recently me n xiaobai r on a search for laksa which we are going to eat only once in a lifetime.. without doing any initial research, the budget was set at $1.50.. n so we went to katong where there r mani laksa stalls
1st stall: premium laksa $3.80 before hum top-up me: wats ur opinion? xiaobai: too exp me: i noe its too exp, i nvr say i want tat laksa. i mean how u find the ingredients.. we r doing research mah, need to noe inside got wat so tat we can compare xiaobai: *quiet* me: i think $1.50 is a bit too low xiaobai: c wats the average price lor.. if average price $2 den up budget lor me: *hopeful*
after xiaobai asked around, his frens all bought laksa at $3+, some topup hum until $5.. so i tout we up the budget to $3, but..
xiaobai: i dun believe we cant find laksa at $2+. u noe my fren was saying its v memorable eating the laksa, v hot until sweat n mucus come out, den my other fren ask her where is the laksa now, she say in the toilet bowl. $5 for something u eat once n go out to the toilet bowl! i dun think its worth it. me: its once in a lifetime wat. for memories n somemore nxt time we can show other ppl xiaobai: mani things oso have first time. somemore with the money saved we can go japan spend more n take more pics, tat one den call memories me: *quiet* (meant to retaliate that once in a lifetime n first time is different, first time can have the nxt time, but once in a lifetime is oni one time, but nvm...)
2nd stall: $2.80 me: how u find it? xiaobai: exp. i feel indignant at paying $3 for the laksa when i can cook the laksa myself n somemore its something tat goes to the toilet bowl. we can spend the money on something more meaningful me: how abt i pay for the laksa myself xiaobai: aiya up to u, u rich, u make the choice me: *quiet*
3rd stall: $2++ without bowl for laksa. u bring ur own bowl me: if we going to quarrel after coming out from the stall den i rather dun go in xiaobai: ok. after coming out.. me: dun seem to b v worth it xiaobai: i dun think the laksa is worth it in the first place me: *pissed*
den xiaobai made a suggestion: order cheap laksa but we tabao the raw hum home n cook ourselves which will b cheaper. i want standard laksa, but this option sounds ok as long as we have the hum, but its v tedious n not much cost-savings n somemore if we going to search for other food den i think the hum is going to rot there
4th stall: $2.60 but before finding out the price i already mentioned the laksa dun look appetizing me: the laksa dun look good xiaobai: where got? looks ok to me. laksa everywhere oso same one me: duno how to say xiaobai: i noe, its not exp enough for u isit me: *pissed* xiaobai: seems like wat u want is premium n not standard laksa. with hum topup its going to end up more than $3.
so we r left with a few options: 1. i pay for the laksa myself. save $1 every mth n can afford to eat nxt yr oredi. though xiaobai say ok but i think its not really an option since he thinks its not money well-spent. 2. go jb for laksa, but he say its too troublesome with the traffic jam n hot sun 3. find our own ingredients n cook, but its too much hassle n we may end up paying more 4. find laksa at $2+ but with hum topup i think its not v possible, n the bowl looks v empty without a reasonable number of hum. and if only 1 such stall exist out of 10 stalls, n everytime i kena shot about how exp the laksa is or how i want premium laksa oni or how stupid i look while negotiating with the stall owner after leaving the stall, i duno how mani times i can tahan it 5. buy laksa n dabao the raw hum home. he asked me if i ok with this choice. i said if there is no other choice, but wat i wanted to say was “do i have a choice?”. even if we found cheap laksa without hum but theres no guarantee that the noodle will b good or the prawn fresh etc
money is the root of all evil. without money, u r nothing! cant even eat laksa with hum. n after reading thispost i think the world is pretty hopeless. mayb i shld start volunteering at grassroots club n change my job
btw this is just an analogy. i dun realli like hum one
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