From bus captain to cab driver, these public transport workers are moving the nation with their kind acts
SINGAPORE - Bus captain Rickee Ng starts his day at 10.30am, making his way to the dining table to have his first and only meal with his wife. It has been his routine for the past 3½ years, as Mr Ng, 67, prepares for his nine-hour shift which starts at Jurong East interchange. The Tower Transit Singapore (TTS) bus captain knows all 13 routes at the interchange and does not drive a fixed bus service. Two weeks ago, he donated 33 meals, worth $99, to the Belanja-a-Meal programme, where the public can donate a meal for just $3 to needy families. TTS will also match every donation meal-for-meal and donate an additional 200 meals each month to needy families living in the Yuhua area through the South West Community Development Council. Mr Ng said: "The act of kindness is a basic thing most people can do." He is just one of several public transport workers helping the community get through the Covid-19 pandemic. His Malaysian colleague, Madam Jenova Sebastian, 48, who is separated from her family in Malaysia, also rose to the challenge on March 5. As she was about to turn into Bukit Batok bus interchange for a layover, she saw an elderly man who had fallen off his personal mobility aid (...
