Of Being Myself

When Prime Minister announced the petrol hike in the news channel, less than an hour, many motorists queue up to any available gas stations to probably fill up the last good market price of petrol that they can get. Words get by rather quickly. Perhaps the telco companies earned some profit from the smses that has been circulated to warn everyone about this shocking news. Some rumours said that the gas stations will only accept cash and not credit cards. Some gas stations in rural area even closed down and refused to sell their petrol.

For me, I was lucky to have pump the petrol full tank to my “Sasa” a day before, unknowingly about this piece of news. Even so, I got caught up in massive jam after work and even at night. I have to actually plan my route that does not involve any roads that has gas stations along the way.

Another bad news that stir the people’s madness is the price increase of rice. Not so sure if this piece of news is true or not though. Few days had passed since the announcement of the petrol hike, and here I am in one of the supermarkets. Man, you can’t believe how shallots and garlic had become a hit overnight. Everyone seem to buy kilos of them, that probably could last a few months or so.

Everyone predicted that prices for most food items will be jacked up soon, including our usual “kolo mee” that used to be the quick and relatively cheap noodle in the town. Maybe I should stock up Maggi Mee, just in case the price goes up too.