So background first: I’ve been driving for 10 hours straight. You know how it is, back-to-back pings, no time to even breathe. Finally found a chance to go toilet at one ulu petrol station. I was rushing because the next rider was already waiting. Quickly settle business, wash hands, jump back into the car, and go.
Pick up this lady at Tanjong Pagar. She looks like those high-SES office lady types, very fierce one. The whole ride was quiet, aircon cold-cold, everything normal. Then we reached her condo at River Valley. When she was about to pay and get out, she looked down at my lap area, and her face went from “bored” to “disgusted” in 0.5 seconds.
I also blur, I look down. CHIBI! My fly was wide open. Like, fully unzipped. And because I was wearing those loose boxers, there was definitely… uh… visibility.
She immediately screamed, “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! Why are you showing me your ‘bird’?! You sick pervert! I’m going to report you to Grab and the Police!”
I tell you, my soul almost fly out of my body. I quickly pull my shirt down and start stammering like a siao lang. “Auntie, no! Miss, wait! I just go toilet, I forgot to zip! I really never mean it! I’m not a flasher!”
She was already halfway out the door, pointing her phone at my car plate. I was literally begging. “Please leh, I got family to feed, I drive until blur already, I really just forgot!”
She stared at me for like one whole minute. The tension was thicker than Bee Hoon soup. Then she just hissed, “You lucky I’m in a rush. If I see you again, I confirm call mata. Go home and learn how to dress yourself, disgusting!” Then she slammed the door so hard I thought my Prius window would shatter.
I parked at the side of the road and just sat there for 20 minutes shaking. I check my app every 5 seconds to see if my account kena suspended.
Serious talk, fellow drivers: CHECK YOUR ZIPPER. Don’t be like me. One small mistake and people think you are some predatory weirdo. Now I’m so paranoid I think I’m going to wear sarong to drive. Sian Jaga. My luck for the year probably used up already just to stay out of Changi Prison.
TL;DR: Forgot to zip pants after toilet break. Passenger thought I was exposing myself. Almost kena police case. Now I have PTSD every time I see a zipper.