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A woman mistakenly discarded her mobile phone in the trash, but successfully retrieved it later thanks to a town council worker.<\/p>\n
Choa Chu Kang resident Carnis, 35, told AsiaOne that her mother was clearing out some unwanted kitchen items and had unknowingly wrapped her phone with a table cloth.<\/p>\n
Several minutes after the items were thrown down the rubbish chute, the woman realised her phone was missing.<\/p>\n
“She was worried if we couldn’t find it or if it’s not in usable condition…she’d lose important contacts and photo memories,” the content creator shared.<\/p>\n
Carnis said she found the incident “amusing”, and laughed with her mother “that such things could happen”.<\/p>\n
They tried searching for an estate worker below their block but did not see anyone. Carnis then called the town council for help, which sent a worker to open the chute.<\/p>\n
Told that they would have to find the phone themselves, Carnis and her mother even donned gloves in preparation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a video posted to TikTok on Aug 12, the conservancy worker is seen pulling out the refuse chute bin as Carnis’ mother stood beside.<\/p>\n
The folded cloth containing the phone was laying at the top of the bin, and the worker unwraps the bundle to reveal tje device tucked within.<\/p>\n
He passes the phone to the overjoyed woman, who thanks him and excitedly waves to Carnis.<\/p>\n
The estate worker and Carnis’ mother also snapped a selfie together: the picture was so that the woman could later write in to the town council to compliment the conservancy worker.<\/p>\n
\n\n @shalzsaidwhat<\/a> Just another Tuesday afternoon with my family \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udee0 But honestly these workers are so under appreciated and unseen. I wonder if masks are provided for them as I\u2019ve never seen them wearing one considering the level of pollution & harm they\u2019re exposed to. The least we can do is greet & respect them as humans. The pic taken was to write him a compliment to Town Council. Thank you bhaiya, unfortunately I didn\u2019t get his name! #sgfyp<\/a> #sgtiktok<\/a> #justanotherday<\/a> #singapore<\/a> #sghome<\/a> \u266c Funny – Gold-Tiger<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Carnis explained that the rubbish chute was shared between her unit and another.<\/p>\n
“My mum was very touched with (the worker’s) kind demeanour,” she told AsiaOne. “He barely spoke, but was all smiles while helping.”<\/p>\n
“We presented him a small gift of appreciation which he declined but then accepted after we insisted,” Carnis said, adding that they have sent a compliment to the town council.<\/p>\n
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