"You could engage some of the five-foot-way letter-writers downtown to type a letter or fill up a form. Depending on how lengthy the letters were, fees could be as low as a cup of coffee."
Mdm Chan recalled how mechanical typewriter was not a common sight in the old kampong days and not everyone could read and write.
*The five-foot way was a unique feature of Malaya’s shophouses. Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore, stipulated that shophouses must have a covered walkway of about five feet along its street front.
*Five-foot-way traders were craftsmen who conducted their businesses along shophouse walkways that were five feet wide. Five-foot-way traders included: knife sharpeners, roadside barbers, mask makers, fortune tellers, locksmiths, letter writers, traditional “medicine men” (known as bomoh in Malay), newspaper vendors, storytellers, tinsmiths, hair-bun makers, bench makers, garland makers, stamp dealers and food vendors.
Exhibition: Blossom Colours of Life
(A community art project lead by artist Tan Haur)
Organiser and collector: JurongHealth
Venue: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Tower A, level 2, Singapore.
人老了都會記性不好，一般人多認為這是老化的關係，殊不知有可能錯過了就醫的寶貴時機。
失智症是因為「腦中病理變化」造成認知功能不良，請盡早尋求專業協助與護理。
這次的社區藝術創作也鼓勵大家一起正面看待身體老化現象與失智症。
