Two days ago, out of curiosity, dropped by the nearest Shell petrol station to refuel with Vpower. Now Vpower is not available at all Shell stations, so I went to the one at Air Keroh (opposite the Mamee factory). Found out that a liter of Vpower now costs RM2.45. Hmm, compared to RM2.00 per liter of RON97 and RM1.90 per liter of RON92. Now, some time ago, RON97 cost RM1.92 while Vpower cost RM2.15 per liter. This means that there is now a much larger price difference between RON97 and Vpower, which makes it much less enticing than before....
Now, if you read the hype for Vpower, it's supposed to be slightly higher RON (in Malaysia, apparently it's at RON98, but normal cars like mine can do fine on RON97 or even RON92). The RON number really has no impact on fuel economy, so there is no advantage of using Vpower in that sense if all you are looking for is better fuel economy.
Now, Vpower also advertises to contain special additives / friction reduction, etc.. but then again, so does everyone else. So, which one you choose is really up to your personal opinion. Just like a fish burger at McDonald's, KFC and the Ramli Burger stall - everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
With rumours of another reduction in petrol prices just around the corner, it's anyone's guess what the new fuel pricing will be.
Using a Dell Latitude D410
Standard issue Dell Latitude D410 - taken with my G900
Well, my standard issue laptop is with my IT guys (some technical complication / BSODs (blue screen of death) involving Vista which could only be solved by a complete reformat). So, temporarily using my other standard issue laptop, a Dell Latitude D410.
This particular system has a Pentium M 1.73 GHz Processor, which is fast enough to get the job done, provided you're not multitasking. With 1 GB of memory onboard, luckily using Windows XP instead of Vista, otherwise I would imaging productivity would go down hill pretty fast.
Now, the D410, being an ultra-portable, lacks a built-in floppy drive (not that I miss that) and also does not have any optical drive (that means, no CD / DVD). However, it's fairly light and easily carried around to meetings. Just the smallish keyboard takes a little getting used to.
The other thing that I wish for is one additional USB port. The Dell D410 has only 3 - 2 at the rear and 1 on the left side. Now, since my other laptop has the tendency to screw itself up over time, I have all my working files and portable apps on my external hard drive so that I don't have to back up anything. This takes up 2 USB slots - 1 for data and the other for supplementary power. That leaves only 1 free USB for the mouse. So, in order to further connect my USB thumbdrive / phone / camera / card reader etc., I need to disconnect the mouse and temporarily use the touchpad. Ordinarily I like using the touchpad, but the keyboard is already cramped, so it's not so easy on the D410.
A row of dead pixels, with the standard mouse pointer for reference
Well, overall, a decent system, that I can live with (since it's standard issue) but I wouldn't want to invest in if I had to pay for it myself....
Total disregard for cleanliness!
On the way home from breakfast this morning, while waiting at the traffic lights somewhere near Kolej Bandar Utama (KBU), I noticed something rather disturbing about the side of the road:
Not so clear in the picture? Here's another shot taken looking out my window to the right:
See the ugly truth now? Sadly, this is probably a common sight all over the country. It seems that people are irresponsibly throwing empty drink cartons, bottles, wrappers out their window with little regard for the environment. Puzzling that there is no clean-up crew going around clearing up this mess (or maybe there is, but the frequency of clean-up is too low).
Laws for littering in Malaysia appear to be virtually non-existent, or maybe they exist, but it's the enforcement that needs to kick into action. I know that in Singapore, it's a well known fact that littering can and is punishable by law, with a hefty fine slapped on to those who defiantly drop even a sweep wrapper onto the ground. Sadly, not here....
Obviously, the ones throwing the stuff out of the cars are adults (physically, though their mentality does not justify that title). Seeing grown-ups throw stuff out the window, who is to be blamed when children start to emulate them and eventually grow up into irresponsible litterbugs themselves?
Not so clear in the picture? Here's another shot taken looking out my window to the right:
See the ugly truth now? Sadly, this is probably a common sight all over the country. It seems that people are irresponsibly throwing empty drink cartons, bottles, wrappers out their window with little regard for the environment. Puzzling that there is no clean-up crew going around clearing up this mess (or maybe there is, but the frequency of clean-up is too low).
