All a STOMPer wanted to do was to quickly pop in to a supermarket along Tanjong Pagar Road and head off, but the STOMPer encountered a man who stood in a parking lot to reserve it for his wife's BMW and even flashed his middle finger at the STOMPer.
Said the STOMPer:
"I was annoyed by a man who stood in a parking lot trying to reserve it when I was right in front of the lot and ready to park.
"On Sunday, Sep 16, around 2.30pm, I went to the Korean super mart at Tanjong Pagar Road to shop.
"The other lots were taken so I waited. Just as I saw a car preparing to leave, I drove over to the lot.
"However, out of nowhere, this man just popped out and stood in the lot and 'choped' the lot, not allowing me to park although I was already right in front of the lot.
"I tried to reverse but he didn't budge, so I got out of the car to ask if he could move away.
"He said his shop was right in front of the parking lot and he deserves this spot.
"And he stood on the parking lot for a full 10 minutes before his wife drove into the parking space with their BMW.
"He went on to say, 'I am rich enough to own the shophouse, that’s why the lot belongs to me.'
"Please correct me if I am wrong, isn’t the unsaid 'law' about parking into lots is first-come-first-served?
"As I continued to ask the man to move away, I was ignored, and the man also said that because he was driving a better car (BMW) than me (a Camry), he deserves the lot more than I do.
"I'm not sure how it escalated into an argument but the man started swearing loudly with 'F' words, even at my mum and my girlfriend.
"The photo as attached is the captured shot of the old man with his middle finger high up in the air.
"I didn't manage to get my things in the end. I stopped my car at the roadside while my mum and girlfriend stayed in the car to snap the photo of him.
"His car is also pictured (black BMW) and that is his maid loading items (a stepladder) into the boot.
"The entire episode lasted about 20 minutes."
