McDonald's Surprise Alarm.

Arranged to meet a friend for lunch after work at McDonald's.

Here's why:

Thanks to McDonald's Surprise Alarm, I have redeemed 2 free Iced Milo, 1 free Coke, 1 free French Fries and had a 1 for 1 offer for 6 piece McNuggets so far. Oh, it also saved me from oversleeping in the mornings twice so far.

Not an advertorial. I just simply like it. Brilliant!

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A meal for $2.00 from McDonald's.

Waste not, want not, save lots!

After some rather heavy subject matter in recent blog posts, for a change, here is something rather more light hearted: my dinner! (OK, honestly, this is just part of my dinner.)

This is actually a product of another activity, boiling barley water. I boiled plenty of barley water recently as I wasn't feeling well. From just a handful of barley, I got about 10 litres of wholesome barley water.

Buying barley water from the F&N Nutritea label would have easily cost much more.

How much more?

Source: NTUC Fairprice.

According to the above ad, 10 litres would have cost me $18.25! Usual price is S$2.05 a litre.

I bought a 500 grams bag of barley for $1.25 and there is still plenty left.

From NTUC Fairprice too.

Don't throw away the barley after boiling them. They are good for health but I have to say that it is an acquired taste.

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A simple meal.