by Abriel | Dec 10, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mr Tay Cheng Tian, 54, died in a hospice on 4 November. None of his family members was by his bedside when he took his last breath, but he did not die alone. In the last few weeks of his life, a bunch of strangers befriended him and committed to spending time with him...
by Abriel | Dec 7, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mr Lee Yong Jie was 19 years old when he had a massive stroke. He needed an operation to remove the blood clot in his brain, and even if he survived the operation, he might be paralysed. When he awoke, the doctors told him that he had a congenital condition called a...
by Abriel | Dec 4, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
In August, construction worker Govindasami Venkatesan, 25, found out that his dormitory roommate’s employer owed him $9,800, or three months’ salary, including overtime. The roommate, whom he knew as Kumar, was the sole breadwinner of his family and was...
by Abriel | Dec 4, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When Mr Sum Kin Nar built a 30cm-tall model of the Eiffel Tower about five years ago, he relied on photos and his imagination. The 78-year-old lives alone and depends on public assistance to get by. He had never been to Paris and could not afford to travel there. Two...
by Abriel | Dec 4, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Every Saturday morning, former Dakota Crescent resident Yee Dew Eng welcomes volunteers who come knocking on her door in Cassia Crescent. The former part-time cleaner, who lives alone, cannot read the instructions on her medication, so the befrienders explain them to...
