Car wash’s banner gaffe elicits fits of laughter

Compiled by C. ARUNO and IYLIA MARSYA ISKANDAR

A CAR wash in Malaysia sent people into fits of laughter after claiming to offer the “best hand job in town”, reported China Press.

A photo of the car wash banner, which read “Car Wash: Best Hand Job In Town”, went viral on social media.

A 99 Speedmart mini-market branch could be seen in the background, which implied that the car wash was somewhere in Malaysia.

It is believed that the car wash meant to advertise that it offered the “best hand wash in town” rather than claiming to offer sexual relief.

An Internet user who posted the photo online urged Malaysians to brush up on their English to prevent making language gaffes such as this.

> A woman in Taiwan vented her frustration over a break-up by starting a fire in her apartment, forcing 73 of her neighbours to evacuate, reported China Press.

According to the Kaohsiung City fire department, they received a report at 2am on March 6 that an eight-storey apartment building in the Daliao district had caught fire. They managed to put out the fire in half an hour. According to the police, the fire was caused by a 29-year-old woman who had just broken up with her boyfriend.

Angry and frustrated, the woman decided to light some clothes on fire but did not expect it to get out of control so quickly.

Even though the woman, along with all her neighbours, escaped unscathed, her apartment and all her furniture were damaged in the fire.

The police are currently interviewing the woman and the case is being investigated under the public endangerment law.

> Taiwanese actress Joe Chen will not be giving up on her search for a cure for her cat despite finding out that it has terminal cancer, reported Sin Chew Daily.

Chen’s cat Yoda was found to have a large tumour in its liver during a recent checkup at the vet.

The 11-year-old feline is expected to live for only another six months.

Chen, 42, said she will not give up on looking for a cure.

Chen is dubbed the Queen of Idol Dramas by fans and is best known for her roles in The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (2005), Fated to Love You (2008) and The Queen of SOP (2012).

The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.