Not The Time For Ice Cream
written at Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The average temperature here during the day is about 10 degrees or slightly more, usually get's colder when it rains or towards the evening. Parents went grocery shopping to stock up, as my mum is going back to Singapore to visit my brother before his enlistment. They paid a visit to this ice cream factory, and bought some New Zealand Natural Ice cream pints back home, surprisingly the ice cream still retained it's semi-solidness by the time they brought the pints home.
"Dear this is cookies n cream, your favourite, this brand is better than the one you were eyeing on yesterday. And much cheaper." She said.
"Huh, how much did this cost?" I questioned as I savoured the creamy and smooth texture of the ice cream.
"$10 for 8 pints."
I looked at her blankly for a moment, and for a brief moment, the Singaporean instinct and urge of the "If cheap, by more" surged through my veins and I uttered with delight, " We have to buy more of this, New Zealand Natural is such an expensive brand over there and they're selling it for cheap here!?"
Anyway, maybe one of the reasons for such a cheap price of ice cream is that it's winter and no one usually eats ice cream at this time because it's too cold. Or so they think. So fellow Singaporeans living in New Zealand, what are you waiting for? Go buy lah!
Not The Time For Ice Cream
written at Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The average temperature here during the day is about 10 degrees or slightly more, usually get's colder when it rains or towards the evening. Parents went grocery shopping to stock up, as my mum is going back to Singapore to visit my brother before his enlistment. They paid a visit to this ice cream factory, and bought some New Zealand Natural Ice cream pints back home, surprisingly the ice cream still retained it's semi-solidness by the time they brought the pints home.
"Dear this is cookies n cream, your favourite, this brand is better than the one you were eyeing on yesterday. And much cheaper." She said.
"Huh, how much did this cost?" I questioned as I savoured the creamy and smooth texture of the ice cream.
"$10 for 8 pints."
I looked at her blankly for a moment, and for a brief moment, the Singaporean instinct and urge of the "If cheap, by more" surged through my veins and I uttered with delight, " We have to buy more of this, New Zealand Natural is such an expensive brand over there and they're selling it for cheap here!?"
Anyway, maybe one of the reasons for such a cheap price of ice cream is that it's winter and no one usually eats ice cream at this time because it's too cold. Or so they think. So fellow Singaporeans living in New Zealand, what are you waiting for? Go buy lah!
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