These Things Will Totally Happen When Malaysians Start Playing Pokémon GO
"I choose you, Maggi Goreng!"
By Samantha Khor — 18 Jul 2016, 07:26 PM
1. With all the walking Malaysians are about to be doing... watch out, obesity rate! You're going DOWN.
From Asia's fattest country to Asia's leanest real quick.
2. You'll have to start your daily commute much earlier if you wanna catch Pokémons AND get to work in time
You might even consider cycling or walking to work so that it's easier to make pit stops. :p
3. For when you can't walk any further, your Uber or Grab driver will probably be more than willing to continue your Pokémon adventure!
You can hail a taxi too, we suppose, though we're not sure if they're okay with making "pit Pokéstops". :p
Just make sure you don't drive AND play (it's dangerous)!
4. You're gonna need longer lunch breaks... Or skip lunch altogether to catch all the Pokémon in and around your office!
Don't be surprised if you find your colleagues taking more - ahem - "smoking breaks" or random tea breaks.
5. You're also gonna be seeing a lot of Pokémon GO-related "staff memos" circulating around the office. #SorryBoss
6. MBPJ and MPSJ will announce plans to develop an app à la Pokémon GO to catch stray rats in their districts
7. Traffic jams on Federal, LDP etc. are probably going to get worse because there's gonna be PEOPLE running all over and across the roads now. OMG.
Well, if you're stuck in a traffic jam and there's a super rare Pokémon at stake, you can always join the fray. :p
8. You'll see people walking around in the rain, hoping to find some water Pokémons... especially when it's flooding
9. Attendance at places of worship are gonna be at an all-time high coz everybody's gonna be flocking to the mosques, temples, and churches to catch some Pokémon. And pray, of course.
10. You'll find yourself going to your neighbourhood taman all the time to walk your dog, walk your cat, etc. Extra brownie points if you bring your kids along!
11. BERSIH rally?! Nah, these people are just playing Pokémon GO.
12. Local businesses will jump on the bandwagon to lure players in. Hey, Pokémon trainers need to eat too, right?
13. Good news for the Tourism Ministry! Domestic tourism will increase among Malaysians, what with all the road trips they'll be taking in their quest to be the very best.
14. Future fathers-in-law might get a little too creative when asked for their blessing...
What else do you think will happen when Pokémon GO finally comes to Malaysia? Let us know in the comments below!