As the 'mourning' goes on and as the anger of the citizens of Malaysia continues raging, there are some extra points to ponder. Maybe by pondering on these points, we might well understand the intentions of the government and not make any unnecessary complaints anymore. It's really not worth the time and effort people.
Now, the price of petrol, technically is not really experiencing a price hike. Well, in Malaysia at least. Look at this from this point of view. The Malaysian government has been giving subsidies all this while right? Stop thinking bout the price increase from the US or the world as a whole, just bring our thoughts back to Malaysia as itself. Price may be increasing other places and all, but if we think bout it deeply, the petrol price is Malaysia has NOT increase at all.
What the government has done has actually just removed the price subsidy. How can we possibly then even say that this is a price hike? The price had remained the same from previous years, we are still very much dependant. Ain't that making any sense now? How can we say that by removing subsidies it means that the price had actually increase. We are just paying more for what we are getting and using, which is morally and rationally proper.
Lets bring this further. Last time around, when we had ultimate subsidies, we enjoyed it and some others say, take 'advantage' of it without realising that the subsidies also comes from us, the taxpayers money. We pay the government taxes, they use it to bring in the subsidies. This also basically means that we have been paying for the petrol or the subsidies that we are enjoying. So, now when they remove it, it doesn't really make of a difference you see. We are still paying for it, the same like we have done before.
From that, people will come up and say, well, it may be the same but then this time around we are still paying the taxes, as well as the petrol, meaning we are paying double. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that's practically the use of the rebates that the government is giving out. Get it?
And.... I was reading a report on Star Online with regards to a suggestion by a MP that we should compare the prices of petrol to countries that are producing and exporting petroleum. Those countries include Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and much more. Price of petrol there is cheaper than plain water, no doubt, but then we should really think again, is petroleum our main export? Is our country built on petroleum? We export other things such as 'kelapa sawit', 'getah' and what not. So, how do we compare then?
Why not compare to countries like Mauritius, the US, UK and those other countries that use more petroleum than us, and pay 3-4 times of the price we are paying? Try comparing that and lets see where we will be heading. Will we still complain that petrol price is too high? Honestly, I do not think that there is even a basis for complaining. As the saying goes, 'Don't drive if you can't afford the petrol'. Are we being typical humans once again? Affording a car but never thinking of the consequences? Just buying a car, thinking it will ease our lifes but never wondering for a single moment that we have to pay and really PAY big time for it? Come on people, WAKE UP!
There is no way in Hell, Heaven or Earth that the price of petrol is ever gonna come down. Besides, for us Malaysians, we are still enjoying the best petrol with the cheapest price. *clap clap*. Show some appreciation people. Don't be too dependant anymore. Just because the government reduces a bit of help, we get all uptight and say that the government is making life hard for us. Don't always think bout now, think bout the future as well. Saving all today does not necessary mean a better tomorrow k? Sometimes, its spending more today that ensures a better tomorrow.
Stop complaining for the sake of complaining and let's move on with life. We have more important things to worry about. Why not worry on how to improve the standard of living here? Why not worry about improving the standard of sports in the country. These are the things that will bring our country fame, glory and status. That way, we might not even have to worry bout price increase at all. We will be living a prosperous life in a prosperous country. Then, we should also think about ways to find alternatives to petroleum. This way, maybe all the nonsense can stop as well.
Sincerely, all these baseless complaints are just a waste of time. There is really no way we can reduce petrol price and we should not depend too much on the government. Think bout it, wasn't it the people who said that the government can't be counted on. Wasn't it the people that said that Pak Lah 'tak boleh pakai'? If all our allegations are true, then why make a big fuss when the government removed the subsidies? We do not need them do we? So, move on with life and forget about the subsidies, if so the Malaysian government really 'tak boleh harap'.
In support of petrol price hike,
CK
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Friday, 6 June 2008
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Fuel Hike... Warning! Maybe, Maybe Not...
