something about living in the US. She said life in the US is better than Malaysia and the prices of many things are cheap. I was curious and emailed to her that I thought many things are expensive if converted to Malaysia Ringgit from US$ and asked her what things she thought are cheap? She replied me...“how could it be! The 1st rule in America is: never make any conversion.” It really woke me up!

It’s true. We just bought two appliances yesterday: a coffee maker and a toaster oven. One is $20.99; the other is $26.99. Are they cheap? Let’s say a normal monthly salary is ‘2000’ (dollars in the US, but Ringgit in Malaysia.) If living in Malaysia, most of the price figures are higher than in the US, so the expenses take a higher percentage of the monthly salary. Then you will think that the US price is good. Hey…come to live in the US, come on! A car bigger than ‘kancil’ is just about 20,000, a house with a yard is about 150,000…

Of course, if I go back to Penang…I will buy and eat as much as I can…haha…so cheap! Maybe when Steve is retired, we will bring the US dollars and move to Malaysia………is it good idea?

15.6.07 9.30am晴热