The Curious Incident of the Mercedes Benz 500 and BMW

Alrightly, there wasn't really any incident. I spotted two curious vehicles at Crusaden Road on Thursday night. The first is a large Mercedes Benz 500 which had a licence plate 'JOHOR'. It was a huge, graceful, powerful car. It was parked at the side of the road beside the Forum Galleria mall. There was an orange and white BMW in parked nearby. It appears to be a police vehicle of some sort with sirens and lights on top. It was obviously not a local police vehicle. It's a Malaysian police car on our roads! The contrast between the two vehicles could not be greater. The police vehicle was worn and well-used while the Mercedes was sparkling new.

Well? I think the Mercedes belonged to a member of the Johor royalty and the BMW is his or her police escort. The Johor royalty has been known to visit Singapore very frequently. Nothing mysterious really.


"We sit and watch umbrellas fly
I'm trying to keep my newspaper dry
I hear myself say,
"My boat's leaving now"...
so we shake hands and cry"
'Manhattan Skyline' A-Ha