"Papatayin lang din naman ang Pilipino, ayaw pa biglain." the driver of the passenger jeepney I was riding in said, while paying for gas. He counted several paper bills which he reluctantly gave the waiting gasoline boy and then "Hooh! P@$?*^ina, wala ng natira!"
Tomorrow, the price of diesel will increase by three pesos, the price of gasoline by a peso. It's like the increase will never ever end. I may not be owning or driving a car, and I may not be always keeping an eye on the price of petroleum. But I am aware of what is happening around me, what every peso increase is doing to my society.
When price of petroleum increases, everything else in the market seems to increase too. Being a student, one who is still dependent on parents for allowance and all other expenses, the effect of every increase is not greatly felt. I could still buy myself a king's meal whenever I feel like it, go to the movies, or pay for a friend's jeepney fare. I may be sounding like a squanderer now. I am not (gulp). I know how hard my family works for a living. That's why I set priorities and try to save everything I could, (errr, i mean, some at least).
I hope we don't blame the government, or each other for this matter. They do not have control of the price of oil in the world market. And believe me, even the most corrupt of officials are getting pissed of increasing prices of almost every good. Everyone's being affected, and when I say everyone, I mean each and every one of us in this country. So I think the best we could do is avoid getting under each and everyone's skin in this face of crisis and hope for good things to come. We should be all in this together after all, right?
2 comments:
Right. We must always be aware of whatever's happening, especially in our country.
But I really think there's something wrong going on. ang hinala ko, may collusion na nangyayari(?).
crap, i hope their selfishness backfire on them..
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