Another Dine-In Ban: Hawkers Without Rental Waivers | On The Red Dot | Singapore Hawkers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Starting from a pushcart along Sungei Road, Ah Tee has been selling Ko Ko Mee for over 50 years. Meanwhile, tucked away in a corner of Coronation Shopping Plaza, My Cosy Corner has become a food institution among the residents and students in the area.
But with COVID-19 dining restrictions, these two food-stalls have seen their customer numbers dwindle. And while delivery is a lifeline for many hawkers, both Ah Tee Ko Ko Mee and My Cosy Corner have not subscribed to delivery services.
With uncertainty over their succession plans, could the pandemic spell the end of these beloved dishes?
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As an Englishman i can say these hard working independent food retailers make Singapore special. Please don't lose your unique character. Good fortune and health to all.
I feel a lot for the hawkers under the COVID plight. There are hundreds more affected who are not featured here and just wanting to make an honest living. They are so important to the Singapore fabric and it will be a tragedy to lose them.
I really enjoyed eating at the hawker's center. In one place you can eat what you like and want, without spending a fortune for it. As a tourist in Singapore, I will treasure my experience eating in hawker's place. God bless!
The government should establish a hawker platform for delivery to cap the cost at 15pct so Grab and deliveroo do not capitalize on it. 30 pct charge is ridiculous and equivalent to modern day slavery.
Right
True.. been wondering bout this since the start of the pandemic. GOVERNMENT ENTITY to deliver goods n services to the people, just like national postal service. I guess grab n others just lobied the government not to implement it. The charges are ridiculous.
Agree.. Let GovTech do it
Here in Indonesia, thankfully it’s 20% only. It’s a lot for me as a merchant. But it helps a lot. In Indonesia, food delivery is for everyone. Everybody orders food online. And old people also sell through Grabfood or Gofood (by Go-Jek). It’s surprising that in Singapore some legendary stalls don’t even sell it online.
Ya, end up the delivery people take a pay cut lor, because Singapore no minimum wage law.
I think Cozy Corner is not badly affected compared to other elderly hawkers.... it was actually featured in one of the taiwanese TH-camr foodie video last year... More effort should be placed in hawkers who are struggling due to lack of social exposure and digital literacy to promote their food. But we must encourage them to improve their food standard too. Else it is not sustainable.
I promise I was just telling a friend that all these smaller or not Western countries need more than anyone to not close down. But, they will for the safety of the people. You ALL work so hard just to live!! Beautiful cultures, talents, values, traditions and FOOD😍 God Bless EVERYONE 🤗🌺
This is Chinese and Singaporean culture. Thanks for loving us
@@PadinYusof You're Welcome 😊 I do love all of you. Stay Safe and Blessings 🤗
@@khadijah3519 same to you. Stay safe too
@@khadijah3519 😎
So lucky to have the children to continue the legacy
The Singapore government should ensure that the hard working hawkers are supported financially in these difficult times, without them, Singapore would be just another cold boring city full of KFC, mac Donald, and pizza hut. It would be a city without a soul.
I totally agrees with R. Alexander
Imagine when u in malaysia ...
Imagine also if there is no KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut in Singapore and in other countries. It will also be boring. Instead of talking negatively, you could just have said that the Singapore government support the whole food industry.
Its been 15 years since I last set foot in SG.
My son was just 13 months and learned walking in SG!
My family had meals in one of those hawker centers!
Should I return to SG, I'll definitely visit these hawkers again!.
@Lakshmi Kimmu thanks for the spellcheck
@Lakshmi Kimmu Laksa kimchi, it was a minor typo.
Not because they don't want to retire, it's because they take pride in what they do, don't want to feel that he's depend on children to survive, and because he's a father. Father always the head of family, always will be the one who provide, even though their children can and will care for him. Parents, I mean responsible parents always provide till the day they can't.
Agree although I kinda disagree with the wording on the last sentence. If a parent wants to retire and live off their retirement fund and not work/provide anymore (maybe because their children are adults or have their own families), then they are irresponsible?
The food looks so delicious, but people need to change their mindset to let hawkers make a decent living.
Exactly what mindset were you referring to? People are still supporting hawkers by buying their meals from hawkers are they not?
@@sktoh4469 People should support hawkers by willing to pay more, but not with the old mindset that hawkers have nice and cheap foods. Disclaimer: I have never been to Singapore and never tried hawker food.
@@kcanyon9108 If you go to Singapore, you will find there's a large number of places that sell hawker food and a large number of people patronising them almost non-stop on a daily basis. In a free market capitalist economy like Singapore's, sellers (i.e. hawkers) set their prices and buyers can choose whom to buy from. Sellers who set their prices too high will see a drop in the number of customers willing to pay the high prices.
