A 79 year old retiree who is the neighbourhood handyman

Her hands were shaking slightly as Ms Tang Sai Tham used a screwdriver to open the safety grill of a table fan. She pulls out the fan blades to show us the motor inside. 

"Many people think fans are broken because the blades are moving slowly so there's no wind. But usually the moving parts inside are just rusty or dirty, so the blades move slowly.

"I think this might be rusty. You just have to take the fan apart and clean the insides, and it should work," she added as she fitted the blades back on, and checked if they were running smoothly. 

Hand tremors and old age (she's 79) have not stopped Ms Tang from pursuing her interest in repair work. When she is not spending time at the nearby community centre or bowling with her friends, she often finds appliances to take home and repair, either from people who no longer want them, or at the void deck of HDB blocks.

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