re Chinese restaurants charging more for tea these days? According to Lemon8 user Lemonade8870, that appears to be the case.  "I have been dining at many Chinese restaurants… and have noticed that the charge for Chinese tea has gone up recently — to unreasonable prices, say about $4 to $5 per person," she wrote in a post on Sunday (June 9).   However, the price of $7 a person seems to be the last straw for her. "But I got a shock last night after I dined at Kai Garden in Marina Square — each person was charged $7.20 for Chinese tea,"  she continued. She added that the price was for free flow of the beverage, but that much is to be expected at Chinese restaurants. Describing the pricing as "atrocious", she said: "Just want to alert everyone so you know the amount they charge!" She had dined at the restaurant the evening before, ordering a spread of kurobuta pork, braised vermicelli and mushrooms.   For drinks, she got ju pu tea, which cost $21.60 in total for three persons. Ju pu tea is a mix of pu'er and chrysanthemum tea. A Kai Garden employee told AsiaOne that its golden osmanthus and ju pu teas are priced at $7.20 per person, and its pu'er and glutinous fragrance teas cost $6.80 per person. A check by AsiaOne online shows that jasmine tea goes for $4.90 per cup at Crystal Jade, as does their Eight Treasure tea. Pu'er tea is $2.90 per cup at the restaurant chain. For Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant at Marriott Tang Plaza, free-flow Chinese tea is priced at $6.80 per person, while the Imperial Treasure chain prices theirs at $4.50 per person. Responding to queries by AsiaOne, Kai Garden has clarified that the price of their tea also covers towelettes and appetisers served to customers, which consists of pickles, yam slices and walnut pieces.     AsiaOne has reached out to Lemonade8870 for more information.

The managing director of a company, who was drinking with his business associates at a Clementi restaurant, got into a dispute with a 38-year-old man who asked them for cigarettes and tried to join in their conversation. Joseph Fisher, 47, and his business associates were apparently discussing social issues, including gender issues in the United States.   After being chased away from the table, the man returned to argue with Fisher and once gave Fisher "a light slap on his left cheek". Fisher retaliated by punching him in the face repeatedly till he was bloody.   Approached by stranger who asked for cigarette   According to court documents, Fisher, a Singapore Permanent Resident, was working as a managing director in Singapore at the time of the offences. On the night of Jun. 22, 2023, he was drinking with three business associates at a table outside a restaurant along Clementi West Street 2. They were having a private discussion on various topics including gender issues in the United States. At around 10pm, the victim approached them and asked for a cigarette. Fisher and his business associates told him they didn't have any, but the victim continued to talk to them and tried to join in their conversation. They "humoured" him for a while but soon told him to leave them alone. After being told several times to do so, the victim walked away from them. According to court documents, during the conversation, the victim formed the impression that Fisher had asked him whether he "identified himself as non-binary".   Beat him up after getting a slap in a dispute   The victim returned at about 10:55pm and started speaking "aggressively" to Fisher. As they got into a verbal dispute, the others asked the victim to leave, but he didn't. At 10:58pm, Fisher gestured for the victim to go away, but he stepped towards him and "gave him a light slap on his cheek". In response, Fisher stood up and punched him in the face several times, causing him to fall. This repeated three more times, with Fisher pummelling the victim when he tried to get up, once on his head. When one of the associates tried to restrain him by grabbing his arm, Fisher kicked the victim in the face instead.   Waiters intervened, police alerted   Two waiters who witnessed the fight tried to calm the duo down. The victim then got up from the ground and left. The police were informed about the incident at the restaurant at about 11pm by a member of the public. The incident was also captured by CCTV. Footage showed that the victim's face was bleeding as a result of Fisher's assault. He did not seek medical treatment.   Response was "grossly disproportionate": Prosecution   Fisher pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt on Jun. 10. The prosecution asked for a high fine to be imposed for Fisher's offences. The prosecutor acknowledged that "there was some provocation" as the victim, but it wasn't "grave" enough for Fisher's "grossly disproportionate" response. The prosecution also pointed out that Fisher had "repeatedly punched the victim and kicked him once", with his blows directed at the victim's face. In mitigation, the defence lawyer pleaded for leniency on Fisher's part and said that he was "ashamed of his behaviour", according to Shin Min Daily News. Fisher was fined S$4,000.

if red dot united is challenging for my GRC during election... I am not voting for PAP... not voting for RDU either.

Oh then u craving for bismillah biryani ah? i see i see

Best is she is watermelon lover when Hamas hates ppl like her