While walking along Joo Chiat Road, I come across this old shop and a man was using he sewing machine. On a closer looking he was making the seat cushion for dinning chair. I quickly snap a photo with my mobile phone and he noted my presence.
I went in and have chat with him. Telling him, I find this career uncommon, a diminishing trade. Mr Luo, in his early 60, said that his 2 kids are not willing to taking over this line. It required hard work and could not earn much.
He said sometime it is more expensive to replace the seat cushion than buy a new chair. Usually those chairs with sentimental value are sent to his shop for replacement of cushion.
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