About possibly more expensive goods and services
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Just this morning my friend told me that the price of pre-cooked pizza she normally buys at Aeon Big supermarket has gone up.
It used to be RM4.70 per piece but now RM5.20.
I know, you all may say pizza is not an essential item, but that's not the case with my friend.
You see, my friend has a son who is with autism and the boy eats mostly pizza and roti canai. Seriously. He doesn't eat rice at all.
And for pizza, he only eats either those at Pizza Hut or that one prepared at Aeon Big. He doesn't even eat those at Domino Pizza.
Well, that's how it is with children with autism.
So, my friend has to bear with this. Hopefully the price will not go up further after the SST is implemented.
Unfortunately, the price did goes up.
Today my friend forwarded me this message;
30 Ogos beli pizza Mikail RM5.20 (harga asal), rasanya dah lama saya tak beli dgn harga asal.. selalunya RM4.90, RM4.70.. tadi bertanya kepada adik2 di bahagian bakery AEON Big (adik2 ni mmg dah kenal lah muka mama mikail tanya"nak berapa kak").. menurut mereka harga asal RM5.20, harga semasa GST RM4.90 (kiranya harga promotion), bila tax holiday 0%, diberi lagi harga promotion RM4.70.. tidak pasti bila dikembalikan kepada harga asal RM5.20 (bukan setiap hari saya pergi ECM tu), menyedari harga RM5.20 pada 30 Ogos apabila ke ECM untuk stock up pizza aeon big Mikail..
Hari ini terkejut (hari terkejut sambungan hari terkejut seMalaysia semalam) rupa2nya pizza Mikail ni ada SST.. so hari ni harga naik kepada RM5.51..😳 tang mana SST tu turun kan harga barang????? Semua makanan yang di bahagian bakery tu kena SST.. (buat masa ni roti canai, milo Mika kat kedai mamak tu masih lagi harga yang sama)
Adik2 tu cakap kami pun terkejut kak dgn harga tu.. adalah org tu syor beli jer pizza from pizza hut.. mmg lah pizza hut buat masa ini take away personal pan masih lg RM4.70.. tapiiii pizza from Pizza Hut Mikail hanya makan based/dough nya saja, topping tak makan.. lagi pulak kalau pizza from Pizza Hut personal pan tak cukup, dia makan yang regular sebab topping tak makan. Kenapa saya beli pizza from AEON Big? Sebabnya Mikail makan the whole pizza hawaiian chicken tu incl topping (dgn slice chicken, nenas semuanya dia makan) at least dia makan benda lain selain dari tepung (roti canai, tepung.. base/dough pizza pun tepung)
Susah nak explain kat orang yang tak faham anak kita ni.. (lagi2 orang yang sokong sgt SST ni... oppppssss)
Well, what to do. That's just how it is.
That's all.
https://my.theasianparent.com/resipi-pizza-teflon-mudah-pasti-jadi-sedap/amp
ReplyDeleteThanks, but the boy doesn't even eat home made pizza. My friend had tried it.
DeleteAnnie,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear the difficulties your friend has with her son's diet.
My only knowledge of autism comes from what little I have read or what I have seen from documentaries.
What kind of financial assistance from the government is your friend eligible for?
Perhaps she should have a chat with her MP.
Medically speaking, is there somewhere she can turn to for help in modifying her son's dietary behaviour?
I am sorry I am not much more help.
I can talk about the performance of past governments, the wonderful renaissance which the new government will bring, etc etc but it is all pointless because families like your friend need help NOW!!!!
Gladiator
Friend la, pizza la, hai...another SOP & cerita dongeng from Annie
ReplyDeleteIf not pizza...
DeleteThen cerita dongeng grab driver
Cerita dongeng dog funeral
Cerita dongeng aunty xyz...
Annie sebiji dgn RPK
Fantasy writer
Lifeofannie
ReplyDeleteApa la hang nie
So Perodua car now cheaper after sst!