The date is 4th of June 2008, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato Seri Abdullah Hj. Ahmad Badawi made a rather shocking but expected announcement. The announcement came to us Malaysians as a "dooms day" kind of announcement. The price of petrol will be increased by 40% by midnight tonight. Not surprisingly, the first thing we Malaysians do is to hit for the nearest petrol station, hoping to get a final bite on the cheap price of petrol that will last for maybe the next one week. Wow... Such an achievement for those who manage to get their hands on these 'cheap' petrol. Needless to say, they are definitely very proud and will say things like:
"Wah, luckily I managed to get. If not tomorrow sure mati."
"Waliau wei. Government crazy ar? Pak Lah no brains ar? Lose election then do like this la?"
Ok guys, reality check. The government ain't crazy, cos YOU are, Pak Lah has got brains, and... Yeap, YOU do not have and its not really because he lost the elections. Lets face it, the elections has got nothing to do with the increase of petrol price. Most importantly, the government is not crazy because its not the government that caused a nationwide jam just because most of us Malaysians are just selfish, kiasu and refuse to accept the reality of life. Imagine everyone packing at the petrol station causing unneccesary jams, with no good reason at all. Yes, the price of petrol is gonna go up, so what? Its not like we can buy these 2 bucks per litre petrol and use them for the rest of our lives right? Come on, saving these 12++ bucks now does not mean a single thing if the price of petrol is gonna continue increasing in years to come.
You rather spend time lining up at the petrol station, burning petrol and causing a terrible jam, which in the end, when you try to get out and move on your way home, you get caught in the same jam you created, burn the same amount of petrol and yeah... It basically means your wait wasn't worth it at all. The best part is, you guys can afford to line up along the highways, major roads and so on without having a single thought of others who may be rushing home or those who are really in need of petrol. Come on, we have to live with reality. We ain't in any fairy tale or Disney Land ladies and gentlemen. We are in Malaysia, a country located on mother earth, created by God, where people do live and die. We do not always 'live happily ever after'.
AND...
For once, I would support the move by the ruling government. Pak Lah, I've got your back. Let's see where I come from. Malaysia is a beautiful country with a wonderful government. Well, when it comes to petrol subsidy at least. We are a nation using one of the best petroleum around and the most interesting part is with the cheapest price. How can we possibly complain any further? Let's take Mauritius for example (I've got a friend from there). This is what I heard from him. Their country uses petrol that at times may not even be suitable for a car or vehicle for that matter. It spoils the engine and causes much problems. To add to their misery, the price of petrol is 2-3 times higher than ours and their standard of living is also way higher. We are basically living in PARADISE, for those who want to have the fairytale feeling, there you have it.
With the amount of subsidy that the government is spending on the nation or rather thirsty draculas of petroleum, we are lacking on so much of developement that may make the country a better place to live in. Then again, many will then crush my opinion by saying that the issue of corruption and misconduct of the funds will arise. Well, to a certain extent, I'll have to agree. Now, which country, in its political struggle will not be involved in corruption? Hence the phrase, 'Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.' This is something we cannot escape from.
Of course, the government has been given 50 years of chance and they are taking things for granted, but this is only true to a certain extent. They are rather traditional and are finding it difficult to cope to the advancement that we are pretty well-equipped with nowadays.
Lets just take everything aside and think rationally for once. Regardless of what happens, too much of subsidy from the goverment will make our country poorer and when our country gets poorer, we suffer. Lets all take this as a short term loss but a long term benefit. The government is still giving rebates accordingly right? They are still caring for us, the people as much as they want to 'make life harder' as most of us will put it.
