Just My 78 Cents ( Of Fuel Price! ) - Edited Version
Dang!
Now it is really happen.
Haha.
Fuel cost price has increased.
TNB tariff will increase.
Shahrir Abdul Samad said:
It has to be done due to the fact that our subsidy for fuel only has reached up to RM21 billion the same cost for our development cost.
And
We follow the global price! [1] (Aha! How about mention Petronos as one of the most quality exporter petroleum in the world).[2]
Haha.
So that is the cause?
Shahrir said they will provide rebates,
Shahrir said they will transfer the subsidy to the food’s i.e flour subsidy
(Opss, has he forgotten that we eat rice? I’m sorry I have forgotten too that we will have to spend almost RM400 Million on subsidies rice import despite we have our own ’sawah padi’. That will be another different [3] story.)
Shahrir said they wouldn’t be any goods increasing price because streamlined diesel subsidy is RM1.43.[4]
Oh, yeah!
I know they said we pay lesser then Singapore and Thailand[5] (Hello! We have petroleum and they didn’t, ok! A mistaken analogy, indeed if in Arabic we called it "Qias Ma’al Fariq")
So I’m wondering about a lot of things.
It just I want to keep it just for myself for now.
( The key secret is: Priority. We have been misconduct the priority since whenever and now we have to suffer despite that Malaysia has almost everything).[6]
What have you been wondering.
Chegu has said on his blog. Oh, I’m his fan. (Though I didn’t visit his blog for quite some time)
Don’t any one, absolutely no one, tell us to change our lifestyles. Got it? What, do you think we are stupid? Yes, we are going to make a lot of noise, that’s what you will get for being the government but while shouting and screaming and kicking we will adjust our lifestyle to the new situation. Yes, the word is adjust not change
And Frankie said to Chegu’s post
Well said chegu. My take is after plundering the country, now they want to plunder the subsidies meant for the rakyat. The price increase of fuel will help saves the subsidies handed out by the government and the amount saved, if it goes to the rakyat and be a catalyst to the economy, I have no problem, but if it goes to the pockets of the politicians on the pretence of buying new timing belt for the submarines, then I think we have a big problem.
Tawel Sensei said:
Kalau saya ada kereta berkuasa udara, saya akan ketawakan manusia yang berebut-rebut mengisi minyak sebelum kenaikan harganya dalam beberapa jam lagi. Saya juga tak akan layan mana-mana manusia yang mahu membasuh otak saya untuk percaya bahawa kenaikan harga minyak di Malaysia adalah gara-gara Barisan Nasional memerintah Malaysia.
How about you?
[1] Based on The Economist newspaper crude measure, not everyone is paying higher prices for oil.
[2] Petronas
[3] Increasing Effort Of Irrigated Rice Productivity Through of Integrated Crop and Resources Approach. and Pemanasan Global, Pertanian Padi Harus di kaji ulung.
[6] Malaysia and Agriculture
salam
Comment by hana — June 6, 2008 @ 12:41 am
definitely the increasing of oil prices had to be related
barisan nasional. my sister call it “only a not rational thinking person and so called ’so rich’” people would say that the increasing is reasonable. Think again, venezuela somehow able to maintain their fuel price when other country made the price increased why not malaysia so called ‘maju’ or ‘50 years merdeka’
Comment by hana — June 6, 2008 @ 12:48 am
nihongo o narau = learn japanese
ohayoo gozaimasu = good morning
konnichiwa = good afternoon
konbanwa = good evening
oyasuminasai = good night (when someone’s is about going to sleep)
sayoonara = good bye
ja mata (ashita) = see you (tomorrow)
Comment by hana — June 6, 2008 @ 12:56 am
Asslamualaikum!
Hana! My dearest..*Huggles.
I’m so really glad to hear from you.
Arigato Gozaimas. Will catch you later. You bring the ‘light’ in my early day today. We have a date in the evening. InshAllah then.
Comment by Administrator — June 6, 2008 @ 2:17 am
yeke, glad to hear that. you too. your writings really bright up my day. i am so fortunate to have friend like you.
before this i always pray that i will get someone who can advice me and change me into a better person and Allah have granted my wish. Alhamdulillah. take care of yourself. we are living, being friend in the name of Allah. Alhamdulillah. See you in the evening.
Comment by hana — June 6, 2008 @ 2:49 am
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ana dpt byk info dari sini. just found it yesterday.
Comment by hana — June 6, 2008 @ 4:21 am
Hana,
Thanks for the link. I will visited it later and for yesterday too. It was a blast! It always is when I’m with you.^^
Back to the fuel. I really want people to read between the lines my post and think out of the box.
Allah Almighty has granted us so much bless in Malaysia. Yet, we have misconduct it. The result is very much shown in our current situation.
The point is:
1) Oil production has decreased in previous year. It is a fact. The question is, how do we want to conduct the situation is very wise action.
2) As a servant of HIM, it is an obligation to be grateful to Allah and acknowledge it is by properly conduct all the ni’mah in this world. We feel disappointed in the current situation is not because we didn’t feel grateful of what we have but we want to be grateful by properly do the best in conducting the nature property.
Of course as Bediuzzaman Said Nursi always stated all the calamities which has happen in the world is the result of human misbehaving etc and of course this incident has a wisdom behind it. But how we want to react upon it is a big question.
Allahu’alam
Comment by Administrator — June 7, 2008 @ 8:03 am
salam, i’m a bit late today compare to previous days.
em, today i want to do some reading on venezuela and find out why is it the only country that not really affected by hiking of fuel price. that is if i’m so busy. hehe.
