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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I WRITE with dismay about an incident over the weekend at Suntec City Mall Level 3.
I was there shopping with my wife and two boys - one aged two years and eight months, and the other eight months. My older son was asleep in the stroller when he was disturbed. He started crying quite badly and that attracted attention.
While we tried to console him, he started to vomit. Instantly, everyone dispersed and we were left standing in a once-crowded space. Some shopkeepers came out to have a look and a few stood there looking curiously.
Sad to say, none offered help. As this was the section catering specially to children, I was pretty disappointed when everyone seemed indifferent.
The tenants could have changed my experience by offering help. For example:
- Call a cleaner. I had to ask my wife (who was carrying our baby) to ask a cleaner to clean up the mess.
- Offer some tissue or at least ask if I needed help, instead of standing there watching the show for a good five minutes. I am sure no one would enter their shop with a pool of vomit there. The smell would turn customers off.
If a place which is supposed to attract families fails to offer even the most basic help, people will not want to take their children there, because situations like these are common among parents. So for those of you who were there, I have to say shame on you.
Chan Yeng Lea <!-- end of for each --><!-- Current Ratings : start --><!-- Current Ratings : end --><!-- vbbintegration : start -->