The national pastime of beating a Sinkie taxi driver was replayed in the court yesterday. Mason Robert Alford was fined $4,000 and ordered to pay $1,000 compensation by the court for assaulting a taxi driver two years ago. This British is a banking director, the regional head of Asia-Pacific for credit analysis. He is obviously a highly rated foreign talent most sought after by this city of no talents, and probably have been greeted by a red carpet welcome and feasted everywhere he goes, and likely to be surrounded by sarong party girls to make him feel like a raja in this former British colony
Mason Robert admitted to punching Tan Chin Huat, 58, in the
face under the influence of alcohol while the taxi driver was trying to send
him home safely after his night of merry drinking. Robert and his entourage of
great foreign talents have nothing to fear in this land once owned by the
British lords. They must know that they are still the masters to the natives.
So having a pastime like punching taxi drivers among the expats is a great
way to end the night. One for the road, so I bashed up that daft native.
Other than pleading drunkenness, he also pleaded mental
disorder and with a medical paper to prove and an eminent lawyer to plea for
leniency. With such a brilliant career and track record, and a talent that the
city would be trembling in fear to lose for mistreating him, he was fined for a
miserable 4000 sinkie dollars. He must be laughing himself sick with his
friends in another drinking party. This is truly paradise with a bunch of daft
natives at their becks and calls, and acting as punching bags when they needed
one.
His mental disorder did not seem to affect his talented work
as regional head for the Pacific Region, or it has never been discovered until
now. Or maybe that is a pre requisite condition to hold such a senior position.
And very likely this mental disorder will go away and he will still be employed
in his company and will continue to bask under the tropical sun and celebrated
as a true foreign talent here.
Native taxi drivers better buy more insurance against being
beaten by foreign talents in the course of their work. It is high risk in a way
but great fun to the foreign talents. And no need to worry, more foreign
talents are on their way here to meet the 2030 6.9m target that is only for
planning purposes. And the foreigners will be happily taking taxis, paying their
fares and a $4000 bonus if they feel up to it.