Man Broke SBS Bus Door ‘Coz He Needed To Pee Urgently; Repair of Door is at About $1.3K

There are many discomfiting feelings in the world: stuffing yourself too much and feeling nauseous, scalding your hands with hot water, getting poked in both sides by some nasty fingers… the list goes on and on.

But none, I repeat, none, comes close to having your accumulated fluids parked right near the exit door.

Yes, I’m talking about holding your pee.

If you’ve ever felt such a sensation, you would know that there’s no feeling quite like it. In fact, I would rate it up there with getting burnt at a stake, because every second of trying to hold your pee in is pretty much hell in itself.

But then that begets the question: how far would you go to keep your pee in… and not out? Because if you’re like this man…

You’ll be willing to go pretty far.

Chapter 1: The Man Who Needed To Pee

Meet Chua Hock Lee, 41. He’s pretty much your average Singaporean salesman with a family, friends and a life ahead of him.

But it all changed when the pee attacked.

On 8 June 2016, Chua was indulging in some alcohol alongside his wife and friends at a coffee shop in Bedok and left for home with his wife shortly before midnight.

To get home, they took a bus from Bedok Interchange, and honestly, at this point, you wouldn’t really expect any drama because that’s like what everyone goes through.

About half an hour after midnight, however, nature called. Chua reportedly needed to relieve himself pretty urgently, and it didn’t help that the bus was travelling on a single-lane road. Also, it really didn’t help that bus driver Periamasamy Ponnusumy, 65, was forced to stop his bus behind a taxi, which was picking up a passenger.

According to Yahoo News, Chua then hurled vulgarities at Periamasamy, while bandying pretty ‘colourful’ hand signs around. Commuters, disturbed by his secret ninja signs, started moving away.

Chapter 2: The Man Who Broke The Glass

After the taxi moved off, however, the bus didn’t follow suit. Triggered, Chua persisted in his profanity buffet and pressed the bus stopping button repeatedly. At this point, the driver explained to Chua that he wasn’t able to move the bus, but to no avail. Chua seemed insistent on getting a soap for his tongue.

Before Periamasamy could open the rear door of the bus, however,  Chua launched several kicks at it and broke a glass panel. The tirade didn’t stop there, as Chua kicked again at the shattered door, bringing down more of the glass shards.

If you recall, the commuters were feeling pretty alarmed. But if you thought rude finger gestures were bad, you’ve obviously never seen someone breaking glass with some ’roundhouse’ kicks. And so the commuters called for the driver to open the front door, and he complied.

Chua then walked to the front of the bus with his wife, all the while swearing at Periamasamy. Before he exited the bus, he waved his fingers in the driver’s face.

Chapter 3: The Singaporean Job

Chua might’ve been pretty brazen in the bus, but it was a different story off the bus. The driver gave chase to the fleeing couple, but they managed to climb the stairs to their flat at Bedok North Street 3.

The bus driver wasn’t giving up, however. He reported the incident to his call centre, and lo and behold… CCTV footage.

Chapter 4: Every Korean Crime Drama Lawyer Ever

Chua’s lawyer, Lee Wei Liang, expressed in his client’s defence that it was a moment of folly, and one that was aided by the toxic influence of alcohol.

“Whilst on the bus, (Chua) felt nauseous and an urge to urinate. In his desperation, he kept pressing the bell of the bus to signal to the driver to stop. He had not realised that a taxi had stopped along the one-way road to pick up a passenger.

“In his intoxicated and uncomfortable state, (he) lost his temper momentarily.”

Lee also added that Chua was unable to control his emotions, and he had reimbursed SBS Transit in full for all the damage caused. And the cost is less than the bench in a bus stop, at $1,298.76.

Yes, it is that precise, down to the cent.

Chapter 5: Every Korean Crime Drama Prosecutor Ever

The prosecution, however, wasn’t having any of it, saying that a person who really needed to relieve himself wouldn’t have “burst into a tirade of profanity”.

“Moreover, (Chua) did not immediately exit to relieve himself, but still found the time and presence of mind to wave his fingers in the driver’s face and continue swearing at him,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Jarret Huang.

In addition, the DPP pointed out that Chua only paid for the damages after he was tracked down by the police, and not after sobering up and realising his mistakes.

Chapter 6: Mischief Managed

And in the end, it seems that the Prosecution won out.

Chua was jailed for a week on Monday (15 October) after pleading guilty to one count of mischief (causing damage amounting to more than $500). Additionally, one count of utilising abusive words on a public service worker was added into consideration for his sentencing.

For background purposes, for committing mischief and causing loss or damage of $500 or more, Chua could have been put behind bars up to two years and/or fined.

Epilogue

A man once said: “Don’t drink and drive.”

But from the looks of it…

“Don’t drink and ride” seems appropriate as well. 😉