Read this : http://newpaper.asiaone.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,104834,00.html (The Electric New Paper)

For the benefit if the link is not working, I posted the articles below.

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FOR the three friends who had completed their national service last December, it was a regular trip to Johor Baru on Saturday. Their agenda: Shopping and seafood dinner.

It turned out be anything but.

They were robbed of more than $900 worth of valuables by a man. Apart from cash, the lost their handphones and a watch. All this within an hour of crossing the Causeway. Worse, it happened in broad daylight and in a crowded shopping mall. Mr Vincent Tan (left), 21, recounted his experience to The New Paper.

After arriving in JB at 2pm that day, they headed for the City Square mall - a short distance from the Causeway - to check out sports gear and shorts.

They were there for barely 20 minutes when trouble came their way.

Mr Tan, who is now awaiting admission to a polytechnic, said he and his two NS buddies got off the escalator on the second floor of the mall and walked towards the shops.
STOPPED IN FRONT OF THEM

A man suddenly stopped in front of them, causing Mr Tan to dodge him.

Mr Tan said: 'It was strange because he was not doing anything but just stopped purposely. So I just felt my pockets to see if my wallet and handphone were still there.'

Nothing was missing, so they moved on. Then they stopped in front of a Watsons outlet to look over the railing at an IT fair below. The same man they had earlier dodged reappeared.

'The man asked me for RM12 ($5). He did not look like a beggar, but we decided to just give it to him,' Mr Tan said.
He said the man was in his mid-30s to 40s and was wearing a black T-shirt and jeans.

He then demanded they hand over all their cash.

Mr Tan recounted: 'The man told me, 'Take out your wallet and quietly give it to me. If you're looking for trouble, I got a gang here... a lot of fighters. You can scream, you can shout, but I've got back-up.'

'We looked at each other, but we did not know what to do. So we gave him our wallets. We took out the money we had just changed and some Singapore dollars.'

It totalled more than $250. But it was not over yet.

The man calmly told them to remove the SIM cards from their handphones and give him their phones, Mr Tan claimed. They estimated that their handphones were worth about $600.
Then he allegedly threatened them again, saying: 'You can scream if you want, go ahead. But I can't promise you'll be okay after this.'

Then the man asked for Mr Tan's Seiko watch.

Mr Tan said: 'It was a cheap watch, maybe worth $80, but what would he want with it? Then he threatened us again and I thought, what the heck, money and things we can earn back, but safety is more important.'

Said software tester John Yap, 20: 'I was getting very frustrated, but we couldn't do anything. We tried looking around to signal people for help, but they passed us without looking. What if we screamed and no one bothered?'
Besides, Mr Yap could not run far because of a thigh surgery he had undergone eight months ago.

THREE MEN TO ONE

IT technician KY Ng, 20, added: 'Three of us could have held him down, sure no problem. But what happens if his gang members are around, like he said? At that time, we cared more for our lives.'

So the three gave in to the man. After that, the man told them to return to Singapore.

The three claimed that the man threatened them again, saying that if they lodged a police report, they may not be able to return safely. So they made their way back to the Causeway.
Said Mr Ng: 'All the while we were looking behind us. Even though we didn't see the man, who knows if there were others from his gang watching us?'

When they reached Singapore, they went to the nearest police post hoping to lodge a report.
Said Mr Tan: 'They advised us to file the report in JB because that is where the crime happened. They told us we can still lodge a report in Singapore but they would still need to contact JB police to help.'

A police spokesman confirmed that the three had approached the Bukit Panjang North NPP but did not make a report eventually. Mr Tan said: 'We thought about it and decided not to because we don't think we'll get anything back anyway.'

Will they return to JB?

'I don't think so. We were all cautious, but we still 'kena' (got hit in Malay),' said Mr Tan.

'When you're in a foreign country, it's even more scary because you don't know where to look for help.
'Sure, I've been reading reports about people getting robbed in JB, but I didn't think it would happen to me on that Saturday. This incident is very 'suay' (unlucky in Hokkien).'

