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During CNY Period, ‘Legal Ah Longs’ Go All Out to Ask for $$ ‘Coz People Can’t Siam

2018-02-20 , 3:48 pm

Chinese New Year is an exuberant occasion, to say the least. Entire families gather for a yearly reunion; there are tons of CNY goodies on offer; you can gamble to your heart’s content and your parents won’t reprimand you, because they’ll be busy betting alongside you.

It’s no wonder they say:

“For me, the most happening event of the year isn’t ZoukOut, Christmas or even Thanksgiving. Rather, it’s CNY. Because pineapple tarts.”

But as it turns out, one team decided to forgo all that, and instead embark on a prosperous, great adventure.

Meet the Unity81 Debt Recovery team.

Over the festive weekend, they were not collecting ang pows, but rather “ang pows”:

Payment for debts.

“House visit”.

What happened?

According to Shin Min Daily News (SMDN), a debt collection company visited roughly 40 households over the Chinese New Year holiday, and it wasn’t exactly to 拜年(bai nian).

The company even posted Facebook pictures of their festive adventure, and jokingly captioned: “In order to serve our clients better, we even went for house visit on Chinese new year!”

The company is co-owned by Getai singer Chen Xiao Xin, who also goes by the stage name “Little Cherry Blossom”.

According to her, debtors are usually absent when collectors turn up (somehow I have an inkling why).

Incidentally, the three days from Chinese New Year eve to the second day of the lunar new year (15 Feb – 17 Feb) are regarded as the “golden three days”, and it’s not because of ang pows.

Instead, it’s because chances of locating the debtors are higher.

Chen then clarifies that they do still meet with a number of closed doors. Chances of it occurring, however, are somewhat dimmed.

Cops

When approached, some of the debtors denied involvement, insisting that it was their brothers who took the loan. This development even led to the cops‘ intervention.

Chen’s business partner Zhuo Wei Zhong explained that collectors have the necessary documents as proof, and will ask for family members to tell the debtor even if he/she is not at home.

Taboo

Lest you’re unaware, it’s considered unlucky to owe debts before the lunar new year, as carried-over debts are considered inauspicious.

So you can only imagine how unlucky some would perceive it to be, if creditors turn up during the new year itself.

Zhuo himself also concurs, stating that there are people who paid up of their own accord before the festive occasion.

Which makes you question whether it’s really ethical to employ such a tactic, given that some really stick close to their beliefs. But then again, whatever works… works la hor. And seeing how free paint and scribbles are the alternatives…

I think this method’s somewhat more… lenient.

But of course, I still wouldn’t appreciate a creditor on my doorstep while I’m stuffing pineapple tarts down my throat.

Would be kind of a downer, wouldn’t it?

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During CNY Period, ‘Legal Ah Longs’ Go All Out to Ask for $$ ‘Coz People Can’t Siam

What happened?

Cops

Taboo

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