Dua Hengget Tujuh Posen?

I was on my way to pick-up Aiman at Batu 3, Shah Alam. Hujan gile lebat. Federal Highway from far dah nampak kereta bumper to bumper. At a very last minute, Che Man decided to melencong masuk jalan dalam. I got irritated coz I know, the road towards JVC roundabout is usually teruk also and the route is further. Somemore he is driving very fast. Lagi lebat hujan, lagi laju pulak. It is like racing with the rain. At least at Federal Highway, the car is moving slowly and the route is shorter (to Batu 3).

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That is when we heard from radio about the fuel price will be increased by RM0.78 / l.

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We were like... what????.....

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Sampai rumah pun we argued about whether or not Che Man should join the q. Please la, baru 2 hari lepas isi full tank. Not worth it to q for so long, ended up with stress, & masa yang terbuang. Dalam pada beratur tu, minyak guna jugak. Lain la memang dah masa nya untuk isi minyak kan?

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At the end, Che Man dengan berat hati tak pergi isi minyak pun. Ngeh! ngeh! ngeh!

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Actually, the whole time I was a bit depressed with the news. We made a quick calculation and we became more depressed.

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Our budget is already very tight now.

Next month, we will start paying for the house loan.

The next 2 months, my younger sister gonna get married.

The next 3 months, my son's insurance premium is due.

Next 4 months is raya.

Next 5 months car insurance due.

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And this petrol thingy will be reviewed monthly? (Correct me if I'm wrong).

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If it goes up to RM4 per liter, how laaaa????

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This will affect my job performance also. How you ask? I am doing tender for food items. I am talking about raw materials for all the kitchens. The main objective is to cut cut cut and announce how much saving we can expect from this exercise. Now, how to cut from the current prices la? Suppliers will call me bodo if I insist kan? Habis la aku.

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My mind went brainstormed:

1. Che Man naik motor la. Biar aku bawak keta. Tapi kena hantar Aiman dulu, pas tu patah balik ke hotel. Balik nanti ambik dia dulu, pas tu terus balik rumah. Che Man pulak maybe terperangkap dalam hujan somewhere somehow. Kulit pastu nya akan lebih 'terang'.
2. Tak leh stay back kat office. Balik kena masak. To try our best not to dine out or beli food. Penat la aku nanti. Masak sendiri ni paham-paham jer la. Preparationnya, masanya, cleaning nya. Ishk!
3. Change of brands. Kena la beli barang-barang from generic brands. Selalu nya murah sket tapi kena compromise quality (betul ke? recommendation?)
4. Cari kerja lain. Yang boleh bagi gaji better than this one. Boleh ke minta naik gaji just because fuel price has increased?
5. Kurang kan entertainment. Our budget for entertainment sekarang pun bukan banyak sangat. Maybe kena tukar type of entertainment la.

Yang lain-lain, aku tak leh nak pikir lagi.

Penat la struggling.