Can We Beat The Heat Without Air-Conditioning? | Talking Point | Full Episode 

As professionals, I'm surprised they didn't mention/measure the humidity, let alone still use a evaporative cooler!

@@sonnymq I was also surprised they recommended "Aircoolers". These appliances work best in hot, dry climates. But it would make the room more humid in tropical climates such as Singapore.

Wtf is this retardation? They are recommending humidifiers to cool your house in a humid climate? Good luck with the mold and suffering from the humid air.

Evaporatives coolers are useless in humidity ​@@sonnymq

Fun fact pigs have no ability to sweat at all. It just another "king of the jungle"

20 decades is 200years do you mean 2 decades?

@@blackhowl19 Thanks. Yes you are right. 2 decades. I better edit now to avoid misunderstanding.

love his presence and personality! somehow seems so congenial and interested in all his interviews

@@charmainechin9249 Agreed. Wish him and family good health and many blessing. His documentaries are very educational for me esp. things happening in Singapore.

@@jasonlai1892 he part of the ageing Singapore. Everyone growing old, doing the work and no young people left to do.

That's so sweet and kind of you

That's mighty nice of you, I hope you get the chance to help people all over the world. I think even just sharing what your experience with passive cooling already starts to help. I hope Channel News Asia covers more of this too

Humanity is starting to reap the fruit of industrialization. Climate change is decades-old topic but now people are really directly feeling the effects. This is definitely just not Singapore, there is an El Niño map.

Do you have your own changes in mind or will you be following what these guys did?

Trust me, Singapore does not need your help. The government has resources to make sure every resident has air conditioning if it wanted to.

Yes!! The episode is very badly bad. Aircon is only exacerbating the environmental crisis! More fossil fuels are needed to power the aircon. The result is endless vicious cycle of rising global temperatures. Ppl should get creative on how to keep cool. And also ppl should stop procreating! I’m an antinatalist & an advocate of VHEMT. Nobody needs to have 3 kids, single mum or not. Humans are the driving force of the environmental crisis. Everyone thinks their 2 kids won’t make a dent. Think about the cumulative effect of billions of others who are also procreating. 2500 soiled diapers alone are thrown out in just the first year of ONE baby. Not to mention the carbon footprint of every human for the entire lifespan. Obese ppl also tend to feel sweatier and hotter. When I go into malls with aircon, I always wear a cardigan, but some fat ladies will still be carrying a little fan with their trotter hands.

Yes ! Nobody seems to mention this fact because all they care about is themselves.

This is true

@@wini6283 law of entropy, simple as that

@@bensumwisn’t that human nature? You don’t care for yourself first?

Yeah, he saw the effect of tidying up the room and started to think… 🤨

i do so LOL

not only staying cooler but also strengthening muscles immediately! gym bros hate this fact!

@@johnsmithsu310 it’s ‘big gym’ keeping the ceiling fans out of homes.

that is very true. hahaha. but best to leave some hair up there else... ur gonna get ur scalp sunburnt. lolol xD

Maybe invest in an air purifier and dehumidifier, there are models that have both built-in... Staying on a low floor, I have to deal with smoke from vehicles, cigarettes and joss paper/incense sticks almost on a daily, and since I got an air purifier and dehumidifier plus a ceiling fan, it has helped a lot when I have to shut my windows...

I sleep with my window open. I'm glad my neighbours don't smoke. The morning feel so nice

Same!!! Bloody smokers. How come they dun die from lung cancer smthg but live long and cause health problems for non smokers with their 2nd and 3rd hand smoke.

Spray baygon

Not only that... The stupid noise from outside.........

Wtf is this retardation? They are recommending humidifiers to cool your house in a humid climate? Good luck with the mold and suffering from the humid air.

Seems English is the issue here. 😅

@@willybilly99humidity*. There i volunteer to correct for her. Dont have to shame others prick. Go get a fking life

I think cooling things down will still solve the issue, even with high humidity. But yeah, lower humidity is more comfortable and healthier. Ironically the humble aircon is a good dehumidifier.

Anyone who buys wood products/uses wood decorations in Singapore is crazy, unless he is able to afford those extremely expensive solid wood from Europe, Western/Central/Northern Asia.

can maybe lose some weight in the process too...

perhaps you could teach Fion simple healthy dishes that she can prepare in her situation?

