Money-spending in Malaysia, today vs. a week ago

First week into 2014 and we decided to have our dinner at the hawker stalls. And that was when I really felt the pinch. Okay. Pinch is an understatement. A wild, painful twist. Gory? Not quite... but brutal.

Chicken rice was RM6.50. I felt like tearing up.
A week ago it was still RM5 to RM5.50?

Leungsui and a fruit juice cost RM4.80. Am totally baffled.
Leungsui used to be RM1.20 and fruit juice, RM2.50?

And I told Alicia (a good pal, she will be one of my frequent mentions in the blog!),

When we dine at Chili's, TGI's, or Nandos - though it's pricey food but the hike don't really hit us because we anticipated the price tags that come with the brand. Plus, it is usually a celebration or a gathering when we do dine at classy restaurants. You have already anticipated the bill and would have slap a RM50 note when it comes.

Realisation hits HARD when we actually eat-out at hawker stalls.

Source: http://savemoney.my/

And after seeing this, my thoughts are:
Start planting potatoes at the balcony and cultivate some hydroponic bayam at the living room. Somehow, I get the impression that my landlady would not be too pleased with my suggestions.

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Scratching head at the relevancy of (No.2) Selangor's state EXCO salary and (No.9) Temperature in the chart.