Petrol Price Hike : Did You Manage To Fill Up Last Night?

June 5th, 2008 at 7:07 am by azwan. Filed under Malaysia, Managing Money.

These are the pictures I took yesterday while waiting to fill up my tank. Have to wait for about 30 mins. The jam was not that bad, there are 3 petrol stations that are very near to each other, I think the furthers is about 200 meters away.

traffic jam at petrol station

traffic jam at petrol pump

So, did you manage to fill up last night?

78 sen is big amount. It’s about 41% more than the current price. My monthly petrol budget is already RM700++. Plus 41% to it will mean that, starting today I will have to increase my budget for petrol close to RM1K per month.

For the time being I am not affected by the petrol price hike if my company adjust my travel allowance and mileage claim accordingly. It will be a big problem if they don’t . As most of you know, I travel a lot. I was in Shah Alam last week, then in Ipoh earlier this week and today I’m in Prai. While the project is still on, I think I’ll be OK but once the project is over, I will be swearing at the petrol pump like the rest of you every time I fill up.

So what can we do?
We can blog about the ******* government all week (again, replace the * with your own word). We can put graphs, charts and anything about the pay and cost of living in Malaysia, and then compare them with other countries. I’m sure the will be a lot of bloggers that will do this (while swearing), but since it’s beyond our control. We can’t do much, actually. The election will also not be so soon .

Maybe it’s time to follow their advise that’s to change our lifestyle. Sakit hati je nak sebut benda ni, tapi nak buat macam mana kan?

It’s easier said than done, but we have to start somewhere. When I started on managing my own money, I learned that … in order to to be in control, we must take control. We must make money to work for us instead of working for money. We must know how much we make, how much we spend and where is the money going. It’s not easy. Even after 6 years I still have a lot to learn, but currently I think I’m doing quite well.

The Secret
Get yourself a financial software like Microsoft Money. If you think Microsoft Money is too expensive, then get Ace Money Lite. It’s a freeware. Bent blogged about this before, check out his post and start tracking your daily expenses. Understand your spending first before even thinking of managing it.

If you think you can’t do that, the easiest way is just spend less than what you make, but how would you know where did your money go when you are not tracking it.

Enough said, more about this later ok Happy Petrol Price Hike Day!

Oh, btw .. I took the pictures above with my new camera phone.

Tags: oil and gas, petrol, price hike, petroleum, gas, price increase, minyak naik, subsidy, petrol station, petrol pump, lifestyle, personal finance, microsoft money

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34 Responses to “Petrol Price Hike : Did You Manage To Fill Up Last Night?”

hayat On June 5th, 2008 at 8:09 am

Not bad, SE K810i, not bad at all.

I didn’t manage to fill up. Was in the meeting, the whole day from 9:30am in the morning all the way to 11:45pm. demitt… there goes my day and my productivity.

aku riso barang2 lain… tepung naik 10sen, roti canai naik sekeping 30sen… ni minyak naik dekat 80 sen… abeslaa… jatuh miskin laaa…..

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zaki reply on June 8th, 2008 5:31 am:
ko amik k810 gak… he he….sama la kita

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azwan reply on June 8th, 2008 12:26 pm:
@zaki,
yang lama kaput suddenly. outstation pulak tu. so, no choice, that’s the last phone that i considered, so angkat ajelah

for a camera phon the output is great!

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KNizam On June 5th, 2008 at 8:17 am

giler happening ah semua petrol kiosk mlm tadi. hampeh sungguh.

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azwan On June 5th, 2008 at 9:21 am

@Hayat,
your company takkan takde car allowance for your level … takkan terasa sangat
aku tak risau sangat pasal makanan aku, aku risau pasal makanan anak aku. baru-baru ni, harga susu tepung anak aku naik ke RM63 per 900g, lepas ni?

have to change to a cheaper brand when the mother’s one dah habis

@Knizam
memang happening, first time pump attendant jaga traffic

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aida yurani (your darling sister) On June 5th, 2008 at 9:30 am

ayong beli hp baru?????????
you should listen to your wife membebel pasal petrol naik semalam, hehehehe. smlm kat pertol stn sepanjang mrr2 penuh sesak. Kat bukit pun beratur panjang sampai trafic lite before simpang my house.
babah sure tak effect kan, dia pakai tenyeh aja sesuka hati. Tapi next year lepas balik seremban, parah lah dia.

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azwan reply on June 5th, 2008 11:27 pm:
@da
ye, hp baru. i was in ipoh when my old one kaput, so terpaksalah cari baru and disebabkan tak byk pilihan, i just ambik sahaja yang mana berkenan.

