SIBU: The Infernal Affair

Well, my last post was a brief introduction about my little hometown SIBU. Here's the second part...

Another thing Sibu is famous for is PIRATED CD, VCD and also DVD! Name me a place in KL where you can find shops that sell pirated VCD like those in Sibu, I belanja makan for 1 month! In KL right, all VCD sellers load up their VCDs into a bag and go around selling the VCDs like direct selling pattern. So much different from Sibu VCD sellers. Sibu VCD sellers are all very the steady one, open huge huge shop and call it VCD Supermarket. They have everything you want - CD, VCD, DVD, PC Games, MP3, Computer Software, DVD-RW, CD-R, you name it, they have it! Where got such thing in KL? Even Low Yatt is a pale immitation of Sibu wan lar...Hmm! I think they scared the Bukit Aman police come and sapu everything all the time lor.

I also heard a lot of comments about Sibu, especially about its PAIKIA! Seriously, Sibu Paikia is notoriously powerful!!! From what I heard, they say, Sibu PAIKIA si beh steady wan...go and burn people's houses and cars, shoot people like shooting wild pigs (wild pigs very famous in Sibu one...remember the babi leg I mentioned earlier?) No kidding, man! They are always in the news. But the police cannot do anything, or rather close their eyes to everything. Some cases just went unsolved! Instead, the police have to cari makan with them, not to go against them! For the police, police punya nyawa also important mar, so better kerja sama with the paikia lor, if not, silap hari bulan, in the middle of the night their house or car or both kena burn down also don't know what happened!

I forgot to mention that the VCD business and the paikia are inter-related. You see, most pirated VCD supermarkets are owned by the paikias. And every time when the police sapu VCD shops in Sibu, it is generally known that it was only a routine mock up by the gangsters and the police. Pretend pretend only lah, for show only. If not the public will say that the police goyang kaki everyday doing nothing. Here, let me reveal the BEHIND THE SCENE of the mock routine episode. Before the authority sapu the shops, those involved already pakat earlier that they display all the out-of-date VCD which was not sold out one then let the police come and sapu all. A few weeks later, they put up all the new VCDs. One stone kill two birds...How very the clever!!

Sibu people, best in doing business AKA jo seng li! A lot of Sibu people in other states or maybe in other countries si beh rich one! No, they didn't kena jackpot or 4D lar. They sell VCD only! Summore hor, they are DAMN STINGY! When it comes to money matters, they'll think a lot and won't part with their precious money even they kena killed! In Sibu, you'll notice a lot of rich people dressed up in shabby clothes and drove 30-year-old car, mana jai when you go to his house hor, WAH! like palace!

Oh ya! One more thing about Sibu police officers, they are so damn hardworking! I don't know about police in other town or state but I'm right to say that Alor Setar has similar species of police officers especially their traffic mata. However, we ain't talking about Alor Setar, and the story about the encounter with the traffic mata in Alor Setar will have to wait till next time. Back to Sibu mata...these over-paid uniformed idiots are way over-hardworking especially when it comes to festive celebrations like Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Hari Gawai, etc.They want to telan kopi-O mar. Salary not enough, so have to blackmail innocent road users so that can buy more liquor to celebrate Hari Whatever then end up in Male Medical Ward in hospital due to liver malfunction and kidney failure! They usually conduct illegal roadblocks at night, hiding behind some dark bush or corner and randomly stop cars and defame the driver of the offence that he/she doesn't even commit! Talking about creativity! Our police officers have it, to the very advanced level! Sometimes they make it as if there isn't any traffic light in front of you when there is. Sibu mata are SMARTASS!! They really apply the 'The law is dead, human is alive, law is written by human summore' concept and hence the brand new unwritten law saying that you shut them up by 'belanja' them minum kopi-O or else kena slap with whatever offence they could think of...

There, my friends, are some of the uniqueness of Sibu! You'll be amazed, I tell you! Come visit Sibu and you'll know what I mean. No regrets for sure!