You nak coba spin brape kali on autism pizza cerita la annie
At least money not going back to jibros poket la doh
Errr...the boy doesn't eat Produa cars also :)
DeleteAnon 21:44
DeleteHang tak baca article sampai abis kut?
...Proton Holdings Bhd will absorb the sales and services tax (SST) charge for all Proton car models in September 2018, to ensure buyers can still benefit from the tax-free price of its cars...
Biasa la...
1. 0% GST
2. Will absorb SST
3. Proton finacial year-end TERKEJUT
4. price revision
Klo update Forest City
4/09/2018 - berita harini CM kata foreigners bole beli pula.
Maka Foreign buyers pun akan jadi macam Guan Eng, Tun, MACC;
TERKEJUT! TERKEJUT! TERKEJUT
Asian games 2018.. sepatutnya Malaysia la yang dapat Gold medal for table tennis... pasai PH champion main ping-pong.
Professor Nasi Lemak
Ooops Anon 21:48
DeletePasai TERKEJUT! TERKEJUT! TERKEJUT tersilap cnp Proton.. separutunya;
...Its president Datuk Aishah Ahmad had previously said, “when GST was introduced, prices went down for most car models, so from GST to SST you know for sure that there will be a price increase.” Clearly this isn’t the case for Perodua, but we’ll have to wait for other car companies to release their new price lists to see what’s what...
Professor Nasi Lemak
Prof nasi dedak, jangan terkejut sangat. Nanti kena rotan public caning macam kat Taliban @ Trengganu.
DeleteApa ko merepek nie lifeofannie?
DeleteOf course boy don’t eat Perodua
I also don’t drive pizza doh
Then???
BN kena cari bloga baru ler!
I think
Hahaha...nak buat macam mana. Dah aku cerita pizza engko pegi cerita perodua buat apa.
DeleteAnonymous @ 4 September 2018 at 21:44,
ReplyDelete//You nak coba spin brape kali on autism pizza cerita la//
Spin or no spin, we should have some compassion for those who are less fortunate then us.
Bear in mind that, very likely, Annie's friend is not the only person who has such health-related problems.
I know it is very early in the PH administration but we, the rakyat, should be looking to the areas where we want, nay, DEMAND better performance over that lousy incompetent UMNO/BN administration.
Like I have previously said, I do not expect PH to be able to do very much for at least several months - there is no magic wand to fix the years of neglect and mismanagement by UMNO/BN.
Things look tough for Annie's friend and others like her and I am sorry I have no answers.
Gladiator
I don't have kids with autism. Therefore, I may not know something those with the experience, have.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I pity the kid, not the mother who have to bear the raising cost of feeding him. As it is, if the mother had not introduced those junk food in the first place, her child would not have been 'addicted' as he is now.
Maybe your friend should raise and feed her child as though he is 'normal' and stop treating him as something 'special' so that he could become more self-dependent.
Maybe its best to adopt another child and let the autistic son realize that his mother needs to attend to his little sibling too.
Anyway, I once heard a doctor on TV, advising a client with difficulties feeding a child with selective crave for certain type of food. The doctor said... 'we as parents must teach our children what food to eat, not the other way around. As adults, its only logical that we know better, which kind of food is good for health.'
Therefore, in growing-up healthy, its the nutrients in the food that matters, not taste.
Well RD, I wish I can wish something for you so that you will understand what my friend goes through but Allah prohibits us from wishing bad things for others. Just be glad that you don't have a child with autism. Doesn't matter that you don't understand what it's all about.
DeleteOh...dont be such a hypocrite Annie. You hv in the past wished for bad things for others like your favourite punching bag...LGE. Such hyprocrisy.
DeleteErrr...I don't think I ever wished Guan Eng to have a child with autism. By the way, what did I wish ed bad things to happen to Guan Eng?
DeleteAdoi dumbo annuar wished some MPs drop dead so more by elections...
DeleteAnnie at 23:07.
