2 cents about 50-cent-coffee

10 years ago, if anyone mentioned 50-cent-coffee, there wouldn't be any oohs aahhhs followed by where, when etc etc. But today, it is such a rare scene to be able to purchase anything at that price, RM0.50!!!!

Being the cheapskate, kiasu, stingy Malaysian, I definitely cannot be left out to get a sip of this 50-cent-coffee. Even in kopitiam, traditional or contemporary, you can't even smell the aroma of the coffee bean for that price.
Rushed and barged in proudly to grab a seat slightly before 6pm, yes, there is condition to enjoy your 50-cent-coffee, it has to be ordered between 3pm to 6pm on weekdays only, see, cheap things don't come easy nowadays, tsk tsk tsk.

Instead of hiding in one corner trying to keep a low profile, took the limelight by sitting right in the middle of the restaurant. Not wasting any second as the clock was ticking, tick tock, tick tock, flagged down a waitress desperately while deciding whether to order hot chocolate or caffeine-infused drinks. Ended up having the hot chocolate, being a hot chocolate lover i am. Phew...can finally heave a sigh of relieve as i managed to beat the 6pm time limit, which means i need to pay only 50 cents for my drink!!!

The drinks finally arrived among drumming fingers and splashing saliva accompanied by non-stop yakking. WHAT??!! Almost choked myself as i took my first big gulp with trepidation. Excuse me, i think i ordered hot chocolate, not milk-cocoa or milo. "Anyway, it is only 50 cents, what do you expect?", I was told. True, thanks to 50-cent-coffee, we have got an excuse to gather and gossip, what else would i ask for. Reiterating my point, cheap things don't come easy.