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My husband used to struggle with his anger back then, but he listens to a lot of religious talks on the radio and on the television – now he’s able to control it a lot better. I would be patient with him when he gets angry and I rarely get angry back.
[Image taken by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
For example, if the children come home late without informing us, that would make him angry. I’m usually the one who lets the children back in (laughs).
He really enjoys it when we take him out and he actually invites me to walk around or explore places but I never really know where to go. But when I’m driving, he gets anxious if we get lost! (laughs).
[Image taken by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
Kebajikan gives us about RM350 a month which is about enough for us to afford our rent and buy necessities.
We’re not really able to have lavish lives but at least we’re surviving. My husband is the accountant of the family as he’s good at keeping track of our finances. Any money that we get, we give to him because he’s just really good with it.
[Image taken by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
Renting from PPR is good because everything is pretty complete. It might not be the cleanest area but we keep our home clean through our own efforts.
Not many people know about the housing area because this place is actually quite new.
[Image taken by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
Despite this, I do appreciate that this is a rent-to-buy agreement because if it was our old place in Sungai Buloh, we’d just be renting there for the rest of our lives without owning the property.
[Image taken by the author, Mushamir Mustafa]
Plus, our old place was always flooded and the rent would have increased by the next year so it was the best choice for us to move out.
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