Come on Datuk, whose legs are you pulling?

The latest petrol hike has been coming for a long time. With all the buzzing activities and buttering-up statements from the various ministers, one would have not been surprised at the price hike announcement. However, the timing is damn lousy and unprofessional-like!
One moment foreign cars at the borders were banned from filling up and then after a few days ( 2 days?), the ban was lifted. What a joke..one would only have to listen to what the Singaporeans have to say and you will get what I mean.
Then we got to hear our very own Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Shahrir Abd Samad saying there will be no price hike, at least until August 08. A few days later, after the hike, this is what the same guy has to say, "..I have confidence that it's not going to go up...". Come on, my dear Minister, whose legs are you pulling? At least tell us you were left out in the information stream by your boss, but then politicians seldom admit so. Where do they hide their faces then?
And then the Govt has the cheek to compare our price with neigbouring Singapore and Thailand! Why not compare with the Gulf States ( gas price from RM0.38 to RM1.19 per litre), Iran (RM0.35 per litre), Nigeria (RM0.32 per litre) or Venezuela (RM0.16 per litre)!! After all, we are a net oil exporting country too.
Come August, what's your bet?

I wonder whether the friendly Hokkien mee guy down the corner will reduce the bowl of mee when petrol price goes down one day?