things you miss from the past?

[jw5]

Still remember the hawker stall built in car park?
they served the best food and cheap.
now aday if the contractor takes up 2 parking lots
with their trash container, we kpkb.

Are you referring to the hawker centre that used to be in the car park beside where somerset mrt station is now?
I know of a married couple, both of whom were born in the 60s, who can't remember this. Are they forgetful or simply stupid?

 

[jw5]

green spot

How about eskimo pie?

 

[troubledtimes]

WHAT i dont miss, and the biggest waste of time.

WRITING JOURNALS DURING SECONDARY SCHOOL!

 

[SIFU]

honest, capable and most importantly, affordable ministers..

 

[HakkaThaileen]

Food in Singapore used to taste much better. If there's anything I miss, its the food and the fun.

Those were the days when most of the street hawkers possess relatively good culinary skill.

Nowadays, most of the food are mass produced. The suppliers would supply the food from the various factories in HDB / JTC food industrial estates and have them delivered to the place of sale under franchise arrangement.

You don't have to possess any culinary skill to operate a food stall. You are just a food handler. So long as you can come up with some initial capital to buy the franchise and know how to warm up the food via modern kitchen equipments, you can rent a stall at the various food court.

So the end result is: you eat a plate of fried rice, chicken rice, duck rice in Tiong Bahru, the taste is the same as that eaten in Tampines, or any other part of Singapore. It's monotonous in a sense.

 

[HakkaThaileen]

how about the old satay club, tpy hawker centre under the highway?

..and the best Indian Rojak sold at sarabat stalls at Waterloo Street, nice curry puff at the coffee shop opposite Rex cinema...

If you need a french cap urgently... get it from any of those ubiquitous five-foot-way mama stalls (remember..? the stalls were actually carved out of the wall of those pre-war shop houses with a depth of about 1 to 1.5 feet the most and the mama fellows with white sarong manning it- was it called sarong?..). Any such five-foot-way mama stall now? Anyone knows? and where is it?

 

[HakkaThaileen]

Actually... u can find em anywhere... Jurong drive in or Kallang KFC...

When they still sell 4-d, toto in such kiosh...

Long time no see...

Thanks for the picture of Player cigarette .. Do you have the picture of 555?..

 

[po2wq]

any1 tried tis b4? ... :p

 

[cowbellc]

i missed the time when i play tua bay long during my primary school, it was during 1982 at corporation pri chool. any one from there?

Balestier Mixed...Nothing withour labor.

 

[Microsoft]

Thanks for the picture of Player cigarette .. Do you have the picture of 555?..

As request...

 

[Microsoft]

any1 tried tis b4? ... :p

Got... still remember it cost 45 cents 4 a pack...:(

 

[High till Dry]

As request...

wah! i used to buy 555 for my uncle when i was a kid.

 

[Baimi]

Mary Bar, Sin Po Po Bar, Shanghai Bar, Datoh Rajah...

 

[Baimi]

Are you referring to the hawker centre that used to be in the car park beside where somerset mrt station is now?
I know of a married couple, both of whom were born in the 60s, who can't remember this. Are they forgetful or simply stupid?

Hawker centres built in most HDB estates car park,
during that time not many estates yet
and still lots of kampong houses, but i never stayed in kampong
all my life.

 

[Alu862]

Less idiots like Chee and Yap.

 

[i1u12]

Anyone of u remember the ice ball - shedded ice with red bean and chin chow in the centre. It cost 10 cts and finger licking good after a basketeball or football game. Where can I find it now?

Hawker centres built in most HDB estates car park,
during that time not many estates yet
and still lots of kampong houses, but i never stayed in kampong
all my life.

 

[jw5]

Those were the days when most of the street hawkers possess relatively good culinary skill.

Nowadays, most of the food are mass produced. The suppliers would supply the food from the various factories in HDB / JTC food industrial estates and have them delivered to the place of sale under franchise arrangement.

You don't have to possess any culinary skill to operate a food stall. You are just a food handler. So long as you can come up with some initial capital to buy the franchise and know how to warm up the food via modern kitchen equipments, you can rent a stall at the various food court.

So the end result is: you eat a plate of fried rice, chicken rice, duck rice in Tiong Bahru, the taste is the same as that eaten in Tampines, or any other part of Singapore. It's monotonous in a sense.

It's true that there are a lot of very ordinary food stalls in SG these days, especially in the food courts.
But there are still a lot of authentic hawkers plying their trade and serving delicious food all over the island. That's why I was so touched to read the article in the newspapers some time back about third generation hawkers, youngsters in their 20s and 30s who were prepared to carry on their parents' and grandparents' trades and skills. I wish them every success, because good food is probably one of the very few good things left in SG.
You need to know where to look for such delicious food.

 

[middaydog]

things you miss from the past_

Paul Newman

 

[Baimi]

What about this, chewing gum

 

[High till Dry]

today got nostalgic feeling. went back to tiong bahru hawker to eat my favourite dishes. yummy!!