There are so many unethical bloggers who are going all out to destroy our beloved nation and they are doing it by putting all sort of blattant lies and half-truths that are misleading, just to create distrust and build animosity among the various races. All geared towards the ultimate distruction this country that is built on Trust, Tolerance and the Spirit of give and take between the various races in the country.
Never in our the history of our nation has there been so much feeling of racial hatred being flung about especially in the cyber space. It is very disheartening to read all these blogs that are suppose to represent the citizens of this nation. What will the foreigners think of our country? But than, that is what these bloggers want - for the country to be run down in the international arena, regardless of any consequences. Maybe this is the result of all the pampering we received these 50 years plus of independence. After the struggle for independence, the new generation just do seem to care for the positive values avocade by their older generation. They take everything for granted. They are the generation that is born with all the facilities already in place and with more goodies than the older generation can imagine in all their lifetime.
Perhaps they think the nation is so strong that she cannot be destroyed!
God save our country if these people are to have their ways. Truths are being turn into lies and lies are being concorted as truths and fed to the guilible people. These unethical bloggers are just out to get fame the easy way. Maybe they think that since a few bloggers are now Yang Berhormat MPs, they can follow suit by getting themselves arrested for putting all these lies on the web. After all, the politicians now are mad about getting more power than what the rakyat has given to them. They just want more POWEEER! Just look at the publicity stunts these politicians are putting on. Not only will Hollywood be put to shame by these stunts but Bollywood producers are sure to happy to feature all these stunts in their next international cast movies.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
IS MALAYSIA HEADING FOR A FAILED NATION STATE?
That is the question that comes to my mind every day as I read the events unfolding and dread what new vile plots being concorted behind all these disturbing news that bombarded our rakyat's simple mind. Already we,the rakyat (at least the lower incomes and no-income group), is reeling from the rocketting prices of essential goods and having to fight each day just to survive on whatever we can get to the table. How come the elites and the politicians (both divides) can be so engrossed in their dramatic antics for popularity and greed for power that they are just ignoring the rakyat's basic needs? Where are the promises you make during the last election, which is long over, if you need to be reminded. Never have the rakyat of this country see so much show of greed and lust for power from just so few.
However, I am wondering if there are forces at work behind the scenes to bring about the downfall of our nation. Is there such unseen hand(s) behind the events unfolding in this country and planning the destruction of our country? There are many very disturbing coincidences happening in the country that are similiar to several presently failed nation states that just cannot be simply waved away. If we compare the characteristics for a failed nation/state and the path our country is presently taking, we can see the future is very dark indeed. Let us look at the characteristics for a failed nation state.
Failed nation states are tense, deeply conflicted, dangerous, and bitterly contested by warring factions. In most failed states, government troops battle armed revolts led by one or more rivals.
The country has not come to this terrible stage, physically yet. But there is a mental war furiously going on. It is not comforting if you read all the mud slingings, lies, counter lies and racists remarks on the web. Never is there such unrestrain bitterness unleashed and these coming from our youths, many who are not matured enough politically nor have indepth knowledge about our country's colourful history to truly appreciate what we have now. Being young their emotion can be easily fired up and form a powerful force. If manipulated by power-greedy politicians, the force can be very destructive to the country.
Official authorities in a failed state sometimes face two of more insurgencies, varieties of civil unrest, differing degrees of communal discontents, and a plethora of dissent directed at the state and at groups within the state.
Already we are seeing discontentments being whip up among the people, especially among the lower income group. Demonstrations, designed to condition the people mind to accept it ( the demonstration) as a show of democracy, are disguised under topics close to the people's heart.(Against price increase, no tolls, fight injustice, equality, intergrity, etc). These are nothing but subtle actions to undermine the people's confidence in the federal government.
In contrast to strong states, failed state cannot control their borders. They lose authorities over chunks of territory.
