'Is Yishun a real place?' Netizen jokes after spotting 2 men duelling with lightsabers“义顺是真实存在的地方吗？”网友看到两名男子用光剑决斗后开玩笑说
Seen something out of the ordinary?It must have happened in Yishun — as the running joke goes whenever an unusual incident occurs in Singapore.In a scene true to the town's sticky reputation as a hub for bizarre activities, two men were seen wielding lightsabers and duelling with each other."Sometimes I do question myself is Yishun a real place to live,"...
Seen something out of the ordinary?
It must have happened in Yishun — as the running joke goes whenever an unusual incident occurs in Singapore.
In a scene true to the town's sticky reputation as a hub for bizarre activities, two men were seen wielding lightsabers and duelling with each other.
"Sometimes I do question myself is Yishun a real place to live," mused TikTok user Benny Peps in a video posted last Friday (Oct 16) that has since racked up over 130,000 views.
Peps, 32, told AsiaOne he was delighted to stumble upon the play-fight near Chong Pang City on Friday night.
Calling it a "beautiful moment", the personal bodyguard recorded a short 20-second snippet of the duel and shared it online.
In his video, the two men each armed with red lightsabers jump and twirl around the open space as they take turns "attacking" and dodging each other's strikes.
@bennypeps1 Sometimes i do question myself is Yishun a real place to live in? #yishun #singapore #starwars #fypsg #fypmalaysia ♬ Midnight City - M83
A fascinated Peps watches them "fight" for at least five minutes before making his way home.
"Wanted to ask if I could join them but I was too shy," he told AsiaOne on Monday.
He said he showed the video to his children, big fans of the Star Wars franchise, who also appeared interested in participating in the next duel.
And the men have welcomed them to do so, according to Peps.
"They said next time I can just bring my kids over, and they can accommodate and lend them the lightsaber," he added.
'No other estate like Yishun'
Pep's video has also sparked a flurry of comments, including some playing on the notoriety of Yishun.
"This is actually a secret Jedi training facility," a netizen joked.
"Let people play!" one urged. "The force is strong in Yishun!"
Another remarked: "The North always remembers. Ppl in Yishun laugh together bleed together fight each other and love one another. No other estate like Yishun."
"I love Yishun....surprise always happening," one commenter summed up.
As a long-time Yishun resident, Peps told AsiaOne that he is used to the "many stories about Yishun", and the humorous comments are "part of what makes Yishun unique".
"We love it here. So much kampung spirit everywhere," he said.
lim.kewei@asiaone.com
发现什么异常情况了吗？
这事肯定发生在义顺——每当新加坡发生不寻常的事件时，人们都会开玩笑说这件事就发生在义顺。
这与该镇作为怪异活动中心的恶名相符，现场出现了两名男子挥舞光剑进行决斗的场景。
“我有时会怀疑义顺是否是一个真正适合居住的地方，”TikTok 用户 Benny Peps 在上周五（10 月 16 日）发布的一段视频中沉思道，该视频至今已获得超过 13 万次观看。
32岁的佩普斯告诉AsiaOne，周五晚上他在崇邦市附近偶然撞见了这场嬉闹打闹，他感到非常高兴。
这位私人保镖称这是“美好的瞬间”，并录制了一段 20 秒的决斗片段，分享到了网上。
在他的视频中，两名男子各自手持红色光剑，在空地上跳跃旋转，轮流“攻击”和躲避对方的攻击。
@bennypeps1 有时候我会怀疑自己，义顺真的适合居住吗？#义顺 #新加坡 #星球大战 #fypsg #fypmalaysia ♬ Midnight City - M83
佩普斯饶有兴致地看着他们“打斗”了至少五分钟，然后才回家。
“我想问问能不能加入他们，但我太害羞了，”他周一告诉AsiaOne。
他说他把这段视频放给了他的孩子们看，他们都是《星球大战》系列的忠实粉丝，孩子们似乎也对参加下一场决斗很感兴趣。
据佩普斯说，这些人也欢迎他们这样做。
“他们说下次我可以带孩子过来，他们可以接待他们，还可以把光剑借给他们，”他补充道。
“义顺是独一无二的”
Pep 的视频也引发了大量评论，其中一些评论还拿义顺的恶名大做文章。
一位网友开玩笑说：“这其实是一个秘密的绝地武士训练基地。”
“让大家玩吧！”有人呼吁道。“义顺的力量很强大！”
另一位居民评论道：“北方人永远不会忘记。义顺的人们一起欢笑，一起流血，互相争斗，也互相相爱。没有哪个地方能像义顺一样。”
“我爱义顺……这里总是充满惊喜，”一位评论者总结道。
作为义顺的长期居民，Peps 告诉 AsiaOne，他已经习惯了“关于义顺的各种故事”，而幽默的评论“正是义顺独特之处的一部分”。
“我们很喜欢这里。到处都充满了乡村精神，”他说。
lim.kewei@asiaone.com