Gig Economy: Learning the true nature of kimchi soup as a GrabFood delivery guy

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The Straits Times correspondent John Lui was a GrabFood rider for a day. He delivered food within the Central Business District.
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SINGAPORE - Cops! My blood runs cold. They wave me over. I am now officially the thing I used to hate: An e-scooter oaf, a pavement pest.

For a second, I consider gunning the throttle, peel rubber, fleeing the scene of the crime at a fast and furious 20 km per hour and becoming a fugitive.

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