The increase is the price of petrol is something that we cant avoid. So, lets stop complaining and move on with life aight? Its not that disasterous right? Lets hope that this move is for the better of the country and the people. The money the government saves from reducing the subsidies can be used for so many other things. I may be wrong but lets wait and see. And, Malaysians, for once, please stop all these bad habits. Its bad enough that we have heavy rain nowadays, and accidents happen more oftenly during rainy days. That adds to massive jams and the worst part, we always tend to stop, look but never go! What's wrong. Imagine an accident on the other lane but traffic is smooth but traffic on the non-accident lane is jammed up as if the accident had happened there. Just move and don't look. The numbers of the cars involved in the accident ain't gonna be of any use. Don't count on it.
So, don't add to the misery that we all face everyday coming back from work or study and lets be practical. Yes, the saving is true, save a little today, get a better tomorrow, but as things were going just now on my way back, its more of saving a little today, getting a bitter tomorrow.
I hope the government thru this move will be able to use the money from the subsidies given out all this while and make good use of it for better improvements in the country. Don't dissapoint us again! =)
In support of the increase in fuel price,
CK
"Wah, luckily I managed to get. If not tomorrow sure mati."
"Waliau wei. Government crazy ar? Pak Lah no brains ar? Lose election then do like this la?"
Ok guys, reality check. The government ain't crazy, cos YOU are, Pak Lah has got brains, and... Yeap, YOU do not have and its not really because he lost the elections. Lets face it, the elections has got nothing to do with the increase of petrol price. Most importantly, the government is not crazy because its not the government that caused a nationwide jam just because most of us Malaysians are just selfish, kiasu and refuse to accept the reality of life. Imagine everyone packing at the petrol station causing unneccesary jams, with no good reason at all. Yes, the price of petrol is gonna go up, so what? Its not like we can buy these 2 bucks per litre petrol and use them for the rest of our lives right? Come on, saving these 12++ bucks now does not mean a single thing if the price of petrol is gonna continue increasing in years to come.
You rather spend time lining up at the petrol station, burning petrol and causing a terrible jam, which in the end, when you try to get out and move on your way home, you get caught in the same jam you created, burn the same amount of petrol and yeah... It basically means your wait wasn't worth it at all. The best part is, you guys can afford to line up along the highways, major roads and so on without having a single thought of others who may be rushing home or those who are really in need of petrol. Come on, we have to live with reality. We ain't in any fairy tale or Disney Land ladies and gentlemen. We are in Malaysia, a country located on mother earth, created by God, where people do live and die. We do not always 'live happily ever after'.
AND...
For once, I would support the move by the ruling government. Pak Lah, I've got your back. Let's see where I come from. Malaysia is a beautiful country with a wonderful government. Well, when it comes to petrol subsidy at least. We are a nation using one of the best petroleum around and the most interesting part is with the cheapest price. How can we possibly complain any further? Let's take Mauritius for example (I've got a friend from there). This is what I heard from him. Their country uses petrol that at times may not even be suitable for a car or vehicle for that matter. It spoils the engine and causes much problems. To add to their misery, the price of petrol is 2-3 times higher than ours and their standard of living is also way higher. We are basically living in PARADISE, for those who want to have the fairytale feeling, there you have it.
With the amount of subsidy that the government is spending on the nation or rather thirsty draculas of petroleum, we are lacking on so much of developement that may make the country a better place to live in. Then again, many will then crush my opinion by saying that the issue of corruption and misconduct of the funds will arise. Well, to a certain extent, I'll have to agree. Now, which country, in its political struggle will not be involved in corruption? Hence the phrase, 'Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.' This is something we cannot escape from.
Of course, the government has been given 50 years of chance and they are taking things for granted, but this is only true to a certain extent. They are rather traditional and are finding it difficult to cope to the advancement that we are pretty well-equipped with nowadays.
Lets just take everything aside and think rationally for once. Regardless of what happens, too much of subsidy from the goverment will make our country poorer and when our country gets poorer, we suffer. Lets all take this as a short term loss but a long term benefit. The government is still giving rebates accordingly right? They are still caring for us, the people as much as they want to 'make life harder' as most of us will put it.
