Early this month, I wrote a post about the recent fuel hike that caused a series of inflated prices on many daily expenses including food, transportation and other services.  I would like to thank those who had spent time and effort to give your opinion and participate in the comment. They will also stand a chance to get a free book - The Carrot Principle. As promised, the winner of the book will be announced today. Before that, I had picked some interesting comments that are worth to be shared with ...

The nasi lemak I used to eat on Monday morning now cost RM1.00 (used to be RM0.60). Starting in July, the part time maid service will cost RM12/hour (used to be RM8/hour). A full tank of petrol pumped into my Honda Civic costs about RM120 (used to be RM80). Despite the rise of unavoidable expenses, I am giving away a free book. It is a book based on a 10-year study of 200,000 managers and employees. It shows you how the best managers use recognition to engage their people, retain talent and accelerate ...

It is a reality now. But the announcement came too sudden causing more fuel burnt and time wasted in the evening of June 4, 2008. It takes an extra 30 minutes to bring my baby back from the babysitter's house. The distance is only 5km per trip. Many vehicles are jammed and trapped on the road, especially where it is approaching a petrol station, regardless of whether they're queuing up for the last minute cheaper petrol or not. Hours are spent talking about the fuel hike, which is obviously unproductive and won't contribute ...