When Petrol Costs You Your Arms and Legs

I had been having discussions with my friends, car users of course, regarding the petrol hike. Not even one of them is cool about the issue, all wanting to either install a NGV system or ride a bike rather than a car.

I went on and did abit of research regarding the matter, went and check the petrol prices of our dear fella neighbouring countries, namely Singapore and Thailand.

Singapore hits 2.186 SD (5.20716 MYR) when Malaysian pays only 2.70 MYR. Well, at first glance we might all say aiyah not too bad la we still pay less as compared to the Singaporeans. Think twice, don't ever forget that Malaysia is a petroleum exporting country. We do have a positive net export figure, not a negative one. What makes our policy makers think that we Malaysians have to pay up to RM 2.70 MYR per litre of petrol when other petroleum exporting countries are paying pennies? Lemme give you the figures.

UAE RM1.19/litre

Eygpt RM1.03/litre

Bahrain RM0.87/litre

Qatar RM0.68/litre

Kuwait RM0.67/litre

Saudi Arabia RM0.38/litre

IranRM0.35/litre

Nigeria RM0.32/litre

Turkmenistan RM0.25/litre

Venezuela RM0.16/litre

MALAYSIA RM2.70/litre

What is THIS??? PURE MADNESS!!! Wawasan 2020? I think AWAS 2020, cause the petrol price might still be increased and we people are going to SUFFER as petrol will be costing our ARMS and LEGS, who knows?

or this...

or even this...
haih haih haih~~

Let's shift our discussion platform to Thailand shall we? Petrol in Thailand is approximately 3.90 MYR per litre.

But take note that:
1) new cars are significantly cheaper in Thailand than in Malaysia, BY RM 10,000 or more!!!
2) Besides, they pay only ONCE A LIFE TIME for their driving lincense, no renewal fee after that
3) no such thing as ROAD TAX
4) no such thing as HIGH WAT TOLL, which means you can drive all the way from HATYAI to BANGKOK on a six lane highway for FREE.

Bringing us back to a larger platform, the international market. In the international market, a.k.a the FREE TRADE MARKET without the kanasai Malaysian Government imposing their stupid taxes on cars, a Toyota Vios is about USD 19,000, which is around 62,700 MYR (taking USD 1 = 3.30 MYR for instance). In Malaysia, we pay around 89,000 MYR for a vios, which means an extra 26,300 MYR for the cost of operations, profit, tax because the transportation costs incurred.

The Malaysian Government is so-so-so-so-so considerate for giving us a 625 MYR rebate, but it also means that one have to use the Vios for 42.08 years just to make back the amount paid in taxes for the usage of a foreign car!

Damnit, whoz going to use a VIOS for 42 darn years? Normal people don't use a MERZ for 42 years la ish ish ishhhhh!!

Imagine driving a vios, turning into this when it turns 50...

To All Drivers Out There

MUSIM BALIK SEKOLAH~~

Finally, I'm back in MMU for my gamma year, OMG i feel so-so-so-so-so OLD~~

Anyway, I guess that you all are well aware about the fuel hike, it's nothing new anymore already anyway. 79 cents increase in petrol and RM 1 in diesel. PURE MADNESS! I wonder what are the policy makers are having in their bird brains.

Guess what, today I'm in the mood of sharing some real good tips in refilling your petrol. Found this in friendster, someone posted this up in the bulletin board.

TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S) (Good information)

I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol....

But here in Durban, We are also paying higher, up to R7.35 per litre. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every litre.

Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in Durban, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP and Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres.

Only buy or fill up your car or bike in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up--most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!

Steve Caines

Beware, Scary Post Ahead

I encountered this monster,

and it had been hunting me in my dreams....







Beware, scary monster ahead.....









Make sure you are not eating anything......












Think twice people...............

















Here you go, waalaa~~

Sorry peepz, i'm juz bored,
was masking last nite tee-hee-hee~~

Tears?

Did someone just cried today?
I wonder...

HairCut (II)

It seems that no one is liking my haircut,

my father has no comments,
my mother asked me whether did I really went for a haircut,
my sister was speechless about it.

Yikez! guess that there's only 1 thing I can do now.
To revisit teams AGAIN

Well remember the previous post of mine about the previous haircut?
Well the same old thing happened again,
Louis came and serve,
cut and style my hair,
it was a complimentary service so it was FOC,
and of course this time takde saman don't worry peepz~

SangYe: Gay Camera (pink)

Louis in action (again)

Getting myself ready for his magic... Gulp~

I think he is doing drugs -_-|||

Louis: Done, Belah-lah idiot not like u are paying me for this service also~~

And erm... Some camwhore pics of mine at home~

Not the tongue pose again~

Staring~~

The Killer Smile again

Well I have to admit, I like this new haircut alot~
I'm HAPPY!!

Lingam's Treat

I can't recall when, but few days back it was raining cats and dogs in Seremban. I was so nicely lying down lazily on my bed half way to dreamland and all of a sudden my father shouted this, 'ChorWai drive me to buy some stuffs!!!'

I jumped out from the bed and at the next moment, I'm already in the car, being my father's Ahmad.

