It is New Year's Eve, and Liu Guodong, the man who led Singapore to its first Olympic medal in 48 years, badly needs a ride.
There are no cabs in sight at the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) headquarters in Toa Payoh, and the phone lines to the taxi companies are jammed.
And unless he gets to the airport soon, he may very well miss his flight to Shenzhen, where his wife is waiting to usher in the New Year with him.
Read Terrence Voon's full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.
