Wet Market Celebrity: Rice Queen

Here's a spin-off from my LRT Celebrities series. The blogger version of my Saturday morning FB market updates. Enjoy. It's not very common to see PLUs at the morning wet market. A (stereo)typical Friday night would most probably be spent hanging out with friends, and most would prefer to sleep in on Saturday. But once in a while, I do catch glimpses of domesticated couples who do actually go out to buy their groceries. Domesticated they might be, but they still dress to the nines just to buy some vegetables. Always fabulous. However, last Saturday, my gaydar picked up something interesting-- a queer rice merchant. He was sitting on a stool amongst sacks of grains and many aunties were jostling for his attention.

Auntie 1: Uncle, uncle, is this fragrant rice?

Rice Queen: Aiyoyo, I'm not uncle la!

Auntie 2: Uncle, uncle, how much is this brown rice?

Rice Queen: Not uncle! Not uncle! I not yet get married la! (he used the Chinese term for unmarried girls!)

Auntie 1 whispering to Auntie 2: He says he's still single la. Call him leng zai!

Auntie 2: Err... Leng zai ah...

Rice Queen: Yessssssssss?

Another example would be Grat's Noodlie I think. I'll let him tell you that story.

P.S.: Sorry Tater, don't be fooled by the title, this post is not about you!