Friday 30 September 2022

When We Lived In Thailand,

like many families we had one air conditioner in every room, except the kitchen and bathroom,


photograph Ashkan Forouzani/Unsplash, but for one man in Singapore that was not enough, “There are five air-conditioners in the living room, two in the master bedroom, and one each in the remaining two rooms”, Huang admitted, saying that he paid 10,300 Singapore dollars, at today's rate £6,456.90 or $7,196.04, just to have the nine units installed, a 63-year-old retiree who rented the four-room flat in Sengkang, told journalists that setting the temperature as low as 18 degrees Celsius helped him live comfortably in Singapore’s hot climate, the man, surnamed Huang, added that he had been diagnosed with liver cancer, and the cool temperature helped strengthen his immunity, the downside is that the temperature in the man’s home apparently dropped to a chilly 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 Fahrenheit), which reportedly caused condensation and black mould to form on the walls of neighbouring apartments,

photograph Shin Min Daily, "We have to mop the floor three times a day. It’s a headache,” Liu, the man’s upstairs neighbour told Shin Min Daily News, He and his wife said that they had also been struggling with mould on their walls because of their humidity, as well as floor tiles cracking due to the difference in temperature, authorities tried to bring everyone together to reach a compromise, but that apparently didn’t turn out very well, it was reported that Huang decided to move out of the apartment, "My neighbours ganged up against me. They also went to the authorities and the press,” Huang told Shin Min Daily News, adding that he had now left the apartment, but he will not be giving up on his comfort, saying that he took eight of the air conditioners with him, so if you live in Singapore and you start to get mould and condensation in your apartment, say hello to Huang, your new neighbour!


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