Kena Saman... >$<

Oop! What a bad luck I had today? I have been fined for not displaying the parking coupon this afternoon. I just visited a clinic for marketing purpose not more than 20 minutes time, some more it was raining outside (of course just a tiny rain...:p), I wonder why the servants of MCC (Miri City Council) are so hardworking & serious in their duty, gave me a "saman" in a raining day? Sigh~~~I also wonder why how can I forgot to display the parking coupon?

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Because of forgot to display a 42 cents parking coupon, it has results in received a compound at fine of RM20. Anyway if payment made within 14 days from the compound issued date, 25% discount to be given becomes RM15.... >$< ..... T_T

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The above is newspaper cutting from See Hua Daily News (dated 20 Dec). MCC is having a headache with the abolishment of the use of 1 cent coils in year 2008! With this abolishment, less than 3 cents to be zerolize, more than 3 cents but less than 8 cents to be count as 5 cents, however more than 8 cents to be count as 10 cents.
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New 42 cents Parking Coupon with Scratching-Style

(1/2 an hour for Blue Zone; 1 hour for Green Zone)

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The selling price of one parking coupon by MCC is at RM0.42, this meant with the abolishment of the use of 1 cent coils, MCC will have to re-set the selling price at RM0.40, but this seem to defeat the impose of 5% government tax on the coupon, which is equal to 2 cents. So MCC manages to sell min 2 pieces of coupons at one time (so 84 cents can be round to 85 cents?) instead of single piece of coupon. But Im curious & wondering, they do sell coupon in single piece? Isn't the coupons sold in 10 pieces per pad at RM4.20? If so what the 2 cents are they worried about? Anyway, Im not familiar how the system works, it might not as simple as what we saw & what we tought...!
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In Miri City, the parking space is categorized into 2 zones: Green Zone & Blue Zone. Parking fee at Green Zone is 42 cents per hour, however Blue Zone is 42 cents per half an hour. Isn't the charges too expensive? Im not really sure, but for me quite lah... :p If MCC really having a trouble with the above abolishment & going to round the figure to RM0.40, then it would be a good news (new year gift) to Miri Citizen; or else to re-adjust to a higher figure (e.g RM0.45 or more?), then great shit, Miri Citizen's life standard is upgraded it wound be another burden to Miri Citizen!
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Old Daily Parking Coupon (RM5.25) with Tear-Style

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The above is the picture of Daily Parking Coupon at RM5.25, it can be used at both Green & Blue Zone. In year 2008, the Tear-Style coupon will be fully replace with the Scratching-Style coupon, this is to prevent the citizen from re-used the used coupon to cheat the MCC's servants. Please look at the coupon above, will you believe if I tell you it is an used coupon?

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