She can also go down buy cai fan for her son. As someone who cook, i believe she didn't include veggies because they turn bad within 2 to 3 days. She is lazy to travel out of house even for air con. I do think her size make it harder for her to go marketing daily or even buy cai fan for 2 meals a day. Her teenage sons are big enough to do marketing or buy cai fan thou.

I think this is how people with low-income make ends meet, we should not be so quick to judge without knowing the full circumstances

Maybe the childen dont like vegies..

but sometimes got smell from pasir gudang, the wind blow polluted air over, air purifier screaming for clean air 😕

​@@faiveorentno joke, I was in Seletar Camp, had 2 gas leaks when I was there.

+toxic fumes

Yess.... You're living in paradise.......

Just say yishun.

Usage of aircon is only exacerbating the environmental crisis and creating a vicious cycle of warmer temperature due to global warming. Be creative. Eat healthily so won’t grow fat. Fat ppl tend to feel sweaty and hot.

I think the intention is to show viewers that a rearrangement of furniture can sometimes be sufficient to provide lower room temperatures ❤

@@Theodore2303 how many of us at home can replicate what they are doing tho. how many people have thermal cameraas, that wind measuring device, the misting thingy etc to rearrange our furniture in a way that can cool down our house? unlikely anyone is going to hire an expert to come to their house just for that, and the people that have the money to do so already have an aircon

@@nikibowe hey there, engineer here, one easy way to do this is to to get some ice cream from chateraise, they will give you a dry ice pack with it. Drop that dry ice (using chopstick, don't use hand) into a container filled with water, it will give you the same effect albeit less cool and less apparent.

And ironically the aircon blow hot air into the outside…raising the temp outwidev

This. 👆

I learn of something new today

Wtf is this retardation? They are recommending humidifiers to cool your house in a humid climate? Good luck with the mold and suffering from the humid air.

Yeah but even now that you're talking about it, i think most people don't understand what you're talking about. RH refers to relative Humadity- the amount of moisture in the air.

@@AR-ek1jr Yes! There’s rH (relative humidity), because the warmer air gets, the more water/humidity it can store. Relative humidity is important to understand if water can evaporate (=create cooling) or not. If there’s already 100% of water in the air, it cannot evaporate/cool. The higher the humidity, the slower the evaporation/cooling. If rH is 70-80% like in SG, it’s very difficult for water (or also sweat!) to evaporate/create cooling. That’s why it takes so long for clothes to dry here and also why the body generates more sweat (trying to cool down more) and we feel sticky. Do you think that explains it better?

Definitely. SG govt should offer free installation, buy yourself a ceiling fan and book an installation appointment.

@@daveb3987 I'd take that over the tongue-in-cheek 'Climate' Vouchers

​@@daveb3987 when I was 20 after army, my part time salary, I got my ceiling fan installed. If you can't even do that, shame on you.

usually ppl dont install them coz ceiling fan is harder to clean. If you are lower income, its hard to hire cleaners so its usually easier to just clean standing fans

@@Neutralears what world you living in that you hire cleaner to clean a ceiling fan?

Maybe you are right but while the meal we saw wasn’t the healthiest of choices. I want to give the mother the benefit of doubt. The McDonald’s may be a treat from the film crew. She is a single mother with 3 children living in (I assume) a 2-rm flat. Her financial situation is probably not optimal. Most people would like to eat healthy but let’s face it, the poor cannot afford the healthier options, fresh meat is way more expensive than luncheon meat, for example. I hate to question her food choices for her family because she came across as a loving mother and she may be doing her best with limited resources. Food, utilities, school, basic needs… think of all her expenses. Who is to say we would not make the same choices if we found ourselves in her situation.

you're crazy. a room going from 90 Fahrenheit to 83 Fahrenheit is amazing from just moving furniture. Those temps feel insanely different

huge differences often consist of many small steps added up, and this is one small step

Bro talking like he’s fion

@@zestiny_amazing??? I stayed around fion stayed and its still hot and humid with less item i have in my room. Dont just assumed just by watching the video. Its really bad here. Even the water its hot without the heater on

I have a phobia that the ceiling fan might crash down on me whilst I am sleeping 😱

@bakkwa8705 don't put ur bed underneath it. The blades may fly out, but it's just plastic.