Eventually, market forces will ensure prices adjust to what is known as a price equilibrium. Sure, prices tend to rise over time due to inflation. However, suggesting that people should voluntarily pay more when there are less costly alternatives is unrealistic.
Only in a communist system would you see prices manipulated to suite the whims and fancies of the government. Wisely, China saw that communism didn't work. You should too.
@@sktoh4469 Very good point and educational. Thank you for your lengthy explanation. I should go there sometime to check them out. Best!
Hmmm... at such hard times, the hawkers should have rental waivers . It will help them to survive this period of hard time.
Millionaire PAP ministers can easily donate 10% of their salaries to a hawker benevolent fund. Why so stingy??!
Singapore government officials: Please, please, help these hawkers, they are a National Treasure, what would Singapore be without the hawker food!!!
amazing tradition that goes beyond business - it stitch up human connection. Let's support these hawkers!
it will always be sad if all these good food are being discontinue just like the tiong bahru lor mee during the 80s i couldn't find the same old taste as before
Hats off to the hawkers resilience and optimism along with the support of their kids to continue churning delicious food.
Older generation are wiser, patient and hard workers…we should value them, respect them and most of learn from them..they are full of wisdom
Yes indeed
While nowadays generation is basically a pathetic loser. Only few of them dare undergoing perseverance.
@@saupin002
They are also money hungry
I would love to visit these hawkers when I am able to visit SG next…
Wendy..
Most welcome.
Great report/story. :)
They work very hard and long hours......
Hopefully all hawker in Singapore get through this situation.. I"m Indonesian had a lovely experience eating there.. God Bless hawkers in Singapore and keep fighting 🦾🦾
Though the auntie said she didn't want to pressure his son, but I'm sure it will be heartbroken when the time come and his son said 'No'.
Same with Ah Tee, he hope his son could continue their family business, but reality said otherwise.
overall, this vid really breaks my heart ಥ_ಥ
Hope all this will pass and we can travel again, go there and get some bite...
Bless all this people.
This video is well done, keep up the high standard.
I love mee pok mien,so tasty! i ate it everytime i went to hawker centre how i miss Singapore.I love Singaporian food.I wish i can still go back to Singapore.
The sceret weapon seems to be his singlet
After watching this video...... all i can say is that, they possessed a very very REMARKABLE FIGHTING SPIRIT !!!!!!! Really deserved my SALUTE !!!!!!!
Real stories, when a small bisness are putting real honest effort more than big bisnesses do, as seems like most govt tend to look after big bisnesses and recognize they are competing in an even playing field. Whereas small entity pockets directly into their thin hands thus affects more, costs less right. Like it takes a fortune to help them. Respect every old timers that works and that mentality, golden. Generations that wasnt ruined by gadgets, modern slavery by big corp. Bravo to our locals, pls support them. Really hope this pandemic could turn into blessings in disguise
I want those bamboo pieces. As an itinerant vendor originally, Ah Tee would use the bamboo pieces to signal his arrival. As children, we always ran out of the house when we heard the tok-tok-tok sound, looking for the man (not Ah Tee in my case.) The vendor moved around the neighborhood pushing his noodle cart; after the rain, he still sloshed about in his flip-flops, sometimes the water came up to his ankles but that didn't seem to bother him a bit.
I will go to Singapore soon. When searching the hawkers info, I happened to see this video, very impressive. Thanks CNA. But I learned Ah Tee's stall has been closed last year. What's a pity. It's definitely a challenge to preserve such heritage. 😓😓 All the best to uncle Ah Tee, wishing him good health and happiness.
I empathize with these two; and I just hope they could go on. Sending love from the Philippines.
Much more effort and skills go into a bowl of hot delicious noodles and yet it's cheaper than a cup of Bubble Tea! I rue the day hawkers die out on this island.
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Why don't they move their stalls to Yishun, Sembawang? So many people staying there.
Cosy corner food is really nice
@zacwen how isit off topic? Its still about food
Singaporean hawkers should form a union and demand rental cut from NEA. Better yet, stage a protest by not going to work and not opening your stall.
omg i used to eat at My Cosy Corner after school! The fried rice and chicken wing is delicious!
My darling Singaporeans, I have a great passion to pop over and share in your wonderful culture and food (The culture here in Ballarat has its positive side but the food is terrible). Unfortunately, there is a small problem at the moment with travel, but I am booked in for my second shot of Astra Zenica next Tuesday. Please have a chat with your government and urge them to work out how Australians can travel to Singapore a soon as possible. I have had a chat to my local Members of Parliament but they are just not as on the ball as yours.
Yours in hunger
Dr Jones
Singapore number one KoKo noodle. I used to eat 3 times weekly!
Informative video! I enjoyed watching this video!👍😃
Everytime i watch video like this, i always feel sad, will respect more to eat dish like this in future. Good one.
Be generous with ingredients n uses fresh supplies……sufficient sweet sauce…..tat way sure taste yummy.
