Jacky Yong

ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!! I lost my bloody parking ticket! I knew I put it in my shirt pocket, everybody has seen it, it’s so big and jutting out of my pocket like a fifth limb. But I couldn’t find it when I wanted to leave my office for the weekend. I searched franctically in and around my car seat, I even ran back up my office floor to see if anyone has seen it. No luck there.

As I drooped my head, I kept thinking about my wife who also lost her ticket in Carrefour a few weeks earlier, and managed to convince the parking guy to reduce the lost card penalty from RM50 to RM10.

“Alright” I thought “That will do. I will act like a lost kitten, maybe shed a tear or two! That should get me the discount I want!”

So I drove up to the counter, pretended to search in vain inside my car, and looked at the guy at the booth with a visibly upset expression.

“Sorry, I couldn’t find the packing ticket. Could you please let me pay with RM7?” The fee for the parking was RM7 per day by the way. He looked at me with a blank expression and said,

“Dude, you’ve lost the ticket, you’ve gotta pay RM30 penalty.”

“RM30? But I don’t have that money with me.”

“Well, the bank is just nearby. Just go and get some from the ATM.”

“But I only have RM30 in my bank account!” I need not tell a lie. I really did have ONLY RM30 in my bank account. “I wouldn’t have anything left if I gave them to you!” With an ignorant shrug, he said,

“Too bad dude. Ask your friend to lend you some.”

Not willing to give up just yet, I pushed my luck.

“Could you at least charge lower? Please, I’ve gotta go, I’m late for an appointment!”

“You trying to bargain with me? Do I look like a pasar malam DVD peddler to you? Beat it, pal!”

That didn’t work. Hmmm….. there must be a different approach to this game. I scanned my surroundings. AH-HA!! A LOOPHOLE!! I noticed that the entrance is not blocked! Maybe I can sneak out using that exit! So I thought for a while, then drove away to the back of the parking lot, so as not to arouse any suspicions. Then slowly I drove nearer and nearer to the entrance, and at the right time, floored the accelerator, released the clutch, and screeched my way out through the entrance!! BWuaHahaha…. I did not even bother to look if they tried to stop me or remember my license plate. Whaddaya know, it felt good to break the law sometimes. I know that they are going to blacklist me for the rest of my insignificant life, but who cares? Not that I want to park at that parking anymore!

By the way, they did find my ticket eventually at my colleague’s table! =P