Source: The Sunday Times Think Page 26, 14 Sep 2008
Letter by: Bernadette Low (Ms)

I do not live in Serangoon Gardens. But for the past five years, I have been living 50m from a Circle Line construction site, and have many foreigners in my neighbourhood throughout the week.

…Sometimes, these men, taking a breather from their 24-hour work shifts during lunch or after dinner, would lie down at the void decks to catch a nap.

Yes, it is not always a pretty sight to have 30 to 40 men sprawled on the floor sleeping in your block, but I really have no heart to complain or tell them off.

I know they are exhausted from working all night …so that I — and everyone else — can enjoy zipping into town in mere minutes.