As ice cream pushcarts became a dying trade, Ng’s sales gradually dwindled over the years. He earned a few hundred dollars a month selling ice cream, and lived alone in a one-room rental flat in Geylang Bahru.
When his income took a huge hit during the Circuit Breaker when everyone stayed home, netizens rallied to help him sell more ice cream and spruce up his rental flat, which was sparsely furnished.