Living in rented room meant keeping to rules of no electricity after a certain time. Kerosene lamps had to be used to light up a place. Kerosene is highly flammable & we, children, were constantly reminded to be careful or fires would be set up. (Memory collected at the Bukit Merah Public Library during "The Singapore Story: My Heart, My Hope, My Home" campaign from 6 Sep to 31 Dec 2012)