How much are you worth?

Here's a true account from a friend (V). I know it may sound bizarre to some, but I kid you not. Anyway, here it is:

V and A were riding in K's car in the wee hours of the morning one day (all of them guys). God knows how they ended up in the infamous Lorong Gaharu, but they sure as hell did anyway. So they got out of the car and saw some transvestites working the street. K approached one of the Ah Kuas to bargain with him/her (I'm not sure which to use, so just trying to be politically correct) and managed to haggle his way down to RM30 for the whole deal. Anyway he was just doing it for fun. What he did next was a real killer...

He said "No," and offered to sell A to them instead! The thing is, A happens to be small in stature with long straight hair and could pass off as a chick (or a chick wannabe) with a bit of work. When flanked by V and K who are much bigger-sized than him, A seemed like just another piece of meat waiting to be sold in the flesh trade. A was just too shocked for words.

The scary part is the Ah Kua actually WAS interested in buying A and training him to be his/her apprentice! (S)he said that (s)he'll take A upstairs and dress him up real cute. So K and Ah Kua started bargaining over A's worth and finally settled on RM50.

Yep folks, that's right. RM50!!! That's how little a cute lil' ass is worth. This isn't even a rental price, it's a selling price! That's ridiculous! You can't even survive long on just RM50 nowadays, and that's what a lifelong deal of social ridicule, scorn and most probably STDs leading to a shameful young death will get you. Man, these guys/girls need to start a union.

But I digress. *ahem* What I really meant to say is that apart from the outrageous antics of K and V, it's quite disturbing that such things are happening. So yeah, the oldest profession in the world is well and truly alive and kicking.

Fortunately (for A that is), the deal didn't go through. A has since been quite touchy when the subject of Lorong Gaharu is brought up. =)

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