My name is ZF, I am PRC scholarship student studying in science faculty. This new semester I will be a third year student.
I feel very sorry to disturb you; I know recently you are very busy facing the residential appeals. But I really have some urgent condition and have some problem, so that I may trouble you again.
At the first of this vacation, I knew that I couldn’t earn enough ECA points and I decided to rent a room outside of the campus. When I started to find the room for rent by several ways, I found that my scholarship is not enough for me to rent a HDB room or apartment room. Through my found, the cheapest room (share with another roommate) is above S$250--300 per month. Water, electricity and gas fees are not including it. I have to add S$50 per month for them. And also, I have to pay about S$50 per month on the bus. That means I have to pay S$350-400 for rent room. My scholarship is only S$650 per month (S$500 free money per month for eating, S$150 additional per month for renting room, I have only S$250 to buy food. Besides of that, my parents in China are very normal workers, their salaries are very limited. I come Singapore to study is want to earn money to support them; I really cannot open my mouth to them for asking money.
Now my parents are getting older and older, every week I call back to them and give my regards. Every time they show very strong wish to get good news and interesting news from me. But during, I never call back. Even sometimes I am afraid to call back to them.
As you know, every parents ask “how is your living, how is your study?” such question first to their oversea child. Especially in China, since we all single child, parents’ wishing is extraordinary. Although I don’t have room to stay, I don’t want to tell my parents and that will make them feel nervous.
Now I am living in NTU hall of residents. At 8th of July, I checked out from PGP. Since that time I hadn’t found ideal room for me, so that I have to share a double room with one of my NTU friend. My friend’s roommate is taking his holiday in China so that I can take up a place. As same as in NUS, borrow room in NTU is also illegal. But now I have no other methods.
If I will be free until the end of July, I will try my best to find room outside the campus. Because I know this email is very unreasonable and trouble a lot. But I have more problems.
I am MOE scholarship student. After I graduate from NUS, I will go to NIE and become a teacher. From 10th of July to 22nd of July, MOE organized an attachment for us. My colleague students and me are sent to different primary schools to get familiar with the life in primary schools. Everyday I have to go to primary school to study the teaching skill by practice and teach. Mine is afternoon session work, I work from 1200pm to 630pm (Mon to Sat).
I have to get up early to prepare the work. I don’t have any time to find room again because my school attachment is compulsory to attend. Now I get more and more worried day by day. NTU new semester will start on 15th of July. My friend’s roommate will come back very soon; by that time I really have no other place to go.
Now I really need your help to give me a room in the campus. Please forgive me for my unreasonable request, but I hope you consider my request.