Malaysia have not lost any significant territory yet except for Batu Putih which we lost when the International Court Of Justice make its ruling in favour of the Republic of Singapore. But this case is being used by the opposition to prove that the federal government is weak and incompetent to defend the territory of our nation. More like after the house is built, the chisel makes noise. (Rumah sudah siap, pahat pun berbunyi). But should we lose any more territory for whatever reasons, then the federal government has something to fear. And there are a lot of land and islands at the borders that need to be defended.
Vigorous character of the political or geographical demands for shared power or autonomy.
When the federal government is made up a coalition of so many political parties, and these representing their members' interests more than the nation, then conflicts of interests in some matters of policies and power sharing cannot be avoided, though they can be discuss internally and come to some acceptable compromises. However if one or more parties demand something more because they perceive that they are not gettting their rightful shares, and there is no more to give or not enough to satisfy the others' demands, then we have a tension building up between the parties. The can be exploited by a outside third party who wants to see the coalition breaks up and seize power, even if the country is turn into a turmoil and the people are suffering.
Violence cascade into all-out internal war, when standards of living massively deteriorate, when infrastructure of ordinary life decays, and the greed of rulers overwhelms their responsibilities to better their people and their surroundings.
The last stage of a failed nation is the internal conflicts among the citizens of the country. The whole country will be ravaged by the conflicts and nothing will be safe. People's power will be abused to serve the greedy politicians' ambitions and many people will be badly hurt or die without knowing that they are just pawns in the power struggle between the politicians, whom they see as their saviours, the people who are already conditioned to accept demonstrations as a show of people's power and democracy, will be used to the maximum to create unrest and violence between the demonstrators and the authorities. Visuals scenes of these violent demonstrations will then be put on the web to bring international pressure on the legal government to come to some power sharing compromises or step down.
We see various sectors of society ever ready to challenge the legal authorities over almost any matter by taking a confrontational stand rather than to sit down and discuss matters. And as usual the politicians are eager to lend their 'support' if these get them some publicity. Thus they encourage more to follow the same behaviour. More important matters like the enviromental issues, dadah menace, rempits, rising racial intolerance among the younger generation (future leaders) and others important issues, do not get these politicians' attention as these are more problematic for their power-centered minds to grasp. Majority taxi drivers wants to get their own ways by not charging according to approved meter rates. By over-charging the innocent and helpless public, they think it will solve their monetary problem. What have our elected MPs have to say on this? - Nothing!
Without sounding pessimistic, our country is not doing so fine. Even though Malaysia do not qualify for a failed nation state, the country already have a degree of all the characteristics of a failed state. The failed state will come if we, the rakyat, let the power-hungry politicians to continue to lead our country down the same road as it is now. This may sound far fetch to some, but that is why we have to be very wary before its too late to turn back the damages done. Let us, the rakyat, jugde the Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen on what their effectiveness in delivering their promises and not on their rhetorics and self-promoting antics. Enough is enough - TIME TO GET DOWN TO WORK!
However, I am wondering if there are forces at work behind the scenes to bring about the downfall of our nation. Is there such unseen hand(s) behind the events unfolding in this country and planning the destruction of our country? There are many very disturbing coincidences happening in the country that are similiar to several presently failed nation states that just cannot be simply waved away. If we compare the characteristics for a failed nation/state and the path our country is presently taking, we can see the future is very dark indeed. Let us look at the characteristics for a failed nation state.
Failed nation states are tense, deeply conflicted, dangerous, and bitterly contested by warring factions. In most failed states, government troops battle armed revolts led by one or more rivals.
The country has not come to this terrible stage, physically yet. But there is a mental war furiously going on. It is not comforting if you read all the mud slingings, lies, counter lies and racists remarks on the web. Never is there such unrestrain bitterness unleashed and these coming from our youths, many who are not matured enough politically nor have indepth knowledge about our country's colourful history to truly appreciate what we have now. Being young their emotion can be easily fired up and form a powerful force. If manipulated by power-greedy politicians, the force can be very destructive to the country.
Official authorities in a failed state sometimes face two of more insurgencies, varieties of civil unrest, differing degrees of communal discontents, and a plethora of dissent directed at the state and at groups within the state.
