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Braving smoke to help neighbour in need
Madam Lim Ee Chin, 81, came to her neighbours rescue and helped them put out a fire in their Housing Board flat, despite being afraid of the flames.
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SINGAPORE - Retiree Lim Ee Chin had just watched the National Day parade on television when she spotted that her neighbour s flat was on fire at about 11.20pm and instinctively knew she had to do something to help.
Madam Lim, 81, braved billowing smoke to fill buckets of water in her bathroom and drag them across the living room floor to her front gate so her neighbour could douse the flames raging in the Block 917 Jurong West Street 91 flat.
Her willingness to help a neighbour in serious trouble came despite having a curved spine and heart trouble and the pleas from her sister whom she lives with to leave for her safety.
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The last time he was sentenced, in 2004, he ended up spending eight years behind bars.
But he managed to find a new lease of life after completing his sentence, and now works to give other former offenders a chance for a fresh start.
The 52-year-old Singaporean runs social enterprise Agape Connecting People, a contact centre which employs those who, like him, have paid their debt to society and are eager to start contributing anew.
It was the chance to work in a call centre during his third stint in jail that gave him the needed wake-up call. I had never worked in a call centre before. When I went there, I was thinking, who knows, maybe this is something that can help me shape my future. If I succeed, I could get a job when I am released, said Mr Anil.