Kopitiam Tale: Energy Crisis

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AH BENG: Ali, what happen to you? You look sick and exhausted?

ALI: Aiyo, office no aircon lah.

SAMY:Why? You office aircon rosak kah?

ALI: No-lah. The govt. wants to cut cost and save energy. So, we just received an instruction from the Human Resource Ministry informing us that the Cabinet wants us to turn up the aircon room temperature a little bit.

SAMY: Like that also can ah? Is this the only way we can cut cost and save energy ah?

AH BENG: Not really. They can shut down the whole aircon system and use fan. Ali, you are lucky. Later they may even asked you to re-use and recycle water when you go to toilet to shit and wash hand. I heard the ministry is planning to buy pails for each toilet so that when you wash hand you use the water from the pail and the same water must be use and re-use at least ten times before you use it to flush your shit when you berak.

SAMY: Aiyoma..is it true ah?

AH BENG: Ya lah. Dr. Fong Chan Onn, the HR minister said the govt is looking at a very, very, extremely comprehensive energy-saving environment to ensure less use of energy in future.

SAMY: Did the govt suggest that condoms must also be re-use at least three times?

ALI: Ya, but each time you use it and clean it, you must keep the same water to be re-use the next two times in order to save water. And don't switch on the lights when you lay on her to save energy.

ALI: The govt is trying to justify the fuel price increase and they want you to know they are very innovative and creative.

SAMY: Wah, we have very bright ministers eh.

AH BENG: It looks like they can't find any better idea. Next round of fuel price increase, they may come up with more excellent and creative proposals. Now, no more projects, fuel price increases three times a year; later, food price increase, transport cost increase, but salary, no increase.

SAMY: But govt say, the fuel price increase is to reduce subsidy so that there is more money for development.

ALI: I don't think so. Even Khazanah is investing in padi planting and agriculture project.

SAMY: I hope they are not investing in planting lalang and breeding tadpoles.

AH BENG: We got smart govt. So, don't worry. They are trying to close the gap between the rich and the poor, of course, with a few exceptions reserved for UMNO Youth.

ALI: Like that I got chance lah because I am UMNO Youth too.

SAMY: Then, you pay the teh tarik today and I want to go home to wash my condom now. Bye.

Bye!