Behind the hype of a cheaper RON 95 petrol

Effective Sept 01, vehicle owners will be offered a new blend of petrol RON 95 and the cheaper RON 92 will be phased out.
“By Sept 1, RON97 will be the alternative petrol and a premium product.
Instead, the RON95 petrol will be the choice petrol for consumers and be rest assured, the product is of high quality and is good enough to be filled into even luxury and high-powered cars,” said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Why he has to label RON 97 as "premium product". The reason is simple. This petrol is going to cost 20 sen more than what we are paying for the same product right now!
Why claiming RON 95 as "high quality enough"? Simply because it is obviously a lower quality petrol than what we are currently having (RON 97).
No doubt that we are paying 5 sen less for RON 95 (RM 1.75 per liter), but we are forced to settle with something with lower grade obviously. Why so, you can refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating for information about RON rating. The higher the number, the greater the power it is going to offer. For ease of reference, Shell v-Power is of RON 100.
In conclusion, we have been forced to suffer a quality loss with lower quality petrol effectively Sept'09, by paying 5 sen /liter lesser. And that there is a sharp 11% increase of our usual petrol RON 97 from RM 1.80 to RM 2.00.
Thanks again to the ever effective Malaysian government.

灰灰的七月

六月和七月的天空，昏昏暗淡的。有几分伤感，有些许离愁。
六月尾有颗巨星陨落了，那是大家再熟悉不过的麦克杰逊。 也没有大反应，因他本来就不是自己的偶像。媒体不停轰炸这则新闻倒也令我开始去深思这位一代巨星所带给我们，我们的父辈，甚至于我们子女们的影响。
七月中，从妈口中得知姑丈病逝的消息。这对我来说倒不是很意外。自从去年诊断出罹患胃癌后，他的病情每下愈况，从没让他家人在觉得有任何转机。
最后一次见他是在过年时，那也有六个月了。庆幸的是爸爸还有常去他家探望过，至少不至于有遗憾吧。是的，爸妈和姑姑一家感情一向不错。
对于我来说，姑丈算是我的国语启蒙老师。虽没曾在正规系统上教过我，但他的国文造诣却是我中学时一直所钦佩的。有上过一阵子他的补习课，还蛮另类的。不会有填鸭式的教学，常着重活学活用。就是他这样的教育精神启发了我对国语的兴趣，也因此而多学多用，不视学国语为畏途。
差不多同一时候，国内传来了一宗令人难以置信的新闻。行动党的一位政治人物助理“不知何故“在反贪委会办公楼坠楼身亡。 我不认识这位赵明福，但对他的遭遇深表同情。对于事情接下来的演变也蛮纳闷的。摆在我们眼前的，是一个悲剧，但政治人物们是否是认真的为赵家请命呢，还是为了自个儿的隐议程呢？我看到的是后者居多。就算是再多的保证，信誓旦旦要把真相摊给国人看，结果呢？ 结果让大家拭目以待。希望国人不要那么健忘，记得常提醒自己还有那么一个真相待解。
烟霾有恶化迹象，但还是希望天会快快转晴。