When a road accident occurs, there’re generally three types of people:
First on the list is the kind that leaps into action, puff out their chests and valiantly call 995 while desperately reviving the poor guy/girl (if there’s any).
Secondly, we got the kind that hovers around with their phones in place, not to make an urgent call to the folks over at Healthcare, but to fill up their Instagram story content for the day.
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And last but not least, we have perhaps the most infamous one of all:
The kind that snoops in, takes a careful look at the car plate number, zooms off to the nearest Singapore Pools outlet and throws in a hefty bet.
Indeed, when it comes to gambling, there doesn’t seem to be a limit in place. But what seems to be the case, is that like everything else…
Number retrieval has also moved on with the times.
Meet Mr Vending Machine
At first glance, this vending machine, while outlandish in appearance, basically seems like your everyday vending machine. Except maybe with a somewhat forbidding expression staring down at you.
However, take a closer (even closer) look and you’ll realise that there’s more than meets the eye.
Literally.
For this here, ladies and gentlemen…
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Is one vending machine that dispenses 4D numbers for a small ‘fee’.
Deity housed in a vending machine
Situated in selected local Chinese temples, these machines have proved wildly popular, with 200–300 cards sold each month. Incidentally, the one above, lest you didn’t catch it, is located at the oldest temple in Balestier.
Rolled out by Huat Huat Vending since last November, these machines slot out number cards for $2 apiece, with the rates being one for $2, three for $5 and 6 for $10.
Apparently, each machine costs around $10,000 to manufacture.
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Old ways work best
Despite the introduction of these high-end gadgets, Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong temple’s caretakers have expressed that worshippers still mainly turn to the Tua Pek Kong deity housed within their temple hall for peace and luck.
The machine, according to them, is just for luck.
Incidentally, it’s believed that these machines are the first of their kind in Singapore.
So…
If you want some lucky numbers, you know where to go.
Although of course, as they say…
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Nothing quite works like the traditional way.
So my tip?
Try your luck for a couple of times at the machine, and if you didn’t hit the jackpot…
Just use that $2 to get a quick pick as this Hardwarezone user suggested.
Because at the end of the line…
You don’t know who the real tua pek gong is.
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But seriously, buying 4D is like buying a hope. So don’t pin so much hope.
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