PS: Thanks for the compliment..No... this is not my creation..I am not that creative!!!

The story begins.....

Have you ever heard of "Bus Uncle"? If you have lived in Hong Kong during the period of May 06, or if you know how to read a chinese newspaper, you will probably have heard of him. "Bus uncle" or "巴士阿叔" in chinese is not really about a person as a person himself but rather referring to a sequence of  intense argument on a bus between a stupid, hardheaded uncle and a young man, probably my age; surprisingly being able be captured by one of the passengers when this happened!!!

Before I continue, you might be wondering why the heck this young man want to argue with his uncle. In the chinese culture, you called someone (I mean a guy) who is pretty much older than you "uncle", which is actually a polite way to address someone who is more senior than you. Beware that this doesn't mean that you are related to this person. Mind that you don't  simply called someone uncle just based on the fact that they are older than you. If you are 15 years old, you can called a 45 year old man "uncle". But if you called someone who is 25 year old "uncle", you will probably get smacked!!! So be careful, who are you dealing with...Use your brainlah!!!

Enough of this "uncle" shet!!......

The interesting part is...what really happened????

But before I tell you this, just imagine that...it is at night and it is already 11 pm. You are on a bus, a double decker bus (you won't get this in M'sia). And you are talking on your mobile phone ( hand phone if you are in M'sia), there is another "Uncle" (this time you can call him "uncle" as he is definitely FAR MORE older than you) who are also on his mobile phone talking away. But the problem is, he is talking so loudly that you can't hear what the heck your girlfriend is talking about on the far end!!

So you decided to tap on his shoulder, address him nicely as "Uncle" and tell him that " Can you lower your voice a little?". The problem is, it will never be a PROBLEM if the "Uncle" is a normal, sensible person. But the PROBLEM is, this uncle that you have just tapped, is a hard headed, easily stressed out kind of person, apparently on his phone talking about some important life issues. Even before you've got a chance to finish talking with your girlfriend, he has turned around and started going beserked and said " Get the hell off the bus now!!!"

AND....

During this time, another passenger who are just sitting diagonally to you, started to roll his mobile phone camera, and both of you and the "uncle" 's HEATED conversations were captured. It went on for the next 6 minutes or so. And poor you were being yelled at by this "uncle" whom you just met 6 minutes ago, and the thing is, you and the 'uncle" you've just met are going to be famous very very soon!!!

So..you know the jist of this story and how it happened, roughly, from your imagination above....

Let's start kicking some real stuff.......

The people in action..

Mr "Bus Uncle", his real name Roger Chan Yeut Tong or 陳乙東 in chinese, a restaurant worker in his fifties (he is an "uncle" alright!!), apparently on his phone to a suicide prevention support hotline, after his girlfriend asked him to piss off. His pic below...

2. Mr "Young man got yelled at", his real name Elvis Ho Yui Hei or 何銳熙 in chinese, a real estate manager in his family owned Mong Kok real estate company (so young already a real estate manager...). His pic below...

The people behind the scene..but still important..as they are the ones that made the above two famous..

1. Mr "Cameraman", his real name Jon Fong Wing Hang or 方穎恆 in chinese, a 21 years old accountant and part time psychology student (probably he is boring with his life and decides to have some new adventure). His pic below...

2. The camera itself, its real name Sony Ericsson W800i camera phone, a 2 M pixel camera phone, released in the 3Q of 2005. Its pic below..

Incident....

Time: ~11 pm

Date: 27 April 2006

Venue: On the top floor of a double decker bus owned by the Kowloon Bus Company

Route: On the way to Yuen Long

This is what really happened....

NB : Before you start watching, this is real life situation and it is not produced by TVB. Be  prepared of what you are going to see COZ I don't want you to end up like Mr "Bus Uncle"!!!

For the sake of our non cantonese speaking readers, let us slowly dissect what the issue was in this conversation between Mr "Young man got yelled at" and Mr "Bus Uncle" and the reason why it has ended up to 6 minutes.

From the video....

