Today I’m thankful for…
(1) The fact that it didn’t rain at all even though it has been raining almost every day of the week – I had just done my laundry last night.
(2) Finding a ‘bungalow’ lot amidst a fully occupied car park (mind you, this is a fee-paying car park)
I guess these are some of the things that even money can’t buy.
Unless, of course, if you own a dryer at home and can actually afford to have a chauffeur on your payroll.
This is supposed to be a ‘Be Thankful’ post so thou shall not moan and whine about how horrible the traffic is and how difficult it is to get a decent parking space these days. Ever since the price of petrol was hiked from MYR 1.92 to MYR2.70 and then finally down to MYR1.80; all in less than 6 months, my life has never been the same.
(Sorry, I just couldn't help myself. But you have to admit that there is indisputably a flow between the above paragraphs right???)
Price History of RON97
01-05-2004 RM 1.37/L
01-10-2004 RM 1.42/L
01-05-2005 RM 1.52/L
31-07-2005 RM 1.62/L
28-02-2006 RM 1.92/L
05-06-2008 RM 2.70/L
28-08-2008 RM 2.55/L
15-10-2008 RM 2.30/L
01-11-2008 RM 2.15/L
18-11-2008 RM 2.00/L
02-12-2008 RM 1.90/L
17-12-2008 RM 1.80/L
I know this sounds pathetic but I'm beginning to miss the days when 1 liter of petrol cost me 2 glasses of ‘kopi ais’.
Nowadays, each liter only comes at the price of 1 glass + 1/2 hour worth of sleep in the mornings of Mon-Fri + more grey hairs + anger management classes + a measly MYR0.50 balance to tip the waiter.
What a bargain!
“For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Indebted to life,
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