DeleteJangan nak buat bodoh pulak Annie. Siapa yang makan cili, dia yg rasa pedas
Hishamuddin Hussein questioned by MACC over USD 12 million brought into Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteRD. @ 4 September 2018 at 22:17,
ReplyDelete//Therefore, I may not know something those with the experience, have.//
From what I have seen in documentaries, it is really really awful.
The child may strike out at people or objects, attempt self-harm, destroy things, scream and cry uncontrollably, etc etc.
But when they calm down, they act as though nothing happened and everything is perfectly normal.
//As it is, if the mother had not introduced those junk food in the first place,//
That may be true, but we do not know the circumstances where and when that "junk food" was introduced.
Desperation can cause people, even mothers, to act irrationally.
//Maybe your friend should raise and feed her child as though he is 'normal' and stop treating him as something 'special' so that he could become more self-dependent.//
No, as far as I know, this is impossible.
Autistic children cannot be treated as "normal" as we know it.
There is something "broken" in their brain and their sense of values, of right and wrong, of everything is different.
I think that you probably meant is that there are medically proven techniques to handle autistic children, in which case, you are right.
I do not know if the Malaysian health system has access to those medical practitioners who can help people like Annie's friend.
Also, there is medication available.
//I once heard a doctor on TV, advising a client with difficulties feeding a child with selective crave for certain type of food.//
Children with fussy food habits are not always or necessarily autistic.
I don't think that doctor would be talking about autistic children.
In fact, I don't think he would dare suggest his techniques for autistic children.
As far as I know, caring for autistic children is a very specialised area.
//Therefore, in growing-up healthy, its the nutrients in the food that matters, not taste.//
Heheheheh!!
I eat for taste, not for health :)
I don't care what anybody may tell me about how healthy it is, but you will NEVER EVER see me eating this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_(meal_replacement)
For health, I exercise.
Gladiator
Mr G,
DeleteSomehow you are voice of sensibility..My niece is also an autistic child. My sister faces daily challenges in feeding her. She need to cook / buy gluten free food for her and at the same time prepare normal healthy food for the rest of the family. And when she throws tantrum it takes time to calm her. My salute to the carer of autistic people. Even looking at how my sister handles the situation is tough , what more for her and her husband..
Ishh..ishh. ishh..bodohnya..still harping on SST this and that la. Get over it la...GST is gone dead & buried.
ReplyDeleteWOW, ANNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is what we call so-po blogging at its finest : )
I hope your Ponygod is paying attention.
He can learn so much from you!
In fact, the more you talk about pizza and use autism to generate fake tears, the more I forget that the country has just gotten rid of the world's worst kleptocrat in modern times.
Ask lah Ponygod to ask Kak Rosie to send your friend one of the 1,200 cincin.
Just one, okay?
Then the kid's mother can afford all the AEON pizza she wants : )
Ponygod?
DeleteI think the article is skewed towards giving a certain impression i.e. GST is better than SST. But give it some time lah, once things stabilizes then we will see the positive effect.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually a poor attempt at spinning to demonise SST but instead backfired and makes the spinner (ie Annie) looks like a hypocritical fool.
DeleteLifeofannie cerita dongeng technique...biasa ler bro
DeleteManufacturers/suppliers prefers to sell in volume to retailers
DeleteCosts price to retailer depends on the quantity ordered
Maybe Aeon is buying less,then the goods becomes expensive
Sst is a victim of blind justice and its here to stay
Here is a song to listen to ' Stay Awhile by The Bells
Fadzireen
mungkin najib n rosmah n semua mentri umno yg ada harta berbillion pengidap autism he he he..
ReplyDeleteyour friend can request aeon to drop price just for her kid. only they can do that.
ReplyDeletecome gst, sst, zst, xst or whatever system, just the opportunity for dishonest businessmen to make easy profit
Hafsah Osman @ 5 September 2018 at 09:03,
ReplyDelete//Somehow you are voice of sensibility..//
Aaawwwhhh, gee, thks.
