There Goes My Dream…
Jun 4th, 2008 by Alvin Chong
There goes my dream of owning some big ass engine capacity luxury car. Effective tomorrow, the price of RON97 petrol will increase to RM 2.70. The RON92 will increase to RM 2.62. Diesel will be raised to RM 2.58.
Now, I understand that the world crude oil price has been increasing and hence the increase in petrol price. The government has a point in that they can no longer subsidize as much as they’d like to. I’ll accept that, but what doesn’t make sense is the fact that they can still send some space tourist to space for a whalloping amount of money. That to me is unacceptable.
As much as I’d like to be proud of my nation for being able to send someone to space, I’d rather see the money go into subsidizing my daily life necessities. After all, our income here is not sufficient per se. Sending someone to space is an extra luxury which a country can only afford to do if it has nothing better to do with the money anymore.
Yes, I also agree that our petrol is still one of the cheapest compared to other countries but also bear in mind that with the exception of a few other countries, our country is also one that has a lower income range. Oh boy, I am having a hard time to even maintain a 1.5L car, what more to say a 4.0L dream car? SIGH…
ya stupid space tourist idea…
now we all have to suffer. sucks.
when they said the money saved will be used on public transport… i wonder if they were referring to the rocket as public transport.
zewt: You might hit the jackpot there.
Frankie: Oh well, we still have to live with it. Like someone once said, if you don’t like it, you can get out of the country.
Who is that “someone”?