In view of the recent price hikes, from foodstuff to petrol, our moods have all taken a nosedive. Our sense of humour is nearing zero. Thinking of the sacrifices and adjustments we have to make is just damn depressing. Urrggg… geram! Don’t blame us for not updating our blog, where got mood la.
Some 3 weeks ago, I panicked. I couldn’t find lower grade rice anywhere! I was at Tesco. Big-big price tags were on display, “RM17.90”, “RM 19.80” but SOLD OUT! Celaka. The same thing was happening at Billion and other sundry shops. The cheapest available was RM 27 and above. I had to call my sis who happens to live a few steps away from Tesco, to make daily visits to Tesco and “grab anything below RM20.” … Like I said, I panicked. How to continue feeding the strays? Could I afford to? A 10kg bag could only last about 20 days. Finally and thankfully, I was able to find some priced at RM 18 at a sundry shop near E’s. I used to pay RM15 for Tesco’s in-house rice or at the most it would cost about RM16.90 from some other shops. Sigh… of course before I would let the strays die of hunger; I would rather skip a meal or two!! But I will need to control their intake though. The pigeons hanging around my shop are bound to suffer… My sis and I used to feed them uncooked rice. No more ‘here birdies, birdies but ‘poor birdies, birdies.’
After several weeks of moaning and groaning over the rising cost of foodstuff, our P.M. gave us another reason to criticize him kow-kow. Last week he announced an increase of 40% in the price of petrol. Die.. die! Petrol naik harga = domino effect = everything else pun naik harga! Slogans used against B.N. during the election campaigns are being resurrected, eg.“Vote BN, vote Barang Naik! Protesters in Ipoh put up this banner “When Pak Lah sleeping, we only need to pay RM 1.92; when he woke up, we need to pay RM 2.70!!” Our dear PM is committing political hara-kiri! See how long he can last.
Following that dreaded announcement, Pauline officially made her own announcement. She could no longer afford to come down to Klang on a weekly basis for our chiapkoot sessions. We will have to cut it down to once a month AND on top of that, we will have to reduce the stakes meaning sai-loh 50cts, yee-loh RM1.00 etc. Aiyoh.. our sessions are doomed! Thankfully, E’s kids will be home for the holidays. They will tide us through for the next couple of months in the event we need the sessions to de-stress. We definitely will, judging from how things are looking.
Hopefully within that time, Anwar or some other potential leaders will be able to do something; anything, to stabilize the economy. I don’t want to be a drama queen but I can’t help feeling that the situation is going to get worse before it gets better. Reminds me of Joseph’s prediction of Pharaoh’s dream “ 7 years of good harvest followed by 7 years of famine.” We can only pray that this time round, the recession will not be as bad as the previous one. Since we are all Christians here, might I suggest that we all pray for heavenly intervention?
Some 3 weeks ago, I panicked. I couldn’t find lower grade rice anywhere! I was at Tesco. Big-big price tags were on display, “RM17.90”, “RM 19.80” but SOLD OUT! Celaka. The same thing was happening at Billion and other sundry shops. The cheapest available was RM 27 and above. I had to call my sis who happens to live a few steps away from Tesco, to make daily visits to Tesco and “grab anything below RM20.” … Like I said, I panicked. How to continue feeding the strays? Could I afford to? A 10kg bag could only last about 20 days. Finally and thankfully, I was able to find some priced at RM 18 at a sundry shop near E’s. I used to pay RM15 for Tesco’s in-house rice or at the most it would cost about RM16.90 from some other shops. Sigh… of course before I would let the strays die of hunger; I would rather skip a meal or two!! But I will need to control their intake though. The pigeons hanging around my shop are bound to suffer… My sis and I used to feed them uncooked rice. No more ‘here birdies, birdies but ‘poor birdies, birdies.’
After several weeks of moaning and groaning over the rising cost of foodstuff, our P.M. gave us another reason to criticize him kow-kow. Last week he announced an increase of 40% in the price of petrol. Die.. die! Petrol naik harga = domino effect = everything else pun naik harga! Slogans used against B.N. during the election campaigns are being resurrected, eg.“Vote BN, vote Barang Naik! Protesters in Ipoh put up this banner “When Pak Lah sleeping, we only need to pay RM 1.92; when he woke up, we need to pay RM 2.70!!” Our dear PM is committing political hara-kiri! See how long he can last.
Following that dreaded announcement, Pauline officially made her own announcement. She could no longer afford to come down to Klang on a weekly basis for our chiapkoot sessions. We will have to cut it down to once a month AND on top of that, we will have to reduce the stakes meaning sai-loh 50cts, yee-loh RM1.00 etc. Aiyoh.. our sessions are doomed! Thankfully, E’s kids will be home for the holidays. They will tide us through for the next couple of months in the event we need the sessions to de-stress. We definitely will, judging from how things are looking.
Hopefully within that time, Anwar or some other potential leaders will be able to do something; anything, to stabilize the economy. I don’t want to be a drama queen but I can’t help feeling that the situation is going to get worse before it gets better. Reminds me of Joseph’s prediction of Pharaoh’s dream “ 7 years of good harvest followed by 7 years of famine.” We can only pray that this time round, the recession will not be as bad as the previous one. Since we are all Christians here, might I suggest that we all pray for heavenly intervention?
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