Ah ma no where to spend her CPF money.
I work at a bar near town. I’m a poly student, so just working on the side to earn abit more for daily expenditure. This bar gets all kinds of patrons, old to young, male and female and we’re usually busy most days.
However there was one day that I was working, on the shop floor was only 3 of us part-timers, and we are designated sectors to serve the tables. It was about 8pm if I recall correctly, when this random ah ma came in an ordered a Guinness Stout.
Lai liao lai liao
I didn’t think much so I just got the stout from the bartender and served it to her. She started talking to me in mandarin, asking me “xiao di ah, ni que qian ma?” (which is chinese for “ah boy, do you need money?”).
I thought to myself, nowadays the scam really evolve leh. Some is scam through message and links, some is love-scam, some is call you, but this one I never see before sia. Some old lady in person asking if I need money… I played along so I said “shi de, suo yi cai hui zai zhe li zuo gong” (yeah, that’s why I’m working here”).
No money, no honey
She replied saying she will reward me $5k if I can send her home and take care of her. Ok for all students out there we know how being broke is, but no way I can accept stooping to this level. But maybe $10k I will say ok HAHAHAH.
Anyway, I humbly declined her offer and never went back to her table. She finished her pint and left shortly after. Ah ma please take care of yourself and I hope I never meet you again.
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