Nicole Seah Instagram – Due to the inclement weather, we had to shelve our plans for landed estate visits and found ourselves in Simei street 1 instead. One recurrent feedback that we received touched on seepage into the walls during periods of heavy rain, partially caused by wear and tear in the brick wall structure on the sides of the HDB flats. We also had the pleasure of speaking to a family who recently gained permanent residency after working here for many years. They invited us in and made us their rendition of teh tarik infused with crushed cardamom, which their neighbour, an elderly auntie next door loves and regularly drinks! The family celebrates Lunar New Year with their neighbours and their daughter D was enthusiastically telling us about her school excursion to Hortpark and practising for her grade 1 piano examination. The family agreed wholeheartedly with LO @pritamsingh76 ‘s suggestion in parliament calling for an English test in assessment for citizenship or permanent residency. It was a rainy morning and the team got drenched by the heavy rain during house visits, simply by standing along the corridors. But the warmth from residents who gave us water and even followed us down two floors to pass us an umbrella was touching and we had a good engagement. Simei, Singapore