Yes i only switched to ceiling fan a year ago. The difference is huge.

All these people talking smack about ceiling fan, defending how standing fans are better, never had a ceiling fan before. Also, don't buy those fancy KDK or Prism fans. My friend bought a KDK for like 400+, i swear my cheap ass Fanco feels way stronger.

@@AR-ek1jr Yah , I agree . I have 2 KDK ceiling fan in my living room and dining room rooms , performance is so so only . We use standing fans in all the bedrooms for safety reasons .

That’s not very true

Steven mentions it at 6:41

​@zaycee_4273 low density with alot trees, that is the coolest. High density but alot of trees, ok manageable high density, next to industrial estate, few trees. the worst... cite me other examples if u don't agree

Now we know why the rich loves SG.... That goes to show how much SG govt loves the rich than poor

@@gotmyonu1027 every country likes rich ppl more than poor, it's all capitalism and no shame in that

I live in Karachi, a coastal city, with very hot and humid summers. With just the fan on we’re still uncomfortable, like you move around a bit and you start sweating. So air conditioning definitely helps cool the rooms, fans don’t do that much, but air con is expensive.

Excellent points. Turn that pigsty into a proper home.

Wtf is this retardation? They are recommending humidifiers to cool your house in a humid climate? Good luck with the mold and suffering from the humid air.

45 is insane😅😂

Dry heat and humid heat can differ a lot too. Dry heat apparently feels like laser beams on your skin

Yeah, even in Texas the summer sun burns but I don't sweat. But do you go to bed at noon under the 45 degree heat under the sun?

Yea, the dry air there quickly evaporates the sweat... and evaporation itself is a cooling process... thus it feels good... 😊

Totally

iPad probably given by social workers or school to support home based learning during covid..

Solution: Sell the iPads and buy air con

Price of 3 IPads definitely not enough to purchase and maintain Airconz

iPads are issued by the school, and deducted from their government sponsored Edusave account funds.

I'd like to try this!

Confirmed.

Truly agreed. It is the lack of diacipline and attitude. Not the lack of “aircond”.

So what do they need???

They definitely don’t need luncheon meat and French fries. Not with their size. The poor diet also contributes to or at least exacerbates their eczema.

​@ABC-ed8cg whats your food suggestions?

Wtf is this retardation? They are recommending humidifiers to cool your house in a humid climate? Good luck with the mold and suffering from the humid air.

Hope the team of experts updates themselves on some simple physics and working principles first.

Wtf is this retardation? They are recommending humidifiers to cool your house in a humid climate? Good luck with the mold and suffering from the humid air.

Yes it's not suitable for living, the humidity and heat are unbearable. Even if your body is able to adjust to the climate, you can't do any decent home decorations as most furnitures and decors deteriorate very fast in high humid temperature weather.

Lots of litters all over the house .. they need to be more hygienic

With 3 boys in a 2-room rental, I don't think there's much improvement that can be done with that amount of space for a single mum with 3 kids. But yeah maybe they can get rid of the big unsightly tables, and just have the kids hold up their reading materials in the air while studying. Or just go buck naked! That way you wouldn't need a place for clothes. And think of all the space the 3 boys could enjoy in the bedroom by sleeping upright instead of being spoiled enough to want mattress space. Endless possibilities with minimalism!

Usually the more poor the perso is, the more of a Hoarder they will be.

Cibaiii dont anyhow judge. A single mother responsible for 3 kids u think its easy?? U dont think she has to work and takecare of herself too? Nabeii. Help and talk less cibai

@@kayabutter2883 They can use bunk beds

i realised old people like to sit outdoors, maybe windier or air "fresher". same as my grandma

Air coolers work in dry weather.

agree with you, the water cooler will higher up the humidity inside the room, the risks are Pneumonia and Molds buildup

And they might need 1-3 units of dehumidifier to trap those moist

exactly my thought... evaporation is endotermic, meaning absorb heats. But to evaporate ... you need low humidity. Same reason if you spray water in AC room, it will feel really cool and if you spray the same water in Sauna, it will feel really hot.

