JOHOR BARU: To save on rising rental costs in Singapore, Ipoh-born actress Juin Teh has moved here recently.
When the 34-year-old Mediacorp actress posted an Instagram video of herself moving out of her apartment and bidding goodbye to living in the island republic early this month, many netizens wondered if she was leaving the broadcaster for good.
But the actress whose bulk of work is based in Singapore is still very much a full-time Mediacorp artiste.
However, in a follow-up video she uploaded on April 7 on social media, Teh said she had merely moved to Johor to spend more time with her family and to save on rising rental costs across the Causeway.
Teh can be seen playing a servant in the popular series ‘Emerald Hill – The Little Nyonya Story.’
She was recently quoted in the Chinese news outlet Lianhe Zaobao that she has been commuting to Singapore for work from her Johor Baru home on public transport.
She moved back on April 1 after the rental lease on her apartment in Singapore expired.
“Rent went up, so I thought it might be good to move back home to Johor Baru. My mother’s getting older too, so I want to spend more time with her,” she said.
Moving back home saves her about S$1,000 (RM3,305) a month, although she spends more time commuting.
It now takes her two hours to get from her home in Johor Baru to Mediacorp. The trip can take up to three hours on weekends.
She said: “When a job ends late but I have other work to attend to early the next morning, I’ll stay over with a friend or a relative here (in Singapore).”
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