I was amused when I read Fishtail’s blog ‘The Thieves Market’. The next day or two, I saw in The Star paper about thefts involving garden plants. In the paper, they showed this plant being under lock and key. Being a Penangite, this made me blush. Hokkien words spewing, ‘Cilaka, anneh pun ai thau thek, xiaxuey lang’ (shit, like that also want to steal, so embarassing).
Finally, I found the tree! I had been wanting to go near and took the photo but only tonight, I got my chance.
It is a lovely patch of greenery in the middle of a road divider along Jalan Farquhar, just outside the Penang Museum. I crossed the road, squatted down with my camera and happily snapping away. Suddenly, I realised that passer-bys may think I am a plant thief. Yikes, I hope no one snapped my photo in return. Or else, I will appear in the paper as – Blog Soh caught stealing plants.
I hope all of you find this amusing. One single plant under lock and key. Poor tree. Terrible islanders.
the authority actually caught someone red-handed while stealing the plant, and he drove a bmw! so it’s not any sebarang thief, it’s some rich thief. something is seriously wrong with the civic mindedness with penangites. too bad i am a penangite too. haha.
For shame!!!! They should publish the photos of those thieves in a public place. This is beyond childish pranks. This is GREED pure and simple. Confiscate his BMW!!!!
Really terrible..!! shame .. shame..!
Gee! What kind of crime has the tree committed?…:P
Wah, BMW also want to steal? he can just fair well buy 100 and still have change to buy another 100…. 🙂
Tell the truth Lilian u are the plant thief hehejust joking,i thought the part about you getting caught as tree thief funny hehe I can see the headlines now
5xmom steals 500x exotic flowers hhehe.
Have a nice wkend tcz
wahhhhhhh…kesian the tree..tree also got no freedom (kena locked), now the society is memang masalah betul..
hohoho… i think my ‘that one’ needs to be locked away from thieves as well :PpP
so pathatic.
Twinsmom – Malu-fying
OJ – Yalor, your pokok kelapa oso need lock hor? I give you as bird-day present ok?
MMG – Yes, indeed.
Sweetspirit – Hahaha, I was in a compromising position.
Kljs – I think it is the thrill or probably people who drive BMW got rich by stealing. LOL. just sourgrape, BMW owners donch hate me ok?
cj – Really? I wish they snapped a photo of the thief and put it on the paper.
Mrs T & Romantic – I really don’t know what to say. There seems to be no conscience stopping them.
Katsmew – Crime of the tree? Because it did not bear nuts.
I’ve seen a fence put up around a lone mango tree, but that’s understandable. The funny thing is tht the branches and fruits drape down beyond the fence, lol.