@@nuffaildaniaelle977 never seen a dehumidifier that not produce heat … 🙄

Plus less prone to mold growing

Hahaha, I live in Ang Mo Kio

Her diet also. She’s feeding her kids toxic food and she’s wondering why they have eczema. You’re what you eat. I eat clean food like smoothies blended from scratch at home. She’s feeding her kids processed food with absolutely no nutrients-- luncheon meat and French fries. Nobody needs to have 3 kids, single mum or not. Humans are the driving force of the environmental crisis if you don’t already know. Everyone thinks their 2 kids won’t make a dent. Think about the cumulative effect of billions of others who are also procreating. Obese ppl also tend to feel sweatier and hotter. When I go into malls with aircon, I always wear a cardigan, but some fat ladies will still be carrying a little fan with their trotter hands.

To be honest- healthy food is expensive

​​​@@crazygambler920Stir fried cabbage, some self-marinated chicken, eggs and rice, how much would it cost? More than McD?

@@crazygambler920 cai fan for 2 veggie and 1 meat is only $3. The cost of what they eat in this video is enough to buy 4 cai fan already.

i also drink more cold water due to the weather. but asian parents always say drink warm water...as someone who is sensitive to heat i literally cannot

@@maxteck88 sad to hear about your experience. Sincerely hope life get better for you as days go by.

This task may be handed over to you! Come on! I am May from Singapore

Air conditioning is a good dehumidifier 😅

have u seen other countries? u really think we are a in a state of poverty?

@@jj96432 He is referring to this household.

then you have not ventured to other countries where the normal household is same as this "poverty" household.

Luckily No bed bugs attack !

@@user-kc9uz2ml9z ah i see, my apologies then.

yes same didnt have aircon until end of poly in 2019 when the heat just got too bad, every night sweating unless it rains, one factor would be the climate second would be the number of people that are now using aircon..

also like the video states, depends where you live it might be hotter or cooler. which floor u stay in also affects the heat… i live low floor right next to the road on both sides and no tall trees

Stay here in taman jurong see u how feel. Cibai talk nothing bo

@@ewenjaja5963 only know how to 78 here and 78 there. You not born from 78 ah?

Yes, the episode seems to encourage aircon which is very bad. It only exacerbates the environmental crisis, causing an endless vicious cycle of ever-increasing global temperature. Electricity to power aircon burns fossil fuels. Ppl should get creative in keeping cool. Also we should keep fit by not eating processed food. The obese family in the video will suffer cos fat ppl tend to feel sweatier and hotter.

Firstly I think die also I use KDK, it's worth the money, it can last 30 years. Second, can use canvas bed, like the old days.

So you're a fan of fans....

I live in an apartment with a balcony in Hong Kong where there is relatively good open space and I would say that rotating fans are better for flats simply because ceiling fans seem to circulate hot air. Great for reaching smaller spaces with the AC on but if we're talking ceterus paribus then a regular ROTATING fan would be the best for air flow since apartments(depending on where you're facing and the density of the buildings) tend to have much less circulation This seems to be why ceiling fans are popular in restaurants but relatively uncommon in apartments. I have one but it is rarely used

I'm not a fan of ceiling fans :) They just blow the air downwards. It still circulates within the apartment when you don't open the windows. It blows HOT air from the top of the ceiling down, so it just spreads more dust everywhere. They also make lamps flicker unless you get expensive ones that have the lights below them. DIRECTIONAL fans are important to direct the air to flow where you want it to. For example, blowing hot air OUTSIDE the house, instead of just circulating it up and down.

Sad to see many Singaporeans are living in less than satisfactory conditions..wish there are more of these programs to help clean up their living space and make it more livable

@@Sunburstbear More effective to just educate these people instead of cleaning up their space once a month.

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That's mean. What makes you think so?

@@Hippodude5 You didnt notice the Hentai drawing ?

What education? throw "ipads" to kids only.

looks like turritopsis dorhnii teo en ming

High fire risk.

Easier said than done… Single parent household, mum will be very tired after a day of work. Not easy having to deal the kids after, much less having additional energy to housekeep..

i think this is a side effect of the chinese culture of treating male children highly over female children. that by being a male exempts them from house chores. the mother should have trained her sons that they should pitch in their part in maintaining the household. especially in their case that they are a one parent household and that one parent can't do all those things/chores by herself.

​@@alekto101 this is so true, then can't get GF because never lived a day as a dependable male let alone male partner. in the end buy anal beads and PCC until die.