Already we are seeing discontentments being whip up among the people, especially among the lower income group. Demonstrations, designed to condition the people mind to accept it ( the demonstration) as a show of democracy, are disguised under topics close to the people's heart.(Against price increase, no tolls, fight injustice, equality, intergrity, etc). These are nothing but subtle actions to undermine the people's confidence in the federal government.
In contrast to strong states, failed state cannot control their borders. They lose authorities over chunks of territory.
Malaysia have not lost any significant territory yet except for Batu Putih which we lost when the International Court Of Justice make its ruling in favour of the Republic of Singapore. But this case is being used by the opposition to prove that the federal government is weak and incompetent to defend the territory of our nation. More like after the house is built, the chisel makes noise. (Rumah sudah siap, pahat pun berbunyi). But should we lose any more territory for whatever reasons, then the federal government has something to fear. And there are a lot of land and islands at the borders that need to be defended.
Vigorous character of the political or geographical demands for shared power or autonomy.
When the federal government is made up a coalition of so many political parties, and these representing their members' interests more than the nation, then conflicts of interests in some matters of policies and power sharing cannot be avoided, though they can be discuss internally and come to some acceptable compromises. However if one or more parties demand something more because they perceive that they are not gettting their rightful shares, and there is no more to give or not enough to satisfy the others' demands, then we have a tension building up between the parties. The can be exploited by a outside third party who wants to see the coalition breaks up and seize power, even if the country is turn into a turmoil and the people are suffering.
Violence cascade into all-out internal war, when standards of living massively deteriorate, when infrastructure of ordinary life decays, and the greed of rulers overwhelms their responsibilities to better their people and their surroundings.
The last stage of a failed nation is the internal conflicts among the citizens of the country. The whole country will be ravaged by the conflicts and nothing will be safe. People's power will be abused to serve the greedy politicians' ambitions and many people will be badly hurt or die without knowing that they are just pawns in the power struggle between the politicians, whom they see as their saviours, the people who are already conditioned to accept demonstrations as a show of people's power and democracy, will be used to the maximum to create unrest and violence between the demonstrators and the authorities. Visuals scenes of these violent demonstrations will then be put on the web to bring international pressure on the legal government to come to some power sharing compromises or step down.
We see various sectors of society ever ready to challenge the legal authorities over almost any matter by taking a confrontational stand rather than to sit down and discuss matters. And as usual the politicians are eager to lend their 'support' if these get them some publicity. Thus they encourage more to follow the same behaviour. More important matters like the enviromental issues, dadah menace, rempits, rising racial intolerance among the younger generation (future leaders) and others important issues, do not get these politicians' attention as these are more problematic for their power-centered minds to grasp. Majority taxi drivers wants to get their own ways by not charging according to approved meter rates. By over-charging the innocent and helpless public, they think it will solve their monetary problem. What have our elected MPs have to say on this? - Nothing!
Without sounding pessimistic, our country is not doing so fine. Even though Malaysia do not qualify for a failed nation state, the country already have a degree of all the characteristics of a failed state. The failed state will come if we, the rakyat, let the power-hungry politicians to continue to lead our country down the same road as it is now. This may sound far fetch to some, but that is why we have to be very wary before its too late to turn back the damages done. Let us, the rakyat, jugde the Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen on what their effectiveness in delivering their promises and not on their rhetorics and self-promoting antics. Enough is enough - TIME TO GET DOWN TO WORK!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
MALAYSIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL LIMELIGHT AGAIN
Malaysia is in the international limelight again but for the wrong reason. The drama unfolding in the country will be the acid test for Pak Lah's and his Cabinet Ministers. How the Datuk Seri Anuar Ibrahim's case is tackled will determine the country's future in coming few years. Right now the situation is still under control with the majority of people still willing to sit back, listen to both sides and let the authorities concerned take the appropriate action.
