The other time whilst I was dining at Banquet, a restaurant chain if you’re not in the know, I got a rude shock when I found out that they were charging S$1.30 for a can of normal drink, like the one in the picture above. Yes, I know some of you might say that that said price is the normal price, so why the hell is this blogger shocked?

Well, thing is I thought the usual price of such drinks is only S$1.20 and yeah, I queued up for a good 10 minutes (breaking of fast time) with that exact amount in my hands. There, S$1.20, my entire life savings. With such hope and zest thinking of that sweet taste of green tea sliding down my parched throat, the disappointment I felt (not to mention the embarrassment) when I had no money to buy the drink was truly one of the lowest moments in my life.

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