If you've ever been to blk 232, AMK ave 3, you would have noticed the long queue at Mellben restaurant - an eatery that specialises in crabs. As we were tucking into our juicy crabs, the auntie who takes our orders suddenly stood in the middle holding a loudhailer on one hand and a whistle on the other. She motioned us to cover our ears and before I could respond, she blasted the whistle and shouted into the loudhailer. "Carpark lai lohhhhh! Carpark lai lohhhhhh!" This mixed expression of singlish and hokkien meant, "The carpark attendant is coming! Those of you who have not pay using your parking coupon or parking illegally, you better do something!" Immediately, more than 10 persons stood up and rush to their cars. The auntie's hokkien accent and coy way of announcing the 'ghost' is funny. The mad rushing of the ppl to their cars and doing the same thing at the same time(i.e. peeling the parking coupon) makes it even more hilarious.
It really makes you wonder why we will want to "chao kuan"(behave badly) so as to save the 50cents to a dollar parking fee while we are already willing to splurge more than $60 on a piece of crab. (price: 1kg = $30) Strange isn't it? Moral of the story? Don't just pay for the crab, pray for the parking fee crap too. (Yes, even if land is free and you have to pay craps for putting your car on it) Otherwise, it'll really spoil your crab eating momentum and smear your car doors with lotsa crab smell. And yes, read into the pun. =)
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