潮州👏好吃。感谢您。
continue or not .. he needs another outlet (not business location )for his energies to acquire a sense of meaning abt his life .,
I dun get what u r trying to say
Let all go and support him
Work keeps it going, the moment you stop working, all the old age illness start coming out.
Makes me want to try Ah Tee Ko Ko Mee and the popiah at My Cosy Corner.😋
been trying finding this ko ko mee for so many years , come out he in this food court all along , how ironic ..........wah lao his shop end so early ,how to support , lol
Craving for some Mee Rebus
May all our hawkers be blessed and the Lord shall tie you over this pandemic.
Why they did not get rental waiver. Ask them to see top MP!
I can't help to comment and feedback to the Popiah store. 1) Go no delivery platform and rise the price. If your food is good, your loyal customer will buy. Delivery platform would shown whether its the same price in store or otherwise. 2) Maintain own phone line delivery supply chain and physical takeaway where the price remain the same. Customer would have options. Only differ is the price. I can only see win-win from this resolution.
I don't know how it is in Singapore but in my country there are some restaurants who put higher price on the app and it's cheaper if you do takeaway from the restaurant itself. I think that's understandable and people shouldn't be put off to buying food that's a few dollars more expensive. I get it that these are hard time and people become more price sensitive but it's also equally hard for the sellers if they have to cut their margin just to maintain the same price on the app as on the store.
hard work deserve surprises in life. GoD will provide.
Malaysian hawkers face same problem criticise their govt. very day.
But the singaporean. very positive thinking.
Things will get better (hopefully)
I hope i can helping more Hawker local business I Food leveling
Why are the qualifications of the subsidy?
Good lord, I'm starving!
Allow dine in.. Max 2per table.... There are people work from home and others...
12:07 Ok lah. I'm watching this in Australia and I scanned the QR code in this image and it worked.
There has to be a way to keep these places going. In a country of 6 million people, if every household spent a certain minimum number of dollars a day across all these hawker stalls, the ice cream uncles, and so on, all will survive the COVID.
So, Singapore: CAN OR NOT!?!
cannot
Can lah
Nv wash/rinse b4 cook.....
And that glove coloured until like tt still dun wan change new one uh.
I love visiting Singapore now i cannot go. Who spreading this virus anyway!
Another funnyass word of the British: Hawker. And they say: Hawka
apprec tat suggest a time appropriate word ?
Can't they home deliver?
I will say give some slack to younger hawkers, don't start discourage them and compare harshly with their previous generation.
Give them a chance to grow and with their unique style. Cooking is an art, nobody can fully replicate
the original master.
Sometimes I like the second generation style more because they attempt to change for the better.
I thought everything is well in Singapore.
Salary drop during covid. Hawkers no biz. How any good plan or not
I love the popiah......
If you're unwilling to move with the times. Who's to blame?
Where is My Cosy Corner ?
Coronation Plaza.
www.google.com/maps/place/My+Cosy+Corner/@1.3239187,103.8099886,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x5c81b5095abde811!8m2!3d1.3239593!4d103.8100166
Some elderly toilet cleaners tell me, they clean toilets just to pass time. They have enough money to retire. Yall believe or not? I believe! And i saying this not to appear to be politically correct
现在还有新加坡本地人在日常生活中说潮汕话、普通话或者其他汉语方言吗？
No they do not. The government killed off dialects 40 years ago!
If he doesn't want to, that's kinda on him. If he can't afford to, then that's on govt.
Another dine in ban without waiver
-Again.
“Siamese noodles” < wtf?
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Wah....uncle only wear sleeveless singlet and selling food. Singapore food handling regulation so lenient.
Ah Tee Ko Ko mee is so unhygienic in food preparation. In front of the camera, he still has the guts to cut the fish cake without wearing gloves. Also, look at the wood cutting block, I doubt it is clean. I would encourage NEA to pay a visit to this store to educate the store holder before someone gets food poisoning.
Overnight, exposed surfaces at the food stalls are probably visited by rodents, cockroaches and other nocturnal creatures. I highly doubt old ah peks see any need to sanitize and disinfect contaminated food preparation areas. One must assume the stomachs of Sinkaporeans have adapted to less than wholesome hawker food.
Everything Hawker can cook, you can cook as well. So cook at home, eat at home, no take away. Hawkers/grab delivery you are paying for someone to profit from you. So save some money, if you really want to learn, go to the Hawker centre and look more closely how they do it and figure out their recipe. Eat and taste with abit more attention on what is in the product. Go home and experiment. That is how to learn and better yourself.
nah, i'm too lazy and not worth my time making one portion for myself even though i can cook like that for sure. Besides, my money is wayyyy more than enough to always dine out and use my precious time (for cooking and preparation) for something else.