Comment by hana — June 9, 2008 @ 12:17 am
nihongo o narau (common greetings)
itte kimasu = when leaving house (person’s leaving the house)
itte irasshai = response to ‘itte kimasu’ (person’s left at home)
tadaima = on return from outside into house (person’s arrived home)
okaerinasai = response to ‘tadaima’ (person’s stays home)
gomenkudasai = when visiting someone’s house, calling out from the entrance
ojama shimasu = when entering the house
(these are common saying by the japanese, I have not yet explain the meaning in English I understand the use but somehow not very sure about the real meaning of each word. I will let you know when I get all the exact meaning of each words. okay)
Comment by hana — June 9, 2008 @ 12:43 am
itte kimasu = i’m going but i’ll be back
itte irasshai = have a good time. see you later
tadaima = i’m home
okaerinasai = welcome home
ojama shimasu = sorry to bother you
Comment by hana — June 9, 2008 @ 12:52 am
ana dh jumpa artikel on venezuela fuel price…
it’s not the latest news but we can still get good view of the nation itself
Energy crisis? Venezuela gas is cheaper than water
Last Updated(Beijing Time):2006-05-12 09:19
Taxi driver Jaime Tinoco works the streets of Caracas in a 1976 Chevy Nova that guzzles 19 gallons (72 liters) of gas a day. But he doesn’t worry about fuel efficiency — filling his tank costs just $2.30.
While US consumers struggle with soaring energy prices, Venezuela’s gas is now the world’s cheapest at 12 cents a gallon and Washington’s regional foe, President Hugo Chavez, vows to maintain subsidies that keep fuel dirt-cheap.
Flares burn at an oil refinery in the St. Bernard Parish of New Orleans, Louisiana on October 19, 2005. Oil refiners are not conspiring to keep gasoline prices high and are not overcharging consumers for motor fuel, the industry’s trade group told Congress on Thursday. [Reuters]
“Those gringos have everything — so why does their gas cost so much?” asked Tinoco between chuckles as he navigated a midday traffic jam. “Don’t they have oil reserves?”
Chavez, a self-proclaimed socialist and critic of President Bush, has even begun subsidizing fuel for poor U.S. neighborhoods as U.S. consumers brace for average summer gas prices of $2.71 a gallon — 34 cents higher than last summer.
In Venezuela, the world’s No. 5 oil exporter, drivers fill their tanks for less than the price of a cheap breakfast, and love to point out that gasoline costs less than mineral water.
The nation’s gasoline is now the world’s cheapest, according to an International Monetary Fund report released in April that shows Venezuelan gas prices as about a third of those in oil-producing giant Saudi Arabia.
Shiny SUVs and rusty 1970s-era sedans share the streets of Venezuelan cities as drivers shrug off fuel costs.
Low-priced fuel is considered a birthright in Venezuela, which sells 1.2 million barrels per day of oil to the United States — the world’s biggest gas guzzler.
“Gasoline should stay cheap the way it is, that’s why we have oil in Venezuela,” said Maria Rosa Pinero, 55, a housewife, filling up a Volkswagen Gol at a gas station in eastern Caracas.
Chavez has extended Venezuela’s fuel subsidy to poor Americans through a well-publicized jab at the U.S. government that offers 40 percent discounts on heating oil distributed by Venezuelan-owned refiner Citgo.
Flush with cash from high oil revenues, Chavez has also shored up regional alliances by providing low-priced fuel to Central American and Caribbean nations he says have been snubbed by the United States.
‘HOOD ROBIN’ SUBSIDY
Venezuela’s gas subsidy is the subject of endless grumbling by economists who say it promotes consumer waste and costs the state billions of dollars in lost revenue.
Critics say the subsidy largely benefits middle and upper-class vehicle owners at the expense of government income that could be spent on the poor.
“They call it the ‘Hood Robin’ subsidy,” said Jose Luis Cordeiro, a petroleum engineer who writes about energy issues. “Instead of stealing from the rich to give to the poor, it’s the opposite.”
He estimates Venezuela would have taken in at least an additional $8 billion last year — almost 8 percent of the nation’s GDP — if Venezuelans had paid market rates for fuel.
The subsidy also encourages rampant fuel smuggling to neighboring Colombia and leads to huge lines of Brazilian drivers waiting to fill up along the southern border.
But past efforts to raise gas prices have not gone well. Authorities in 1989 raised fuel prices at the height of a recession, leading to three days of rioting during which at least 300 people were killed. Human rights groups say troops may have killed several thousand people.
The event marked a turning point in Venezuelan history, and served as inspiration for Chavez — at the time a young army officer — to lead a coup attempt three years later. The coup failed but helped propel Chavez into the presidency in 1998.
Chavez has maintained popularity by channeling oil revenues toward social programs for the poor, and has often criticized U.S. dependence on cheap gasoline. Washington says he is using his oil wealth to threaten regional democracy.
At Venezuelan gas stations, however, there are few complaints about low-cost fuel or fuel efficiency.
“People buy a car because it’s comfortable or because it’s big,” said Isidro Rodriguez, 30, an accountant, as he filled up a new 4-wheel-drive Ford in southern Caracas. “It’s not for the price of fuel, because that’s never been a problem.” (Reuters)
Source:CE.cn
Comment by hana — June 9, 2008 @ 1:28 am
here’s link on venezuela fuel condition
http://en.ce.cn/subject/EnergyCrisis/ECworld/200605/12/t20060512_6934874.shtml
Comment by hana — June 9, 2008 @ 1:31 am
salam
i just received a bad news from one of my colleague. Her daugther is suspected having brain tumor just 2 years and 1/2. Sama2 la kita doakan utk dia..
Comment by hana — June 9, 2008 @ 3:55 am