Bus Uncle: Get off the bus immediately! Don't stay on the bus!

Young Man: This isn't necessary.

Bus Uncle: If it is unnecessary, why did you pat me on the shoulder? When I was talking on the phone, you...

Bus uncle is extremely pissed off at this present moment. A light tap on his shoulder has sparked off his other side....

Young Man: (interrupts) Boss...

He tries to be more polite this time by calling him boss...

Bus Uncle: Hey, don't call me "boss". For the sake of fairness, we don't know each other. Why did you have to do that? (faster tone) Why did you have to do that? Look, everyone in society suffers from stress. Now that you have done something very unfair, should I have a word with you?

I am not really sure what this hard head is up to... He doesn't want to be addressed as boss...

Young Man: (softly) I think we already aren't having a pleasant conversation anymore...

He is right....

Bus Uncle: (angrily interrupts) Now that we're talking, I ask you. Have I touched you? Well?

Still in his own world....

Young Man: Just what do you want me to do?

Bus Uncle: What do I want you to do? I want you to apologize!

Fair enough..if you want me to apologize, I will!!

Young Man: Sorry, I didn't mean to.

Good!!!!

Bus Uncle: What do you mean, "You didn't mean to"? Who's right, you or me?

Darn it, hard head...he has already apologize..what more do you want???

Young Man: (interrupts softly) You want to save face.

He should have said, you are right, I was wrong for tapping on the shoulder. I apologized. Let's move on with our life.  But...instead he is trying to be a hard head himself by saying things like that. This conversation should have ended here....but unfortunately there are 2 hard heads that do not want to give up!!!!!

Bus Uncle: What?

Obviously he is more angry now......

Young Man: (louder) You just want to save face. Sorry, boss.

Bus Uncle: I don't want to save face! Hey look, first, when you spoke on the phone, I did not interfere with you.(Elvis puts his right arm on the headrest of the seat.)

Even more angrier....

Bus Uncle: Why do you have to say I'm talking too loudly? I simply haven't disturbed you. Right? So, what do you have to say for yourself?

He is right..but no need to shout..

Young Man: Well, nothing really has happened, it's all that simple.

Bus Uncle: What has happened to you? Just what do you want? Hmm... I want to settle this with you.

Young Man: The matter is settled, it's that simple.

Bus Uncle: It isn't settled.

Young Man: It's settled.

Bus Uncle: (louder) It isn't settled!

Young Man: It's settled.

Bus Uncle: (yelling very loudly) It isn't settled!!! We both have to settle this right now! To put it simply, when you talked on the phone, did I interrupt you? Why did you interupt me?

I am speechless...two hard heads still do not want to give up!!

Young Man: You were talking too loudly.

Bus Uncle: Look, when you were talking on the phone, did I say you were talking too loudly and disturbing other people? We're both talking on our phones. When people talk on the phone, there will be noise, but you, your voice... our voices are the same. Yes, and did I interrupt you for that? (Pause) What do you say?(Dead silence)

Both are talking on the phones....no one is right or wrong!!!

Bus Uncle: (yelling) You're really asking for a fight! F@#* your mother! Are you asking for it? I am stressed, you are stressed, why did you provoke me?

You don't really need to f@#* if you are stressed out..you can do something else!!!

Young Man: (very softly) I didn't mean to...

Bus Uncle: What do you mean "You didn't mean to."? Apologize this instant!

Young Man: I'm sorry.

Bus Uncle: Say it louder

Young Man: (louder) I'm sorry.

Bus Uncle: Don't ever do that again, I warn you.(Roger takes out his hand)

Bus Uncle: Take out your hand.

Young Man: (softly) It isn't necessary.

Shake his hand, hard head!!! or else this will go on forever!!

Bus Uncle: Why isn't it necessary? Is something wrong?

Young Man: (softly) I've apologized.

Bus Uncle: When you've apologized, you shake hands. Why aren't you shaking hands after the apology?

This uncle is asking for more and more...he is just a retard!!!

Young Man: It's not necessary.