The drama have all the right stuff for a block buster film, what with the international flavour provided by the Turkish Embassy. Even the USA and Singapore wanted their opnions to be heard on the latest drama unfolding in this country. The US State Department spokeman Tom Casey issued a statement that the US government wants to see the rule of law to stand above politics. This is strange, if not comical, coming from the very government that launched wars on every country that she sees do not adopt the 'right' policies in the eyes of the US government and keep people in prisons all over the world without trial or even so much being acknowledged as prisoners. Strange too that USA react so fast to this event since their reaction to the Zimbabwe crisis is still anything but effective. As for Singapore inc. ( the one party government), it is not out of character for the country to take this opportunity to divert their people's attention from the high inflation and rising cost of living in the country brought about by the high fuel prices. In fact it is a most welcome bonus for the Singapore government courtesy of Datuk Seri Anuar Ibrahim! And the state controlled papers make the most of it. Singapore has the measure of the mentality of the Malaysian leaders and can predict their reactions to the letter. Maybe it is with the help of all the data collected and input into their massive computers since 1970s.
Every Malaysian is still not convinced that the event is going to find a peaceful end inthe near future or that it will benefit the people. For sure, this unfortunate event is going to divert a lot attention of the federal government from the development issues at hand. The Rakyat are the losers and the politicians are the ones who will gain anything from this.
The drama have all the right stuff for a block buster film, what with the international flavour provided by the Turkish Embassy. Even the USA and Singapore wanted their opnions to be heard on the latest drama unfolding in this country. The US State Department spokeman Tom Casey issued a statement that the US government wants to see the rule of law to stand above politics. This is strange, if not comical, coming from the very government that launched wars on every country that she sees do not adopt the 'right' policies in the eyes of the US government and keep people in prisons all over the world without trial or even so much being acknowledged as prisoners. Strange too that USA react so fast to this event since their reaction to the Zimbabwe crisis is still anything but effective. As for Singapore inc. ( the one party government), it is not out of character for the country to take this opportunity to divert their people's attention from the high inflation and rising cost of living in the country brought about by the high fuel prices. In fact it is a most welcome bonus for the Singapore government courtesy of Datuk Seri Anuar Ibrahim! And the state controlled papers make the most of it. Singapore has the measure of the mentality of the Malaysian leaders and can predict their reactions to the letter. Maybe it is with the help of all the data collected and input into their massive computers since 1970s.
Every Malaysian is still not convinced that the event is going to find a peaceful end inthe near future or that it will benefit the people. For sure, this unfortunate event is going to divert a lot attention of the federal government from the development issues at hand. The Rakyat are the losers and the politicians are the ones who will gain anything from this.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
MALAYSIANS ARE NUMBED BY ALL THE POLITICAL INTRIGUES
Malaysians are numbed by all the on going political intrigues that distract the government from focusing on problems facing the rakyat. We do not need these political conspiracies that serve only the ambition of a few politicians at the expense of the rakyat of the nation. What the rakyat wants and need is for the government of the day to find the solution to ease the burden of the suffering poor and do it fast.
Can all the political parties accept the General Election 2008 result and just get to work for the rakyat like they are suppose to do when they campaigned in the election? What the rakyat have now are just promises and little result, especially for the poor - no matter where they are or what colour is their skin. After more than 50 years of independence, Malaysia is among the most developed country in this region. But, why are there still many rakyat who are living in old patched huts, with no piped water or electricity? Where are the roads and bridges for the rural folks and their children who have to risk their lives everyday just to go to schools? Where are the transportation system for these poor rakyat to bring their goods to be sold in towns? The government must concentrate all efforts and put out more fund in these sectors immediately if it seriously wants to elevate the suffering of these poor rakyat and eradicate poverty in this country by 2020.
Politicians, where are your hearts? Hear the suffering poor and bring yourselves closer to God. Do not disguise your greedy actions for more power to mislead the rakyat. No amount of media exposure of wrong doings is going to stop the power grabbing for monetary gains. The monetary gains will win hands down, every time. The wily politicians will find ways to convince the rakyat that their action is in the interest of the rakyat. Harvest the virgin jungle using helicopters and choose only the old trees?? Reason is that the Kedah government has no fund for state development because the federal government had not given the RM 100 Million as agreed. (Rakyat read that as you want that Rm 100 million for your self interests). Never mind if the padi farmers suffer if there is no water years from now. (We won't be in power then!).
