I went to visit some one room flats with Uncle Wee Lin, chairman of Sunlove twice this year, once last month and another yesterday.
I can see that the tenants of these flats are worried : worried about being retrenched one day, worried about not being able to adequately feed their children, worried about loneliness and worried about not having enough to tide over any unforeseen circumstances.
However, most of them do not idly stay at home and hope for assistance to fall from the sky. Instead, they try very hard to earn a little supplementary income with any basic skills that they have, in order to afford an extra tin of Milo, see a doctor when they fall ill or buy textbooks for their children.
Like what Uncle Wee Lin said : “While we can always give them fish to eat, we should equip them with fishing rods so that they never go hungry.”, which perfectly sums up why I like Sunlove’s methods of providing for the needy.
Buy Puffs for Love
—————Chai Chee—————
Mdm Habibah (76) of Chai Chee is good at making delicious Malay cakes and desserts. She suffered three heart attacks and her husband has passed away last year, leaving her with 3 sons, 3 daughters and 11 grand children. She receives 100 plus every month but with her current medical condition, she needs to visit to the doctor once every few months. She hopes to sell curry puffs, kueh, etc for customers who can do self-pickups or are planning to hold gatherings or parties.
Looking at her smiling face, Sunlove volunteer Rita assures me that she can cook very well.
If you’re interested, please liaise directly with Mdm Habibah.
Kindly note that orders have to be placed 2 days in advance.
Order: SGD0.30/curry puff, SGD0.40/Kueh Puteri Salak, SGD0.40/Popiah and etc (max for 100 pax)
Contact: Mdm Habibah (8147 8244, she only speaks in Malay language), volunteer Rita (8168 5270), or Prog Co-ordinator of Sunlove neighbourhood link – Endang (8141 9756)
Collection: Blk 31 Chai Chee Ave, #01-150, S(461 031), tel: 6876 0153.
If you are staying near Chai Chee, you may want to consider one more curry puffs seller:
Name: Nor Aisyah
Contact: 9814 6637
Order: 5 curry puffs for SGD 2, 5 onde-onde for SGD2, mee rebus SGD 2, nasi goreng SGD2 and etc (max for 50 pax).
Payment: 50% deposit is needed, fund can be transfered via bank.
She has to take care of her wheelchaired-bound mother everyday, therefore it is very difficult for her to look for a job.
She helps her sister for baby sitting and received assistance from the government, however she only gets SGD350 per month.
—————Buangkok—————
Mrs Ali – selling one curry puff for SGD0.30 (6425 9247)
do give her a call if you / your company is planning for seminars / meetings.
—————Marsiling—————
Ms Zaila – selling curry puffs (9163 8564)
Mr Osman – painter, can help those who are planning to paint their house for CNY / moving into new house (8146 2852)
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