Because all our basic necessities are met, Singaporeans tend to take some things for granted.
We believe that our taps are magical, infinite sources of water that will continue to wash our plates and our butts till the end of time, but for some people, clean drinking water is hard to come by.
We have a nice comfy bed to sleep in every night, when some people don’t even have homes to shelter them.
But we still like to complain, because we’re Singaporeans.
Parts of Sengkang Affected by Low Gas Pressure On Sunday for Hours
Some residents in Sengkang had trouble in their kitchens on Sunday (22 December), and not because they were incompetent cooks.
Though some might be. Just saying.
In an interview with TODAYonline, the residents said that they noticed something wrong with their gas supply from about 9am, when the fires on their gas stove were “very, very small”.
Utility company SP Group confirmed it received reports of low gas pressure in parts of Sengkang on Sunday morning and sent officers to the affected areas to investigate the matter.
It is unknown how many households were affected by low gas pressure, but the gas pressure normalised from 10.45am onwards, according to an SP Group’s spokesperson.
SP Group said it later posted public advisories on its Facebook and Twitter feeds.
Longer time to prepare meals
As a result of the low gas pressure, some residents took a longer time to cook.
Speaking to TODAYonline, 77-year-old Mdm Lim said her fire was “very, very small” and she was worried because she was cooking food meant for religious offerings.
This is completely irrelevant but I shall tell you anyway because I’m hungry. Mdm Lim was making tang yuan – a Chinese glutinous rice flour dessert.
Dayum.
She said she eventually managed to finish her cooking three hours later when she would normally be done in an hour.
Another resident, Mr Raja Pavan, 37, said his wife ended up taking 30 minutes to make mashed potatoes for their children, a task that would usually only take 5 minutes.
Wait, the low gas pressure delayed their cooking by 25 minutes? How did they survive such an ordeal?
One can only hope that the residents in Sengkang have managed to move on with their lives after this difficult period of one hour and 45 minutes.
But here’s a question: why are people still using gas stoves?
