Family Of Four Stuck In Financial Dilemma
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Life for Yusrina Abdullah has never been the same since the death of her husband in June last year.

Worries of what the next day had in store for her was never an issue then, with her cable-contractor husband around.

Though savings were put aside for a rainy day, a big portion of it was used to care for her ill husband.

Now, hardly anything is left for the 48-year-old mother of three. "Look at my dwindling house. When my husband was alive, all the damages would be attended to one by one. Now the damages remain as I don't have any money for maintenance work," she said of her Kg Terunjing Baru house.

Yusrina Abdullah disclosed that she is not entitled to receive help from public agencies as she is a permanent resident.

Of her three children, only one is employed. "With a $600 salary, my son has to take care of the family and pay for his car instalments. However, I don't expect anything from him," she added.

In light of this, Yusrina Abdullah is now relying_ on the public for help.

"I hope I can be employed so I would not have to resort to asking for money to buy food."

"Either that or I hope to find some capital to start up a small business," she added.

The 48-year-old also expressed hopes of getting her own house one day as she is currently residing in a house constructed on a piece of land belonging to her late husband's relatives.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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