From the 8th floor, Mrs. Cecilia Crisostomo, 73 years old, a mother to 4 adults and a grandma to 10 grandkids, waves to the taho vendor. Since 5:30 a.m she has been sitting in her balcony, her favorite spot in her home at Shell Residences. This has become a daily routine for her—waiting for the arrival of the Mall of Asia neighborhood street vendor while soaking in the morning calm. She would go down and out onto the street carrying her red cups for the day’s fill of silken tofu with tapioca balls, which she would distribute to Shell Residences’ service staff.

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