ITP. It’s done.

Mi iz taking a break nao.

I believe the petrol price hike is something everyone had already known.

Too bad I have already fill my tank to the brim last two days. Isk! I can’t even get the satisfaction of filling the last drop of petrol that costs RM1.92 tonight! Not that I could, mind you, the queue was so bad in front of every petrol station, I bet by the time I reach the pump I would have to pay the new price of RM2.70 already.

The domino’s effect, it is going to affect the price of all other daily necessities.

Gone were the good old days when I could fill up the Kancil for less than twenty bucks. Gone were the days where RM2.00 can buy me a delicious plate of char kueh tiau and iced drinks. Gone were the days when people actually earn enough to live comfortably.

All I can see ahead now is more scrimping and saving. And the hike will just be the first of many more hikes to come. The blood in my veins run cold to think of how to survive when everything is so expensive but yet the pay remains stagnant. Not that I’ve been paid yet.

Suddenly, the future seems very bleak. Excuse me, I think I must go lie down and digest the fact. Boohoohoohooo!

Just when I thought cutting down on shopping trips would actually stop me from spending money. I haven’t been prowling shopping centers for good ol’ shopping, that is for sure, but I don’t seem to save any more money than I used to when to stamp my feet all over shopping aisles by shopping aisle.

That, I guess, is the beauty and the curse of online shopping. A click is all it takes to part with my money. As much as it is convenient and all that, it is still a form of money spent, and it is money well wasted if those things are not up to the quality I have nowhere to complain to, nor can I ask for refund or exchange. Still, every now and then it is irresistible.

So far it is confined to girlish stuffs such as clothes, costume jewelries, and of late, bags. The bags has yet to arrive yet, so I hope it is going to be alright. The fact that I have never seen, touch or smell the goods kinda makes me feel like I am playing roulette here. They are not exactly very expensive stuffs but they cost me money nonetheless.

Been browsing lowyat girl stuffs of late, and transactions are satisfactory. Those sellers take their business very seriously. Have yet to try out ebay though. lelong was kinda expensive and independent sellers out there never really interest me. Besides, my previous experience with an independent seller makes me shun them because it truly isn’t worth my time and money.

It was something like this. I used to purchase costume jewelries from some homemade jewelries site and the purchase was defect upon arrival. That was two years ago, and despite apologies and promises of item exchange it just isn’t worth my time because the seller says she will send a new one along with my future purchase, which I find it absurd because I am not going to buy anything from there anymore. Quality was sub par and the things that I bought keep falling apart. It was an embarrassment to wear an earring which look as if it is going to fall apart, which it eventually did. So, no more buying from there. Its not that I am into wearing costume jewelries these days anyway.

So, I’ve wizen up. Did a lot of comparison and read a lot of customer feedbacks before giving business to where it worths. I find that it is important to purchase from sellers with genuine, good feedbacks and competitive price. You would be surprised to find a few sellers for the same items so compare their prices before buying. Do avoid rude and arrogant sellers because it is simply bad customer service. As there are no written rules for online consumers, it is best for us to decide and be prude.

I especially dislike sellers who talk about charity along their business lines. Excuses such as my items are expensive and the quality is bad because I will donate for what and what organization and charity and whatnots are simply excuses. Who knows if you really walk the talk after you get the money? You are just cheating us off money for all that I know anyway.

I am talking about my own experience here, because I feel very cheated. There are better ways to donate for charity, imho.

Was majoring in engineering a huge mistake?

I am a wee, tiny bit depressed.

First of all, I am happy to announce that I am totally pain free and eating very well albeit with a missing tooth. All is good and let’s just not discuss about the next dentist appointment. My personal matter is a speck of dust amidst all the big news this week.

The worst news of the week that makes me feel so revolting is none other than Josef Fritzl case.

Quoted from Wikipedia:

The Fritzl incest case came to light in late April 2008 when a 42-year-old Austrian woman, Elisabeth Fritzl, told police that she had been sexually abused, raped, and physically assaulted by her father, Josef Fritzl, since 1977 and had been imprisoned by him since 1984.

Austrian police say her father kept her for 24 years in a small soundproofed cellar with four beds and a bathroom. It extended beneath the family house in a village near the town of Amstetten in Lower Austria. In that cellar, she gave birth to a total of seven children (including twins, one of whom died) all of whom had been fathered by Josef.

I don’t have to tell you how sick all these sound. I hope he get what he deserved for making life a living hell for his daughter and all his incestuous children. Man, the blood relationship is so complicated that I don’t know if he is the offspring’s father or grandfather. Either ways, he does not deserve to be acknowledged as a paternal figure because it is a disgrace to all the father out there. This worst than animal monster, so geram to see that with his advanced age he will die before justice could be served properly. Nabeh. Somebody, just castrate him and feed it to the dog already!

And then, the pedophile alert. If you are stalked with a person who bears details as such:

Albert, who may use some other extension like the year 1951, and carries some hotmail account like albertxu2007may and suspiciously comes from the IP 219.95.3.179

Please be aware that this sick, twisted pervert is posting a lot of materials which are pedophiliac in nature on a public domain. The blog is no longer available now but beware of him, nonetheless.

Here is another reminder to each and every one of us that the internet is not a safe place at all, especially for young children. If you have young children, be sure to monitor their activities online because pedophiles are at large and very much active, preying on young and innocent children.

And then, another NS trainee passed away. The reason stated was food poisoning, but I believe that negligence plays the most important part as the cause of death. I wonder, how many fatalities would it take before the government scrap the National Service Program? I don’t see the benefit of the program other than wasting taxpayer’s money, and worst of all, the fatality rate is so alarming despite the year by year promises of improvement and all the nonsense. It has always been a mess, and will remain as a mess that needs to be clean off as soon as possible without sacrificing more innocent lives.

Last but not least, the interesting political scene that is unfolding in our own backyard. Of RPK’s detainment, bail, candlelight vigil and all sorts, of the very interesting parliamentary live cast, of the commotion in Bandar Mahkota Cheras, and last but not least, the revision of toll rates.

I wish they do something to the toll rates. That is the issue nearest to my heart of all the political issues that unfold this week. That, of course and the degradation of the species known as human.