Singapore News - Amid an assortment of medals from competitions and family photos, Madam Salinah Salim skilfully works her sewing machine, sewing anything from baju kurung to tote bags. The 37-year-old has been in this business since 2012, operating out of a sewing studio which is a. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE - Amid an assortment of medals from competitions and family photos, Madam Salinah Salim skilfully manipulates swathes and strips of cloth on her trusty sewing machine as everything from baju kurung to reusable bags are sewn. The 37-year-old has been in this business since 2012, and has operated out of a sewing studio which is a converted bedroom in.
SINGAPORE - When a part-time sales assistant was hospitalised following emergency surgery after her cat bit and seriously hurt her hands, her friends in a mothers’ support group took turns to take food to her children for a week. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Armed with just an O-level certificate when she first started work, Ms Nurhidayah Sazali, 32, once felt she would not “go far” in life. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.