Tag Archives: Cardboard Collector

A 80 year old cardboard-collecting man was bullied by 2 shopkeepers who accused him of stealing tissue paper and demanded that he pay $200 as punishment. Police had to intervene in the matter, which was finally resolved after the old man offered to pay $1.90 for the cost of the tissue.

EXERCISE AGAIN? It's 34°C. It's hot. It's humid. It's peak hour heavy traffic. Every day is a struggle for him, Minister, and it is glaringly obvious he isn't exercising under such trying and adverse conditions.

We saw this elderly cardboard collector parking herself daily at Bukit Batok Ave 3 market gathering cardboard for sales. She looks like in her mid 70s to early 80s and looks agile. Bukit Batok has a large army of elderly collecting cardboard to ekk out a living. If you want to adopt this particular elderly, please let us know, especially if you reside in the west.

Poor auntie, someone bought her this lunch pack. Before she open to eat, she doss off to sleep. She is one of the senior cardboard collector in the market place.

I am writing in to seek assistance for a 70+ widowed old granny who struggles for her daily meal. Ah Mah stays at Veerasamy Road in a 3-room HDB flat. She’s the flat ownership and currently staying with her PRC daughter-in-law (unofficially married) , 2 grand children – a boy and a girl.

According to the Straits Times news report “Higher salary bar for foreigners seeking family visas” (Jul 22) – “From Sept 1, they will have to earn at least $5,000 a month if they want to apply for Dependant’s Passes (DPs) for their spouses and children to join them in Singapore. This is up from the current $4,000.