VIDEO clips showing a Malaysian man scolding a Singaporean couple for occupying a parking bay reserved for disabled persons have gone viral, earning plaudits from netizens of both countries.
Naren Narasiah, the Malaysian man in the video, uploaded the three-part video on the Champion4disability Facebook page on Monday. The first video has been shared at least 11,000 times at press time.
In comments posted to the video, Naren explained that the incident took place at a rest stop in Machap, Johor – the southern-most state of Peninsular Malaysia – almost seven months ago.
Naren claimed he blocked the offending vehicle with his own car, waiting for 45 minutes for the clearly non-disabled Singaporean couple to return to it. The Singaporean driver then reversed into and hit Naren’s truck, leading the latter’s verbal tirade in the video.
Watch the first part of the video here:
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I was not going to publish this but it is time I did. This was an incident where I went gangster on a Singaporean couple who parked on a handicapped parking lot and tried to worm their way out with dumb excuses. The drama unfolded when I deliberately blocked their car in disabling them from reversing. I waited for these people to come back to their cars for 45 minutes!!!The driver ended up reversing and knocking into my truck and that kind of added fuel to my fire. It was 6.30pm and I had just completed a long day of energy auditing in Western Digital plant with my 3 other very big and intimidating looking auditors so that is why i look n sound like a thug. Very tired and extremely irritable I wanted them to feel what it was like having to wait just like how a disabled person would have felt. This is part 1 of 3 videos. If some of you feel I was mean in this video, I frankly don't care! If you are doing something to fight this plague then you are fit to critisize but if you want to be an arm chair critic, keep your comments to yourselfI fight for the disabled who don't have a voice and in this instance I think I got the message across to them and hopefully they will think twice about doing this again in Malaysia
Posted by Naren Narasiah on Monday, April 11, 2016
“You see the signboard there?” demanded Naren, pointing to the large sign which denoted the parking space as reserved for disabled persons.
When one of the Singaporeans, the woman, sheepishly denied taking notice of the disabled sign, Naren loudly responded, “Rubbish! So big there you cannot see the signboard ah?”
When the woman tried explaining that there were “a lot of cars”, Naren would have none of it, rhetorically posing if the couple would have done the same in Singapore, a city-state known for its strict laws and compliant citizens.
“In Singapore, y’all do this or not? Do y’all do this? I thought Singaporeans were very courteous, follow the rules… As soon as you cross the way, you come here, you can break your rules, is it?” he told the couple.
The Singaporean couple was apologetic, admitting to their error. “We are very, very sorry,” said the woman.
Unmoved, Naren told them to direct their apologies to disabled individuals. “Why don’t you tell ‘sorry’ to the handicapped fellas who cannot find parking because monkeys, irresponsible monkeys like you, decide because it’s very convenient to park here and the handicapped fellas cannot park?[sic]”
“How does it feel to wait for so long? You tell me! A handicapped fella will have to wait for how much longer?” he said, adding that handicapped individuals are unable to fight for their rights.
Watch the second part of the video here:
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Part 2 videoI was not going to publish this but it is time I did. This was an incident where I went gangster on a Singaporean couple who parked on a handicapped parking lot and tried to worm their way out with dumb excuses. The drama unfolded when I deliberately blocked their car in disabling them from reversing. I waited for these people to come back to their cars for 45 minutes!!!The driver ended up reversing and knocking into my truck and that kind of added fuel to my fire. It was 6.30pm and I had just completed a long day of energy auditing in Western Digital plant with my 3 other very big and intimidating looking auditors so that is why i look n sound like a thug. Very tired and extremely irritable I wanted them to feel what it was like having to wait just like how a disabled person would have felt. This is part 1 of 3 videos. If some of you feel I was mean in this video, I frankly don't care! If you are doing something to fight this plague then you are fit to critisize but if you want to be an arm chair critic, keep your comments to yourselfI fight for the disabled who don't have a voice and in this instance I think I got the message across to them and hopefully they will think twice about doing this again in Malaysia
Posted by Naren Narasiah on Monday, April 11, 2016
The conversation inevitably shifted to compensation over Naren’s damaged vehicle. The Singaporean man eventually offered him RM1,000 (US$250) for repairs.
Naren declined the money, instead instructing the couple to donate the money to any foundation supporting disabled individuals. The Singaporean man agreed to Naren’s terms, vowing he would send him the receipt of the donation.
Watch the third part of the video here:
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Part 3 videoI was not going to publish this but it is time I did. This was an incident where I went gangster on a Singaporean couple who parked on a handicapped parking lot and tried to worm their way out with dumb excuses. The drama unfolded when I deliberately blocked their car in disabling them from reversing. I waited for these people to come back to their cars for 45 minutes!!!The driver ended up reversing and knocking into my truck and that kind of added fuel to my fire. It was 6.30pm and I had just completed a long day of energy auditing in Western Digital plant with my 3 other very big and intimidating looking auditors so that is why i look n sound like a thug. Very tired and extremely irritable I wanted them to feel what it was like having to wait just like how a disabled person would have felt. This is part 1 of 3 videos. If some of you feel I was mean in this video, I frankly don't care! If you are doing something to fight this plague then you are fit to critisize but if you want to be an arm chair critic, keep your comments to yourselfI fight for the disabled who don't have a voice and in this instance I think I got the message across to them and hopefully they will think twice about doing this again in Malaysia
Posted by Naren Narasiah on Monday, April 11, 2016
In comments to the third video clip, Naren indicated that the Singaporean man did not keep his word in regard to the charitable donation, prompting him to upload the video.
“I asked them to use the money they wanted to give me to be contributed to a charity for the disabled n they were supposed to send a receipt. This happened almost 7 months ago. Have not heard anything n so i decided to publish this n make them famous,” wrote Naren.
The video struck a chord with many Malaysians, who believe that Singaporeans often flout rules in Malaysia that they would otherwise follow in their own country.
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