A portrait of a clean-shaven man in a striped shirt. He is sitting in a relaxed manner and is looking at the camera. In white text, are the words: A portrait of statelessness. "I was waiting to be called up for NS, but I never got that call."

Kevin: A Portrait of Statelessness, Part 2

Comms Team Another Week Beyond

“So I started my first job as a barista…started working while waiting for National Service. One by one my friends were called up. I was like ok, just wait lah. I was then discharged from the welfare home, so I continued working, which is also how I met my wife. I was waiting to be called up for NS, but I never got that call. Looking back I should have called NS to find out why I didn’t get called up. That was my mistake that I didn’t call them up,” Kevin disclosed. “I really didn’t understand why, cos’ you …