Laws for littering in Malaysia appear to be virtually non-existent, or maybe they exist, but it's the enforcement that needs to kick into action. I know that in Singapore, it's a well known fact that littering can and is punishable by law, with a hefty fine slapped on to those who defiantly drop even a sweep wrapper onto the ground. Sadly, not here....
Obviously, the ones throwing the stuff out of the cars are adults (physically, though their mentality does not justify that title). Seeing grown-ups throw stuff out the window, who is to be blamed when children start to emulate them and eventually grow up into irresponsible litterbugs themselves?
Civic Malaysia Club Melaka TT - Nov 2008
Phew! Just about managed to make it to the Civic Malaysia Club Melaka TT, after my Inter-shift Badminton Tournament. I didn't manage to meet up for the convoy assembly at the Melaka Mall (formerly known as Kotamas).
They headed off for Bali Cafe, which was behind in front of the Holiday Inn Hotel that overlooked the Straits of Melaka (besides the Melaka Jetty), for some photoshooting session.
Here we are, in front of the Holiday Inn hotel, Melaka....
It was there that I got slightly lost, and eventually managed to find the location.
Here I am with Sister Kenjiez, commenting on a dent made by a falling palm oil fruit (don't ask....) - photo credit : hanne
Civic Malaysia Club Melaka group photo
After some snaps of the scenery and a group photo, we headed off for some ikan bakar dinner at Crystal Bay. Food was quite affordable here, but the service was a little slow. Once our bellies were filled, we proceeded to the Asian Havana Cafe for 2nd round of drinks and also to celebrate Sister Kenjiez's birthday.
Happy birthday, Kenjiez - photo credit : Nick
Well, it was a good get-together that night, with a healthy turn-out of Civic owners. We parted company late in to the night, with plans for our next convoy in the works.... (stay tuned for another Civic event at the end of the month).
They headed off for Bali Cafe, which was behind in front of the Holiday Inn Hotel that overlooked the Straits of Melaka (besides the Melaka Jetty), for some photoshooting session.
Here we are, in front of the Holiday Inn hotel, Melaka....
It was there that I got slightly lost, and eventually managed to find the location.
Here I am with Sister Kenjiez, commenting on a dent made by a falling palm oil fruit (don't ask....) - photo credit : hanne
Civic Malaysia Club Melaka group photo
After some snaps of the scenery and a group photo, we headed off for some ikan bakar dinner at Crystal Bay. Food was quite affordable here, but the service was a little slow. Once our bellies were filled, we proceeded to the Asian Havana Cafe for 2nd round of drinks and also to celebrate Sister Kenjiez's birthday.
Happy birthday, Kenjiez - photo credit : Nick
Well, it was a good get-together that night, with a healthy turn-out of Civic owners. We parted company late in to the night, with plans for our next convoy in the works.... (stay tuned for another Civic event at the end of the month).
Inter-shift Badminton Tournament 2008
A group of loyal supporters / players / fans sitting on the sidelines.
We recently had our inter-shift badminton tournament at the newly upgraded Batu Berendam Sports Complex (formerly known as the Batu Berendam Badminton Hall). The recent upgrade sees the addition of more badminton courts, as well as some futsal pitches as well. Looks like an alternative venue for future futsal tournaments, besides Sports Planet at Cheng.
Low-light photography challenges....
My role on the organizing team and as the designated (only) photographer meant that I had to be present for the entire event. Thankfully, taking photos meant that I was spared the task of being the umpire (something that I was not keen to do, since the scoring system of badminton has been revamped so much, to the point that I no longer am sure exactly how to count points anymore!).
The typical badminton hall is dimly lit with florescent lights. Bright enough to see the shuttlecock, but not too bright as to blind the players. For photography, it was really a challenge. Mounting my Sigma 30mm F1.4 and Tamron 17-50mm F2.8, I managed to take some shots only with the ISO cranked up to 3200 and 6400. Anything less reduced the action to an indiscernible blur (no flash allowed, remember). Catch the photos over here.
Anyway, the tournament started ~9.00am, with players and fans as well as committee members taking turns as umpires and linesmen. The turnout was good, however, some over-ambitious players signed on for more than one category (singles, doubles and mixed doubles), which resulted in some delays in waiting for them to finish their ongoing matches. Not to mention allowing for some time to "recharge" between bouts.
We had lunch at the nearby roadside stall, opposite the Family store, then it was back to the hall for more badminton action. I did try to stroke awhile - though my foot injury still was not fully healed - resulting in my inability to return those out-of-reach shots....