There are probably millions who might not agree with you but I'll take any compliments coming my way :)
//She need to cook / buy gluten free food for her//
Is there some specific medical reason for the gluten-free diet?
I have read that in mamy cases, ppl just assume that a glutenfree diet is good, either from being told about it by friends or just to follow a fad.
As far as I know, a gluten-free diet is to address celiac disease and has nothing to do with autism.
Ocassionally, there is, apparently a non-celiac gluten intolerance issue but being a non-medical person, I dont know how common this is.
//And when she throws tantrum it takes time to calm her//
Yup, and after the tantrum, everything is perfectly normal like nothing ever happened.
//My salute to the carer of autistic people//
The love and dedication of such carers is truly to be commended and admired.
And it is not just those who care for the autistic but for family members who suffer from other ailments like Downs or even just old age.
Many of us simply have no idea of the personal sacrifices those carers may have made.
I personally know of a couple of cases where the carers have never married because they have spent their entire lives caring for a less fortunate sibling.
Gladiator
As usual, some cooked up story from Annie to gain sympathy about kids with autism but her REAL evil intention is to propagate her UMNO agenda to demonise SST and the PH government policies. Don't be fooled by all her smokescreen and wayang.
ReplyDelete10.50
DeleteNo la bro
Nobody fooled la
Lifeofannie is neutral????
Gelak pecah perut la
Lifeofannie is macai of the horserear man
Annie, perhaps you can comment on public caning in Terengganu based on Sharia and Pahang's intention to follow Terengganu's example. While at it, you can tell some stories of your friends, etc in the east coast and how they relate to such public caning.
ReplyDeleteanon5 @ September 2018 at 09:27,
ReplyDelete//come gst, sst, zst, xst or whatever system, just the opportunity for dishonest businessmen to make easy profit//
If there is good participation from the rakyat and there is good enforcement, such dishonest businessmen will not survive long.
Look at it this way.
If I whack you hard on your head once, perhaps you might ignore me.
If I whack you on your head 2 or 3 or 5 times, in the same place, you might change your behaviour.
Oh, whacking you 2 or 3 times did not change your behaviour?
Obviously, I am doing something wrong and I must whack you differently. :)
To keep on topic with Annie's post, it's probably like dealing with an autistic child... except that whacking autistic children does not get you anywhere becos I dont think they understand why they are suffering from the pain.. therefore, you have to think of something else...
But we are dealing with adults making commercial decisions here to make supernormal profits, whack lah :)
The harder the better, I say :)
So, you can see that you can NEVER win against the will of the rakyat - if we, the rakyat, choose to enforce the law and/or modify the law to improve the welfare and betterment of the rakyat :)
Of cos lah, I am just one lone voice and I am a nothing nobody, ok? :)
But if enough of the rakyat stand up and threaten their "employees" with dismissal at the next PRU, I think our "employees" will listen :)
We, the rakyat, did not vote in PH to be just like UMNO/BN.
WE WANT CHANGE!!!
And it'd better be change for the better... or else :)
Gladiator
"If there is good participation from the rakyat and there is good enforcement, such dishonest businessmen will not survive long"
Deletethat's my point buddy. we have to throw away this 'if'. rakyat must boycott and authorities must strengthen enforcement
Gladiator,
ReplyDeleteYour comment,
If I whack you hard on your head once, perhaps you might ignore me.
If I whack you on your head 2 or 3 or 5 times, in the same place, you might change your behaviour.
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PAS already punished people in Terengganu by canning people in Terengganu in public for behavior which immoral.
This shows that PAS is truly a party that deliver on their promises.
PAS had always consistent in ensuring that punishing the immorals is their main agenda.
Maybe to some people that this kind of change that matters.
Anon 12:45
DeleteYup...PAS is very consistent. That's why it is supporting and embracing MCA now which it previously accused of being KAFIR.
