Why are the smelly(chow) called smelly?
back then for gang clash kungtong kias like to use their 'secret weapon'.....acid filled light bulbs to throw at rival gangs.......acid known as 'smelly water'....that's how the nick came about.
later years kuntong kias refer to themselves as siao eh......and came up with splinter groups with the 'siao' tag.....the headman was the late Singapore Siao.