2014年3月17日星期一

大小通吃

每次回港都感到物價一次比一次貴。上星期在水坑口街和何李活道交界一間泰國餐廰吃午飯,叫了一碟炒飯,兩塊烤鷄胸及兩只隻燒蝦,埋單474元,摸下個肚,還有很多空位。

筲箕灣東大街的安利魚蛋粉幾乎是每次都吃的,幾年來一直在加價,一碗26元當然不算貴,買走魚蛋一打竟然盛惠40元,一粒魚蛋3個幾,嘩,好貴喎。

行過利舞台對面,經過池記門口,看下雲吞麵幾錢一碗,嘩好平喎!22元一碗,唔多信。於是睇下fine print,明碼實價,兩粒雲吞7錢麵。大佬,買金定係買中藥呀,竟然用錢做單位,我服得五體投地。7錢麵以十進制換算,即26.25克,38分之l公斤,即比一個鉅記杏仁餅重3點幾克。吃的時候口擘大一點,一啖就吃了這箸麵。

便宜的東西總是有的,幾年前華爾街日報介紹過在東大街附近的鷄蛋仔,現在一底只需14元,兩底26元。街邊炒栗子由30至30多元一磅,我吃了不少。香港栗子比不上澳洲的香甜,但澳洲栗子去衣困難,使人愛恨交加,我嘗試也參考多種方法,也不得要領,一面去衣,一面發誓不再買,故此回港一定找炒栗子來吃。

香港物價高昂,工資卻無飆升,生活實在不易,不少人都在為地產打工。我也越來越無回流的條件了。


25 則留言:

  1. 最後一段點出普通香港人的難處,無論置業或創業都困難,只是首富前個星期還說香港是個被寵壞的小孩,他應該問自己是否是個已被寵壞的阿伯好喇,還怨香港人整天仇富仇地產商將香港人的錢榨到最後一分一毫。

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  2. 為地產當奴,地產商是最大僱主,不少人賺到的錢首先就奉獻了一半給地產商。做生意要賺錢,天經地義,但賺的手法有時卻存著騙的成份,發水呀、作大呀,連日常生活的超市經營手法同樣在欺凌市民,最後就沽名地捐點搾人血汗的錢,也做其「愛」國商人。

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  3. 真心問,澳洲那邊的工資漲得比較多嗎?

    Curtis

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    1. 比香港高好多,不過我喺無業遊民,與我無關。

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  4. But food and accommodation prices in Sydney are also quite high these days? Yes? No?

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    1. Compare with HK, standard of living in Sydney is higher. My visit this time gives me the impression that the price of food is dearer than my last visit 17 months ago.

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    2. I think it is undeniable that both Hong Kong and Sydney are cities where it is incredibly expensive when it comes to standard expenses.
      But one key difference between Australia v.s. Hong Kong is that Australia's welfare system is a lot more robust and accommodative compared to Hong Kong; furthermore, you have got a retirement system (superannuation) which has been in force for many years and does not have the bias towards employers that Hong Kong's MPF has.
      Both cities living expense is quite high, however, one has a welfare system that allows it's citizen to live off and also has a Medicare system that offers quite comprehensive healthcare for its population.
      In terms of wages, I don't believe that educated people are necessarily paid more in Australia, but there is definitely more appreciation for laborers in Australia compared to Hong Kong.

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  5. 假如生活價格 OK, 你會回流做咩呢?

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  6. 越來越無回流的條件,標少說笑了,其實在不須營役為生計後的人生,生活質素應比物質生活為高,在港除親情和朋友圈外,實在可留戀的比不上發展國家的生活質素,節奏和社會人民風氣,生活其中令人更覺舒暢,定期回港探探親比回流更佳。

    Ray

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    1. 坦白講在悉尼住了11年,兩地都有點格格不入。澳洲我融不入,香港我又越來越不喜歡,不回流我有50個理由,回流也可以找50個理由。暫時我嚮往這休悠的生活,也習慣了作息的規律,沒有回流的誘因,要回流時我再找理由。

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    2. Would you be bored in Sydney? Been there once. My impression: Sydneysiders spend all their time drinking beer, skateboarding in Bondi Beach, and sailing in Sydney Harbour. Can't really see them doing anything else. Wonderful if you love those 3 things. Horrible if you don't do those 3 things. What about you? What do you do when you're in Sydney (apart from writing this wonderful blog and cooking delicious food that is)?

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    3. Sorry mate I do not drink any alcoholic drinks and do not do the other two things. Frankly I do not do anything most Aussie love to do. I play badminton regularly and now reduce it to 2 to 3 times a week only. I spend a lot of time staying before the computer and at other times maybe just doing the garden etc. Thank you for reading.

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    4. If that's all you do you can do that anywhere (e.g. Sydney, Hong Kong, London, Vancouver, Auckland, Queenstown, Wagawaga, Matamata... )!

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    5. True. It just happened I landed in Sydney.

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  7. 標少筆下的池記雲吞麵笑死人!

    原來澳洲也有種植栗子, 在甚麼月份有售呢?

    近來香港有些富貴水果店有售 Tasmania 車厘子, 很好吃, 但好很貴.

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    1. 澳洲栗子在冬天至春天有售,約是5至9月。澳洲車厘子在聖誕最高峯,Tasmania的可以吃到2月,確好吃,又大又甜,也是最貴的,約35至40澳元5kg。

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  8. Tasmania 車厘子, 香港賣 HK$500 - $600 一箱, 好像有 2 kg.

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    1. 近月有親戚在油麻地果欄買入後送了一部份給我,價錢大慨$500 2kg. 賣相好靚又大,但個人口感覺得比一般市面買到的好不了多少,但貴很多,未知在澳洲本土出售的是否新鮮過出口的所致?

      Ray

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  9. Tasmania 係比較貴和質素好,500元兩kg 就太貴了,運到香港會差一點,去到鋪頭又再打折扣。超過10元一kg我已不買了。

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  10. 標少選擇了現時o既生活, 恨死隔離件蛋散呀!

    如果做義工你就收筆, 咁希望你唔好做義工嘞. 又或者做少少義工寫少少 blog 得唔得呀?

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  11. 廢話大把人寫喇,少我一個唔少,而且依家都係得過講字。

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  12. 標少你真抵死, 搣唔甩你 D 職業病, 係要 "套" 人講o野 ---> 你寫o既o野點有可能係廢話呀 !

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  13. 準確 D 講, 係 "掂過碌蔗".

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