Gladiator
ReplyDelete...We, the rakyat, did not vote in PH to be just like UMNO/BN...
Eh jgn sebut openly2 sgt nanti tersedak ramai PH leaders.. payah tercekik nanti esp yg golongan toktua toknek.
Majoriti ex UMNO/BN la. Not ordinary supporters tau, ade a 22yrs UMNO/BN ex Prime Minister, exTrade Ministers, exFinance Ministers, exDPM,.. exitu exini, panjang list..
Good that you follow PH. Now you got chance to own bangalow with swimming pool, pay 5sen only oso can..
TERKEJUT! TERKEJUT! TERKEJUT
Professor Nasi Lemak
Ala Professor TERKEJUT,
DeleteSpelling you teruk la...Bungalow pun reti eja. U dapat professor dari Universiti UMNO ke?
BANGLAlow kot......kahkahkah
DeleteAnon 15:29
DeleteHaiyaa.. I sell nasi lemak only, many customers even Koreans dont speak Bahasa England wan.
If I am PH leader, represent Malaysia, then like this cannot la;
https://youtu.be/AvVZmygtixA
Professor Nasi Lemak
Something in the pizza must be taxed, ie cheese, flour, spices, etc. If not will not increase so much.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous @ 5 September 2018 at 12:45,
ReplyDelete//PAS already punished people in Terengganu by canning people in Terengganu in public for behavior which immoral.//
So how many times has PAS punished people?
Has such punishment stopped immoral behaviour in Terengganu?
//This shows that PAS is truly a party that deliver on their promises.//
Delivering punishment to people is quite easy, doesn't you think?
Delivering good governance, good moral behaviour is a bit harder.
//PAS had always consistent in ensuring that punishing the immorals is their main agenda.//
Yes, after so many years of PAS rule in Kelantan, why do we still have immoral behaviour in Kelantan?
//Maybe to some people that this kind of change that matters.//
Maybe to some people, they don't really understand the kind of change they should be getting?
Gladiator
Prof Nasi Lemak,
ReplyDelete//jgn sebut openly2 sgt nanti tersedak ramai PH leaders//
Heheheheh!!
I guess you have not worked out that PH leaders are quite different from UMNO or PAS leaders.
I know you are not used to criticising your UMNO/PAS leaders, but I don't have a problem criticising PH leaders :)
//Majoriti ex UMNO/BN la.//
Maybe they were sick and tired of UMNO?
//Now you got chance to own bangalow with swimming pool, pay 5sen only oso can.//
Waahh!! Pay 5sen? What a lousy deal from PH!!
Better stay with UMNO - you can a bungalow with swimming pool FOR FREE!!
Hahahahahah!!
If you are with PAS, even better!!
You can have bungalow with swimming pool AND 72 VIRGINS FOR FREE!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Gladiator
mr gladiator...sori'd 2say dis,
Deleteheaven blessings r always allegorical. dun take it literally. it heavenly being …d glorious eternal permission anyone could wish for. 72 virgins wording cannot simply mean a compensation or any form of contract for male chauvinists. so , i think u n pas stop ridicule it.
SST is much better and simpler. GST is at all the chain and everything will increase. SST can do targeted tax collection and can promote certain good consumption. SST bring "less" revenue to the government and need efficient managing. Of course, government should be efficient and cannot keep growing. A healthy society need only 30% government and 70% private industries to generate much better growth and income...
ReplyDeleteAnnie,
ReplyDeleteThere's no correlation between autism and SST/GST.
My nephew has autism. In the beginning he had the habit of eating the same type of food just like your friend's son. Later on he's ok with different type of foods although he has his preferences. Well, insha Allah your friend's son will be ok. Just need a lot of practice and patience.
As for SST, I believe this comes down to implementation and enforcement. There will always be room for manipulations by greedy business people. That's when the enforcement comes.
Just to refresh everyone's mind, BN kalah because of GST and Najib.