[Singapore] Disabled food deliveryman on wheelchair struggled pitifully uphill to deliver to Bukit Purmei owner, who then cancelled coz took too long

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As the year comes to a close and many are busy with year-end festivities, for others, the new year is simply another day of struggling to earn a living.
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Foodpanda delivery man struggled up slope for half an hour

One Tan Yen Hua posted to Facebook on Dec. 22 about a hardworking Foodpanda delivery man she encountered.

The young man, who uses a wheelchair, was according to Tan struggling up a slope in Bukit Purmei over half an hour, with people and cars passing by, before Tan and another man who was with her offered to help.

She wrote how happy the man was when the pair approached him. She said she wasn’t sure how much time he would spend going up the slope if they hadn’t.

Photo from Tan Yen Hua / FB

According to Tan, the man had pushed his wheelchair from Tiong Bahru to Bukit Purmei to deliver an order.

She said it was also dark and raining at the time.

Tan said they then helped him to call the customer to check if he was able to confirm his location, or meet the deliveryman somewhere more convenient to collect his food.

This was when they learned from the customer that he had already been waiting two hours — to make matters worse, he proceeded to cancel his order.

In her post though, Tan remained understanding of the customer’s decision, saying she felt he had “the right to cancel”, and that they were “too kind [to think] that people will meet us nearby to collect the food”.

Think before cancelling order

Despite her understanding of the customer’s actions, Tan also urged Facebook users in her post to think before cancelling food delivery orders on a whim.
She said:

“But I don’t think [the customer] knows that there is a young man trying all ways to deliver his food to him. Even two hours, still trying to continue his journey and never [give] up. Even raining, even get lost, even so tired, still want to deliver the food on time to his customer.
I can see how difficult this handicapped young man is trying to work for his living.”

This story is about to get even sadder — Tan said the phenomenon of customers cancelling their orders on the young man is not anomalous.

According to her, the delivery man said cancellations are “normal” and he was “used to it”.

Tan and the man eventually helped to push the Foodpanda delivery man’s wheelchair to the nearest bus stop, where he could then take the train back to his home in Sengkang.


https://mothership.sg/2019/12/foodpanda-wheelchair-bukit-purmei/

 

[mudhatter]

Why disabled also have to deliver food?

Another failure of the PAP.

Shouldn't the disabled and those unable to work be receiving an adequate sum of money to defray their expenses?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Why disabled also have to deliver food?

Another failure of the PAP.

Shouldn't the disabled and those unable to work be receiving an adequate sum of money to defray their expenses?

Shouldn't the unable to work and disabled be Soylent Green to end their suffering and in turn help society by not being burdens? Who will pay for these disabled to not work? the tax payers? u? the pap? From this article, it has reinforced my belief that death is better than being disabled. Soylent Green....its FOR People

 

[Semaj2357]

Why disabled also have to deliver food?

Another failure of the PAP.

Shouldn't the disabled and those unable to work be receiving an adequate sum of money to defray their expenses?

agree absolutely, this is sinkieland for you - compliments of the pap.
apart from the old and elderly collecting cardboards and empty drink cans for exercise, this is the new form of physio-therapy for the disabled

 

[Valium]

The irony.
Got leg wait at home for food.
No leg deliver food.

But then, a slut is a virgin, a virgin is married but no fuck.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

agree absolutely, this is sinkieland for you - compliments of the pap.
apart from the old and elderly collecting cardboards and empty drink cans for exercise, this is the new form of physio-therapy for the disabled

Who is going to pay for these 'welfare payments'?

 

[A Singaporean]

Our Minister immediately rushed to hospital to visit foreign maids involved in an accident at Lucky Plaza. I wish he could also do the same by providing support to Sinkies who are suffering. We need to take our country back by voting out the PAP.

 

[A Singaporean]

Who is going to pay for these 'welfare payments'?

By reducing the millions of $$$ paid to the idiots running the country.

 

[laksaboy]

Why disabled also have to deliver food?

Another failure of the PAP.

Shouldn't the disabled and those unable to work be receiving an adequate sum of money to defray their expenses?

The 70% are okay with this. They're probably the ones who regularly use food delivery services.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Hey come on la, fucking 2 hours wait for food ok. That’s beyond unreasonable. The delivery man should have declined the job.

 

[whoami]

Our Minister immediately rushed to hospital to visit foreign maids involved in an accident at Lucky Plaza. I wish he could also do the same by providing support to Sinkies who are suffering. We need to take our country back by voting out the PAP.

U seems to forget. PAP policy is FT always cm before sinkies.

 

[Semaj2357]

By reducing the millions of $$$ paid to the idiots running the country.

well said, and apart from paying themselves very fucking well, they can channel some of the scholarship funds for ft's to support the old, infirm and the disabled. on the other hand, i suppose that this disabled chap has to resort to this not for subsistence, but to exercise his hands for an upcoming arm-wrestling competition

 

[Hypocrite-The]

By reducing the millions of $$$ paid to the idiots running the country.

That still will not cover the cost...such costs can be in the billions

 

[Semaj2357]

That still will not cover the cost...such costs can be in the billions

agree absolutely, same as the salaries of pappy mini-stars including their pensions!

 

[cloudy]

PAP and their elites families, friends and cronies all living in good life wouldn't care about ordinary citizens. They give you lip service and will tell you all sort of rubbish.

 

[rushifa666]

Pull out their voting record. Then you will say fuck you

 

[songsongjurong]

"Please, get out of my elite uncaring face.”

 

[songsongjurong]

well said, and apart from paying themselves very fucking well, they can channel some of the scholarship funds for ft's to support the old, infirm and the disabled. on the other hand, i suppose that this disabled chap has to resort to this not for subsistence, but to exercise his hands for an upcoming arm-wrestling competition

no..no.. the burden lies with the daft citizens, encourage volunteerism, caring, public resources... govt. coffer for welfare? ,never ever ..

GST helping who?

How can Ministers have no dignity ?

 

[laksaboy]

no..no.. the burden lies with the daft citizens, encourage volunteerism, caring, public resources... govt. coffer for welfare? ,never ever ..

GST helping who?

How can Ministers have no dignity ?

I just want a simple food delivery from a cripple. The harder the cripple struggles, the more delicious the food. Majulah Singapura!

 

[sweetiepie]

KNN luckily the customer cancelled the order KNN if the customer were to see him coming to the location with manual wheelchair he will not dare to eat the food KNN