Inflation Realisation

Woke up at 7-something this morning, feeling hungry after 11 hours of sleep. (Last night totally KO.) Thinking I'd beef up on bread, butter, baked beans, beanut butter *shifty eyes* and urm... (shit, I ran out of food that begins with B) ...all things healthy, I decided to take a walk down to the convenience store by the octogenarian pool.

"CLOSED"

Shaits. -_-'

"Nehmind, it's ok," I said to myself aloud. (Internal conversation in my head was less understanding, of course, but I shan't bore you with the details of that talk I had with myself.) I knew that there was another convenience store further outside the condo I'm in so I started walking in that direction instead. Made it there and of all days, they were fighting a bad leak from the ceiling.

Sigh.

Of all the rotten luck lah, I tell you. T_T

So, in my desperation – hungry until wanna die and cannot walk already – I ended up tapau-ing roti kosong from a nearby mamak instead. -_-

Ok, intro over.

I shall tell you about inflation now.

This was the roti canai I tapau-ed:




CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT
THIS UNHEALTHY PIECE
OF BURNT FLOUR
COST ME RM1?!

My goodness!!!

What happened to the
40sen roti canais of yesterday?!

Ok, fine. Last I paid that price, I was in primary school. In Penang. (The best of the best of the bestest best primary school in Penang, if you were wondering. *cough cough*) BUT STILL! When I was in SS15 taking my Diploma, roti kosong cost me only 60sen at Al Rafis! (Ahhh, fond memories of times spent in that place are coming back to me now. =) Remember or not, Nit?)

How can the price of roti
shoot up to RM1 in less than 6 years???

That's a price hike by 66.66%!

Anyways, it's been awhile since I've paid for just roti. When I order it with drinks, I usually don't think about the breakdown. And if they charge me RM2-something or RM3 for roti and a drink, I'm fine with it cos it seems like a full meal. (Self deception.) But just now, I ALMOST GOT A HEART ATTACK WHEN HE DIDN'T GIVE ME CHANGE FOR MY RM1.

Sigh.

Beh tahan lah an-neh.
(Read this whole sentence in Hokkien ah.
Dun come and say I talk bad about Indians.)

Must quit my job and go open a mamak already lah. I see see from this example, I think can make money, man. Worried that after open shop got no money to hire cook? No problem. Burnt flour only wat. So difficult to cook meh?