Yawn…clearing cob webs…waking up from my blog B.R.E.A.K. Well, actually I still want to take a break, but with the petrol hike effective 5th June 2008 to RM2.70 (*pengsan-ed*), as a blogger I must come out and clear the cob webs on my blog and say something…before the readers of this blog thought I’ve been drowned with Petrol fell into the Petrol Tanker and died LOL.
So I wasn’t one of them who dilligently line up at the petrol kiosk, simply NOT because I’m very rich, NOT because my co. subsidizes petrol for us, but because I was horrified to see the traffic jam caused by the queue.
I head home at 9pm yesterday night, after my usual badminton session. Went to pick up the kids at MIL’s house and lepak there till almost 10pm. When I hit the LDP, it was jam all the way, so I thought to take a detour and go home via Kota Damansara. But everyone is also smart, not only me, there were slight traffic jam at Ikea there, lucky it was only a few minutes. So while in the jam, this was my conversation with my 3.5 yo girl:
Mommy: Faythe, mama have to sell the car already….Mommy got no money to pay for petrol. Petrol is so expensive now 🙁
Faythe: Why you have to sell this car? Why you don’t like the car anymore?
Mommy: I like the car, but I got no money to buy petrol..how….Later I buy a motorbike, like Papa’s one OK. Then you and ah boy sit in front, kakak sit at the back OK
Faythe: *looking at me pitifully* Mama, nehmind (nevermind), later I go take out money from the piggy bank there, then I give you the money then you can use to pump petrol.
Mommy: But I need a lot money Faythe…
Faythe: I got a lot money one inside my piggy bank
Mommy: How much you have? *she’s so thoughtful*
Faythe: I got 2 dollars….
I can’t help but laugh…not at my lil girl, but for the value of RM2. She doesn’t know the value of RM2. To her it might be a lot. But thinking about the petrol, RM2 can’t even buy 1L of petrol. That is how pathetic we are. 40% increase of petrol, but only 5% increase of salary, how to cover. Not forgetting, 18% increase of electricity.
So this is what I summarize:
- Yesterday, 1 plate of Chicken Rice cost RM3.50
- Today, 1 plate of Chicken Rice cost RM3.50
The difference is yesterday, there were 5 pieces of chicken on the chicken rice and 5 pieces of timun. Today, there are 3 pieces of chicken on the chicken rice and 5 pieces of timun. But if you want your 2 pieces of missing chicken meat, then please add RM1 OK :P.
Sekian, habis cerita…I’m going back to my break, hopefully will be back on Monday.
RM2.70 saja. Gomen masih ada subsidi RM0.30. Bertanding Singapura, kita masih jauh lebih murah. Kehidupan rakyat tidak akan terjamin. Kita saja perlu menukar cara hidup kita. Sekian…
yalo, i really wonder how people going to survive in this harsh situation…some more 18% increase of electricity, gosh, Malaysia is hot hot hot everyday, then how to save the current?? sigh…
i found that little kids always like to say they have 2 dollars..haha..just like Jo…
Complain also no use lorr… for all you know, there might be another hike in Aug/Sep. If you noticed, there are rebates but only for cars less than 2000cc… meaning if someone’s so rich and can afford a car higher than 2000cc, they best pay up. RM200 rebate on road tax is nothing, man. Bleh!
Ha ha.. vy thoughful of lil Faythe….. but true, RM 2 is nothing already… and the chicken rice, same thought…. if u want the extra 2 pcs, can, juz pay RM 1 to top up…
Same goes to the drinks… same price but diluted…..
omg. seilor, seilor, seilor… but anyhow, by hook by crook we will have to survive. sigh. ppl getting poorer. more robberies. more crime. more killing?
more dis, more that, pay jer tak more…
walaoeh o.O
Heehee… Faythe so cute ler…
Now everything also expensive… PiggyBeng said I must charge more
for my cupcakes! 😛
I was telling my lunch mates that we have to eat in more often. Cannot afford the petrol and the horrendous price increase outside.
Faythe so cute, she have RM 2 for your petrol, my son even funny, he said papa’s car got a lot of money (actually is all 5 cents), no need worry about petrol, papa very rich. 🙂
The sudden inflation really not let us to take a second breath. Time to tighten our belt, eat lesser, out lesser and at the same time “gam fei”..
And gomen has the nerve to declare that inflation is only 3.3%…….PETTUUEEYYYYY!!!
Faythe very cute lor……..when I was young, my RM1 not only went a long way but it could be re-used at different ocassions too!
U pun tak boleh tahan and want to blog about the petrol hike. Hahaha!
Aiyo, Faythe’s so helpful and wants to help mummy. Ya lor, with RM2, can’t even pump 1 litre of petrol. Better not go out too often as from now on ….. sigh …..
sigh… ya lor, today i drive to work but skipped lunch… save $$ for petrol. tomorro i need to fill petrol pulak, so i think i will eat grass for lunch for the rest of the week! and i was just thinking abt placing a deposit for a slightly bigger car… now scrap the idea altogether!!!!
Yeap, my gal will take 20 sens from the cup and give to me when I say I have no money. Faythe is a very generous gal, at least to you. It is more valuable than all the petrol you can get…hehehehe
Luckily she didn’t tell u that if u take us all on the motobike like that, the police will catch u 😛 then u lose more than the fuel 😀
Sigh! I wonder what will happen to petrol when our lil ones grows up
childrens always think that they are very rich. My Qi Ning will also tell me she got lots of money in her piggy bank. Whenever I say no money, she will say “I can give you money!” hehehe
Maybe no more 5 pcs of timun loh. :p Faythe’s so kind, to give u her money.
Maybe in a few days’ time, the plate of rice will also become half plate of rice!
Faythe is so totful…
aiyo, me too, didn’t manage to fill up my almost empty oil tank before the petrol hike, and 2 days later I had to pay 40%more, sigh…
After this, there’ll only be 1 piece of chicken and 10 pieces of timun (to compensate the loss of chicken) once the ceiling price for chicken is abolish. Or has it been abolished already? Sigh.