Author: Nayar

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Why can’t we pay National Pension Fund (NPF) and craps ourselves?

NPF, the minimum rate is 3% payable from our salary (limit Rs 15,710) i.e. we are the “employee”. Our bosses pay 6% of the salary (once again, limit of Rs 15,710).

As for NFS (National Savings Fund), the rate is 1% from us and 2.5% from the bosses.

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Let’s say you earn Rs 10,000 as salary.

NPF payable by YOU : 3% of Rs 10,000 = Rs 300 🙁
NPS payable by YOU : 1% of Rs 10,000 = Rs 100 :'(
NPF payable by boss: 6% of Rs 10,000 = Rs 600 (meh)
NFS payable by boss: 2.5% of Rs 10,000 = Rs 250 (meh, don’t care)

Total NPF + NFS: Rs 1250.

However, if you earn more than Rs 15,710, the NPF and NFS is calculated only on Rs 15,710:
NPF payable by YOU : 3% of Rs 15,710 = Rs 471 🙁
NSF payable by YOU : 1% of Rs 15,710 = Rs 157 :'(
NPF payable by boss: 6% of Rs 15,710 = Rs 943 (who cares)
NSF payable by boss: 2.5% of Rs 15,710 = Rs 393 :'(

Total NPF + NSF: Rs 1,964

Here’s a graph of the NPF and NFS paid as per monthly salaries.

I can’t really understand the logic between NPF/NSF paid by me (employee) and NPF/NSF paid by my employer (boss). Where do our bosses get money from? They make us work for it!

We work for our bosses to be able to:
– pay our travel allowances
– pay for company air-conditioners
– pay for company computers
– pay for company furniture
– pay for company coffees

All these come from our sweat. Else the company would be running on losses. Is it really our bosses paying the extra 8.5% of the NPF and NFS?

I work for my employer to be able to give Rs 1,335 to the government on top of what is deducted already! Why not be frank and just cut the 12.5% from the salary and write it on my payslip? You too scared of “transparency” Mr The Government?

Ref: [1]

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LXC, why you no have single executable?

Decided to play with LXC again.

Installation on Ubuntu
$ sudo apt-get install lxc

I tried to know what are the features of the software once installed. Usually I just type the command on my console and it is supposed to give the help and description or something.

root@nayar-laptop:~$ lxc
No command 'lxc' found, did you mean:
Command 'llc' from package 'llvm' (universe)
Command 'lc' from package 'mono-devel' (main)
Command 'axc' from package 'afnix' (universe)
Command 'lpc' from package 'lprng' (universe)
Command 'lpc' from package 'lpr' (universe)
Command 'lpc' from package 'cups-bsd' (main)
lxc: command not found

To find the appropriate commands to be used, have to find the executables in /usr/bin

$ ls /usr/bin/ | grep lxc

There I got all the executables I needed to know.

lxc-attach
lxc-autostart
lxc-cgroup
lxc-checkconfig
lxc-clone
lxc-config
lxc-console
lxc-create
lxc-destroy
lxc-device
lxc-execute
lxc-freeze
lxc-info
lxc-ls
lxc-monitor
lxc-snapshot
lxc-start
lxc-start-ephemeral
lxc-stop
lxc-unfreeze
lxc-unshare
lxc-usernsexec
lxc-wait

Or I could have done. Totally forgot that.
man lxc

I now gives all the details about the software. But I am used to have a single executable with the actions passed as parameters. Would it be better if lxc-info was like lxc info?

Docker has a single executable command to run. Anyways. Gotta play with LXC now.

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Showkutally Soodhun is creating your dream jobs: Strippers, servants, cleaners. Apply now!

Do you like to strip and dance naked to entertain guests? Clean bedsheets after people had sex on it? Serve people their drinks and carry luggages? Dictator Showkutally Soodhun has made your dreams come true.

He says he’ll be creating thousands of jobs by giving his petit-copain Currimjee la Cambuse beach to build a hotel.

He says we are only allowed to protest for pundit Sungkur restaurant which we can say “ti-poisson”. But when hotels take kilometers of our beaches, then we should shut the fuck up. [1]

Is this the economic miracle we were promised? Creating jobs with pay like Rs 2000 per month a “job” to you? Or we were expecting some sort of entrepreneurship culture and stuffs? What is different now under your rule Anerood Jugnauht? You are just following how Navin used to rule and create jobs by selling Mauritius.

Hey “L’alliance lepep”, we voted you. You listen to what WE want. We don’t want such jobs nor we want to sell our beaches.

[1] Construction d’un hôtel à La Cambuse: « Je ne céderai pas ! »

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Got the Driving License

Started the journey to start back in July 2011 by first Setting the Oral Test for Driving License.

Then passed the theoretical Oral exam like a boss. It’s just another exam afterall :3

July 2014, went for first practical test. Failed road test but managed somehow to pass the parallel and reverse parking.

October 2014, failed road test.

February 2015, failed road test again.

June 2015 finally managed to pass and got the driving permit 😀

My driving was still mediocre IMO. Car stalled on few occasions, car going slightly back on uphills while going off etc. The police officer said my driving was OK but most importantly, I didn’t breach any of Highway Codes i.e. I respected all white lines, yellow boxes, took signals from police officers, signaled my actions using flashers and hand.

The police officer was great. He was not just sitting mouth shut and just talk when something was wrong. He kept talking about stuffs from beginning till the end. He was friendly. That’s really helpful to relieve stress and give the best in that difficult situation.

Anyways, I end here. In total, I think I spent around Rs 15,000 – 22,000 in the process since 2014. Each driving session costs me Rs 350 at Port-Louis. Rs 250 to the instructor and Rs 100 to travel to Port-Louis via bus.

Want a Heavy Truck License now :3