rebate RM625.00

yesterday 14 June, 2008, Saturday more than 239,414 motor vehicle owners received their rebate, about RM 116.7 million from the government through more than 600 post offices all over the country (malaysia). I managed to claim the rebate at the early morning hours at University Technology MARA's Post Office, Shah Alam (UiTM). At first I went to the General Post Office, Shah Alam but there was a long queue, I guess it must be thousands of people.
at the UiTM I was the 10th person to receive the rebate RM625 because at that time the crowd was not much but on the way home I saw the crowd at UiTM was getting bigger. I was damn lucky to be one of the earliest people to receive the rebate( 9.30am), minus the 20 minutes computer breakdown!
anyway, this is the impact of the petrol prices that has gone up from RM1.92 to RM2.70 per litre. everybody is really in needs of the rebate though it's not much as compare to amount of money you have got to pay everyday for the petrol.
the Prime Minister has promised that the price of petrol RM2.70 per litre and RM 2.58 of diesel per litre till at least December, 2008. Let's hope it's true, I mean the price will remain the same. I wonder what will happen if the world's crude oil rise to US$200 per barrel before december? Now it's about US$138 per barrel. Will the price remain the same? just wait and see.
to all malaysians we have to spend wisely and prudently as far as petrol consumption is concerned. we have to spend less on many things...eat less outside (McDonald's, pizza hut, etc) stop buying clothes unnecessarily and of course take more public transport.