Dear All,
I have such a disturbing experience today at NLB (Bugis) carpark
that I HAVE TO WRITE THIS EMAIL to warn you people. Forgive my long
explanation.
I was with my friend at NLB carpark today (2nd June) getting out of
the basement carpark when we were hijacked by this aunty who seemed
to be of about 30-40 years old. She was wearing a pink
bandena(scarf) and wearing pink top and 3/4 bermudas.
She wanted to hike a ride out of the basement carpark to the main
road. So being the kind people as we are, we agreed because we
thought it was just a short ride out. She got into the car and
asked where our next destination was and we replied 'Vivocity'. She
replied that she was merely looking for something to eat at Tiong
Bahru or Redhill and asked us to drop her there.
We were shocked as she has changed her statement, but nonetheless,
my friend agreed. Along the way, she was blabbering about where the
good food are in Singapore and that my friend should read the
street directory to know all the road in Singapore (Because my
friend said he wasn't too sure of the road from Bugis to Tiong
Bahru and asked for her directions). She continued to tell us that
she once hitch-hike a uncle to bring her to some city area and that
poor old man (about 60 years old) didn't know the road to her
destination and she scolded him for being ignorant. She then said
she had hitch hiked from many different people in Singapore and she
didn't dare to give directions to the drivers if they didn't know
the route for fear she won't get to her destination and that she
has so far learned most of the routes in Singapore because the
drivers drove her there.She asked where my friend and me (she
thought I was his girlfriend, but we both told her politely that we
are merely friends) usually hang around in Singapore, but we didn't
give her an answer.
She just couldn't stop talking. I was getting impatient and
irritated, but continued to do my knitting. Then I shot her a
question. 'Do you often Hitch Hike from others?' She replied, 'yes
once in a while.' Then I told her that she could always take a bus
but she said 'No, because I am a very impatient person'. Then I
said she could grabbed a cab. She replied it was too expensive and
that she would be very poor if she was to take cabs everyday. I
replied,' You could always take the MRT.' She then said she doesn't
take MRT.
Knowing that we are nearing a very heated argument, I paused and
checked myself. There was a short period of silence. Then she
continued to blabber on to my friend, treating me invisible.
When we were approaching Tiong Bahru, she told my friend that she
just realized that the coffee shop was on half day and didn't open
today and told my friend to drive her to Red hill MRT. My friend
obliged and when we eventually and FINALLY dropped her off at the
Red Hill bus stop, she passed a VERY SARCASTIC remark to my friend.
She said in mandarin, 'Boy, you can have only one wife, but you can
always change your girlfriend.' Immediately, I reminded her that I
wasn't his girlfriend but she closed the door and left.
Who were we to know that by sharing our compassion for others who
practically hijacked my friend's car, we would have such sarcastic
and crude remarks being brought upon us? Was it our wrong to have
let her hike the ride? Perhaps. If we were to know that she was
such a person who would take people and things for granted and
slapped them with such demeaning and crude comments when she
doesn't even know us, we wouldn't.
So I guess sometimes it doesn't pay to be kind. So people, be
careful when you see a middle-age aunty trying to hitch a ride from
you. You might end up like us. Getting your day spoiled and
emotionally disturbed.
So pass it on to the unaware. I feel everyone deserves a chance to
know this.
Regards,
