'Can you give me money? I'm 80 years old, single and I live alone.' This was the response an elderly tissue paper seller outside Bedok MRT station told an 8world reporter when they approached her to ask about her familial situation on Monday (Feb 20). The lady appeared frail, walking with a hunched back at a 90-degree angle while rubbing...
an elderly tissue paper seller outside Bedok MRT station told an 8world reporterThe lady appeared frail, walking with a hunched back at a 90-degree angle while rubbing her knees as if they hurt.
"It doesn't matter if she's speaking the truth, I'm still going to help her," she said. "Just in case her story is real, then I might actually be able to help her." Several netizens commented on the post that five or six tissue paper sellers can be seen around the vicinity every morning, with one or two more coming in during the weekend.
A few passers-by would slip money for the sellers, but did not purchase the tissue packets from them.When interviewed by 8world, the seller in the wheelchair, known as Lee, said that he once owned a coffee shop stall, but due to a sudden vascular blockage, he had to undergo two surgeries."If I was able-bodied, I wouldn't be selling tissues," he said. "$640 a month is really not enough to pay for my monthly expenditures.
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