So due to unavoidable circumstances (pay cut + I enrolled in a course; a decision I agonised over for long time before finally taking the plunge lol), I officially have RM1,000 left to spend in the month of October. For the benefit of my foreign readers (if I have any), that’s about USD250. This is after deducting the usual necessities I spend on each month: RM1,000 … Continue reading Can I Survive For A Month On RM1,000?
Capsule hotels were first mooted in Japan, during the economic boom of the 1980s. The concept came about as a solution for salarymen who needed a place to crash for the night after work and socialising into the wee hours of the morning. ‘Pods’ in these hotels often comprised of a basic, single bed, and perhaps a TV. While they’re still used for this purpose today, … Continue reading Staying In A Capsule Hotel – Riccarton Jonkerview, Melaka
Food choices are quite limited around my office area, so I was curious to try this food delivery service called Pasqarto when I saw their brochure lying on the pantry counter one morning. Orders have to be made before 12pm, so I tried ringing them on the number. Five times. Nobody picked up. I was going to give up but then thought what the heck, so … Continue reading Review: Pasqarto Food Delivery in Petaling Jaya
This cost me only RM2. A regular bowl costs RM5. I wasn’t feel very hungry over lunch but I wanted to eat something. Colleague had a large wantan mee (egg noodles with barbecued pork and dumplings), so I bought five dumplings for just RM2, then took some of her noodles. Voila! I have a feeling there will be more of these cheapo meals if our … Continue reading Lunch Hack
IF you were like my dad, you were probably one of those people queueing up at petrol stations last week when the government suddenly announced a 20sen increase in RON95 fuel effective Wednesday midnight, to get in a last minute full tank before the prices increased. Apparently this was ‘in line with the government’s plans for subsidy rationalisation’… whatever that means. Hey, I’m a layman. … Continue reading Surviving on RM2,500 a Month?
