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Our reader saw an old man standing at the junction of the road this morning with his cardboard collecting trolley and lamented the high standards of living in Singapore. Nope, the old man wasn't exercising.

A man who collects cardboard for a living was hit by a taxi at the junction of Yishun Avenue 3 and Sembawang Road at about 2.30pm on Thursday (Nov 3).

When Teo Ser Luck visited their sparsely furnished sleeping quarters, he said: "Quite comfy! I learnt that some workers prefer to sleep without a mattress as they are used to it back in their home country. They find it more comfortable and cooler too!" We can't help but wonder when he tried to lie on their bed - which is nothing more than a wooden plank - did he find it comfortable? Or does he sleep on an expensive pocketed coil mattress with luxurious silk bedsheets back at home? Is this another case of Ministers living up in their ivory tower where they think that the poor elderly folks on the street collecting cardboard boxes do it as a form of exercise?

I saw this old woman in her 80s pushing her heavy load along the streets. She said that her current load can sell for 2 to 3 dollars. In total everyday, she makes 2 to 3 trips. Everyday this old woman push such heavy loads and make only 10 dollars to make ends meet.