Of all the days, yesterday we decided to go to Sunway Pyramid. We braved the heavy downpour and reached Sunway around 5.50pm. While ordering dinner, received the first bad news from neighbour – petrol increased to Rm2.70. Immediately lost my appetite. Felt guilty spending so much on dinner!
Original plan was to get spectacles, so we went around few shops. At about 8pm, announcement was made over the PA that traffic jam was quite bad around Sunway and LDP area. While at a spectacle shop, received second bad news – my soon-to-be renovation contractor called and told that cement bag price increased from RM13 to RM16 with immediate effect. He was worried about losing business and forsee a bleak time ahead. As for me, have to re-evaluate the renovation plan. 🙁
Left Sunway at 9.05pm and got stuck in traffic jam about 500 metres from Sunway LDP toll. Took us 1 hour 45 minutes to cross the toll and reach Binary College. Found the reason for the massive jam – cars lining up at Mobil station next to Binary College!
While in the car, I contacted friends all over the country, and received the same feedback – traffic jams in Damansara, JB, Penang, KL, Ampang, Putrajaya etc. Most were also worried about the impact.