Comments on: Hopelessness? Despair? Anger? Fear?

By: doc

doc — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:48:24 +0000

i am also resigned to the reality that that’s the price to pay but we can also make some (major?) adjustments to our lives to lessen the burden.

btw, aren’t you surprised there are some many jedi padawans & masters amongst your readers.

Adino: I’m surprised

By: wuching

wuching — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:37:06 +0000

Malaysia is strong with the Dark Side!

Adino: It’s about to get worse… already there are talks of a massive street protest organised by some NGOs

By: yenjai.net

yenjai.net — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:32:28 +0000

I think the government really handle this issue badly, as if they are kindergarten kids

Adino: This is why people are angry… it’s not that we Malaysians are ignorant about the global oil market conditions. But it’s the way this is handled.

The worst is hearing that these “subsidies” are “wastage”. In the first place, I don’t consider these to be subsidies. Secondly, how can helping the citizens to get through financially be considered wastage compared to the many govt excesses we hear about?

By: rinnah

rinnah — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:29:30 +0000

I am upset but resigned to paying more for everything. *sigh*

Like you, I don’t like the way the price hike was done, just sprung on us like that just a day after assurances that the increases would take place in August.

Adino: Doesn’t it remind you of the previous promise where parliament won’t be dissolved, then it was dissolved during Chinese New Year?

By: Bengbeng

Bengbeng — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:49:20 +0000

the feeling is the same here

Adino: From north to south, east to west of Malaysia… everyone is feeling it hard.

But Raja Petra said it right… why didn’t we feel angry in the past when all those injustices happened? Why wait until today?

By: Freiddie

Freiddie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:51:30 +0000

Quote: “(read: hybrid, green, fuel efficient)”
Okay, did they raise taxes on environmentally friendly cars only? What about the “black”, “fuel-inefficent” cars? So are they supporting the environmentally unfriendly ones? If that really is the case, then that’s a really bad problem.

Adino: No, actually they charge import tax for all foreign cars. The locally produced cars are not hybrid, green, or fuel efficient.

By: giddy tigress

giddy tigress — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:49:20 +0000

have to stock up on maggi mee? SIGH…

Adino: Maggi mee is getting too expensive too!

Time to plant your own vegetables.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:53:02 +0000

Petrol price increase seems to be a global problem … it is almost $1.60 here now. Used to be less than a dollar a couple of years back. Food shortage such as rice also causing prices to go up. Times are tough.

Adino: Yes, it’s a global problem. I’m not angry about that.

I’m angry at the way this is being done. At the false justifications. At the ‘statistics and facts’ used to convince us. At the mismanagement of funds. At broken promises before the elections. At the prospect of crime overwhelming our inefficient police force.

By: pablopabla

pablopabla — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:53:37 +0000

I will channel the negative emotions into something positive. I think you will have loads of tips for your Frugal Beagle blog.

Adino: Yes, I guess now would be a good opportunity to get that blog to skyrocket.