Superthread LXIX - Honouring Mork from Ork - RIP Robin Williams

[Different kind of Rabbit]

decent blokes wouldn't say that...

how could i trust entering into a meal arrangement with you when you say one thing but act another way?

Simple really.

Everyone gets the benefit of the doubt with me... Until you remove the doubt.

I'd say that's a fair way to treat people.

 

[Bazal]

Eat like a king for $25 a day is slightly incorrect imo.

Roti Pratha and Mutton Curry for Breakfast - $12
Kwei Tiau for Lunch - $8
Seafood for Dinner - $20+

That's hawker food and local shop rates. And once you start factoring in Beer and eating out of the hawker stalls it gets worse. Much, Much worse. The missus always wants to stay at Bugis (Bloody shopping) and likes to eat at Haji lane which makes life even more difficult because they have Coopers Pale Ale and even at $18 a bottle I can't not drink it. :lol:

I'm not saying Singapore isn't cheaper than Australia, it certainly is. However, 'Slightly cheaper than Australia' is hardly a selling point, especially for myself since I live in Jakarta.

It is ridiculously efficient and they've done a decent job of building attractions. I was blown away by the Asian Civilizations museum last time I was there.

Beer us expensive yes. But my experience has always been that about $25 goes a long way. Maybe eating like a king is a little hyperbolic but you'll certainly get food that would set you back three.times that here. Not sure where roti is twelve bucks? Granted I haven't been in a while but friends living there assure me my favourite roti joint is.still going and is $5 for two roti and dhal. A bowl of bak kut teh runs about $6 at Zion or Hong Lim. Chicken curry bee hoon about 6-8, curry mee or laksa about 8-10.hainan chicken about the same. I'm not huge on seafood personally but a local friend absolutely goes nuts for the lobster hor fun at Hong Lim, for $8 IIRC. It's not.really a lobster, but a whole balmain bug and about five fat prawns. That alone would be your $25 in Australia.

I guess it depends what you want. I love noodles and noodle soups and curries and nasi lemak and murtabak etc so I can eat incredibly well for considerably cheaper than someone who wants seafood and chilli crab and beers with every meal. It's no Penang, but.certainly cheap for me


I'm actually staying almost on top of the Asian Civilizations museum so will definitely give it a look!

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Bunniesman must be the tightest arse going around. $70 on food a week and living in the library for free wifi.

f**k that shit. YOLO.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Are you high? Eat like a king for about $25 a day. Accommodation cheaper than Australia, a ticket from one end of the MRT to the other is about.$5. Hell I'm heading to the zoo and it's half the price of.Taronga
Incredibly expensive? Compared to Phuket it's somewhat expensive, compared to Sydney or Melbourne it's very cheap.

That isn't the Singapore I was in a month or so ago

I don't like to agree with BF but his experience of singapore mirrors mine

To put it in perspective, I was there in 2009 on a really hot and humid day, and a glass of orange juice from a food court outlet cost me $9 AUD.

 

[t-ba]

The Mutton Curry drags the price up. Still, breakfast of Champions

Asian food is definitely cheaper but stuff like a decent bacon and eggs will set you back. Swings and roundabouts I guess. I enjoy Singapore but the problem for me is that Jakarta, in particular the area I live that is majority Chinese with a large Indian Community basically has the same food. The Indian food is a bit different as they are mostly Gujarati and Hindi in Jakarta as opposed to the Southern Indians in Singapore and Malaysia. And the Malay food is similar but obviously heavily influenced by the Javanese.

When I travel I like to eat Western Food as I basically live off Asian food at home.

Edit - The Asian Civilizations Museum is a must visit imo, as is the Peranakan museum.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

To put it in perspective, I was there in 2009 on a really hot and humid day, and a glass of orange juice from a food court outlet cost me $9 AUD.

Did the guy who sold it to you happen to be wearing a balaclava and holding a pistol?

You were robbed...

Although, from the sounds of it, you were probably in one of the big, high end malls that are most often frequented by tourists so that sounds about right.

 

[Dani]

I don't understand why you'd move out of home with so little money for a budget.

When I first moved to Sydney I had a little over $10k on savings. It was gone in 4 months. I was eating tinned spaghetti and bread and $1 hot dogs from ikea after that. It was disgusting and my body hated me

 

[t-ba]

To put it in perspective, I was there in 2009 on a really hot and humid day, and a glass of orange juice from a food court outlet cost me $9 AUD.

It's called 7-11 and it only costs about $3-4 fresh out of the fridge.

Food courts in shopping malls are quite expensive.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

BF would be f**ked on the $10 a day food budget if he's buying $9 a glass orange juice.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Did the guy who sold it to you happen to be wearing a balaclava and holding a pistol?

You were robbed...

Although, from the sounds of it, you were probably in one of the big, high end malls that are most often frequented by tourists so that sounds about right.

No this was just one of the regular joints. I steer clear of anything that's the foreign equivalent of David Jones.

 

[Drew-Sta]

$10 = Sultana Bran
$3 / $4 = Milk

Breakfast for a week.

