Local man Tan Ah Kow has officially achieved a higher state of consciousness by nursing a single $7 bottle of Tiger Beer for three consecutive business days.

Authorities are baffled as the 68-year-old remains immobile in a plastic red chair, his belly acting as a biological heat sink for the lukewarm lager.

“Why you so kan cheong? One bottle can tahan long long, wait for lucky number come out only,” remarked Tan, while aggressively scratching his nipple through a rolled-up shirt.

Social scientists claim this ‘lepak’ mastery is the only thing standing between the national GDP and a total societal breakdown.

A family of four is currently weeping while Tan slowly pours the final centimetre of warm foam into melted ice.