Power is the axis of all evil. It is the constant companion of all politicians and if the leaders do not bring themselves closer to the people, it is so easy to fall into the believing that you are invincible and the higher up you are the more inaudible the voice of the lowly rakyat. You only hear the voices of the people around you and the voices that they want you to hear. As the leader of our nation, our Prime Minister need all the supports from all quarters to fight the rising cost of essential goods and also the greedy power hungry people (unscrupulous politicians and businessmen) who wants more monetary gains for themselves.
Can all the political parties accept the General Election 2008 result and just get to work for the rakyat like they are suppose to do when they campaigned in the election? What the rakyat have now are just promises and little result, especially for the poor - no matter where they are or what colour is their skin. After more than 50 years of independence, Malaysia is among the most developed country in this region. But, why are there still many rakyat who are living in old patched huts, with no piped water or electricity? Where are the roads and bridges for the rural folks and their children who have to risk their lives everyday just to go to schools? Where are the transportation system for these poor rakyat to bring their goods to be sold in towns? The government must concentrate all efforts and put out more fund in these sectors immediately if it seriously wants to elevate the suffering of these poor rakyat and eradicate poverty in this country by 2020.
Politicians, where are your hearts? Hear the suffering poor and bring yourselves closer to God. Do not disguise your greedy actions for more power to mislead the rakyat. No amount of media exposure of wrong doings is going to stop the power grabbing for monetary gains. The monetary gains will win hands down, every time. The wily politicians will find ways to convince the rakyat that their action is in the interest of the rakyat. Harvest the virgin jungle using helicopters and choose only the old trees?? Reason is that the Kedah government has no fund for state development because the federal government had not given the RM 100 Million as agreed. (Rakyat read that as you want that Rm 100 million for your self interests). Never mind if the padi farmers suffer if there is no water years from now. (We won't be in power then!).
Power is the axis of all evil. It is the constant companion of all politicians and if the leaders do not bring themselves closer to the people, it is so easy to fall into the believing that you are invincible and the higher up you are the more inaudible the voice of the lowly rakyat. You only hear the voices of the people around you and the voices that they want you to hear. As the leader of our nation, our Prime Minister need all the supports from all quarters to fight the rising cost of essential goods and also the greedy power hungry people (unscrupulous politicians and businessmen) who wants more monetary gains for themselves.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
TIPS TO SURVIVE RISING COST OF LIVING
A few tips to survive in face of sharp increase in cost of living. The magic word is "BUDGET". That is to budget our spending and avoid over-spending, which will send us into a spiral of increasing personal debt.
Tip 1# Set a spending limit.
If you earn fixed salary then budget for the whole year base on your total take home pay for the year. Simply divide your yearly total income by 12 months, and deduct for all fixed expenses (e.g. rent, loans), electric bills, water bills, payment to parents, food, petrol, children education expenses, spouse's expenses, etc. What you have left is your spending limit and you can divide it by 12 months. You only have that much to spend for that month and any overspending will have to be deducted from next month's allowance. Remember to set aside a sum for religious and end of the year celebrations.
Tips 2# Do not charge to your credit card unless absolutely necessary.
Carry cash that is just enough for your shopping. Settle your credit card payment promptly. Remember credit card companies charge very high interest (18%+ per annum).
Tip 3# List out all your expenditure to the sen and go through the list to see where you can save and defer payments ( loans can be re-negotiated to increase the payment period).
Tips 4# Always plan your shopping and not to fall prey to sales gimmicks.
Check yourself by asking if the items your are about to purchase is a necessity or not. Can you live without it? Don't go blindly for branded goods. Look for cheaper products that is just as good. Example, mineral water comes from the same source but marketted under different brand names with different price tags.
Tip 5# Pay debts on time and avoid penalty for late payment. Have a checklist of all must-pay debts and their last day for payment and enter into your handphone/PDA with alarms to remind you a few days before the day.
Tip 6# Pack your lunch to office. It is not macho? Forget your ego and think of the amount of saving you will make.. Cut down on the 'teh tarik' sessions after office. You can save hundreds of ringgit monthly.
