Between cooking and cleaning, domestic helper Surti would squeeze in sets of squats and 1km runs around her employer’s Housing Board block in Bukit Panjang. And on her rest day on Sunday, the Indonesian, who goes by one name, would travel over an hour by train or bus to...
Between cooking and cleaning, domestic helper Surti would squeeze in sets of squats and 1km runs around her employer’s Housing Board block in Bukit Panjang.
Ms Surti, 37, who has been working here for 14 years, said: “I felt butterflies in my tummy. It was my very first time . I wanted to do my best for the team.” He proudly recalled how they shaved off two seconds in their second row compared with the first in the heats. The team emerged third among five contenders in the repechage round – where teams which failed in the heats fight for a spot in the final.
Armed with about $20,000 from TWC2, Mrs Ong hired freelance coach Faris and recruited members via Facebook. About 100 people signed up. The training sessions took a toll on workers who had labour-intensive jobs. Mr Muthusamy Sathish, 33, a driver at an air-conditioner servicing company, struggled to return to work as his muscles would ache.Another domestic helper on the team, Ms Anggun Nisa, 34, said: “Even if I have body ache, I will just continue to do the housework. Not easy, but still okay.”
Ms Surti, who cares for an elderly man whom she affectionately calls “Grandpa”, tried to exercise between her chores and caregiving duties.
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