​Wrong. One day off to get it situated and then discipline the kids. I'd know, I grew up poor and most of my extended family was poor. We still lived a better, cleaner, and healthier life than same income households with less kids. Now many of us have great careers meanwhile many of the kids of pushover parents are min wage👌🤌 be a parent not your kids friend.

Shitty people like u always have something to say man. U life must be sucks. I dont know if u have friends. If yes, they definitely hated u so bad

junk food : ((

@@facemakerable not only junk food but the laziness and attitude. A homeless guy can eat junk food but choose to go out to work and save money. Eventually his health may not be worse than a fat guy who eat free junk food and lay around play video games with no intention of improving his life using own effort. Whatever financial aid given to fat guy is spend on enjoyment for short term. This is the most important factor that keep the people poor. Lack of discipline to even tidy the house or walk down to buy food.

but they can be very pricey, depending on brands. not many or are willing to fork out a couple of grands, but true, solar films work well

@@quasimodo7753 not true as you can DIY and buy similar 3M films on shopping platforms like taobao for a very low price

@@quasimodo7753 you don't really need much money if you buy the solar films yourself from shopping portals and DIY it by cutting it to size and then pasting it on the windows

Great suggestion! Now if only the window contractors or the HDB MCST can give this to the rental flats.

Each of those pedestal fans gives off a small amount of heat from the 36V motor, so having four of them in a house is likely the equivalend of having a 500W space heater turned on, so it's actually counterintuitive to use those 4 fans unless they are pointed directly at the people in the room in order for them to experience the convective heat dissipation on their skin surface. If you just have the fans pointed in random directions around the room, they don't work, in fact they do worse then work, they actually increase the surrounding air temperature due to the aforementioned fact they give off heat from the electric motor.

I would love to get coverage on district cooling, and how existing HDBs can be retrofitted with one

We have cooler nights in Germany, though.

i think that might not be applicable in this case because it looks like their bedroom is facing the HDB hallway so there won't be any privacy if they open up their bedroom window hence the show's solution of switching the curtain for blinds.

@Loki-fl1rk Singapore is not that hot at night. Even during day time, I don’t turn on aircon. Ppl should get creative in keeping cool and not just rely on aircon. Using of aircon only exacerbates the environmental crisis and global warming.

@@ABC-ed8cg 😂😂🤣🤣

@@ABC-ed8cg oh, I am absolutely not a fan of aircons, I don't have one either. I was going by the info of this video, where they say it's not getting much cooler at night in between the buildings and I think it is unfair to judge other people who might not have the same option as I do. If it does get cooler, yeah cross ventilation is the way to go

Country with 90% humidity level being introduced to water evaporation cooling system. Dehumidifier: Am i Joke for you? wkwkwk

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And the advice to get an air cooler came from "experts" who should know better. Makes you wonder if they really are.

i live in malaysia and i use an aircooler.I usually use it without the water and it's much much cooler than a fan. When the heat get's bad I turn on the water function and it's just as good as an aircond with cheaper electricity bill and less additional heat from the compressor.

@@Littlelamb86 An aircooler w/o water is just a fan. The only reason could be that it’s stronger than your other fan, but it’s still just a fan. With the water, you’ll have mold in no time.

My dad is worst, air con 25 he need jacket. He only can handle 28 air con

Hi5 I have air con installed years ago (because of haze) but do not use 😂 I am planning to change my table fan to a ceiling fan instead

You have evolved biologically to adapt to the environment, so you have an advantage of paying less out of a lifetime of air-conditioning. I would say that is a genetic gift 😀

@@celestialstar124 , Sometimes it is the airflow. Adjust the airflow direction and speed and maybe he won't feel as cold?

It's because healthly meals are more expensive thanks to capitalism (subsidies are also in sugar, etc) but also the SIngapore region doesn't have a lot of lands so they import a lot of the fresh foods (90% of their food is all imported and only 1% of their lands are farms). You can't have a single parent working full time with 3 boys to feed to have that type of income to buy healthy meals. Not neccesarily about eczema part because you forgot mold. See these flats are from the 70s or 80s era with the regulations a lot less steller than today's regulations (there was a huge need to house a lot of people and we know more today) and there are likely mold because that's everywhere in Singapore (Talking Point has an article about mold in homes). Ceiling fan as a recommendation is fine, quite frankly this is the responsibility of their government to ensure ceiling fans are on all apartments but they like to cut costs especially on subsidies for low income citizens.

