Bus Captain: It’s ok la, you can come in already. The swipe machine not working, take your seat first huh?
Ms. Ting: Thanks! How much is it?
Bus Captain: You can see the board ma, $1.30…
Ms. Ting: Oh got no change leh! Hey, do you have change for $2?
The white fellow: Sorry, I don’t!
I nodded indicating a no! I had not put my coins yet. 
I had a $1 coin and 2 20cent coins and a 50cent coin. I was to either pay extra 10cents or 20cents or pay 10cents less ;)
I: Do you have 20cents apart from your $2?
Ms. Ting: (after searching her purse) Yes I have…
I: Take these $1.40 from me, put your $2+20cents along with my 40cents. You can keep my $1 coin with you…
Ms. Ting: (after taking her time calculating) So I put both of ours huh?
I: Yup!
Ms. Ting: Can, and I give you 10cents huh?
I: If you have… else, its ok lah!
Ms. Ting: (after searching again) Take these 10cents. Thank you aa?
I: No probs…
With Shakuntala Devi’s puzzles in mind, I thought there’s no problem that cannot be solved! You sometimes get a sweet smile as reward… I’ve started loving them, I mean those problems… he he :-)
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