My wife and I do a shopping trip once a week. For two adults and a baby, we spend $150 on groceries. We eat very well with variety.

You're all hating on Hoppity here, but the guy is right IMHO.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

The Mutton Curry drags the price up. Still, breakfast of Champions

Asian food is definitely cheaper but stuff like a decent bacon and eggs will set you back. Swings and roundabouts I guess. I enjoy Singapore but the problem for me is that Jakarta, in particular the area I live that is majority Chinese with a large Indian Community basically has the same food. The Indian food is a bit different as they are mostly Gujarati and Hindi in Jakarta as opposed to the Southern Indians in Singapore and Malaysia. And the Malay food is similar but obviously heavily influenced by the Javanese.

When I travel I like to eat Western Food as I basically live off Asian food at home.

You're always going to get worked over when you buy western food in Asian countries. Unless you eat at McDonalds or one of the other western chains that have a set price policy.

I guess it's different for you because you live in Asia.

Personally, I generally avoid Western food over there because they do it so poorly. The only time I will eat Western food in Asia is when I have it for Breakfast, buffet style, in a hotel.

 

[ek999]

To put it in perspective, I was there in 2009 on a really hot and humid day, and a glass of orange juice from a food court outlet cost me $9 AUD.

Lol. And you were trying to tell Dani that she was getting ripped off

 

[t-ba]

You have a wife to keep you company and probably a similar social circle though right? You've not just moved out of the womb for the first time where the punishment for overspending is being sat at home to fend for yourself in a new city where you don't really know anyone and the punishment for overspending is living off of expired bread.

 

[umina panther]

What sort of pussy only eats 4 weet bix? 10 is the minimum to even get close to being full

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

No this was just one of the regular joints. I steer clear of anything that's the foreign equivalent of David Jones.

Then they just plain saw you coming.

If someone tried to charge me $9 for an orange juice and it didn't have vodka in it, I just wouldn't buy it. Especially anywhere in Asia.

 

[Misanthrope]

Then they just plain saw you coming.

If someone tried to charge me $9 for an orange juice and it didn't have vodka in it, I just wouldn't buy it. Especially anywhere in Asia.

Avoid Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport at all costs. A basic cup of coffee comes in at 80RMB - that's more than $10.

And that's the listed price at all of their shitty coffee places.

 

[BunniesMan]

As healthy and economical as that sounds, BM - what is the point of living like that? I mean, aside from ensuring you're bored enough with life that you'll somehow find Melbourne remotely enjoyable.

I don't plan on living like that for life. Student budgets are student budgets. And healthy food improves overall quality of life.

Weren't you cooking Salmon last week?

A $6 piece of salmon with $3 worth of sides. My budget can afford a fancy meal a week.

All this talk of living like a pauper makes me sad. Life's too short to piss it away on counting coins.

I really don't think I'm sacrificing much. On $70 a week I eat bacon and eggs, I eat brownies, I'll have a quality steak or piece of fish every week. I have a balanced diet with plenty of fun stuff included.

When I transition to employment my budget for everything including food will be adjusted accordingly. But in the short term I can get what I want (living away from home, in the city) by making the right budget decisions. And I don't think I'm going without anything I need.

I don't understand why you'd move out of home with so little money for a budget.

When I first moved to Sydney I had a little over $10k on savings. It was gone in 4 months. I was eating tinned spaghetti and bread and $1 hot dogs from ikea after that. It was disgusting and my body hated me

I'll have approx $8k in savings but I don't plan on it being gone. I budget on having an income of $1500 per month and spending $1300 a month, until I get a job. The savings will be mostly to afford the initial one off costs, plane/hotel/bond etc and then as an emergency safety net. Not something to go into for my regular budget.

$10 = Sultana Bran
$3 / $4 = Milk

Breakfast for a week.

My wife and I do a shopping trip once a week. For two adults and a baby, we spend $150 on groceries. We eat very well with variety.

You're all hating on Hoppity here, but the guy is right IMHO.

Drew knows. We have a lot of bachelors here used to eating out a lot. Their sense of perspective is a bit skewed. You can feed yourself for $70 or a family for $150 without anybody needing to starve.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

i buy a $2 loaf of bread and a stack of $1.45 tins of flavoured tuna and that's my lunches for a week. Either another loaf of bread for toast in the morning or cereal and been having emily's kitchen meals for 6-7 bucks a hit for dinner. FIll in the rest of the budget with different things to keep it interesting as snacks

 

[Bulldog Force]

Then they just plain saw you coming.

If someone tried to charge me $9 for an orange juice and it didn't have vodka in it, I just wouldn't buy it. Especially anywhere in Asia.

It wasn't just a glass though, it was probably the same size as a large coke that you would get at McDonalds, but it was still over-priced. I did pay more but I didn't really care considering that I was holiday, and I had something like $2,200 left with 1 plane left to catch back to Sydney. The end result is that Singapore is indeed a very expensive part of SE Asia... probably THE most expensive. They do pay well though, so that's why a lot of Western people move their for work, but are probably shocked with just how expensive it is to live there.