Datapoint Colloquial Singapore English (Singlish)/Use of zero article where StE has indefinite article

Variety: Colloquial Singapore English (Singlish)
Feature: Use of zero article where StE has indefinite article
Value: A - feature is pervasive or obligatory
Informants: Lisa Lim and Umberto Ansaldo

Examples

Example 3587:
And got to know this kind-hearted scholar who shelter her with Ø umbrella when it was raining.