Sense And Nonsense by Tan Bah Bah
For the high-income expatriates, life is a piece of cake in Singapore when it comes to rental accommodation. Surprisingly, the low-income and down-and-out do not have it so bad either. The state takes care of them and helps them get out of the poverty trap, usually through steps to make sure their children have a brighter future. It is the people in between who have to struggle to survive here because of certain circumstances.
The first two things he had to do was get a storage company to take care of his belongings and then book a hotel room to stay in for one or two weeks. With little idea of what it was like to rent a room, he finally rented a room in Joo Chiat for, in 2013, $900 a month. One year flew by. He checked his rental contract and it stated he had to give a month’s notice whether he wanted to extend or leave.
All that was available was hostel-like places where you were squeezed into one cubicle and shared everything else with other renters – including toilets. There was no privacy.
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