#118 Friendly neighbours

My tee, which had been hanging outside my living room window, was blown downstairs by a particularly strong gust. To my dismay, it was trapped on the parapet between the fifth and sixth floors. The sixth floor unit was unoccupied, and it'd be more tricky to get it from the fifth floor, probably by using a pole to poke the shirt down.

Knocking on the fifth floor unit, I realised my neighbours were out. I left a note with my number, asking him to call me when he was back home.

I then went out to run some errands. Halfway through, behold - an SMS! My neighbour kindly informed me that he had seen my note, and taken the initiative of retrieving my shirt and putting it at my door.

We Singaporeans may not be the most sociable lot, but as neighbours, we can and should go the extra mile.