Inflation

Hi,
So looking forward to all the zhui xing outings.
Wonder what presents u guys will be giving me this year? Haha. So exciting. I just love receiving presents!!!
Oh yes!!! And xinying i bought ur present le. Haha.

Taxi prices are going up again.
Heard the the taxi company initially wanted to raise the price from the current $2.50 to almost $4. Siao lor. Serious.
But now, the final decision is that the price will go up till $2.80.
However lets not forget that the also increase the prices for peak hours and getting a cab at the city area. Prices rise from the usual $1 addition to $3 addition. Thats almost 200% increase lar.
Wah lau. Plus, if u take cab after 12 midnight, you will have to pay 50% more of the total cab fees (up from the usual 10% to 50%, depending on how late in the night).

All i have to say is, so much so for wanting to spice up Singapore Night Life. No transport. How to go anywhere so late at night.
The bus and mrt have already stopped servicing le lor, so late.
Night Riders don't go to all the places also.
Only option is take cab, then now so expensive lor. Wah lau.
Sometimes when i work until so late then wanna go home must take cab one lor, only transport available. Haiz. Big hole in the pocket liao.

They say what economy good, thats why increase. Its not as if when we have recession (like in 1997) they will lower the price lor. Then at the beginning of the year say pay raise lar, bonus lar blah blah, aiyah then now use all this method to take back the money. Haiz.

Furthermore, the prices of food is expected to raise also.
This is due to the fact that the prices of wheat is on the constant rise.
Demand for wheat is high in the US as the Americans have found a way to extract ethanol from wheat and use it as a source of energy to substitute oil (oil prices are on an all time high).
And since prices of wheat is increasing, other food products also increase.
Why?
Coz all the animals that u eat for meat or dairy products all feed on wheat.

In Singapore, you can already see the prices of bread going insanely high.
I heard from the radio today. The DJ went to buy 4 loaf of bread then the price she pay is $16.50. Really siao lar.

So my dear friends, in this festive season. Can still spend as usual lar. But pls pls pls dont overspend. Set aside some so that u can cope with all these inflation rates.

P.S:~ Hope can sing all the songs i wanna sing tml. All the songs i wanna sing all very difficult to sing one. High standard. Hope tml's voice can make it. Haha.

Xian Hao