By Nicholas Lai
EchoNicholas@gmail.com
Residents of Azalea Park Condominium are concerned about a man in his early twenties sits on the edge of his window ledge to smoke.
Mrs Jennifer Sim, 32, a resident of the condominium who regularly sees the man smoking by the window ledge, explains how he does so.
“From what I have seen over the last few months, he would place a cushion on the edge of the window ledge before sitting on it. Sometimes he would have both of his legs sticking out of the edge and other times he would just lean against the wall.” Mrs Sim said.
The primary school teacher also admitted that she wanted to call the police when she first saw the man smoking by the window ledge.
The rectangular box shows window ledge where the man allegedly smokes
“I thought he was about to jump and I shouted for him not to but I better understood what he was doing when he showed me his cigarette,” Mrs Sim explained.
Mr Terrence Leong, 55, another resident of the estate, said that this is the first time he has seen a resident doing such a thing.
“It is so dangerous. What if he slips and fall?” Mr Leong said.
“I really have no idea why does he put his life at such a risk for a smoke? I’m sure there are other places for him to smoke in the house or he could just come down to the ground level to smoke,” he added.
Mr Leong also claimed that the man is also responsible for throwing down cigarette butts down from his window ledge which in turn litters the area below.
Four cigarette butts were found littered on the floor when The Populace Observer did a quick check of the area and a fifth cigarette butt was even found on boot of a car.
The four cigarette butts found on the floor
The fifth cigarette found on the boot on a resident's car
However when asked about the cigarette butts found below his block, the man, who only wanted to be known as Chris, quickly denied that he was responsible for such an act.
“My parents are fully aware that I smoke on my window ledge and their car is always parked below my window. Why would I want to throw my cigarette butts down when they will probably end up on my parent’s car?” Chris explained.
“Besides, my parents would surely scold me should they see my cigarette butts being littered all over on the floor.”
Chris further showed a portable astray which he uses to dispose his cigarettes.
The astray Chris showed
According to Chris, the person responsible for smoking lives above his unit and he was even hit by a cigarette from the top while he was smoking by his window ledge.
“I was really angry when I got hit on my head. Luckily the cigarette was not lighted if not I could’ve been badly burnt,” Chris said.
Chris's window ledge
In regards to his habit of sitting by the window ledge, Chris stated that he simply does not want his room to smell of smoke and he realised that his window ledge is a “very nice and cosy” place to smoke when he first tried smoking there despite knowing the dangers he is putting himself into.
Chris demonstrating how he smokes from his window ledge
“You can feel the breeze when you sit by the window ledge and view is really nice and peaceful especially when it is late into the night,” Chris said.
“It is the perfect place for me to smoke especially since I am able to listen to the songs that fit my mood being played from my computer.”
The view from Chris's window ledge
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Residents of Azalea Park Condominium are concerned about a man in his early twenties sits on the edge of his window ledge to smoke.
Mrs Jennifer Sim, 32, a resident of the condominium who regularly sees the man smoking by the window ledge, explains how he does so.
“From what I have seen over the last few months, he would place a cushion on the edge of the window ledge before sitting on it. Sometimes he would have both of his legs sticking out of the edge and other times he would just lean against the wall.” Mrs Sim said.
The primary school teacher also admitted that she wanted to call the police when she first saw the man smoking by the window ledge.
The rectangular box shows window ledge where the man allegedly smokesMr Terrence Leong, 55, another resident of the estate, said that this is the first time he has seen a resident doing such a thing.
“It is so dangerous. What if he slips and fall?” Mr Leong said.
“I really have no idea why does he put his life at such a risk for a smoke? I’m sure there are other places for him to smoke in the house or he could just come down to the ground level to smoke,” he added.
Mr Leong also claimed that the man is also responsible for throwing down cigarette butts down from his window ledge which in turn litters the area below.
Four cigarette butts were found littered on the floor when The Populace Observer did a quick check of the area and a fifth cigarette butt was even found on boot of a car.
The four cigarette butts found on the floor
The fifth cigarette found on the boot on a resident's car“My parents are fully aware that I smoke on my window ledge and their car is always parked below my window. Why would I want to throw my cigarette butts down when they will probably end up on my parent’s car?” Chris explained.
“Besides, my parents would surely scold me should they see my cigarette butts being littered all over on the floor.”
Chris further showed a portable astray which he uses to dispose his cigarettes.
The astray Chris showedAccording to Chris, the person responsible for smoking lives above his unit and he was even hit by a cigarette from the top while he was smoking by his window ledge.
“I was really angry when I got hit on my head. Luckily the cigarette was not lighted if not I could’ve been badly burnt,” Chris said.
Chris's window ledge
Chris demonstrating how he smokes from his window ledge“You can feel the breeze when you sit by the window ledge and view is really nice and peaceful especially when it is late into the night,” Chris said.
“It is the perfect place for me to smoke especially since I am able to listen to the songs that fit my mood being played from my computer.”
The view from Chris's window ledge
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