SINGAPORE - With its decorations, fairy lights and flowers, the fourth-floor corridor at Block 117 Tampines Street 11 resembles a brightly lit village. But 36-year-old resident Abdullah Abdul Rahman is really hoping to represent the kampung spirit, something he says is in abundance in the block where he lives with many retirees as neighbours. Mr Abdullah, who lives on the fourth floor, put up the Chinese New Year decorations to thank his neighbours for supporting his family after his 83-year-old father's death last December. "After my father died, we had to move to my sister's home to host visitors as our flat did not have enough room. "While we were away for a month, our neighbours kept the corridor in front of our unit clean and watered our plants. I wanted to show my appreciation and also bring the different races together to celebrate Chinese New Year (which falls on Feb 12)," he said. Mr Abdullah, who works as a sales assistant, puts up similar decorations for Hari Raya each year, in a bid to share festival cheer with his neighbours. Most of his neighbours are elderly residents living alone or with their spouses. His brother Azman Haji Mohd Salleh, 59, helped with the decorati...