Darkness engulfed the hall as we experienced an unexpected power outage.
There was a brief (1 hour) interrupting in play as a results of an unexpected power outage that literally left us standing in the dark. Fortunately, our preserverance paid off and when the power came back on, the tournament resumed.
All in all, we finished at roughly 5pm - enough time for me to proceed with my CMC TT!
Low-light photography challenges....
My role on the organizing team and as the designated (only) photographer meant that I had to be present for the entire event. Thankfully, taking photos meant that I was spared the task of being the umpire (something that I was not keen to do, since the scoring system of badminton has been revamped so much, to the point that I no longer am sure exactly how to count points anymore!).
The typical badminton hall is dimly lit with florescent lights. Bright enough to see the shuttlecock, but not too bright as to blind the players. For photography, it was really a challenge. Mounting my Sigma 30mm F1.4 and Tamron 17-50mm F2.8, I managed to take some shots only with the ISO cranked up to 3200 and 6400. Anything less reduced the action to an indiscernible blur (no flash allowed, remember). Catch the photos over here.
Anyway, the tournament started ~9.00am, with players and fans as well as committee members taking turns as umpires and linesmen. The turnout was good, however, some over-ambitious players signed on for more than one category (singles, doubles and mixed doubles), which resulted in some delays in waiting for them to finish their ongoing matches. Not to mention allowing for some time to "recharge" between bouts.
We had lunch at the nearby roadside stall, opposite the Family store, then it was back to the hall for more badminton action. I did try to stroke awhile - though my foot injury still was not fully healed - resulting in my inability to return those out-of-reach shots....
Darkness engulfed the hall as we experienced an unexpected power outage.
All in all, we finished at roughly 5pm - enough time for me to proceed with my CMC TT!
Not all SCANPST's are made equal
This morning, ran into a little trouble with my mail archive PST when opening up my e-mail at the office. Now, due to company policy, we have really very little space on the Outlook Exchange Server for storing mail. Anyone in the industry can tell you, you'll need to hang on to every e-mail you get and send out for as long as you can - you'll never know when you need to prove that someone told you to do something three years ago, that resulted in the big mess you have today....
I keep my mail archives in PST's by month, keeping the size to a manageable 60 ~ 100 megs per PST. The down side is that I'll have to remember roughly which month to start searching if I ever need to find anything, since Outlook can't search across many PST's at once.
Now, I used to keep all my PST's and working documents on my company-issue laptop. But lately, I don't know if it's the latest OS from Microsoft or the hardware or a combination of both, I've been getting BSOD's quite regularly, and already had my hard drive reformatted more than once. So, I now keep all my files on a permanent state of backup on an external USB portable hard drive. I won't say what brand of laptop I'm using, but here's a hint - it rhymes with "HELL"....
Anyway, upon opening up my mail on my desktop workstation (which was running on XP and Outlook 2000), I found that my November 2008 mail PST was somehow corrupted, according to the error message, and refused to open. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting my USB hard disk, and even tried rebooting, but to no avail. It may not sound like much, but the loss of 1/2 months' worth of office mail for the month of November would be enough to send me to an early retirement.
I followed the onscreen suggestion to try running the SCANPST utility to try fixing my PST file. After following the instructions, and waiting briefly for an 8 step pass, the SCANPST was done. Unfortunately, opening up Outlook and connecting to the repaired file yielded me an empty PST!
Not giving up, and thankful that I opted to back up my PST file before the repairs we made, I next fired up my laptop and ran the Office 2003 version of SCANPST on my backed up PST file. The steps were practically the same, and after another eight passes, I tried to connect to my PST once again. This time, I breathed a sigh of relief as I miraculously recovered all my November e-mails! My PST file worked back on my Desktop (Office 2000) too.
Well, I'm not really sure why my PST got corrupted in the first place, but I hope it doesn't happen again. Also, goes to show that not all SCANPST versions are equal, and the one that comes with the higher version of Outlook seems to work better!
I keep my mail archives in PST's by month, keeping the size to a manageable 60 ~ 100 megs per PST. The down side is that I'll have to remember roughly which month to start searching if I ever need to find anything, since Outlook can't search across many PST's at once.
