SRMan, I’m screwed. For me, there’s nothing that can mitigate the effect of the fuel price increase, except to swallow everything — lock, stock and barrel — and hope that my stomach could take it. Not even the cash rebates announced by the government can lighten the burden.

Here’s what the government said:

“Owners of cars up to 2,000cc, as well as pick-up trucks and jeeps up to 2,500cc, will get RM625 for each vehicle while motorcyclists with vehicles up to 250cc will receive RM150 each.”

But I don’t have a motorcycle and my Toyota pick-up truck has an engine capacity of 2800cc. In any which way, I’m screwed.