Albert Shi (left) took public transport in Singapore, while Johnnie Zhu busted his budget by 30 per cent due to higher costs. - ALBERT SHI, JOHNNIE ZHU
BEIJING: When marketing planner Johnnie Zhu, 28, visited Singapore for a day over the New Year weekend, he blew his budget by 30 per cent on the back of higher-than-expected food and transport costs.
Zhu, who was in transit on his way to Mount Bromo in Indonesia’s East Java, spent about 1,500 yuan (S$280) in that one day in Singapore. In Indonesia, he spent 500 to 600 yuan a day.
Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.
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