Now, I used to keep all my PST's and working documents on my company-issue laptop. But lately, I don't know if it's the latest OS from Microsoft or the hardware or a combination of both, I've been getting BSOD's quite regularly, and already had my hard drive reformatted more than once. So, I now keep all my files on a permanent state of backup on an external USB portable hard drive. I won't say what brand of laptop I'm using, but here's a hint - it rhymes with "HELL"....
Anyway, upon opening up my mail on my desktop workstation (which was running on XP and Outlook 2000), I found that my November 2008 mail PST was somehow corrupted, according to the error message, and refused to open. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting my USB hard disk, and even tried rebooting, but to no avail. It may not sound like much, but the loss of 1/2 months' worth of office mail for the month of November would be enough to send me to an early retirement.
I followed the onscreen suggestion to try running the SCANPST utility to try fixing my PST file. After following the instructions, and waiting briefly for an 8 step pass, the SCANPST was done. Unfortunately, opening up Outlook and connecting to the repaired file yielded me an empty PST!
Not giving up, and thankful that I opted to back up my PST file before the repairs we made, I next fired up my laptop and ran the Office 2003 version of SCANPST on my backed up PST file. The steps were practically the same, and after another eight passes, I tried to connect to my PST once again. This time, I breathed a sigh of relief as I miraculously recovered all my November e-mails! My PST file worked back on my Desktop (Office 2000) too.
Well, I'm not really sure why my PST got corrupted in the first place, but I hope it doesn't happen again. Also, goes to show that not all SCANPST versions are equal, and the one that comes with the higher version of Outlook seems to work better!
An hour spent with a 111 year old....
Her life story and more information can be found at her Heart to Heart website.
This was at the Hehaha Lifestyle Center in Bukit Jalil, which sells health products as well as organizes health talks and workshops from time to time.
Electricity and water supply connected at last!
After applying for the utilities for my new house last Wednesday, found that on Friday, the guys from TNB came over and hooked up a brand new 3 phase meter to my house. Now this is an updated model with digital display - a far cry from the old rolling-counter style meters of yesteryear. Not bad - just one day between application and connection.
For water, there was a slight delay. They committed a maximum time of 3 working days. In actual fact, the water meter only got connected today (overshot by 1 day). I just managed to confirm that the meter was in place before it started raining heavily.
Well, with the utilities in place, renovation's schedule to start at the end of the week. Of course, I will be popping by from time to time to check on the progress....
Little Charmaine's first two teeth
Just two days ago, we discovered that Charmaine's first two bottom front teeth were emerging from the gums. Could have come out earlier, though, as it was really hard to see (since her tongue was always blocking the view). So now, it's actually quite painful when she grabs my finger and starts chewing....
Now this is, apparently, right on schedule. Studies show that the teeth start to emerge in a pre-defined sequence, as shown below:-
Well, besides that, she's also starting to say a few nonsensical syllables like "ta, ta, ta" and "pa, pa, pa".
Now this is, apparently, right on schedule. Studies show that the teeth start to emerge in a pre-defined sequence, as shown below:-
| Teeth | Average "eruption" time (in months after birth) |
| 1) Lower central incisor | 8 months |
| 2) Upper central incisor | 10 months |
| 3) Upper lateral incisor | 11 months |
| 4) Lower lateral incisor | 13 months |
| 5) Lower first molar | 16 months |
| 6) Upper first molar | 16 months |
| 7) Upper canine | 19 months |
| 8) Lower canine | 20 months |
| 9) Lower second molar | 27 months |
| 10) Upper second molar | 29 months |
Well, besides that, she's also starting to say a few nonsensical syllables like "ta, ta, ta" and "pa, pa, pa".
RON92 for RM2.00
Yep. Inevitably, the price of fuel is going down yet again.
Article at The Star : http://www.thestar.com.my/services/printerfriendly.asp?file=/2008/11/17/nation/20081117183055.asp&sec=nation
Just gone halfway through my last refueling, now already fuel's cheaper by RM0.15 per liter.
RON92 and Diesel are also down by RM0.15.
Wonder how much Vpower is now...?
Article at The Star : http://www.thestar.com.my/services/printerfriendly.asp?file=/2008/11/17/nation/20081117183055.asp&sec=nation
Just gone halfway through my last refueling, now already fuel's cheaper by RM0.15 per liter.
RON92 and Diesel are also down by RM0.15.