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day~

Apparently, there is a lack of soda bicarbonate, or was in sodium bicarbonate? Well it doesn't matter anyway. I drove my pa to the all famous 'Harp Key' store to get whatever he wants la.

The All-Famous Harp Key in Seremban
(things are known to be expensive here)

After the shopping I suggested for lunch, and my pa was so nice, he offered to accompany me for lunch even when he's full :P

Cute-cute Tee Papa

I'm not goin to comment much about this Lingam's Curry House cause it used to serve me nice food, so nice until can melt. But now the food is just BOLEH-LAH~

First of all, the side dishes....


Then, the rice and papedum(keropok)....


Last but not least, the CURRY~~


Tee Papa: ChorWai, look at the camera, cheese~~

My father was so phunny, he was telling the people there that this son of his just got his way back from England, studying in Oxford lolz~ The pictures that I was taking is to promote the good food we have in Malaysia and will be published in NewsTime or something swt~ LMAO~

The kakak also was persuaded by my pa to come and take pic wid me, swt~


Tee Papa is glowing, so yeng~

Sigh~ How time flies... I miss the good old days when I come makan at Lingam's with my close friends back in secondary school...

End.....

tagged again

RULES:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.

2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.

3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.

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Starting time: 18:39

Name: ChorWai

Sisters: 1

Brothers: 1

Shoe size: 9

Height: 175cm

Where do you live: Seremban/Melaka

Favourite drinks: skyjuice

Favourite breakfast: good food

Have you ever
Been on a plane: obviously

Swam in the ocean: obviously

Fallen asleep in school: OBVIOUSLY

Broken someone’s heart: yes

Fell off your chair: obviously

Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call: obviously

Saved e-mails: obviously

What is your room like: saving this for a new post

What’s right beside you: an empty blue chair

What is the last thing you ate: eclipse mints

Ever had
Chicken pox: obviously

Sore throat: obviously

Stitches: obviously, on da chin

Do you
Believe in love at first sight: obviously

Like picnics: obviously

Who was the last person
You danced with: her, but not reallie a dance la

Last made you smile: her

You last yelled at: not her

TODAY DID YOU…

Talk to someone you like: obviously

Kissed anyone: obviously not

Get sick: obviously, lame holiday i'm havin in seremban

Talked to an ex: obviously not

Miss someone: obviously

Eat: obviously, gonna eat again soon

Best feeling in the world: obviously not

Do you sleep with stuffed animals: obviously yes, my devillish pumpkin sheeep =D

What’s under your bed: divan?

Who do you really hate: none

What time is it now: 18:45

RANDOM.

Q: Is there a person who is on your mind right now: her

Q: Do you have any siblings: 2

Q: Do you want children: 2? lolz

Q: Do you smile often: not now

Q: Do you like your hand-writing: obviously yes

Q: Are your toenails painted: obviously not

Q: Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: as long as i don't need to slp on da floor

Q: What colour shirt are you wearing: red smalto shirt

Q: What were you doing at 7:00pm yesterday: snoring in da bed

Q: I can’t wait till: next friday

Q: When did you cry last: quite long ago

Q: Are you a friendly person: u tell me

Q: Do you have any pets: err.... she knows lolz

Where is the person you have feelings for right now? sibu

Did the last person you held hands with mean anything to you now? obviously

Do you sleep with the TV on? hardly

What are you doing right now? scratching my neck

Have you ever crawled through a window? once upon a time

Can you handle the truth? kinda

Are you too forgiving? sometimes

Are you closer to your mother or father? tee mama

Who was the last person you cried in front of? don't ask, i can't recall

How many people can you say you’ve really loved? not alot
Do you eat healthy? quite

Do you still have pictures of you & your ex? yes, softcopy

Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you? yes

How often do you go to church? not very often

If you’re having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to? myself?

Are you loud or quiet most of the time? noisy

Are you confident? most of the time

I'm taggin all those in my friend list =D

Good Hairdo? Bad Hairdo?

I bet everyone has his or her bad hairdo moments. As for me, I had been having the problem for weeks. Until yesterday, I finally said this to myself in front of the mirror, 'ChorWai, I rather you are botak now..'

Sweat! Well practically I'm doing nothing at home so why not go for a haircut? I grabbed my car keys, started the engine and vrrrrrooooooooooooommm, you know what happened next.

I was driving around town, practically visiting all potential indian barber shop hair saloon. Holy shit, it's a Sunday. Every saloon is having their day off. ChorWai oh ChorWai, of all the 7 days in a week, why choose a SUNDAY for a haircut?

Finally, something caught my eye. Am I in Melaka or what? TEAM hair studio in Seremban?

What-Da-Hack? TEAM in Seremban? Since when?

Seems like I'm out of options, I parked my car at the nearby market and walked my way into the saloon as there's no convenient parking lots available.

The interior was well-furnished, but still it's just a saloon la. Don't expect an olympic size jacuzzi inside.

I asked for the price for a haircut, it was a 'reasonable' RM33, but like i said i had no other options rite, summore i don't wanna go visit the indian barbers, aih mati-mati lah!

