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Bishan's unsung heroes
By Gracia Chiang
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Residents in the HDB blocks there would find Mr Sidik (far left) a familiar face.
-- TUNI SHARIFF/BERITA
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HE CLIMBS up and down hundreds of stairs seven days a week, clearing vomit, dog poo and litter carelessly left behind by residents.
It's a job that most would shun but Mr Sidik Ahmad, 68, doesn't mind.
'At least I am earning something every month. I don't want to take money from my two older children as they have their own families,' he said.
He earns $900 a month as a cleaner and is employed by a private cleaning company.
On National Day, he and six other cleaners received a $500 cash award each from Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng for having served at least five years in the Bishan estate.
Residents in the HDB blocks there would find Mr Sidik a familiar face.
Since 2002, the lanky man has been sweeping and mopping corridors and lift landings from 7.30am to 4.30pm daily.
Read the full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.
Bishan's unsung heroes
By Gracia Chiang
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>
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Residents in the HDB blocks there would find Mr Sidik (far left) a familiar face.
-- TUNI SHARIFF/BERITA
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HE CLIMBS up and down hundreds of stairs seven days a week, clearing vomit, dog poo and litter carelessly left behind by residents.
It's a job that most would shun but Mr Sidik Ahmad, 68, doesn't mind.
'At least I am earning something every month. I don't want to take money from my two older children as they have their own families,' he said.
He earns $900 a month as a cleaner and is employed by a private cleaning company.
On National Day, he and six other cleaners received a $500 cash award each from Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng for having served at least five years in the Bishan estate.
Residents in the HDB blocks there would find Mr Sidik a familiar face.
Since 2002, the lanky man has been sweeping and mopping corridors and lift landings from 7.30am to 4.30pm daily.
Read the full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.
