"I kept walking, and every apartment looked the same to me. I couldn't find my way back at all," the boy said, before adding that he walked 12 hours daily.



During the 10 days he went 'missing', the boy used toilets in cafés and shopping malls, and slept outside apartment blocks.



"I'm a shy person. I don't really know how Singaporeans are like, so I didn't dare to talk to them or borrow their phones. I also tried looking for police stations but to no avail," the 18-year-old added.