Wonder how much Vpower is now...?
Applying for installation of utilities for a new house
Took leave today to apply for power and water supply for my new house. Renovations about to begin, so the utilities had to be in place in order to facilitate the contractor.
I took the first half of the morning hunting all over my house for the necessary documentation. Filing is not one of my strong points....
Eventually, I made it to the TNB office at Bandar Kaba (just beside the old police headquarters). For those of you with no prior experience, here's what you need (2 sets - 1 for electricity, 1 for water):
Next, I headed off towards Jalan Hang Tuah, where the Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad was located. Parked my car and walked into the office. Just as before, practically no queue. So, after submitting my documents, filling their form on the counter, and paying a deposit of RM110, I was back out on my way home.
I scratched the time on my 1 hour parking coupon - 10:10AM. I got home at 11:00PM. Unbelievably fast.
I also went over to my new house to collect the keys from the site supervisor. Found that the outside wall was cracked in one location, and strangely, the two shower heads in the upstairs bathrooms were only 4 feet off the ground (good for little people and kids, but no-no for regular people).
I'll be filling these into my complaint form and sending it back to the developer for rectification soon.
Well, with all these done, I just have to ensure that the water and electricity supplies are installed within the next couple of days, and follow up on the progress of the renovations from time to time. With any luck, my new house should be ready before CNY!
I took the first half of the morning hunting all over my house for the necessary documentation. Filing is not one of my strong points....
Eventually, I made it to the TNB office at Bandar Kaba (just beside the old police headquarters). For those of you with no prior experience, here's what you need (2 sets - 1 for electricity, 1 for water):
- Photocopy of your Mykad - front and back. Write your new house address somewhere on the empty space available, to save time
- RM10 "setem hasil" which you can get from the post office
- Photocopy of your Certificate of Fitness (CF)
- Photocopy of your Sales and Purchase Agreement (S&P)
Next, I headed off towards Jalan Hang Tuah, where the Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad was located. Parked my car and walked into the office. Just as before, practically no queue. So, after submitting my documents, filling their form on the counter, and paying a deposit of RM110, I was back out on my way home.
I scratched the time on my 1 hour parking coupon - 10:10AM. I got home at 11:00PM. Unbelievably fast.
I also went over to my new house to collect the keys from the site supervisor. Found that the outside wall was cracked in one location, and strangely, the two shower heads in the upstairs bathrooms were only 4 feet off the ground (good for little people and kids, but no-no for regular people).
I'll be filling these into my complaint form and sending it back to the developer for rectification soon.
Well, with all these done, I just have to ensure that the water and electricity supplies are installed within the next couple of days, and follow up on the progress of the renovations from time to time. With any luck, my new house should be ready before CNY!
(Un)lazy Sunday
Yesterday, when most people were resting or sleeping at home, reluctantly I was in the office tying up loose ends for the month end.
Stopped by my usual Caltex petrol station to refuel. The attendant immediately came out and told me that RON97 was out of stock temporarily - only left RON92 and Diesel. Evidence of the recent petrol price drop, apparently, since most dealers did not want to purchase fuel at the older high price. As everyone waited until AFTER the price drop to purchase petrol, thus the sudden "shortage" in supply. Two of the pumps were also closed. That didn't really bother me, as the K20Z2 at the heart of my FD2 is designed for RON91 minimum (I've actually been using RON92 from time to time, but only from Caltex as it has the cleaning additives even in the RON92 formulation).
While it was in the office, it started raining heavily for a short while. Enough to dislodge an old branch from one of the palm trees that flanked the parking lot - just missed my car by 1 space (luckily I chose the correct spot!)!
As you can see, the parking lot is nearly empty....
Pesky branch that fell during the heavy rain - just behind my car!
Slightly off topic - Multiply was down briefly yesterday, apparently for some minor upgrades. It was fast, though, as now they're back up again. I really hope that they can give some notification in advance in cases of planned outages....
Multiply temporary outage....
Stopped by my usual Caltex petrol station to refuel. The attendant immediately came out and told me that RON97 was out of stock temporarily - only left RON92 and Diesel. Evidence of the recent petrol price drop, apparently, since most dealers did not want to purchase fuel at the older high price. As everyone waited until AFTER the price drop to purchase petrol, thus the sudden "shortage" in supply. Two of the pumps were also closed. That didn't really bother me, as the K20Z2 at the heart of my FD2 is designed for RON91 minimum (I've actually been using RON92 from time to time, but only from Caltex as it has the cleaning additives even in the RON92 formulation).
