According to Mr Teo who was dining at the Chinatown hawker center, he was harassed by a very persistent tissue paper seller. The seller was roughly 50 to 60 years of age and went around the tables touting diners to buy 3 of his tissue packets for $2.

However, when he was given $5, the seller gave only 1 packet of tissue and pocketed the change.

The tissue seller would purposely lean in closely to the diners and make physical contact with the unsuspecting diners by touching their shoulders or arms. This is apparently a tactic used by the tissue seller to irritate diners with hopes they would give him money to send him on his way. A lady diner was harassed by the tissue seller’s antics and hurriedly gave him $2 to chase him away.

PRC SCAMMER ALERT

Last nite abt 10pm, my wife and I was walking towards Lau Pa Sat Hawker Ctr for our dinner. We were approached by these 4 tiongs and 1 guy asked whether we are Chinese and when I answered yes.

He told me that they just came from MBS casino and lost $280k and the bank is closed at this hour. They do not have money to take their dinner all the 4 were very well dressed like tourists. 1 of the women said that what they needed was just a meal and since we are all Chinese and hope I can help them when she said that and tried to show sympathy, I started to be suspicious.

All the 4 of them were very well dressed and carried nice bags and watches. I tell myself dun tell me none of them carried credit cards and if they really lost so much money, dun tell me they cant seek help from their frens or relatives back in China and also there were 4 of them. How much can I give them?

I smelt rats and we just walked away.

Source: Rambo22

One of the hot topic of the week is about a lady breastfeeding her child in the mrt. Let me share my encounter from last evening that involves breast and trains.

Background info: estimated 1910hrs at Jurong East Mrt platform

I alighted the east-west train at Jurong East to walk over to the north-south train. While walking, this scumbag india guy who was walking in front of me stopped abruptly. I managed to stop in time and avoided knocking into him. I didnt think too much. Before the people behind me start ‘tsk-ing’ me, i continued to walk. That bloody scumbag *ssh*leturned to his right and walked towards the escalator. No big deal, right? WRONG!!! That piece of shit “threw” himself on me sideways, with his arm resting on my body and rubbed his arm against my chest region as he walked to the escalator.

I couldnt move or think. I quickly regained my senses and proceed to join the queue. It was then my mind processed the incident. I turned to find the scumbag. He was going down the escalator while looking at me with a stupid smirk on his face.

I am angry! I am upset with myself for not responding immediately.

My purpose of this post to ask my fellow ladies, have you gone through similar experiences? What did you do? Were the authorities able to help you? Is there anything we can do to prevent/ reduce such occurences?

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