@@EmeraldMara85 Nothing is free in this world. No one owes anyone a living. Not to mention asking the government to pay for the ceiling fans!?? Being in the lower income Group doesnt mean its their entitlement to anything free. Everyone has to work hard to get out of poverty, not waiting for handouts. Adding more vegetables and less deep fried food is actually more economical, not only healthier. Our public rental flats are in liveable and pretty clean condition, not as bad as those in other countries. Far better than those in Hong Kong. fyi, I am a Singaporean, not from another region.

​@@citrinebubbly8821 , building contractors regularly throw out perfectly good appliances and building materials. There are tons of people renovating houses in Singapore and they always throw these out. Good Hood may try to pair donors with those who need it, but it needs more critical mass. Carousell is already at critical mass with people offering free appliances they can't get rid of, so maybe Good Hood needs more staff and personnel to manage the pairings and partner with Carousell. So yes, lower income people should be entitled to some degree of quality of life because it is just their human right. They can get free secondhand stuff because rich people throw their stuff away all the time, it's better than recycling or putting them in a landfill. Working hard does not get people out of poverty, working smart does. So there's no need to blame the less fortunate because it is always smarter to ASK. I've seen people in poverty needing things until they die, but either cannot or will not ASK for it. The fact that this woman ASKED for something for her sons is admirable, because who knows, her sons can grow up and pay future taxes that will pay for other unfortunate Singaporeans in the future. Never be too proud to ASK for help.

@@citrinebubbly8821 Excuse me? Low income people have 2-3 different jobs because as the term says, these jobs pay very little. AKA they are more likely to work harder than you that human rights organizations would say they're being exploited. The only reason someone is able to lift out of poverty is because government subsidies which Singapore does help only 400+ families out of the entire SIngapore population in full sibsidies while a few thousand have some subsidies when there are over 100,000 families in need of assistance. Most of them are helped out by NGOs (in fact NGOs are the ones who are so streched thin in Singapore). And the majority of the Singapore population were poor were it not for the Singapore government programs to lift people out of poverty by providing programs to train their citizens like seamstresses, factory workers + housing programs + build infrastructure like schools and roads (but this was in the past, it's not the same today). AKA you owe your success to government systems and pure luck like being born in the right families. And maybe nepotism involved like how rich people only help rich people + exploiting the poor. After all SIngapore has no legal minimum wage hence the exploitation is all too possible. It's part of why Singapore is the 2nd Asian country of highest income disparity (from no paid salaries, wage theft, the companies hiring low income people with "additional fees", overtime is not regulated so forced on employees). AKA working hard has nothing to do with income levels at all seeing as exploitated people worked until they have health problems from working too hard and yet paid so little.

@@EmeraldMara85 i am social worker for more than 10 years. Stop lying about only 400 households get help. There are many funding from government alone. That doesn't include private sector. Act like a director of 1 charity or social worker group can know what other group budget or who they help. If you really know funding to help the poor then you know the available fund is limited each year. If we social worker give money to leecher then those hardworking and who really need funding to survive will not be able to get the fund. You think go around spreading false information because of your hate of the rich and government won't bring consequences?

Thanks for sharing. Some people take things for granted. I hope after reading your comment more people realise they can still live decently given their living conditions and look at things differently.

Agree

Electricity bill will be high with aircon, so who will foot the bill? Then you need to regularly service the aircon too

As someone who work with social workers. There are multiple private and government sectors will help. And i also agree it's the poor living standards and choices that lead to their issue. Given their poor condition they still expect more than they can afford. It's eventually the taxpayers money that will pay for the money leeches use. I rather the money we pay for tax go to those senior or those grateful souls instead.

she’s a single mum!! why are you all so ruthless with her? i have both parents thankfully but we still couldn’t afford fix the aircon for more than 5 years… only after i graduated and got a full time job pay then we could fix it. if i removed the aircon from all of you here for 5 years, how would you feel? sg is only getting hotter.

@@AverageAufa When my washing machine was spoilt, I handwash my clothes for 2 years. When my water heater was spoilt I bath in cold water for 3 years. Have not been using aircon for 20 years. Live is still livable. The comment is just a preview of what the problems she will face even when an aircon is installed unless her financial suitation improves. Adopting a victim hood mentality to think that people comments are ruthless against a single mother helps no one.

