Starting A Chinese New Year Part 2 – A Ruined Foreign Bully Talent Day
It is perhaps the western culture to pick a fight on the 2nd day of CNY and this is the country we have become.
I know Singaporeans are becoming the minority in Holland Road because if you go to Cold Storage Jelita, most of the locals are the service staff which is fine with me until I get harassed on the roads too.
This is a serious problem. First it was the cyclists a few months back and today, a Porsche (Boxster only, driven by a caucasian, perhaps Singaporean but with strong American accent). It was only later after I drove off that I realise, I have met this man, let’s call him Andrew, before and he just bought himself into SICC a few months back together with a really f-ugly asian wife.
How did Singapore come to this ?And this guy acts like he has lived in Bukit Timah all his life when I know he made quite a buck from his HUDC home en bloc somewhere in the east.
The Incident
Just driving leisurely in the centre lane when I get honked because this little Boxster wants to pass which it did. Its driver obviously not very used to driving a sports car because after he passed me, he was still taking up quite a bit of the centre lane and I figured it was just an old kwei loh with poor judgment.
Pulling up at the light at Holland Village, he was unhappy that I came up in the centre lane and pulled my car up further than his at the light and he edged forward and started making hand gestures at me. I wound down my window and asked him what was his problem. His little tanned kid was staring at me when he said he did not like the unfriendly look that I gave him which, errhhh, I do not even recall making any facial contact.
So I asked, if I, a Singaporean, HAVE TO SMILE AT EVERY FOREIGNER HERE ? As if I am service staff ? Because they are used to it ?
Is that the expectation of every Singaporean living on Holland Road ? Even if they have lived there much longer than the foreign who-body ?
Golly, now I am enraged.
6.9 million ?
He can’t even go home because he does not belong there. So he goes up and down Holland Road giving way only to Ferraris and Porsche Carreras and honking at BMW’s ?
Someone tells me there is this Hong Lim Park thing on the 16th. Wish I could go now but I will be hunting this let’s call him Andrew, who just moved to Bukit Timah and thinks being American is darn good but choose not to marry one, down.
Disclaimer : This post is not meant to be seditious to the remarkable foreign talent policy here. I hereby voice my support for the 6. 9 million population target and wish Singapore all the best in its prosperous and glowing future.
Once upon a time, it was pretty fun to drive a Ferrari, Lambo, Porsche, Maserati, …., becos’ it was rare on the roads besides being fun to drive … i.e. little traffic! … but now, with BMW, Audi & Merc having the highest number of vehicles sold in Singapore + folks with chip on their shoulder behind the wheels of all the sports cars … guess it is time to look at Chrysler (only 13 cars sold in 2012 …. even Aston Martin & McLaren did better with 22 and 25 cars respectively in 2012!)
Yeah. IT consultant drive Boxster mah, entry level, with SICC sticker I think best way to announce they have conquered Singapore.
Haha. A good car in Singapore must be comfortable because we are always stuck in traffic jams and be able to traverse rough terrains – floods and bumpy roads (is it me? roads in Singapore feels rather beaten lately. Portholes and uneven roads everywhere.)
0-100 is pretty meaningless.
Happy New Year Trade haven ! Do not get upset by these 小人。
Take it easy in these situations because it is not worth the trouble. I have encountered a similar incident last year during CNY at my condo car park (mt Sinai). The Ang mo (probably Sinagpore citizen by now) with his chinese wife was driving against the traffic in our basement CARPARK and expect me to reverse my car to let him pass. I simply refused and both of us got off the car and ended up in a big shouting match with the police called in. It’s probably not the best way to start a new year but it did teach him a lesson, this is Singapore and we have rules to abide to.
It seems like you stay at holland / bukit timah too, but unfortunately I do not frequent cold storage for my groceries. Too atas for me.
Yes. A little bit of respect for us would not hurt because there is no way they can get away with this sort of behaviour back at their home countries.
Maybe the Singapore government can include a Courtesy campaign for foreign talents (since they have those sort of things for maids and foreign workers), like please do not be rude to the native inhabitants of the island.
Take it easy lah tradehaven… There are low life’s all over the world. I usually Shop at coronation ntuc or king Albert cold storage or Guthrie one. So far no major issues with the angmohs… Don’t scold all boxster drivers leh..l just bought the new one as my first ever sports car and quite enjoy the ride. So if u see one driven by super local guy along bukit Timah, it’s me and I usually give way….
Btw, I lived in west side ec for 5 yrs as it was the best I could afford. Love the place and living in heartlands is fun too!
Good One !!! You outrun that bugger !!
Very suprised by your post…. thought all the bankers in Shenton way worship the ah mohs… Glad to know you are one of the discerning one…. Out of 100 ah mohs 99.9% are useless and behave badly in Singapore… Next time take a video of his boorish behavior and post it in the forum and to the straits times… we need to get rid of all these bums living in Singapore
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:28:01 +0000
To: nkl20@hotmail.com
You sound like a banker. Please take your sports car out there and out run him !
I have come to accept my place as a native. We need new blood to keep the economy going and generate value. Singapore Inc.
I will have to leave once I outlive my usefulness.
I see Tradehaven is becoming a competitor to Stomp, a website for locals to rant and rave about “angmoh”. I had thought a website devoted to intelligent discussion of the markets would be above this kind of nasty racist drivel, but alas, I was wrong. Then again, precious little discussion of the markets that could really be described as intelligent here so maybe this is just a new survival strategy.
Goodbye Tradehaven then, I don’t see it lasting long now. If competing with Stomp for racist drivel content is the new strategy then your days are numbered, Stomp will win at that game.
Thanks for the feedback and support so far.
Looks like this old girl has a tough audience here.
Hi tradehaven, you don’t have to be apologetic. This thread is not completely without any basis or truth. I too had a very nasty driving experience with non-local at Holland Village. One that is good enough to be remembered after so many years. The other experiences with any locals were no way near to it.
Life is much bigger than the market. A bit of discussion on other aspects of life is perfectly fine.
Yippy !
Now I do not feel so alone !
Sometimes I do not even know what I am writing for. Mostly for friends, and people who would be friends. Can we call it community writing ?
Thanks for support !
You wouldn’t happen to be an ex colleague ?
Hahaha !!
Absolutely Positive that we could make it a community writing. Also great thanks for sharing all your insights whether it is financial or non-financial matters.
Cheers !!