When you're stuck in traffic, you'd expect to see honking cars, frustrated drivers, and maybe a roadside stall or two, but certainly not a live fish wriggling in the middle of the highway.
In a bizarre and unexpected moment captured on TikTok by user @dianamahdzir, a live fish was seen flopping on the road amid a sea of slow-moving vehicles. The clip has since gone viral, leaving netizens scratching their heads and cracking jokes in equal measure.
@dianamahdzir What the fish? #random #fishontheroad #aneh original sound - DiaNa Mahdzir
"Why is there a fish in the middle of a traffic jam? Where did you come from? It couldn't have come from the drain nearby, right?" the bewildered driver wondered aloud as she continued filming the surreal sight.
Luckily, the traffic was crawling at a snail's pace, giving the fish enough time to dodge the tires and avoid getting crushed, a small miracle on such a busy stretch of road.
Commenters flooded the video with theories and puns, with one witty user dubbing the unexpected visitor as ikan jalan raya (highway fish), a humorous twist on ikan bandaraya, the suckermouth catfish often found in city drains.
While the mystery of how the fish ended up on the highway remains unsolved, the video certainly gave Malaysians a laugh and a moment to pause and appreciate just how unpredictable life on the road can be.
