actually all these paikias at the end of the day boil down to numbers, who got more members will win.
share 1 story here. an old friend a restaurant owner at Geylang in the 80s faced alot of problems with these paikias. one night, a big group of 20-30 came into his restaurant and chased out the customers. they started ordering many bottles of beer, stout etc.. then the leader went at the back of the kitchen and started giving instructions to the cooks to prepare the most expensive stuffs on the menu, crabs, lobsters, etc... after eating they simply walk out without paying. they came back week after week like this and each time when they were asked to settle the bill, they started threatening and smashing bottles. finally my friend had enough and went to seek the help of one of his former workers, a gang chief in AMK. this guy been in and out of prison many times, including for manslaughter. so he told my friend to call him once this group turns up again. on that particular night, he activated his people more than 100 of them. they laid an ambush, once the trouble makers were enjoying themselves, his people surrounded the restaurant both outside and inside, all fully armed with knives, poles etc. they locked all the doors, entrance and exits before the troublemakers knew what was happening. The chief showed himself at the table of the group's leader and guess what happened?? they recognized him and immediately knelt down and begged for their lives! For settlement, in addition to settling all the unpaid bills, they also had to order food for the 100 over people. He was let off with a warning that if he ever dares to show up again, he will be killed........ end of story