Tip 7# Share newspapers and magazines. Exchange information with your office workers and find out who is buying the same papers you read everyday. Buy/sell n/papers to friends after you have read it. Buy secondhand books/magazines for your reading pleasure.
Tip 8# Save petrol if you travel a lot. Switch off the air acconditioner if the day is cool especially at night. Do not stress out your car engine, drive at the engine's economical output. Forget the "kiasu" syndrome. I don't recommend taking public transportation. Not until it is totally revamp and upgraded to be reliable and cover most destinations.
Tip 9# Cut out the bad habits. Smoking and drinking high sugar level carbonated drinks will save you medical expenditure later.
For those who drink alcohol, try to reduce the night outs and stay at home or take up bowling or fishing. Save thousands of ringgit and save your health too.
Tip 10# IF you are thinking of buying a new car, consider the expenses you have to spend in mantaining the car. For those who are driving 'gas guzzlers', maybe you might want to think about changing it for a more economical version and not only save yourself the ringgits but also do our enviroment a favour.
Tip 11# If you have a plot of land that is pushing lalang, maybe you can rent it out for agricultural production or for a recycle waste centre. Many loans are available for those interested in going into the agriculture business. Joint venture will be less of a financial burden.
Tip 12# Remember your health is your wealth. It is good to invest in an insurance to see you through if you should fall sick. Any financial burden on your family can cause great hardship and even cause your children to drop out from college/university.
Tip 13# Look at ways to increase your income. Examples, selling unwanted items (antiques, hand crafts, old magazines/textbooks, unwanted clothes and furniture, etc.) and teaching partime (computer repair, software). Try working from home to save transportation cost.
Tips14# Do NOT take loans from Alongs to solve your financial problems. If you must, go to the banks which give loans for such financial situations.
Note: The Tips given is in good faith and the blogger bear no malice and absolve himself from all consequences that may arise from these tips.
Tip 1# Set a spending limit.
If you earn fixed salary then budget for the whole year base on your total take home pay for the year. Simply divide your yearly total income by 12 months, and deduct for all fixed expenses (e.g. rent, loans), electric bills, water bills, payment to parents, food, petrol, children education expenses, spouse's expenses, etc. What you have left is your spending limit and you can divide it by 12 months. You only have that much to spend for that month and any overspending will have to be deducted from next month's allowance. Remember to set aside a sum for religious and end of the year celebrations.
Tips 2# Do not charge to your credit card unless absolutely necessary.
Carry cash that is just enough for your shopping. Settle your credit card payment promptly. Remember credit card companies charge very high interest (18%+ per annum).
Tip 3# List out all your expenditure to the sen and go through the list to see where you can save and defer payments ( loans can be re-negotiated to increase the payment period).
Tips 4# Always plan your shopping and not to fall prey to sales gimmicks.
Check yourself by asking if the items your are about to purchase is a necessity or not. Can you live without it? Don't go blindly for branded goods. Look for cheaper products that is just as good. Example, mineral water comes from the same source but marketted under different brand names with different price tags.
Tip 5# Pay debts on time and avoid penalty for late payment. Have a checklist of all must-pay debts and their last day for payment and enter into your handphone/PDA with alarms to remind you a few days before the day.
Tip 6# Pack your lunch to office. It is not macho? Forget your ego and think of the amount of saving you will make.. Cut down on the 'teh tarik' sessions after office. You can save hundreds of ringgit monthly.
Tip 7# Share newspapers and magazines. Exchange information with your office workers and find out who is buying the same papers you read everyday. Buy/sell n/papers to friends after you have read it. Buy secondhand books/magazines for your reading pleasure.
Tip 8# Save petrol if you travel a lot. Switch off the air acconditioner if the day is cool especially at night. Do not stress out your car engine, drive at the engine's economical output. Forget the "kiasu" syndrome. I don't recommend taking public transportation. Not until it is totally revamp and upgraded to be reliable and cover most destinations.
