52 Vendetta - Drug Buster part 1
Bust the drug lords!!!
My first encounter with drugs was not in Singapore. It was in USA. I was in Honolulu with my parents as a 15 year old kid on a holiday. My elder brother was 17 and he just came back from Australia after studying. He was to be enlisted in the army but he thought of having a holiday first. We would take a map from the hotel, and wander around, shopping and eating. We didn't really need adult supervision. Our freedom and ability to take care of ourself was due to the fact that our parents were never around on weekdays/weekends.
While sitting down for a smoke (Yup, I actually started at 14, before the law of "above 18" was enforced), I was approached by a usual guy (jeans, polo tee) and he asked me if I wanted "Grass" or "coke". I didn't really know what their relations were (coke and grass?) so I asked him what it was. Luckily, my brother came and said "no thanks, he's too young for those". Then the guy asked my brother if he wanted some. He said "I quit, thanks anyway" and he hurriedly ushered me away.
Till this day, I still wonder if he did take coke or grass while in Australia. I don't think it meant a great deal to him or in Australia. But I was grateful he protected me from drugs that day.
posted by locks @ 11:12:00 PM
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