For Sinkies you die your business. PAP only look after foreigners.

[A Singaporean]

Netizens encourage people to support elderly cobbler near Holland Village MRT​

by kathleen
23/07/2021
Reading Time: 3 mins read


Source: Hawkers United - Dabao 2020 / Facebook


Cobbling is a slowly dying trade, even before the pandemic which has affected small businesses significantly. However, there are still some cobblers trudging along with their trade despite the challenges.
One such cobbler is an elderly man in his 70s who peddles his trade near the Holland Village MRT Station.
A netizen on the Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 Facebook group shared on Monday (19 July) that she had read about this uncle decided to pay him a visit to support his trade. She took her daughter’s heels to him for mending.
On 11 July, Mothership.sg posted a video featuring the same cobbler, identified as 75-year-old Peter Chin. According to the video, Mr Chin has been working as a cobbler at Holland Village for over four decades, the sole breadwinner of his family. He supports his wife and his son who has depression, the video noted.



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Unfortunately, the business has started to dwindle over the years as fewer people opt for roadside cobblers.
“When my business is good, my mood will be good because then I would be able to feed my family,” he said in the video.
“How can I be happy when there’s no business?”
The netizen who posted on Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 group expressed her sadness at seeing his hands shaking while holding onto his tools while working.
When she asked him if his business had improved after the news, the uncle said “点啦 with exasperation,” she recalled.

The netizen then encouraged readers to help the uncle if they could, as it may just mean “one less meal at a restaurant for many [people]” for them to send their shoes in to be mended by him.
Several people commented on the Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 post that they’ve been taking their shoes to him for repair, commending his workamnship. One person said “He’s great”, while another said he is their “go-to cobbler”

 

[borom]

Correction, they look after themselves, foreigners and than PR's in that order

 

[borom]

Cobbling and picking cardboards what's the difference?

".......Tan Chuan-Jin posted on Facebook...that he had visited cardboard collectors.....not all old folks did it for a living......some.., treat it as a form of exercise and activity rather than being cooped up at home," he said..... .."

It's a sobering to think what position the person is now holding and who was his predecessor.

 

[millim6868]

but 61% idiot still blur blur

 

[batman1]

I remember

Cobbling and picking cardboards what's the difference?

".......Tan Chuan-Jin posted on Facebook...that he had visited cardboard collectors.....not all old folks did it for a living......some.., treat it as a form of exercise and activity rather than being cooped up at home," he said..... .."

It's a sobering to think what position the person is now holding and who was his predecessor.

Will Gen Tan's father pick cardboard as a form of exercise ? This is call Talk Cock and your Lumpar song . U all got no eyes if u vote for him !

 

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