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Lewis Hamilton Wins!!!

Thursday, July 11, 2024

 

Okay calm down. 



Lewis qualified P2 on Saturday, weather is constantly changing - dry and wet; typical english weather.


Front row lock out should mean something but yeah, after so many disappointment i dont wanna jinx anything haha


Sunday came.  My first hope is so that Lewis will get through first laps safely, after the incident in Qatar last year, the feeling of DNF is unbearable so as long as your driver is in the race, we can keep pushing, even from the back of the grid.


Total laps is 52. After about 30 minutes of racing, rain is expected to come around the circuit. When it became slightly wet, Lewis managed to overtake George but not for long - the two McLarens came by too. 


Max however is not having the real pace of the car and he could not catch the car upfront (he had a bit of floor damage on saturday)


Come Lap 42. 




The last 10 laps or so, it was so nerve wracking. Cannot sit still knowing this is a long time coming. When every laps could not finish fast enough and checking the gap between Max and Lando all the time at the screen. 


And the rest is history. Fuh. What a race. 





I dont normally rewatch a race, but this one I already plan to do so and this time just wanna appreciate the chaos, sit back and relax :)


Oh yeah and Nico before the race believed that his bestie would go on and win the race. He said he still remember the pace Lewis had and how good he is at this circuit. Brocedes coded. 




This win is special in so many ways - considering the Abu Dhabi 2021 and this is the first win after 900+ days winless streak. 


LH is the first driver to win a race after 300 race appearances and various other records plus the most wins at a single grand prix, 9th win. It is gonna take a while for these records to stay. 


On another note, I was surprised to see the pitwall indecisiveness at pitting and what tyre for Lando. They got medium tyre and go for soft whilst lewis go for soft because they dont have mediums. And lewis did a good job to make sure the soft persevere until the checkered flag. 


Also a pity for Charles because after the Monaco home win, the races after that seemed to go downhill for him. When the engineer put on wrong tyres and ended up damaging his race when he has to box few times and getting lapped. 


One more, Haas is something else this season. Better than Williams. Nico Hulkenberg always qualified well and for this race, he is P6. The best Ferrari driver this time they say haha. 


Halfway through the season and already we got six different race winners. A good shift compared to last one. That's all for now. Bye. 
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The So-Called 'Janji Ditepati '

The So-Called 'Janji Ditepati '

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The price hikes are ‘awesome’. The withdrawal of sugar subsidy, the new electricity tariff increase (15%-18% starting next month), the replacement of SST (Sales and Services Tax) to GST (Goods and Services Tax) and the latest increase in toll prices which will take effect starting next months are driving the consumers crazy. These hikes are subsequent and too much for consumers. While the consumers are just adjusting themselves from the withdrawal of sugar subsidy after the announcement of Budget 2014, then without warning, came other price increases which are quite burdensome to the consumers.

A simple economic theory is: tax is one of the major sources of government’s revenue. This theory is a known fact to all and from the Islamic perspective, imposing tax is justifiable on the ground that the government is responsible to fulfill the basic needs of its citizen. However, the imposition of tax should not be heavy which may result in killing the work incentives of the tax payers.

I opine that the government should administer its financial position in a better and more effective ways like eliminating corruption in its dealings and should not spend extravagantly at the expense of the citizen. The ministers must realise that they are chosen by the rakyat not to thicken their own pockets but as a representative to voice out their opinions and hardships whenever necessary. The time has come when the ministers have to actually realize their promises during the General Election before. The price hikes came one after another and the Malaysian Rating Corporation(Marc) chief economist Nor Zahidi Alias said the main concern was that a slew of increases were being imposed at about the same time.He added, “Sugar and fuel prices have gone up and the electricity tariff hike will take effect soon.This will cause an upward pressure on consumer prices”.

TNB being the monopoly in the power industry is not hesitated in its decision to increase the tariff with the justification it is earning less than the cost it bears. Without major competitors in the industry, the customers are given no choice because whether we like it or not, we have to follow because a rejection will not affect TNB at large and yet we are affected which means no electricity. Nevertheless,some argues that competitors in the power industry is not a good idea because in the end the customer will be the victims of price competitions among the suppliers.

Regarding the anticipated toll hikes which will take effect next month (speculated to be between 50 sen to RM2), I think this is another way for government to take the citizen’s money legally. The government, holding a large part in the toll concessions should have a say in the decision and not to give the excuse that this increase is unavoidable due to the agreement with the private sectors. Majority of toll concessions are owned by government entities such as Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Khazanah Nasional and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

To continue, we must realize that the price hikes will not stop just there. For example, the restaurants’ operators will increase the food prices. We, as a concerned customer could not say much since this will go back to the actions of the government itself, in increasing the prices. In a short run, the cost of living will go up and will limit the customers’ spending. This situation will lead to another financial problem which shall not be discussed here.

In a nutshell, the government should comply to its promises to reject negative elements to safeguard people’s interest. I am not willing for my beloved country to worsen financially as much as I am not willing to see the governments are bullying the citizen in tricky ways. If this continues, the government must not be surprised to see any movements from the side of the people who are silently oppressed.


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This article was published in The Malaysian Insider on 27th December 2013
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