Did he serve rotten vegetables on purpose?
Mon, Apr 13, 2009
AsiaOne
He picks up rotten vegetables strewn on the road - allegedly to serve them as side dishes to the noodles that he sells in his hawker stall.
Every morning, the hawker is seen picking up the spoilt and discarded vegetables from the wet market in the Toa Payoh East area, reported Shin Min Daily News.
According to a reader who tipped the paper off, the hawker claimed that he was picking up the vegetables for an old folk's home.
However, the reader noted that the hawker looked guilty when he made the claim.
Feeling uneasy, the reader decided to tail the hawker and subsequently saw the hawker bringing the vegetables back to his stall. After carefully sorting out the vegetables, the hawker proceeded to cook and sell them to his customers.
Reporter goes on the trail
A Shin Min reporter decided to investigate the caller's claims.
True enough, a middle-aged hawker appeared at the market at about 5 am and made a beeline for the area where unwanted vegetables were disposed of.
The hawker, who was wearing grey bermudas and a brown t-shirt, had cycled to the market with a plastic bag in his hands, continued the report.
After following the hawker for some time, the reporter decided to identify himself and questioned the hawker's actions.
The hawker, who identified himself as Mr Lim, said that he had gone to the market to pick up unwanted vegetables as well as to buy fresh vegetables. The vegetables that were served to his customers were fresh vegetables bought from the wet market.
"The vegetables that I pick up are used to feed animals, like the tortoises at the Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery" Mr Lim said.
However, the reporter verified that there were no tortoises in the premises of the monastery.
Mon, Apr 13, 2009
AsiaOne
He picks up rotten vegetables strewn on the road - allegedly to serve them as side dishes to the noodles that he sells in his hawker stall.
Every morning, the hawker is seen picking up the spoilt and discarded vegetables from the wet market in the Toa Payoh East area, reported Shin Min Daily News.
According to a reader who tipped the paper off, the hawker claimed that he was picking up the vegetables for an old folk's home.
However, the reader noted that the hawker looked guilty when he made the claim.
Feeling uneasy, the reader decided to tail the hawker and subsequently saw the hawker bringing the vegetables back to his stall. After carefully sorting out the vegetables, the hawker proceeded to cook and sell them to his customers.
Reporter goes on the trail
A Shin Min reporter decided to investigate the caller's claims.
True enough, a middle-aged hawker appeared at the market at about 5 am and made a beeline for the area where unwanted vegetables were disposed of.
The hawker, who was wearing grey bermudas and a brown t-shirt, had cycled to the market with a plastic bag in his hands, continued the report.
After following the hawker for some time, the reporter decided to identify himself and questioned the hawker's actions.
The hawker, who identified himself as Mr Lim, said that he had gone to the market to pick up unwanted vegetables as well as to buy fresh vegetables. The vegetables that were served to his customers were fresh vegetables bought from the wet market.
"The vegetables that I pick up are used to feed animals, like the tortoises at the Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery" Mr Lim said.
However, the reporter verified that there were no tortoises in the premises of the monastery.
