strange old peh peh asking $ at clementi mrt

xiaodingdung SG

2 today he asked in mandarin, "xiao jie, can i hav one dollar, i said no..ask fr the control downstairs, he said v paiseh, i said "ask fr mi not paiseh la?" ask fr the mrt, the garment is the riches. he said thkx, i walk off.

*beware if u dont give he might threaten or push u 2 jump with him. this is what i think. Mad

CKeer SG

Laughing
Someone asked me for money too and claimed that he has no money for lunch.
The next moment i saw him smoking ciggies. Evil or Very Mad

Cheers.
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thelesis SG

No choice.. everything is so expensive now… I wonder how these ppl do when the GST increases…

Futechlogy SG

Some ask for transport $
See everything in Singapore is getting expensive. Pple need $$ for lunch, tansport and everything

dragg SG

what talking you?

if you dont want to give him then just say no and walk away. why humiliate him?

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Y_Shun SG

If they have the ability to walk/talk, I believe they can find a job...it just that whether they want to do it or do their best in their job.

My mum also quite old liao, but she also go work to help increase the hosehold income.

xiaodingdung SG

i did not ...just providing another ways to help him, if he really need $....oh btw if HE REALLY need $ theres no need to find a chio, innocent lookin babe like mi in the 1st place Rolling Eyes !!!when he does not approach other pp...i walked away 1st cos he seems like want to chat so moore okieee...

*dragg must be a dirty old ah peh...

dragg SG

you mean he is trying to chat you up? and the topic he chose was to ask you for $1? thats really a new pick up line.

ditzy SG

There was this primary school boy who came up to me to ask me for change to take the bus, I didn't have any loose change, so I gave him a $2 note. He didn't look too happy, but I was in a rush. Laughing

kenn3th SG

it's justa dollar Sad ...

Cenarious SG

did his mouth stink?

today i saw an old man who seemed like he never ever rinsed his mouth and his teeth was stuck with lots of food at dover mrt bus stop and he asked me how to walk to bukit timah which i dont know, cos he is gonna work as a dishwasher for $600 a month and today is his first day, and he walked from clementi to dover cos his 20+ year old son wouldn't work and wants his dad to work and he only listens to his wife who has a tatoo. after asking a few more people he came to the conclusion that he really needed to take mrt then he asked for $2 from me to take mrt. then i gave him and he went.

xiaodingdung SG

oh if the person is a "she" might consider, case by case basis.

Cenarious SG

you dont seem to be replying to my post.

dragg SG

TS is confused.

sermodabian SG

Poor thing. Such a bastard son. Even the MRT wouldn't bring him to Bukit Timah. Crying or Very sad

Selena SG

I think I know who the old ah-pek that you're talking about. I work in Jurong East and usually while waiting for the bus, there is this old man that will come up to me and speak in a very soft tone.

He'd ask for a dollar or two dollars and says that he wants to use it for the bus fare. I gave him money one time but the following days I see him doing the same thing from other people day to day.

He bought a pack of loaf one day and that got me thinking, if he could afford to buy bread, he could afford to pay for his own bus fees right?

I dont wish to sound cruel or anything like that. But come on.

I dont need to take the bus to buy provisions. I can just walk there.

There are rare days when I dont have money and I had to be thick skin to ask for a little cash Embarassed But those days are rare.

Maybe I am a little harsh but I earn my money is hard earned. I'd rather give money to buskers than give it so easily like that.

sermodabian SG

But he needs to eat right? I'd think he'd need it more for food than bus fares. But perhaps he just needs to get to crowded places to beg. Poor thing. Crying or Very sad

scabstermooch SG

TBH, I am vexed about these people and I do not mean that in a derogatory way.

You see, if i brush aside their pleas, I feel bad. OTOH, if I give them money I walk away wondering if I've been played for a fool.

I was once accosted in the city by this lady who said she needed some money to go home. She was either genuine or a very good actress. Still, I said no and went to McDs to get lunch. Now, over lunch, I couldn't help wondering if i had done the right thing! here I was speding an idyllic afternoon reading my magazine and stuffing food in my gob - meters away there could be someone who is too poor to go home and who just needs a break...

xiaodingdung SG

yeah and he ask fr gals right?...is the way he ask, he sound too "experienced oredi" and not paiseh at all...and here i got another victim enough said. Neutral

digicharat SG

i dun give money to beggers.
cos i bring only 3 dollars to work. and my lunch cost me 3 dollars. water i bring my own.
so if i give 1 dollar to them, i would not be able to my lunch. i will have to starve myself the whole day.
and when im hungry, i cant think properly. and when i cant think properly, i will make mistakes on my job. and when i make mistakes on my job, i will get sack. and when im sacked, i will have to go and beg for money if i cant find another job. and when i beg for money, i might cause another good hearted person to face the similiar situation as me.

so i cant give money to beggers or i will cause other people to lose their job.
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