makciks who devoted themselves to caring for the residents in their Ang Mo Kio rental block.
Apart from going away feeling inspired by their selflessness, the encounter left me with a revelation: Sometimes, those with the least are the ones with the biggest hearts.
One such person is Gilbert Lim who, just like the
makciks in Ang Mo Kio, has a big heart for his neighbours in his Lengkok Bahru rental estate.
Lim, who is known affectionately in his neighbourhood as Uncle JB, has been a Lengkok Bahru resident for close to a decade.
He also owns his own pest control business, and frequently offers his neighbours free or discounted pest-exterminating services. And as we found out, this act of kindness has a pretty touching story behind it.