@@AverageAufa because she is leeching the society. When your parents are poor do your parents go around leech the society too or they use own effort and educate their children to improve so the family can have a batter future? Why harsh at Fiona because she only want the social worker to provide her with everything. She have no plans to self provide. Worst she continues to groom her son to be lazy and unable to be independent. Words may be harsh now but if she don't wake up by harsh words, do you want her son to lose their mother then unable to find job to feed themselves and beg the society and social worker? How many single mother out there are working hard to provide a better future for her children? Leeching parents will be scolded even if they aren't single mum. It's the leeching mind set. What make you assume the few old folks aren't single parent at age 70s too?

Does this really work

Oooh what a great idea!

Can't really work in Singapore because our outdoor and indoor temps vary but +- 2 degrees only. Think of 29 degrees outdoors vs 30 degrees indoors

Also eat healthily. Luncheon meat and French fries are toxic food. Look at their size! No wonder they feel sweaty and hot. When I go into malls with aircon, I always wear a cardigan but I see some fat ladies still carrying small hand-held fans with their trotter hands!

@@ABC-ed8cgsounds like you got anaemia lol, have you seen a dr. Most malls barely have functioning aircon. Edit: seems like you mentioned them being obese in several comments and calling them pigs.. yikes lady

@@ABC-ed8cg That's kind of rude, there's no need to be demeaning.

​@@ABC-ed8cghey that's rude, u can talk about unhealthy eating habits but why do u have to attack ppl looks as well

I agree! I lived in Yishun all my life. Then moved to farrer park. My private apartment was the last in the quiet row and my unit was facing a large field. Waaay cooler. Now back in Yishun and baking

You really said it well. Same thoughts as me.

I'd love to see such a setup. I find humidity meters are less precise, you'd need to calibrate it. No contractor wants to do it or knows how to do it unless you give them a heap of cash, however, and then they still won't be able to do it.

how is the humidity? lower than singapore right? asking as i am going to tokyo soon!

maybe that just wasn't a thing in her family when she was little?

You cannot compare Oklahoma's 40% of humidity with Singapore's 70%-90% humidity (and other South-East Asia country). For the bushes, sun in tropical country is shining above our head and not in front of our faces as in higher latitudes countries.

Strong exhaust fans.

Its greenhouse. You judgemental boomer POS. See 1 min of their life and deciding they are lazy

What I don’t understand is why SG opts for blinds inside the room, not external sunshades. When the blinds or curtains are inside the room, a large part of the heat will come inside. The shades always heat up - so much better to have them outside the window.

@@uncle-k3m , I think it is illegal to make the exterior look different than everyone else's. Basically the building management regulators want to minimize maintenance and risk of falling debris so the regulator's aren't thinking about their resident's living conditions.

@@mehere6189 If they’re all on the outside per regulation that problem would be solved. They’d still need to be properly installed though and maintained, that’s true…

Me too! Living without any AC!

Fan only blow out hot air.

​@@springal3139it is without proper circulation. I open my windows and bedroom door to let the air circulate, my fan is in between the door and windows, and the air coming out is okay I feel. Of course there are times where it's hotter than normal but at least with the fan and proper circulation, the air is not as bad as to blowing hot air out. That is bad

@@ling2035 so u put ur fan near the door?

@@memorylatcher u r super.😄

Me too. No aircon. I live in an $800k HDB in boon Keng. Not that poor. Aircon is only exacerbating the environmental crisis! More fossil fuels are needed to power the aircon. The result is endless vicious cycle of rising global temperatures. Ppl should get creative on how to keep cool.

Why blame the designers when they are forced to work within the limitations of the small plot of land? If anyone should be blamed, it's our dear government for cramming more people into this island in its pursuit of unsustainable GDP growth

1st you think you need an aircon, then you discover you can't afford to pay the electricity bill because you are using aircon. After one problem is solved another is created. Really need to make better choices in life. Alot of people has no aircon or can't afford replacing their spoilt aircon and live with it.

Older flats many burn incense or smoke also cannot tahan!

Her flat is a rental flat. Needs HDB’s permission

Hello from Goodhood! How do we reach u Nancy as we are unable to PM you