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zaki blogjer On June 5th, 2008 at 9:53 am

Kat tempat aku stesyen minyak tutup semua pump kecuali 2 je. Taktik kotor nk dpt untung lebih dari stok mintak harga lama

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azwan reply on June 5th, 2008 11:31 pm:
@Zaki,

damn bloody mfs. mana boleh buat macam tu. actually u can report this to the authority, but kalau report pun … authority kaki tidue macam big boss dia jugak

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harga petrol naik mendadak, naik minyak On June 5th, 2008 at 10:37 am

[...] minyak petrol terus naik. [...]
Fahmishah On June 5th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

kul 8 pg..kul 10.30 sampai rumah..gile kentang

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azwan reply on June 5th, 2008 11:38 pm:
@Fahmishah
buat french fries la bro

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Noorizam Shah On June 5th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

aku kena beratur lagi panjang dari gambar kat atas.. ohoho.. lambat tau sebab tak tengok tv or dengar radio! #%$@

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azwan reply on June 5th, 2008 11:41 pm:
@Noorizam,
aku pun sebab ada orang beritahu, kalau tak, hari ini merasa lah 2.70 se liter sebab tangki dah kosong.

asalnya nak isi selepas solat jumaat esok, prepare untuk balik Kl terus.

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Natasha On June 6th, 2008 at 7:58 am

Here in the UK the petrol prices are rising and most people seem to oppose this. I on the other hand am a bit controvertial and support the rising prices. I feel the world is far too dependant on their cars and fossil fuels, we need to start changing the way we live and move around.

I know people who will drive 3 miles to work, come home then drive to the gym to run on a treadmill for hours…….am I the only one who sees what is wrong with this picture?
Most offices provide shower facilities, so why not jog to work?
You will save money, the environment and your figure.

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azwan reply on June 8th, 2008 12:28 pm:
@natasha
most offices here have no shower facilities

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saharman On June 6th, 2008 at 10:39 am

Naik jangan tak naik….. padan muka semua!!!

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abdfatah reply on June 6th, 2008 12:06 pm:
memang dah sepadan pun semuanya… barangan mainan tak naik harga ke?

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am On June 7th, 2008 at 11:23 am

bad day for.. me.. repair keta di esso kena 600++ at the same day last day patrol was rm1.92.. tak isi pun sebab tank penuh lagi waktu tu.. nasib baik esso situ ada 14 pump.. so tak jam sangat lah..

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zaki reply on June 8th, 2008 5:36 am:
laaa kesian pulak ngan Am…. takpe sabor…
kuat2 lah buat servis blog set up…kasi masyukkk sikit

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azwan reply on June 8th, 2008 12:29 pm:
Kesian kat Am

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Adam On June 8th, 2008 at 6:23 am

That’s really crazy. Over here in the UK, it just happens over night without any warning so no queues.

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azwan reply on June 8th, 2008 12:32 pm:
@Adam
the price there is already high. here, it’s very low and as an oil & gas producing country, we should enjoy it cheaper but they keep on comparing us to Singapore & Thailand , the cpuntries that dont produce any

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Jamil Kucing On June 9th, 2008 at 1:59 am

Apa nak jadi ngan dunia sekarang

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azuwan On June 9th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

dieorg yang naek kan harge minyak ni nk kesah ape..rilex je ulang alik putrajaya g bangunan parlimen…aku tak halal kan dieorg2 ni yg makan duit rakyat secara senyap..MFS,bustard…

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zaki blogjer On June 9th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

Betulla tuh, diorang ni sume telan duit elaun tuh la, elaun nih la, klu aku mcm diorag pun same, tak kisah.

Ni suruh rakyat tukar gaya hidup lagi plak.

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saharman On June 10th, 2008 at 9:33 am

Minyak naik tu tak laa terasa sangat pada aku , sebab aku naik motor je pergi kerja dan wife aku naik kereta pergi kerja tapi dekat dengan rumah je Hospital Selayang tu, cuma barang barangan naik nii memeningkan kepalo den wehhh……

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13may On June 10th, 2008 at 10:29 am

jimat jimat sama….
sekrg kena belajar ubah cara hidup..

oh ya! tu pesanan dari Bapa Kenaikkan kita

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azwan reply on June 10th, 2008 1:05 pm:
@13May

Bapa kenaikan? ha.ha.. nanti masuk buku sejarah nanti baru tau

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Natasha On June 10th, 2008 at 11:19 am

It is possible (and not too difficult) to modify a car engine so it can run on vegetable oil! Much cheaper!!

Would it start queues at restaurants as people seek out used cooking oil?

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Norhafidz On June 13th, 2008 at 6:31 pm

nice picture there azwan..I waited for almost an hour and a half for petrol that day! yoohoo

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azwan reply on June 16th, 2008 1:15 am:
wooo! that’s long. i was lucky that i only have to wait for 30 minutes.

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