Thursday, March 02, 2006

Petrol Price Increase & How It Is Affecting Me

with the recent increase of 30 cents.. the amount looks kinda low.. 30 cents only ma.. but this is affecting alot of people including me.. and you can see how the insignificant small amount can make drastic changes.. example? see 5XMom's and rojak's post

with petrol price increase.. there will be

1. bus fare increase.. (i need to take a bus to work..) and besides that.. means no more or less travelling for balik kampung to spend time with parents!!
2. chap fan (mixed rice) price increase.. (i need food)
3. mamak prices increase.. (so no more teh tarik, canai, chit chat or cut down this leisure event)..
4. high cost of living driving to high cost of renting rooms :) .. many would like to generate side income
5. and above all? salary is still the same..

this is what i view as.. squeezing it to the maximum :)

i think sooner or later.. many will just lead a more mundane life of just work, stay at home and don't go out.. this is so "DULL"..

yea maybe many will say that we can still be engaged to healthy and free activity like "jogging" around the park.. hehe.. with the recent news of somebody got killed i think it's better for us to be a good couch potato ;)

added on 2nd March 2006 : the supporting fact

14 comments:

Wingz said...

yar looking at it, stay at home cook maggi better lol

Chen said...

harga minyak naik, harga semua barang pun ikut naik :)
We will see the effects soon..

Well, Alicia can spend more time playing computer games :D
I can spend more time playing with doggy :D

Anonymous said...

i found this interesting writeup on the history of petrol price increases over the last 16 years:

http://www.think.com.my/thinkrap.cfm?krp_ID=8

Jellyfish said...

aiyak...
then i spend more time play what ar?

kekekeke...

Anonymous said...

That's no excuse not to exercise.

Lari setempat works fine in the room.

Anonymous said...

lol well the petrol hikes aren't gonna stop, they want to raise the bar close to sg in the coming future. So start saving those nicks and dimes, and jogging? i wouldnt recommend a pretty lass like you jogging in a park in malaysia, i find some Malaysians somewhat of a dark nature. Waiting to strike someone with their guard down...Final verdict : Yes Malaysia is a cess pool.

Anonymous said...

30 cents is a lot! Imagine, you try to fill up a tank...

Better use bicycle, cheaper, easier to maintain, environment friendly... only very slow and need manual cycle :D

Anonymous said...

You know, elsewhere in the world, it's one of these combos.

Good public transport, hefty car and fuel prices.

Bad public transport, cheap car, high fuel prices.

Malaysia, it's BAD public transport, Expensive cars, and high fuel prices.

Malaysia has all the elements required to kill the economy slowly.

Some of the key aspects of economy foundation are

1. Political stability.
2. Consistent policy favoring investment.
3. Communications infrastructure.
4. Human Capital.
5. Transportation.

We barely have half of these in place and we're definitely losing out to the rest of the world.

Thanks to greedy politicians and proton pride, everyone will be made to suffer.

Please get ready and save money for rainy days.

Anonymous said...

Water discruption for you people.
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Water Disruptions In KL, Selangor From Thursday


KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Several areas in Kuala Lumpur and
Selangor will experience water disruptions from Thursday until March 9,
announced Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas), Wednesday.

Therefore, the residents are advised to keep sufficient water and use it
prudently.

The disruptions are because of works to clean several reservoirs and
tanks, the company said in a statement.

Thursday, the affected areas are sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 52 in
Petaling Jaya, Vista Angkasa, Selangor State Development Corporation
Flats, Kampung Kerinchi, Mid Valley and Petaling Height from 9.30am to
12.30am; Taman Sri Putra (from 9.30am to 12.30am); and Taman Halaman
Kesuma, Gombak (from 9am to 9pm).

On Friday, supply will be disrupted in Bandar Rawang Jaya, Sungai Choh
(from 9.30am to 11.30pm), Taman Bukit Subang, Petaling Jaya (from 9.30am
to 11.30pm); and Bandar Puchong Utama, Petaling Jaya (from 9.30am to
9.30pm).

Several areas in Klang will be affected on Saturday, namely Jalan Kebun,
Taman Berjaya, Jalan Istana, Istana Alam Shah, Klang District Office,
Klang Municipal Concil Office, Syabas Office, Bukit Tinggi, Taman
Botanic, Kampung Pulau Indah, Phase 1 & 2 of the Pulau Indah Industrial
Area, West Port Terminal, Star Cruise Terminal, Telok Gong and Kota
Permai.

In Kuala Langat, the areas affected will be Sijangkang, Mile 9 and 10
Kebun Baru, Telok Penglima Garang, Bukit Komandol and Pulau Carey.

Supply disruptions in Klang and Kuala Langat will happen from 10pm to
10am the next day.

On Sunday, from 9.30am to 9.30pm, the areas affected will be the S.B.
Jaya Industrial Area, Sungai Buluh while on Monday, Taman Setiawangsa,
Sri Rampai, Setapak Jaya, Setapak Permai, Kampung Pasir Wardieburn,
Kampung Loke Yew and Kuala Lumpur City Hall Flats will be affected from
9am to 9pm.

Next Tuesday, from 9am to 9pm, the areas affected will be Rustika
Condominium, Gombak, Sri Gombak Phase 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and Kampung
Melayu Sri Gombak.

Bukit Serdang (Permata) will experience supply disruptions on March 8
from 9.30am to 9.30pm and Desa Aman Puri and Wangsa Permai, Gombak from
9am to 9pm.



On the same day, the areas affected will be Taman Wangsa Ukay, Bukit
Utama, Taman Bukit jaya, Super Home, Jalan Wangsa 5A, Atheneum Apartment,
Bukit Antarabangsa and Kampung Sungai Sering from 9am to 9pm.

On March 9, Damansara Damai will be affected from 9.30am to 12.30am while
Jalan Hulu Kelang, Gombak from 9am to 9pm.

Queries or complaints can be submitted to Syabas' Customer Service Centre
at toll-free line 1-800-88-5252 or via SMS by typing PUSPEL (queries or
complaints) and send to 39222, or by visiting Syabas' website at
www.syabas.com.my.

izso said...

Poland sounds... like Singapore. Everything's expensive. But the average earning for a fresh graduate in Singapore is close to S$2.8k to 3k. In Malaysia the fresh grad(assuming the fresh grad can even find a job) will probably get RM$1.8k or RM2.2k at most.

So we're paid less, live expensive, travel expensive, eat expensive and all the govt knows what to say is "Oh, we're still the cheapest on the SEA countries".

I need more pay. Can't afford that house anymore with all these price hikes!

Anonymous said...

Manusia~~~

Time to buy house, then can cook at home economically and no need to pay high rent :P~

Kekeke.

narrowband said...

If compared to other countries, ours is still relative cheap. But the price will keep on increasing - gradually. And the next increase is next year. Got good, got bad...

Anonymous said...

Comparing only the price is a very shallow thing to do.

Other countries may have high fuel prices but they make up for it with better public transportation or affordable cars.

We have the worst of everything so don't go compare like that.

Don't parrot the politicians.

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

The funny thing is that Malaysia exports oil!

I just saw the images of the demonstrations. Unfortunately, those people do have a point.