Hong Kong actor Chapman To, who starred in Infernal Affairs and Initial D, and who was or still is apparently in Singapore, recounted on his Facebook page how a Good Samaritan Singaporean taxi driver returned his wallet to him and declined a tip.
He gave a shout-out to the anonymous taxi driver via this post (translation into English below):
在新加坡遇上好人好事。晚上正準備睡覺,酒店大堂經理卻打電話來,說我剛才乘搭的'>
Just witnessed a good deed in Singapore.
I was preparing to go to bed when the hotel lobby manager called and said I accidentally left my purse in the taxi just now and the taxi driver had sent the purse back.
When I got the wallet, I wanted to give the taxi driver a tip to express my gratitude but he told me that "If I had wanted money, I wouldn't have returned the wallet. I would have just taken the money inside." And with that he made his move.
There can be many reasons to like a place, but the "people" in it is certainly the most important.
To the taxi driver, even though you do not wish to tell me your name, I would still want to say "Thank you!"
I would use the tip intended for you to make a donation.
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