Mr Ng added: 'I won't go back there, not for a long time.'

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That's great folks, we can count on our boys to protect Singapore from invaders and terrorists! (Start singing 'count on me Singapore')

Waolao, what a fucking big 3 potato bullied by lone ranger. These are our NS men for crying out loud. They just ORD, so must be fit and strong, ti bo?

How come so sissy?

Not only that, they got the guts to whine to our press? Buay paisay one meh? If I were them, I use condom to cover my head already, they still let the whole world know; the press.

How come our NS training such that our soldiers reduce into boy scouts these days? Look at the chap picture, he's look strong, pack with muscles but total jellyfish alike. Like one saying, good to look, not good to eat.

He says,
<<'The man asked me for RM12 ($5). He did not look like a beggar, but we decided to just give it to him,' Mr Tan said. He said the man was in his mid-30s to 40s and was wearing a black T-shirt and jeans.>>

No streetwise whatsoever, total deserve it. This thug is just qi shui (test water). In a shopping complex, with many people around, scare what? The fact that the extortionist asked for RM12 at first was quite a clear hint already that he's just testing water.

Where got robber ask so little one? In fact, in most robberies, very few words are uttered. Just need to flash weapon, give short instructions and the victims would know what to do. And they would prefer to do it in more secluded location, away from public view.

This are the telltale signs of a con artist. You give, prove you're submissive. Since so obedient, must as well rob everything including phone. Lucky this robber not gay, if wants sex he also give in.

He says,
<<'Mr Tan recounted: The man told me, 'Take out your wallet and quietly give it to me. If you're looking for trouble, I got a gang here... a lot of fighters. You can scream, you can shout, but I've got back-up.' 'We looked at each other, but we did not know what to do. So we gave him our wallets. We took out the money we had just changed and some Singapore dollars.>>

Mr Tan really “mo teck ting”. Cannot tell if is a bluff or not. Obviously he is trying to intimidate. Inside busy shopping centre, even have gang dare to strike? Think Malaysian police invisible? All it takes is one unarmed uncle (in his mid-30s to 40s) to rob three of them. Even a child will fight back for his toy.

He says,
<<'When they reached Singapore, they went to the nearest police post hoping to lodge a report.>>

I, kneel and bow my head in total awe of this trio. Crime committed in JB, make report in Singapore. How you rate their intelligent, you tell me. Me going to Spain next month and if I'm rob whatsoever, I also come back to lodge a report.

He says,
<<'When you're in a foreign country, it's even more scary because you don't know where to look for help. Sure, I've been reading reports about people getting robbed in JB, but I didn't think it would happen to me on that Saturday. This incident is very 'suay' (unlucky in Hokkien).'>>

What help? In the first place, 3 of you fit and strong, just came ORD couldn't contain this thug? I bet my ex-girlfriend could even beat the living daylight of this extortionist. I sense he's trying to justify their cowardice by saying all these.

I remember when I was in Cambodia back in 1995, I was constantly being road block by police who trying to extort some money from me. For your knowledge, policemen earn meager wages and some robbery are commit by police themselves to their supplement income.

So police and thieves no different over there. I did not give in even they held me over an hour.

How can I forgot at one time, this drunken policemen who point his gun on my head when I refuse him. He demanded for USD100 for safe passage and since gun was pointed on my head, I give to him.

Only after a bargain, which eventually he took USD5.00/- (I'm not kidding, it read as five US dollars).

What I mean is, you help yourself instead where to look for help as NS Tan suggested. What a wimp! This boys must be pamper by mothers and their maids. (By the way, if gun point to my head now, I will pee immediately. As one get older, guts gradually disappear)

Lucky for this uncle thug, he met these 3 wimps. If he encounter our Singaporean Tony Kia, is also nicknamed ‘One- Eyed Dragon, he will be eating 6 bullets, I'm very sure.

Lastly, please tell me these 3 champs vocation are drivers or storemen. At least I feel better and safer.
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