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I was thirsty after my 20km bike workout and decided to stop by and have a drink at a hdb kopitiam at around 11am plus today.
I bought my Pokka tea and sat in the smoking section as there wasn't an available space in the non smoking section.
A Sammyboyer old Uncle in blue shirt and bermudas came over to my table as soon as I sat down. He started asking me why I don't drink Tiger and insisted that he would buy a bottle of Tiger Crystal or Guinness for me. I told him politely that I don't consume alcohol as it is bad for health.
After a series of my rejections lasting around 10 minutes, he finally became agitated and started accusing me of looking down on him as if he was a poor old fart and had no money to buy me a bottle of Tiger.
By then, I realised that he reeked of alcohol smell and probably drunk at 11am in the morning! God knows what time he had started his alcoholic crusade.
Before my last gulp of my Pokka sugarless oolong, I told him once again that I dont consume alcoholic beverages and he should save his money instead of wasting it on alcohol.
He replied saying his son is due to give him a thousand dollars monthly allowance today and still insisted on buying me the bottle of Tiger.
So I said to him in my half past six hokkien :
"Huh Uncle, your son only give you $1000' a month only ah? I thought he gives you at least $3000 because you are so generous and go around wanting to buy bottles of Tiger for strangers here. Why is he so bad to his own father?"
He exploded and started cursing me with all the hokkien expletives from mother to wife to daughter.
I took my last gulp of my Pokka and left with him cursing at the top of his voice, with many in the kopitiam turning heads looking at him.
Did I accidentally troll him?
I felt guilty.
I am really sorry from the bottom of my heart.
I hope he doesn't take it out on his poor son who is supposedly giving him his $1000 monthly allowance today.
I bought my Pokka tea and sat in the smoking section as there wasn't an available space in the non smoking section.
A Sammyboyer old Uncle in blue shirt and bermudas came over to my table as soon as I sat down. He started asking me why I don't drink Tiger and insisted that he would buy a bottle of Tiger Crystal or Guinness for me. I told him politely that I don't consume alcohol as it is bad for health.
After a series of my rejections lasting around 10 minutes, he finally became agitated and started accusing me of looking down on him as if he was a poor old fart and had no money to buy me a bottle of Tiger.
By then, I realised that he reeked of alcohol smell and probably drunk at 11am in the morning! God knows what time he had started his alcoholic crusade.
Before my last gulp of my Pokka sugarless oolong, I told him once again that I dont consume alcoholic beverages and he should save his money instead of wasting it on alcohol.
He replied saying his son is due to give him a thousand dollars monthly allowance today and still insisted on buying me the bottle of Tiger.
So I said to him in my half past six hokkien :
"Huh Uncle, your son only give you $1000' a month only ah? I thought he gives you at least $3000 because you are so generous and go around wanting to buy bottles of Tiger for strangers here. Why is he so bad to his own father?"
He exploded and started cursing me with all the hokkien expletives from mother to wife to daughter.
I took my last gulp of my Pokka and left with him cursing at the top of his voice, with many in the kopitiam turning heads looking at him.
Did I accidentally troll him?
I felt guilty.
I am really sorry from the bottom of my heart.
I hope he doesn't take it out on his poor son who is supposedly giving him his $1000 monthly allowance today.
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