Tip 9# Cut out the bad habits. Smoking and drinking high sugar level carbonated drinks will save you medical expenditure later.
For those who drink alcohol, try to reduce the night outs and stay at home or take up bowling or fishing. Save thousands of ringgit and save your health too.
Tip 10# IF you are thinking of buying a new car, consider the expenses you have to spend in mantaining the car. For those who are driving 'gas guzzlers', maybe you might want to think about changing it for a more economical version and not only save yourself the ringgits but also do our enviroment a favour.
Tip 11# If you have a plot of land that is pushing lalang, maybe you can rent it out for agricultural production or for a recycle waste centre. Many loans are available for those interested in going into the agriculture business. Joint venture will be less of a financial burden.
Tip 12# Remember your health is your wealth. It is good to invest in an insurance to see you through if you should fall sick. Any financial burden on your family can cause great hardship and even cause your children to drop out from college/university.
Tip 13# Look at ways to increase your income. Examples, selling unwanted items (antiques, hand crafts, old magazines/textbooks, unwanted clothes and furniture, etc.) and teaching partime (computer repair, software). Try working from home to save transportation cost.
Tips14# Do NOT take loans from Alongs to solve your financial problems. If you must, go to the banks which give loans for such financial situations.
Note: The Tips given is in good faith and the blogger bear no malice and absolve himself from all consequences that may arise from these tips.
Friday, June 6, 2008
RISING COST OF LIVING CRISIS
The Government has announced the unevitable and we, the people must accept that the days of subsidies are nearing over. We,the people, must change our spending habits and lower our living expections. No countries in the world, not even the developed countries, remain uneffected by the sharp rise in oil prices. USA, UK, France, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, China and EU countries are trying to fight off rising cost of food, energy and transportation due to sharp rise of fuel. In India, there are demonstrations upon demonstrations to protest the rise in oil price and millions in the middle and lower income group will suffer. But will demonstrations make the government lower oil prices when the world oil prices are going up to Mars. A political leader is quoted as saying that he will lower the petrol prices if he is in power. What he did not say was by how much and at what cost to our country's future. Anyway that is another matter.
It is understandable that we are furious at suddenly being burden with rising cost of living and like to blame someone for it. That 'someone' is the Government since no one else is nearer to us although we know that the world oil prices is the real malefactor. It's like a son/daughter who has his/her allowance cut because the parent's income is reduced and the family has to survive on less than usual. The son/daughter is crying 'unfair' and moaning at what he/she has to miss out due to the drastic reduction in allowance. In fact, he/she should be counting his/her blessings that there is still food on the table and shelter over his/her head and concentrate on finding ways to increase his/her income through other means. (e.g. recycle items and reduce spending). That is what we must do to elevate our budget problems. Look into our spending habits, our unnecessary wastage (e.g. electricity, water, food, petrol), the amount of recyclable things that we throw away and expenses we can do away. Develop a smart spending habit. Think before we spend. Spend on items that will save us cost in the long run, like energy saving light bulbs and water filters (instead of buying mineral water).
It is us who must mentally change and adapt to the changing situation, to fight the cost of living and survive.
It is understandable that we are furious at suddenly being burden with rising cost of living and like to blame someone for it. That 'someone' is the Government since no one else is nearer to us although we know that the world oil prices is the real malefactor. It's like a son/daughter who has his/her allowance cut because the parent's income is reduced and the family has to survive on less than usual. The son/daughter is crying 'unfair' and moaning at what he/she has to miss out due to the drastic reduction in allowance. In fact, he/she should be counting his/her blessings that there is still food on the table and shelter over his/her head and concentrate on finding ways to increase his/her income through other means. (e.g. recycle items and reduce spending). That is what we must do to elevate our budget problems. Look into our spending habits, our unnecessary wastage (e.g. electricity, water, food, petrol), the amount of recyclable things that we throw away and expenses we can do away. Develop a smart spending habit. Think before we spend. Spend on items that will save us cost in the long run, like energy saving light bulbs and water filters (instead of buying mineral water).
It is us who must mentally change and adapt to the changing situation, to fight the cost of living and survive.
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