Mr Andy Yap, a former design director for an events company got laid off in February. He worked for the company for close to two years but was laid off with two others.
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He now spends six days a week delivering for in the Yishun vicinity on his mountain bike. Yap stated that he earns up to $2,000 in a good month which was only a quarter of his previous salary.
Since April, he has been making delivering food on his mountain bike. The one silver lining from this is that he has lost more than 10kg from cycling 12 hours a day.
“Food delivery is pandemic-and recession-resistant. Everyone still needs to eat, so I decided to do this,” said Mr Yap, who has cut back on his non-essential spending, such as eating out.