Sigh..
Isn't it time we stop comparing with other nations? I think its approximately the same when we compare dollar to dollar or ringgit to ringgit basis. However, the cost of living in Malaysia is rather high.
For example, an average white collar personnel earns RM2000-3000 on average, buys a computer at a range of RM1500-2000 on average. In Hong Kong, computers costs about 2OK in Hongkie dollars, but their salary goes to like 30-40k average for a primary school teacher.
To compare would be not fair. A garbage collector in UK earns about 3-4k pounds a month, ours here? RM800 is considered high..
The food here, almost everything are at rising costs.. a normal mee of RM 4.50 increased to RM 4.80 when the flour prices increased bout 20cents A KG.
When the price is being set, having price ceilings to protect consumers, since the retailers can't increase price. THEY REDUCE THE PORTION.. trust me.. sushi _ _ _ _ is just doing that. Hmmm... marketing plans i would say.
Anyway, although the cost of living is high, but.. Malaysia is still a good place to stay despite increasing crime rates and etc. I just love the food here. and I'm still proud being a Malaysian for having, you know.. used to be tallest building and 3rd tallest tower in the world. We are a small country, having to achieve that much is already.. something we should be grateful and proud of.
12years down the road would be 2020, a vision, our 4th Prime Minister has implemented and it would be a target to achieve. 9 CHallenges. Are we ready? Lets just wait and see ..12 years of waiting is long.
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