Man works around the clock in Singapore and JB

JOHOR Baru resident Du Cheng Fu spends around 12 hours a day in Singapore, where he works in a bread factory. That leaves him with half a day to himself and his family.
His time is hugely spent in traffic and crossing the jammed Causeway during peak hours. On top of that, he is a hawker at night in Johor Baru, selling abam balik until 11pm.
Du wakes up at 3.30am and rides motorcycle to the Johor Baru Sentral. At 4am, he takes a bus to work in Singapore.
He works six days a week from 7am to 5pm. After returning to Johor Baru, he is a hawker at 8pm. He sells "turnover pancakes" at a roadside of Taman Nusa Bestari 2 near shops until 11pm.
That has been Du's routine for four years as he tries to eke out a living by burning the candle at both ends.
Du and his 26-year-old wife have two daughters aged four and two and they live in a rented house in Taman Nusa Bestari 2 in Johor Baru, according to report by China Press.
He started working in Singapore four years ago with a salary of S$1,100 (RM2,750 then). Now Du earns S$1,700 (RM5,270) monthly.
Fearing retrenchment, he puts in the extra hours as hawker so that he could squirrel away as much as he can.
Why does he hold two jobs, working extra hours? Isn't his salary earned in Singapore dollars enough for him to live in Malaysia due to the attractive exchange rates?
Du's decision of holding two jobs is to let the family have a better quality of life especially when the wife needs to look after the two children.
He takes a break every two weeks to return to Muar. Otherwise he would be selling "turnover pancakes" most of the nights. Selling abam balik is fall-back plan.
"After deducting rent, insurance, car installment and others, RM2,700 is spent on basic expenses, this does not include grocery bills, milk powder and others. The balance is little," China Press quoted Du as saying.
"How does one live with RM600 a month? Even if I can starve, but my wife and children should not be starving."
The hardworking father wishes to spend more time with his family. His children are in bed by the time he gets home from work.
"If I work in Malaysia, at least I would not be so tired and have some time to spend with the children. I still need to raise a family and my business is still unstable," he said.