S’pore Man Jailed for 4 Days for Living in East Coast Park Shelter Like It’s His Bedroom

If home is where the heart is, then anywhere in Singapore can be your home.

That’s probably what a 46-year-old Singaporean man thought when he decided to make a home out of several shelters in East Coast Park.

S’pore Man Jailed 4 Days for Making East Coast Park Shelter His Home

On Tuesday (30 May), 46-year-old Zeng Jianlong (hanyu pinyin) was fined $1,400 after pleading guilty to two charges under the Parks and Trees Act. Four other charges under the same Act were taken into consideration for sentencing.

However, Zeng could not afford the fine, so he opted to jiak kali png for four days instead.

So what exactly happened?

Last year, the 46-year-old was caught camping in a shelter at East Coast Park on multiple occasions. During Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) in 2021, he was also seen entering and camping at a park shelter that was closed to the public.

That’s not all. Zeng was also caught smoking at a shelter in East Coast Park despite it being an offence.

We don’t think this is what girls mean when they say they like “bad boys”…

46-Year-Old Repeatedly Caught Living in East Coast Park Shelter Like Its His Bedroom

The 46-year-old was caught camping at shelters in East Coast Park on multiple occasions as if it were his own bedroom.

Your grandfather’s road? Pfft. The entire East Coast Park probably belongs to this man’s grandfather.

It all started in December 2021 during Phase 2 (Heightened Alert), when he was first caught entering and breaking into an East Coast Park pavilion out of bounds to the public.

Perhaps he was trying to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19—what a responsible member of society!

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Zeng continued to treat the East Coast Park shelters like his own home from March to May last year and was caught multiple times by officers from the National Parks Board (NParks) between 8 April and 1 May.

According to Shin Min Daily News, NParks officers were conducting their routine patrols from 3 am to 6 am when they noticed our man of the hour making himself comfortable at the park’s shelter.

At the shelter, the 46-year-old had an inflatable mattress, a foldable table, chairs, a cooler box and fishing equipment.

Shiok.

With all his barang barang occupying the park shelter, it goes without saying that this shelter is now unofficially out of bounds to the public.

This is where the problem arises: if the 46-year-old had acquired a lease or a license to “live” at the shelter, he wouldn’t have been charged.

Yet, he didn’t acquire a lease or a license.

According to regulations, it is an offence to reside at a public park without authorities’ approval.

Regardless, the 46-year-old did not reveal why he stayed at the East Coast Park shelter. For all we know, perhaps he really likes the beach.

Zeng has since removed his items from the shelter.

46-Year-Old Caught Smoking at East Coast Park Shelter; Refused to Cooperate with NParks Officers

The 46-year-old was also caught by NParks officers in March last year for smoking at a park shelter despite a “No Smoking” sign.

Yet, Zeng couldn’t care less—when NParks officers requested his personal particulars, he repeatedly refused to provide his particulars.

Only when the police showed up did Zeng finally provide his details to the authorities.

I don’t think this was what the government was going for when they encouraged Singaporeans to be more resilient.