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For eight years, a Malaysian man built his life around one routine, waking up at 4am to cross into Singapore for work
Now, that routine is gone overnight.
In a post that’s been circulating online, he shared how he spent nearly a decade as a cross-border worker, enduring daily traffic jams and long queues at the Customs checkpoints just to earn a better income for his family.
Every morning started the same way.
Before sunrise, he would quietly get out of bed, careful not to wake his wife and children. He would then make his way to the border, joining thousands of others crossing into Singapore for work.
The early years were especially difficult.
He described the experience as “extremely exhausting”, with long hours spent queueing, stuck in traffic, and running on little rest. Over time, however, it became something he grew used to.
“Humans are strange,” he wrote, reflecting on how even harsh routines can become normal.
In his post, he admitted he had thought about quitting almost every day
Being stuck on the Causeway often made him question whether it was all worth it. But the answer was always the same.
At the end of each month, when his salary came in, and he saw the strength of the Singapore dollar, he would push those thoughts aside.
