Sunday, September 4, 2011

60 Sen???

I know the cost of things out there has gone up by quite a bit but I was quite unprepared for how much I had to pay for an ice cold glass of Chinese tea today.

Wifey and me don't really eat out much these days cos we're not prepared to pay for the exorbitant food prices out there. She'd rather cook the meals herself but sometimes we're pretty lazy to cook so we do go out and eat, like today for instance.

The boys start school tomorrow and we took them for a haircut this afternoon, I was due for one too. After the haircut, we headed to the Chinese restaurant a few doors away from the barber. As usual, we all ordered what we wanted and I ordered cold Chinese tea for my drink. The drinks came and I just paid for all our drinks not knowing how much each of them really cost but I knew mine was the cheapest, after all it's just Chinese tea.

But the weather was sweltering and I was still thirsty so I ordered another glass of that cold Chinese tea and when it arrived, I gave the waiter RM1 and he gave me change for 40 sen. Good god, the tea cost me 60 sen! I was shocked to say the least.

Bloody hell, how much does it cost to boil some tea leaves in water which is provided free by the state government and then dump some ice into it (which is also made by that free water)? And it's not like that tea tasted like real Chinese tea or anything, it was practically tasteless and to charge me 60 sen was really crazy.

I know it's only 60 sen but like I said, the water we get these days in the state of Selangor is free and I know nothing is really free but 60 sen for a glass of watered down, tasteless Chinese tea is just a little too much. If I had known, I would have ordered a glass of watermelon juice or something, at least it's justifiable to pay for something like that.

I remember when Chinese tea cost only 20 sen ... siggghhh ... In fact, I knew of some restaurants that gave you Chinese tea for free back then! Maybe next time, I'm going to ask them first how much a glass of cold Chinese tea costs before ordering one. Or better yet, maybe next time I'll just bring my own bottle drinks.

Oh well Nick, it's not like anyone forced you to eat there anyway. But 60 sen for a glass of cold Chinese tea? Daylight robbery la! Evren a glass of champagne at celebrity weddings don't cost that much.

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16 comments:

  1. Eh! You don't know ah? Ice now cost more for restaurants to buy because the price increased already! :P

    Some places now don't even serve cold water in glasses. They only sell mineral water! Talk about making customers pay through the nose! @.@

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  2. Nothing is free these days. I think chinese tea here cost 50 cents. I think la. Can't remember lol. And yes, the price of goods is ridiculous these days.

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  3. when i was a slave at my uncle's bak kut teh shop wayyyyyy back in the ole days.. we do give chinese tea free :)

    you could wear your belt with the tiny cute bottles when u go out :)

    60 cents is just too much for chinese tea...

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  4. LOL. I usually just pay for drinks without caring how much each one cost - simply because I'd rather not know how much a glass of 'cina teh ais' or soya bean is!

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  5. At least you're lucky to be provided with free water from the state ;)

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  6. The cost of ANYTHING these days seems to be ridiculous.

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  7. I'm not too sure how much 60 sen is, but I am guessing from your post it's way too much! I feel like that when I order a bottle of wine when I do dine out, you can often hear me mumbling, "How much? I could buy 3 bottles of the same wine in Tescos! What a rip off.!" Hence I don't dine out too much either. But as you say, 60 sen for water and leaves, what a rip off too! Sorry, I'm not helping am I?!

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  8. Lina, But ice is made of water and water is supposed to be free in these parts ... siggghhh ... bunch of unscrupulous people.

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  9. Maslight, I've learned my lesson, next time I'll just order kopi-O, probably more justifiable the price!

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  10. Anny, You uncle got Bak Kut Teh shop? Aiyooo, I LOVE Bak Kut Teh! Can posraju some, ah? But no need the chinese tea la ... LOL!

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  11. Sriyany, Maybe I should try your method, just pay only :D

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  12. Zen, Free water but it doesn't translate to anything else.

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  13. The World According To Me - The price of everything is getting a tad bit too expensive and my salary just doesn't seem to follow suit ... siggghhh ...

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  14. I don't take iced Chines tea, but the hot/warm one now costs about 40 sen. You're right, though, prices of things are going up like crazy, but the salary increase in practically non-existent. I don't have kids, so I'm not so badly effected, but I can't imagine how the guys at work with families survive all this craziness. It explains their need for OT, though...

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  15. Terra - Yes, it gets worse when you have kids. Getting through the month is like a huge struggle.

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