GAP #2 - Anchor the Savings

After a month of GAP #1, there had to be some review of the budget situation. Technically speaking, the 30 days of GAP #1 measures should have yielded cost savings of $78.50.

However, the cost savings in the ministry of eating have been offset by other expenditure in other ministries.

Specifically, the ministry of drinking. I brought my cousins from overseas to a fancy bar called Lantern last week.

A fancy place indeed. Back in Switzerland, I would come here to have a look at the scenery and then drink elsewhere.

With a splendid view like this, you can't expect kopitiam prices

Photo source: asia-bars.com

Indeed, with fancy places comes delicious pricing. $17++ for a bottle of Asahi beer. The night set me back $120, paring all gains the food ministry had made.

A quick comparison with a club nearby, The Butter Factory, revealed that Lantern had really priced most locals out of consumption. Butter Factory charges about $13++ for a mug.

Going further northeast, a heartland pub like Grapevine would take $20++ for a jug of Asahi. This means that the same quantity in a bottle would cost about $5++ at Grapevine. That's a 70 per cent cost savings, disregarding the valet parking of $12 at Fullerton Bay Hotel.

Anyway, I had to consult the guru in GAP measures, Yakki.

He threw my Butter Factory and Grapevine alternatives out of the boardroom.

Good old Anchor

A can of Anchor beer costs about $2++ at Sheng Shiong, he said.

'enuff said.