Ron 97 up by 10 cents. RM 2.70.

Ouch! Isn't that what we're all feeling.The pinching sensation that leaves our wallets and purses reeling from the shock of an increased weight loss.

There are two perspectives to this problem :

1) If you continue to vote the current people in power, petrol price will continue to rise unexpectedly.

2) If you vote the opposing team (O.T), petrol price will still continue to go up. (Using global price increase as an excuse)

So you see, it doesn't matter who you choose to lead the pack. At the end of the day, this issue will remain the deadweight for most of us.

Here's my two cents on this matter. I may despise N for all the brainless ideas he's brought about and the "unnecessary increases". Still, I cannot fight this urge to actually congratulate him and say you've made a necessary move that wasn't done by your predecessors.

Firstly, why is there a need to keep on increasing petrol prices? Answer is simple. Families nowadays have exorbitant amounts of cars at their disposal. Since when did one family require 5 cars? One for each child? Come on, that's outrageous.

N is downright brave for making this move. He knows that he's entering a hornet's nest and there is an unlikely exit which provides a path that will leave him unscathed. He's teaching us a very important value that has been lost through generations.

Live a moderate life.

MODERATION

Many families have failed that area. And the direct outcome of it is shown in the lavish lifestyle many parade openly. Decadence is practically around every corner. Youngsters spending time in entertainment outlets till the wee hours of the morning thanks to continuous bankrolling from their parents. Look at how decadent our lifestyles are now becoming.

NECESSITY

Is it really necessary to give a child an IPhone 4? Of course it is! How silly of me to think otherwise.

"No IPhone 4 = Tantrum / Backlash"

Now I get it; parents want to fall into their child's good books with the hopes that their child will open up and be honest with them. Sheesh, please la. Children are the biggest crooks around in my honest opinion! They practically get away with anything! So unfair! Anyway, let's move along.

So, N has shown us that these two vital values have been lost through generations. Now, he's forcing us to recover those values with a painful lesson on a special weight loss programme designed specifically for our wallets and purses. Looks like it's gonna be hit among the masses!