PETALING JAYA (Sin Chew Daily) — The COVID-19 pandemic sees three Malaysian men from different ethnic groups working at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore staying under the same roof.

To cut cost, three of them take turns to cook and share the grocery bills.

Wong, 47, Thilagan Jearamoo, 35 and Amiruldin Mustafa, 32, baggage system technicians at Changi Airport's Terminal 1, have been living under the same roof for the past three months.

Jaeramoo posted on Facebook the dishes the three men took turns to cook each day which caught netizens' attention.

Wong cooked spicy prawn and kailan in oyster sauce while Jaeromoo stir-fried chicken with chili and Amiruldin prepared crab in coconut gravy.

They received more than 2,000 likes from the Facebook group. 

Jaeromoo told Sin Chew Daily each of them forked out S$150 a month to buy groceries. They bought only halal ingredients to ensure that Amiruldin has peace of mind.

Each of them took turns to cook daily.

Jearamoo, from Ipoh, is a good cook. He can cook Indian style curry, fish curry, Chinese style steamed tofu, kailan in oyster sauce, rendang chicken and soy sauce chicken.

His colleagues love his fish curry and soy sauce chicken.

Amiruldin was touched when Wong and Jaeramoo bought him a birthday cake and kept it in the fridge.

As he recalled, they were hinting him repeatedly to get a drink from the fridge.

"When Wong returned from work, the lights at home went off suddenly. They sang happy birthday song and took out the cake lit with candles. Jaeramoo cooked briyani rice to celebrate. It was a memorable birthday," said Amiruldin.

As Amiruldin was planning for Aidil Fitri, Wong and Jaeramoo sourced for raya cookies. Three of them cooked rending chicken and mutton, ketupat and Amiruldin let them try the lodeh he had prepared.

Amiruldin often sought help from his wife through video calls. His latest dish is asam pedas.

His colleagues learned about how Muslims fast and the prayers held during different hours as they lived together, he said.

They have also learned to eat with their hands like the Malays.

"Jaeramoo often Googles for recipe on the internet. His mutton curry and mutton soup are really tasty.

"And Amiruldin's coach is his wife who teaches him over a video call," said Wong.

Wong was the person who planned for Amiruldin's birthday. He also bought a cake for everyone on Father's Day.