Now you know why I need a haircut?

The stylist who served me was Louis. He asked whether or not I have any requirements. I just threw this to him. "How you wanna cut then you cut la, but make sure it doesn't turn out to be ah beng-ish or lala-chai-ish... please"

Basically he laughed, well I expected that coming anyway. Then he started with his 'magic' onto my hair, I just prayed hoping that I won't get to shout words like 'Holy Crap' after the whole thing.

Louis and his Magic-In-Da-Process

Getting more and more into shape

Styling up my hair, some skills that I just don't seem to be learning well


Final product

The Killer Smile, have to do this cause he was like staring

Well he did do all da explanations and stuffs, saying that he is keeping the length of my hair, he gave me buncha reasons la this la that la I also dunno he 'ngap mat', o.O||| sweat!

Yet, I wouldn't say I'm dissatisfied or frustrated with the hairdo, as in I know what my hair is made of and I shouldn't be complaining alot. You guys get what I mean rite?

Basically, I find it 'okay', but the stylist did made my day. As in we talked lotsa craps about Melaka, since he is from Melaka as well. He introduced me some nice food in Melaka, gonna try out some day.

Yet, there are bad stuffs that happened........

Yeash, you got it alright, SAMAN!!!

I did pay for the parking ticket, but was late for 3 minutes, and this is what i received...

Yikez!! This is BADDDDDD!!

Well, not-so-BAD afterall, luckily they didn't fine me 3 ribu

Sigh, it's expensive to cut your hair these days....

What's the moral of the story? Get your ma to cut your hair, it's free and you won't get a ticket.

Does this reminds you of anything? LoL~

Last Wednesday

It was at 3pm, I woke up from my afternoon nap not knowing what to do next. I don't really have lots of friends in Seremban, well maybe not many that I can actually hang out with. Few of those at the top of my list would undoubtedly consist of KeeKuen, Mridula and SueHui.

We had been friends since form 4, except KeeKuen where our friendship can be traced back to standard 5 itself.

I took the phone and phoned Mridula, hoping that she's back from UUM and is having her holidays in Seremban.

**ring ring ring**

"Harlou, Mri-zhu-zhu, where are ya?"

"Eh SaLao, in Klang now, wasssap?"

"Oooo, then never mind la..."

"Eh eh tell tell why u called,"

"No la, was wonderin whether you wanna go down nilai visit bearbear and suehui"

"What time? I will be back around 7 or 8pm"

"Oh you comin back later isit? Then when you get back oni call me la, then I come and get you"

"Okie-Dokie SaLao~"

"Bubbyez Mri-Zhu-Zhu~"

**End call**

Yeash! Now call BearBear and the plan is on.


**ring ring**

"Harlou, BearBear please~"

"Speaking, z0-mok chorwai?"

"Me and Mridula coming around 8 something, you all got class or anything anot?"

"Huh?"

"ME AND MRIDULAAAAAA COMIN, TONITE U ALL FREEE ANOTTTTTTTT?"

"Oh okay okay okay okay, come come come, yea yea yea, eh really ar?"

"ME AND MRIDULAAAAAA COMIN TONITEEEE, HOW MANIE TIMES U WAN ME REPEAT???"

"K K K, see you all tonite sure sure..."

**end call**

-----------------waited patiently until 8pm------------------

I went and picked Mri, headed to Nilai. Reached Inti in about 20 minutes later.

When we reached Inti, we saw BearBear in her some-what-pyjamas-like-attire. I was like o.O okay takpe la since we are goin to yumcha oni rite?

While waiting for da-rotten-susu-queen to come down (apparently she was bathing), we had a little chat with BearBear's friends, what was their name again? Well never mind, just some random fellas that you won't get to meet again (Hoping that they won't get to read this lolz).

----------------15 minutes had passed--------------------

Sue is finally here and we headed out to the not-so-nearby Secret Recipe.

Had lots of fun talking about the good and bad old times, current issues, love life, i know it sounded like girl topics haiz~

BearBear in her pyjamasss =D

Mridula-Da-Piggie & KeeKuen-Da-BearBear(1)

Mridula-Da-Piggie & KeeKuen-Da-BearBear(2)

SueHui-Da-Rotten-Susu & ChorWai-Da-Teapot

Mridula with her killer smile....

and her braces of course... (since form 5 until now rite?)

**staring at da cake** can i have a bite please~ PLEASE~

Mridula: Eh what to eat arr?
KeeKuen: Gimme each and everyone of them!!!

KeeKuen: Eh got alot of people, just a piece of cake will do~ Paisey paisey girls knot eat alot in public~

SueHui: Eh, you girls really ordering only 1? Yer~ then after this still got supper anot?
ChorWai: ............................................... -___________-|||

Yaaaa-taaa!!!

CHEEEESE~~

Mridula with her tomyam


BearBear with her Blueberry cake

ChorWai with the spaghetti


Taaaa-Daa~~~

We had a great time at secret recipe, well the marble cheese was satisfying, but not the spaghetti.

Although the food sucks, but the friendship lasts!