Bus Uncle: Why not? If you don't shake hands after your apology, it means that the matter still hasn't been settled.
(Elvis laughs)

Bus Uncle: If you don't shake hands, it's not settled. If the matter isn't settled, it means that we have to settle it for good, right? You disturbed me while I was on the phone, did I disturb you while you were on the phone? Fuck! I'm already furious. Just then I... Why did you pat me on the shoulder? Fuck your mother!

Again..what did I say just now? You don't need to those kind of stuff everytime you are stressed out!! Go and get a life uncle!!

Young Man: (very soft) I know you...

Bus Uncle: You even interrupt me while I'm talking. What the f@#* do you know about me? F@#*your mother! Hey! Now that you've apologized, why don't you shake me by the hand? Well? The matter still hasn't been settled.

Young Man: All right, I'll let you have your way.
(The two shake hands)

Bus Uncle: Good, don't do it again. Let me tell you, other people will hit you if you do that.

Young Man: May we meet each other again.

Bus Uncle: Yes, if destiny permits. Just don't ever do it again. Don't disturb me, and I won't disturb you, ok? We both are stressed. Right?

Young Man: Right.

Yeah right...If I were you, I will shut up at this instance!!!

Bus Uncle: I'm always ready if you want to fight me.

Young Man: That's not necessary.

Bus Uncle: It's okay if that's not necessary.

Young Man: Gentlemen talk things out, and do not resort to violence.

Bus Uncle: (loudly) No, when you talk, you cause a great deal of trouble! You patted me on the shoulder while I was on the phone.

Come on artard!! Give it a break, wil ya???

Young Man: Well, then should I pat you on the head?

Shaking my head already...seems that he still haven't got enought of yelling yet!!!

Bus Uncle: You patted me on the shoulder! You've just apologized. There's no problem with that, but when you patted me on the shoulder, it means that you've disturbed me before I've even disturbed you. Hence I f@#* your mother! Is that right? Look, we've settled it. (begins to turn forwards)

Young Man: But still, don't f@#* the mother.

Sigh.......

Bus Uncle: (turns back sharply) If I don't f@#* a mother, who should I f@#*? (cuts off Elvis) When I f@#*your mother, is my penis attached inside at that place of your mother? I'm just using some Chinese swear words!

Yeah..yeah...yeah....bla...bla...bla

Young Man: That's all.

Bus Uncle: I like to f@#*! My penis is not attached inside at that place of your mother! (turns forward)

We all know that...you don't have to tell the whole world!!

Young Man: That's all. I'm warning you.

What???...you just came out from the lion's den....helloooo?? Dun you understand, the situation, Mr????

Bus Uncle: (turns back sharply) Why are you warning me? Now that we have shaken hands, why are you warning me, pal? What's this for?

Young Man: The matter has been settled.

Bus Uncle: (interrupts) If it's been settled, why did you warn me? I'm heavily stressed. I wanted to shake hands. You settle... you said that the matter is settled and now you warn me? What's the point, pal? This is pointless for both of us, is that right? Now that we've shaken hands...

Young Man: Let me tell you, this matter is between the two of us. Don't drag other people into it.

Bus Uncle: If you have to drag people into it, you do so. If you enjoy f@#*ing, you f@#*; if I enjoy f@#*ing, I f@#* F@#*ing other people is harmless. F@#*, f@#* and f@#*! Should I punch you twice instead? Right? When it's been settled, it's settled. Don't warn me. Why did you warn me? I'm not half scared even if you do! (Elvis opens up his phone) I'm extremely stressed, don't you know that? Now, do you understand? You shouldn't warn me! It's settled, you get the point? If you warn me, it means the matter isn't settled! We should forget about this, having shaken hands. OK?

Hahahaha.....retard!!!

Young Man: All right, I don't want to talk to you any more.

Bus Uncle: (yelling) What did you warn me for! Aren't you satisfied? (Roger's phone rings) F@#*!

Young Man: Get the phone...
(Roger turns forward.)

Bus Uncle: Hello? Hello.

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