Fuel hike : Sign of political shift?

From a consumer’s point of view, with the abolishment of the subsidiy (The last rm0.30), we have to expect something in return that could curb other prices from spiraling out of order. Like i’ve said, an average Sabahan-Joe is earning mostly just around rm1000 per month and with the fuel price hike, we hardly feel any justice.

Eating at home or out doesn’t even count much either so something should be done on food prices even though it is agreeable that “world-food-price” is growing. Just hours ago, I went to have brunch at a chinese shop which i regularly have something to eat. Barely 12 hours after fuel hike, rice price already up by 50 cents. Prices of cigarettes, rubber products, home-needies would soon follow yet our “salary” is stagnant. Even my bank account would start growing spiderwebs virtually.

If no one does, then i’ll be the first to feel sorry for all of us. To compare our RM paper to the superior Pound sterling, Euro and Dollars (Brunei and Singapore Dollar even) is absurd. I really am behind those who posted that somehow, our salary structure SHOULD be reviewed, not only for those government servent but also YOU and I (private sectors). Imagine if your company is not making business and plus this fuel price issue and you’re the only child of a somewhat modest family and all of a sudden you're "released" by your employer, reason being "escalating expenses" the key. Pityful. I might end up selling my parents on ebay (that was a joke. I would never do that).

Anyway, complaining, researching, gossiping, presuming, and such will do nothing but please ourselves. We need to be heard but how? I KNOW for a fact that talking to your ADUN or MP is hopeless. They can’t even give you decent roads (in Sabah) or streetlights that work(except they built it near or INSIDE THEIR compound). If we rally or make public comments, it’s either jail or ISA. If we boycott the oil, we can’t work hence cannot earn. Who are willing to listen to us?

Difficulties my dear comrades. If only God was controlling the oil price, he’d let us fill our cars in return for faith. Just something we don’t have with the current government.

Just my point of view .