Inflation for 2008

My monthly traveling expenses will shoot up to RM600 from RM400. This is in tandem with the increase of RM1.00 per litre for diesel purchase.

I was trying to pump yesterday for the old price, RM1.58/L before the new price RM2.58/L but the queue (if there's one) is horrendous! Can't the govt increase it slowly every few months to cushion the effect of spiring oil prices. Yesterday, it was really chaotic... all over M'sia.
Makes me wonder, what did the PM Bodowi said before, "No price increase until Sept".

From Malaysia-Today:
'I am not angry about the increase in the price of petrol when Abdullah Ahmad Badawi could not avoid increasing it. I am angry that he was forced to increase it. Why was he forced to increase it? And what happened to the estimated RM2 trillion that Petronas has earned over 34 years since 1974? And why are the accounts not made public or tabled before Parliament? Was not Petronas set up through an Act of Parliament via the Petroleum Development Act 1974? Therefore, should not Parliament have the power and authority to demand that Petronas table its accounts before Parliament? Why are the accounts secret? And why should Petronas report to only one man?

Petronas should be turned into a pubic listed company. Petronas should be called Petroleum Malaysia Berhad or Petromas Bhd or PMB and it should be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and its accounts should be made public like all other public companies.'

Shame on the Govt!

Global Outreach Day

It was good to bring dad out - to get him outwardly focused.



This girl has a good sense of attachment to us, as she delighted to be with us.


It was a good time with the volunteers of HOPE Worldwide. We went out to help the Rumah Cacat Kanak-Kanak at Taman Megah, with lots of food, gifts, games and our open hearts. It was good for my heart to see the real world once again - children with real need.

2007 Income Tax - almost!

Today is the last day to do E-Filing. So... like all Malaysians ;-) i just completed it at the 11th hour. Better is better than last year where I submitted at approximately 11.35pm.

This time its 12 hours earlier.

April Fool

Huh. Thought of something to do for April Fool's Day... but changed my mind. Its just another day at work! Can't tell my students that class is cancelled else I risk getting fired from my GM. Or maybe not, since he would not know... but alas - need to be professional at work.

Financially its been straining - hopefully we can get by month end soon. Its been great to have our maid to help out in the house and iron our clothes. Definitely refreshing to see the bed and household stuff cleaned - and its not me!

Salary Day

Good to know that I am being paid.... Today is salary day, after almost 4 mths of holiday! Nothing feels like it when you are earning your wages...

Zac is 365 Days Old

Present: AJ, JD, Caitlyn, Sophie, Maia, Sabrina (resting).

The Handsome dude sure takes after his father's image ;-)

1st Wedding Anniversary

WoW.... its been exactly 4 years since we have been married. And the wonderful thing about being married on a day that only exists every 4 years is everybody remembers - even though you might forget. Not that I don't remember, okay.

So far no plans yet - got interviews at HLB and HSBC. But good thing the kids are away at the moment so we can have some time together.