Verbalism Personified

To Summon or not to Summon...

You could almost hear the friendly parking attendent debating with himself.

Having dinner along a street at Bugis, Seng Aik's mouth-watering establishment turned out to be more than what some of our fellow diners had bitten off.

Parked along this no-parking street were rows of vehicles belonging to customers who had made the trip to savor the treats. Chomping away merrily without a care, no one noticed the traffic parking attendents prowling nearby.

It came as no surprise when an alert waiter sounded the alarm. Those who drove were shaken out of their seats and bee-lined for their vehicles with keys in hand.

It was all in vain however, as our resourceful parking attendents had chalk-marked the tires of the cars. Even the most inventive reasons by imaginative motorists could not prevent an affordable dinner from turning into an expensive one.

The chalk mark, as it was explained to some, were indicators that their cars had been sitting unattended for half an hour. Our friendly parking attendents had been merciful enough to give drivers a fair chance. And half an hour is an eternity in a no-parking zone.

While stuffing our mouths with food, Seng Aik was suddenly contemplative of what he had witnessed.

As he chewed, his eyes dimmed to the realization that fifty or so dollars in summons could buy you a feast for four at this very establishment. Nevermind that we had to repeat our order many times to a waiter who kept coming back to us with the wrong item.

To summon or not to summon? For those who didn't drive that night, life was belly full.

posted by Teutoburg @ 9:02 PM