The increase is the price of petrol is something that we cant avoid. So, lets stop complaining and move on with life aight? Its not that disasterous right? Lets hope that this move is for the better of the country and the people. The money the government saves from reducing the subsidies can be used for so many other things. I may be wrong but lets wait and see. And, Malaysians, for once, please stop all these bad habits. Its bad enough that we have heavy rain nowadays, and accidents happen more oftenly during rainy days. That adds to massive jams and the worst part, we always tend to stop, look but never go! What's wrong. Imagine an accident on the other lane but traffic is smooth but traffic on the non-accident lane is jammed up as if the accident had happened there. Just move and don't look. The numbers of the cars involved in the accident ain't gonna be of any use. Don't count on it.
So, don't add to the misery that we all face everyday coming back from work or study and lets be practical. Yes, the saving is true, save a little today, get a better tomorrow, but as things were going just now on my way back, its more of saving a little today, getting a bitter tomorrow.
I hope the government thru this move will be able to use the money from the subsidies given out all this while and make good use of it for better improvements in the country. Don't dissapoint us again! =)
In support of the increase in fuel price,
CK
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Monopoly - World Edition
Guys and gals,
The moment u lay eyes on this post, please click on the following link:
www.monopoly.com (humbly suggest to open in another window as the explanation is below)
Ok, now as you all wait for the page to load, kindly take some time off to read the simple explanation below.
Monopoly; the famous board game is planning to create a world edition, which will feature cities around the world and guess what? - KL is one of the 72 cities shortlisted. They are looking for 22 cities to be featured in the first ever world edition of everyone's FAVOURITE board game.
The best part is that we actually get to lend a hand in deciding, which city gets chosen; simply by voting. If KL makes it to the top 22 cities that is voted for around the world, it will then be chosen to be featured in the world edition of this board game. The process is also extremely simple. Just go to the website above, register (just need to provide email and create your own password) and lets start VOTING!!
Lets make KL one of the cities featured on OUR very favourite board game. Lets make that a reality.
MALAYSIA BOLEH!!
- with the elections coming; those who cant vote yet, can actually use their time to vote here.
- those that can already vote but dunno who to vote for; ie: government or opposition, pls also use ur time to vote here.
- those that can already vote but are just too lazy to go out early in the morning to vote, pls also use ur time to vote here.
- and most importantly, those who agree with me that it makes no difference whether we vote or not at the coming elections, PLS PLS use ur time to vote here.
Thank you.
Wishing all those celebrating the coming festive season a very very...
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
and
HAPPY VOTING!!
CK
The moment u lay eyes on this post, please click on the following link:
www.monopoly.com (humbly suggest to open in another window as the explanation is below)
Ok, now as you all wait for the page to load, kindly take some time off to read the simple explanation below.
Monopoly; the famous board game is planning to create a world edition, which will feature cities around the world and guess what? - KL is one of the 72 cities shortlisted. They are looking for 22 cities to be featured in the first ever world edition of everyone's FAVOURITE board game.
The best part is that we actually get to lend a hand in deciding, which city gets chosen; simply by voting. If KL makes it to the top 22 cities that is voted for around the world, it will then be chosen to be featured in the world edition of this board game. The process is also extremely simple. Just go to the website above, register (just need to provide email and create your own password) and lets start VOTING!!
Lets make KL one of the cities featured on OUR very favourite board game. Lets make that a reality.
MALAYSIA BOLEH!!
- with the elections coming; those who cant vote yet, can actually use their time to vote here.
- those that can already vote but dunno who to vote for; ie: government or opposition, pls also use ur time to vote here.
- those that can already vote but are just too lazy to go out early in the morning to vote, pls also use ur time to vote here.
- and most importantly, those who agree with me that it makes no difference whether we vote or not at the coming elections, PLS PLS use ur time to vote here.
Thank you.
Wishing all those celebrating the coming festive season a very very...
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
and
HAPPY VOTING!!
CK
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