Rising Cost......Football ticket is no exception

hi Folks,

Cool, it is like the 27th day of October.....the 1 day public holiday is over....now back to work!!!

FAM....ticket price at RM 50

Yes, the Malaysia Cup..........the final is approaching and FAM (Football Association of Malaysia) suddenly came out with a bombshell that the ticket price is now RM 50 per person!  As expected, bewilderment, puzzled, disgusted, and disappointment filled the air and not to mention many fans from both Terengganu and Negeri Sembilan protested.

To ensure that the fans still get the chance to attend the important final, Terengganu state government decided to subsidize 50 percent which meant that the Terengganu fan just pay RM 25.  Latest is that the Negeri Sembilan FA decided somewhat on the same way, but ask the Negeri Sembilan fans to just fork out RM 30.  The balance RM 20 will be covered from the income/revenue/etc of the Malaysia Cup Final. 
It is great to see that both state governments don't want to disappoint their fans and willing to go all out to ensure that everybody gets to attend the final this Saturday.  Talk about being compassionate and caring, this is really from a sports point of view.  Bravo to both Terengganu and Negeri Sembilan government for stepping in to ensure that the Malaysia Cup final will not be a totally let down.

However, again one must say about FAM.  Okay, I can understand that the reason for the price hike is due to cost and that it needs to pay the necessary (blah, blah, blah), but why so sudden that this was done in so great haste.  We can rationalize and in a way agree that prices nowadays of goods and services do go up right now and it is something that all of us must be strong and intelligent to handle it, but for FAM isn't better this price hike was announced like maybe in the beginning of the season so that at least the normal or average citizen of this beloved country despite the nagging and complaint, can make the necessary adjustment to budget for the purchase of the football tickets.  If it was announced very early in the season due to the so-called economics scale, that should be fine.  No doubt, people will complain and cuss about it, but at least it is not done like bombshell like what we have experienced few days ago.  Now the public image of FAM is affected in this unnecessary debacle, but nevertheless like they say the show must go on and that is the final of Malaysia Cup.  Who will win the final?  Anybody's guess....?  Me.....not telling you...but both teams are good and both deserved to be in the final. 

How I spend my Deepavali?

I didn't do much, just stayed home and rest and relax.  Oh yes, did put on tumeric all over my body and guess what the my skin is so smooth......talk about natural remedy.  Thanks to my wife, yes do agree that tumeric is a very useful remedy especially if one wants to have a nice, soft, smooth, and brighter skin. 

Cheerios!