He asked the driver, "I want to go to Paya Lebar."
The driver shouted at him angrily in Mandarin, "$1.50."
The man replied, "$1.50?"
The driver repeated rudely, "$1.50! $1.50! $1.50!" as he stared fiercely at the man.
The man had only a $1 coin on his hand and alighted from the bus.
He looked at the driver and looked at the coin on his hand.
The driver shouted at him again, "$1.50! $1.50! $1.50!"