While it was in the office, it started raining heavily for a short while. Enough to dislodge an old branch from one of the palm trees that flanked the parking lot - just missed my car by 1 space (luckily I chose the correct spot!)!
As you can see, the parking lot is nearly empty....
Pesky branch that fell during the heavy rain - just behind my car!
Slightly off topic - Multiply was down briefly yesterday, apparently for some minor upgrades. It was fast, though, as now they're back up again. I really hope that they can give some notification in advance in cases of planned outages....
Multiply temporary outage....
Fuel prices down again.
With dipping oil prices now in the region of USD60~70 per barrel, our petrol prices have gone down by yet another 15 sen for RON97, to RM2.15 per liter. This isn't actually at the same level it use to be (RM1,92), but since the price peaked at RM2.70 in the middle of the year, today's price can be considered "relatvely low".
Now, when petrol prices went up, soon to follow were prices of food and groceries - excuse given is that, well, the cost of logistics has gone up. Also, the tariff for electricity rose too, by roughly 25%. When petrol price hikes were announced in the past, in the beginning this sparked off some mass refueling at petrol stations. Long queues of cars were seen lined up at all petrol stations, and even some heated arguments and queue-jumping (motorcyclists being the major offenders). Now that the price drops are announced, there is an opposite effect of people refraining from refueling, until the price drop comes in to effect. Now the petrol dealers, who had to purchase their petrol at the old higher price, start to complaint, and thus appeal to the government to stagger the drop in petrol price, instead of letting it drop all the way down overnight. Never mind that only a few months ago, they could sell off their existing stock of petrol bought at a lower price for a much higher one after the petrol prices went up. Some dealers apparently closed their pumps and declared "out of stock", in order to capitalize on this. Evidently, people only remember bad experiences and forget the good ones (who was complaining when the prices went up?).
Well, now that petrol prices have gone down, we have yet to see any real evidence in reduction of food and groceries whose prices were increase as their prices were allegedly linked to the petrol increase in the first place. And now, these same people can offer and explanation as to why food prices WILL NOT go down with cheaper petrol prices (these people think of everything).
Quote from the Star (http://thestar.com.my/services/printerfriendly.asp?file=/2008/10/29/nation/2387778.asp&sec=nation) :
Wednesday October 29, 2008
Restaurateurs explain why food won’t get cheaper
PETALING JAYA: Food at restaurants and hawker stalls will not be cheaper despite the price cut of consumer goods by hypermarkets.
“It does not make sense for us to reduce the price of food at restaurants unless the petrol price is reverted to RM1.92,” said Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association president Jamarulkhan Kadir.
“All this while, we have been absorbing higher costs as we haven’t been increasing our food prices even after the price hikes. So I don’t see why we should lower our prices now,” he told The Star yesterday.
Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association president Datuk Ramalingam Pillai also felt that the petrol price reduction did not justify restaurants charging their customers less.
“The question of us cutting our prices does not arise as we have always maintained our prices,” he said, adding that it was only fair that restaurants made up for their reduced profits now.
Taiping Hawkers Association chairman Tan Thian Kooi said it was unlikely that hawkers would lower their prices because suppliers were reluctant to reduce the price of ingredients.
“It is difficult for hawker food prices to change according to petrol prices as they are also dependent on the cost of supplies,” he said.
Tan added that the high electricity tariff would deter factories producing the ingredients to lower prices.
Well, the downside of this petrol price reduction?- People are returning to their old (bad) driving habits, driving fast and furiously with no regard to economical driving methods. In the past few days, I have been tailgated by nearly every form of road vehicle on four wheels (and also those with more than four will too). Banished from mention are the talks on fuel economy, MPG, hypermilling, hybrids and (dread) NGV that were the spotlight of talk and banter just a few months ago.
- Our country actually exports oil (Petronas), so our budget for next year, based on projected income forecast from oil sales (at the former high price), seems to be unworkable now. So, we have plans, but no money. Hope the government gets this one sorted out soon, otherwise everyone will rush to do their projects in Jan 2009!
- Public transportation use is declining as more people take to the roads in their own vehicles once again. This is evident in the increase in traffic density and jams when driving through the city.
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