Fed up with the noise from the unit upstairs and the clutter along the corridor, a Potong Pasir resident has lodged a complaint with the town council and the media.that an elderly couple live with their son, in his 30s, in the unit upstairs.
Shin Min reporters visited the upstairs unit and spoke to the resident – a woman, in her 70s, who said she works as a karang guni.The woman, who wished not to be named, said she has been a karang guni for over 20 years, and that it was her main source of income.She explained that she wakes up at 4am every day to look for old goods nearby and returns home only around midnight. She would also push her trolley all the way to Toa Payoh Lorong 8 to buy and sell cardboard.
The woman argued that the used items outside her flat do not block foot traffic. But she added that she has been spoken to by the town council and has agreed to clear the clutter. She aims to finish doing so by Chinese New Year next year.One female resident, who claimed to have lived there for over 30 years, said she's not bothered. While sometimes there might be"too much" going on in the corridors, the karang guni woman would clear the mess eventually.
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