Gasoline Age

馬來西亞的汽油價是制定價，政府決定價格的起落，目前每公升無鉛汽油RON97價是RM1.92（大约每加侖US$2.31）。馬來西亞的物價（通膨率）一直上升，汽油價若每公升起三、五仙的話，就會如一髮動全身，人民的‘生’價又會提高了！

美國的汽油價是按市價每日調整，我去年五月來美國，觀察到的汽油價是每加侖（等於3.7853公升）US$2.70以下。近日卻一直上升，昨日是每加侖US$3.39。

我們讀過石器時代的歷史，不知道幾世紀后，“汽油時代”是否會成為歷史課？

The price of gasoline (petrol) in Malaysia is fixed and changes are decided by the government. Now, the price of unleaded gasoline (RON97) is RM1.92 per liter (about USD2.31 per gallon). The prices of things have been raised frequently in Malaysia. Even if the price of gasoline is raised only RM0.03 or RM0.05 per liter, it has a ripple effect. In this case, the cost of living for people will definitely rise again!

The price of gasoline in America is adjusting everyday based on the market. When I came to America last May, I noticed that the price of unleaded gasoline was below USD2.70 per gallon (3.7854 liter). Recently, it rises almost everyday; the price was USD3.39 per gallon yesterday.

We learned about the Stone Age from history books, but don’t know if the “Gasoline Age” will be in history books after a few centuries or not?