A Singapore Uncensored reader shared with us about his experience on board a MRT recently where another commuter (male), crossed his leg while seated and placed his foot on his lap while doing so.

After that, the reader shook his leg, in order to get the commuter to take his leg off his lap and they got into a mini argument.

Note from the reader that the train was not crowded at the time the argument happened as it was non peak hours.

Man not happy that the reader shook his leg

The commuter was apparently not happy that the reader shook his leg, because as he shook his leg, his foot which he had placed on his lap started to bounce up and down.

He then asked the reader if he could stop shaking his leg, without having the basic common sense to take his foot off the reader’s lap.

When the reader asked him to take his foot off, he avoided the question totally and asked the reader where he studied as if he was going to complain to his school about his rude behaviour.

The commuter then gave up as the argument became a little pointless and told the reader that talking to him was a waste of breath.

The reader then turned to the commuter’s wife to tell her that she is wasting her time by marrying the commuter.

Here was how their argument went

Commuter: Eh boy, can don’t shake your leg?
Reader: Then can you don’t put your leg on my leg?
Commuter: What school you from uh?
Reader: What school I go my mum know can already.
Commuter: your mum never teach you manners uh?
Reader: your mum give birth to a f*****
Commuter: I waste my time talking to you
Reader: (Talks to dude’s wife) You waste your time marrying this guy.

I must say that one of the things that I have enjoyed seeing the most since the pandemic has hit is the sight of women wearing masks.

I always people watch whenever I am on the train or bus

I cannot deny that women looked quite beautiful in them because their face were mostly covered and I could only see their eyes/

Requirement going to be lifted soon, it makes me sad

Now that the requirement to wear masks is going to be lifted even on public transport, I think there would not be much chio bu left.

I feel like all the mystery has gone. Without the masks, everyone have gone back to their usual looks, and while some might still look fine, there will not be the mystery of seeing a woman in a mask again and thinking if she is as chio when she removes her mask.

So now that the requirement to wear masks has been lifted, I must admit that I am a bit sad. I had gotten used to seeing women with masks and now I feel like something is missing.

My morning and evening commutes will not be that interesting anymore.

I would definitely miss the mystery and elegance of the masks, and I would also miss the feeling of looking at a girl with her mask on thinking that she is a chio bu.

It doesn’t matter at the end of the day if she is not chio, but as someone who like to people watch, it gives me a certain ‘kick’.

So while I’m also happy that the requirement to wear masks has been lifted, I will surely miss the way women looked with them on.

My heart was pounding as I stepped up to the door. I had been rehearsing this moment for weeks, but I still couldn’t believe it was actually happening.

I had finally mustered up the courage to tell my female friend the truth about my feelings for her. I knew it was going to be hard, but I also knew it was something I had to do.

Decided to get some alcohol to boost my courage

I knew she was home, as I could see the lights on inside and the curtains were open. I had been standing there for what felt like hours, but in reality it was only a few minutes.

I was trying to build up the courage to knock, but I was having a hard time. I was starting to feel like I couldn’t go through with it.

That’s when I decided to get a drink. I knew that if I had some alcohol in my system, it would help calm my nerves and give me the courage I needed to tell her the truth.

Note that I don’t really drink because I get high easily, one can of beer is enough to knock me out.

That’s when I decided to buy a can of Jolly Shandy from the MAMA shop below.

I had never had Jolly Shandy before, but I figured it was worth a try as its alcohol content was minimal.

I quickly went to the store, grabbed a bottle and chugged down the contents.

Got high from drinking

I had just enough time to knock on the door before the minimal alcohol took full effect on me. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

She opened it, and I could see the surprise in her eyes. I started to stammer, trying to get the words out, but the alcohol was making it hard to concentrate.

Finally, I managed to get out the words. I told her that I loved her and wanted to be with her. I could see the surprise in her eyes as she stood there, processing my words.

Unfortunately, the alcohol was starting to affect me more and more. I tried to stay focused, but it was getting harder and harder.

I started to slur my words and wasn’t making any sense. She looked at me with confusion and concern. I knew I needed to leave before I made a complete fool of myself.

And so, I stumbled out of her house, feeling embarrassed and ashamed. I had finally mustered up the courage to tell her the truth, but the alcohol had taken away the moment.

Instead of being remembered as the brave person I wanted to be, I was just remembered as the drunken fool who couldn’t stay sober.

Image source: Carousell, Unsplash

I started working as for my best friend’s company a few months ago.

It seemed like a great opportunity when he approached me because I had just left my job and needed to get a job just to have some income while looking for another.

Was not offered any benefits

My friend offered me a basic salary of about $2,800 for my role, which was around the market rate for the role that he was offering me.

However, he did not offer me any benefits because he said that he had just started his venture and needs my help to build it up.

He promised me that in three months, I would start to have my employee benefits.

As he seemed sincere and as I saw that he really needed help because he had a manpower shortage, I agreed to help him even though there were no employee benefits offered to me.

Business built up, but my salary started to have delays.

Fast forward to a few months later when his business was starting to be better, I started to notice that my payments were getting delayed.

I would submit to him my pay claim along with the other staff he hired, and it would take weeks before I heard back from my friend.

When I did get paid, it would usually be a while later as he would say that payments from our credit card terminal company were not in yet.

The delay would get so bad that often at times, we had not much to spend because we had to use our savings to clear our bills.

Confronted him about it

I confronted my friend about the situation, but he kept making excuses.

He always brushed me off by saying that he just needed some more time. I knew something was up, but I didn’t want to push the issue too much.

A few months went by, and the situation only got worse. My payments were getting delayed more and more, and by now, I was barely getting paid anything.

I was starting to feel taken advantage of, and I was getting more and more frustrated.

Finally, I decided to confront my friend again. This time, I was more demanding. I told him that if he didn’t start paying me on time, I would quit.

He reluctantly agreed, and I thought that the situation was finally resolved.

Did not keep to his word

But then, my payment was delayed yet again almost immediately. I was furious. I had had enough. I contacted my friend and told him that if he didn’t pay me what I was owed, I would take certain action.

He became angry and blamed me for not understanding his plight that the company was out of money.

He also told me to leave the company because he could not afford to pay me.

That was the last time I ever heard from my friend and I am still waiting for my salary.

Even though I had worked hard for him, he had taken advantage of me and refused to pay me.