@@onengkusumah2905 I really enjoy cooking, the challenge to be able to make a similar meal is really nice feeling. For me, its not so much the money, its the fun in doing it. You are also in control of the portion, the "liao" and you can make it a more healthier option. Its not for all, but just like other DIY hobbies, like 3d printing, programming and tweaking investment bots, its all in good fun for me. So do what you enjoy, I am not forcing it on you.
@Jerome S I think this pandemic will trigger alot of people to think this way, both the rich and poor. But to each his/her own. From the poor learning to make very cheap pack lunch, to the rich making more luxurious or healthier version of the same meal. Its all in the name of enjoying to cook for yourself and your loved ones.
seems like a hassle to just make yourself food. I want to eat satay, let me see🤔 2 hours preparation with lots to clean up and charcoal smell all over OR I can wait 20 min for it to be delivered. hmmm.....
@@bchpls24 Why you need the full satay experience stick and all, you can Marinade the meat (with lamb/chicken/beef/pork/mutton etc slice) and grill satay sauce you can either make or buy from lee kum kee, kueh tupat you can also buy it in a roll and just slice it (some hawker just use the ready made kueh tupat anyway). The taste is in the marinade. The thing about DIY cooking you can make your own style of satay meal, only in your mind that the meat must be on a stick. Woah you make me want to try a satay challenge this weekend for my family yum yum. I make my Kueh tupat with rice, pork floss mix and spicy seeweed flakes. Very nice. I am not Malay so I can do any fusion I like.
What about the malaysian hawkers????? They have to break the rules go on the street begging lo
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It's very unhealthy to not wear an apron when preparing for meal.
10:27 Really? "CORONAtion Shopping Plaza".. REALLY???
"will be a tragedy for me" please lar. another example of first world problem. cry coz place closed down? go another place lor.
Why are singapireans really lazy to clear the plate on the table its not that hard like you have no discipline. Here in uk we clear the table after we finish eating even in macdo. Coz we care about others and we treat people fairly.
The UK???!?!!! HUH?
here in Singapore, everyone must wear mask. why your UK citizen STAYING here cannot understand the need to wear mask? hmmm????? check out your own species called benjamin glynn
Last time when dining at hawker stalls, cleaners would collect the tray/plate and clean the table so it has been a habit for patrons not to clear table. Now the authority wants to change the practice to return tray or clear table so definitely it takes time for some patrons to change the habit although some have actually done so.
Showing the teeth of the key 1:10 is a really terrible idea.... Anyone can now take that pattern and replicate it. Add it to the disclosure of the location, anyone can now break into his restaurant with ease, making his difficult life worse than it should be.
Yeah except keys are 3d items where the dimensions and exact measurements are important. I think I shall just send a photo of my key to my locksmith in future if I want to make a copy. Didn't realise it was so simple.
@@slaiyfershin the keyforms arehvery standardised and easily recognised.
Once you know how many pints there are, the spacing also becomes standardised.
So to clone a key, you only really need to know the relative height difference between the teeth. Start from the highest biting, test, bring all the teeth down 1 step, test and repeat until you get the correct height. I've seen this done irl, altho the locksmith has to be someone who knows what they're doing.
Makes one very paranoid when carrying keys around once you know it. Someone could just snap a picture and the rest is history.
ain't nobody got time to duplicate keys to this ahpek kopitiam... steal what? fish ball?
Hahaha... just watching for 3 minutes of the video, there is NOTHING SPECIAL for SG food at all. Much simple and each bragging whatsoever special.
Well, have a look to China and the other Asian noodle. SG food is too simple, but not cheap I bet and me out.
Never dream to go to SG in my life. LOLOL
Aiyah. Another toad croaking in the well
people like to focus on losses, why not focus on your profit?
Pre-pandemic profit for about 20 to 30 years, where did it go?
you tell me you cant withstand a pandemic for a year?
The profit is used to send children to study, not really reinvested back into the business
Bottom Line: Just because of one Country lab created virus, entire world is suffering
@Jeremiah denial syndrome. bats has been around for ages. suddenly year 2020 pass along...haha. im chinese but totally blame China, no way to avoid..
what legacy? That dude said it like his stall is 100yr old business empire which stretch across 30 countries
Surely not the "legacy" in your parochial definition. A legacy, that is beyond you, is the mark and richness of the individual left to people who care and matter.
@@raydanz yea that's what poor stupid people who work long hours and gain nothing tell themselves to make themselves feel better , keep living the dream bud while i'm enjoying my shot of tequila
@@pabloemilioescobargaviria9914why so salty? it's his legacy not yours anyways🤷🏾♀️
@@ChuChuAndAhBa lol the rich are so rich because they delegate people to work for them while they have more time for other leisures and more time to think of new ideas which poor people do not have that luxury, thats why they will always be poor :)
@@bchpls24 nobody salty here , why so sensitive?
These hwaker featured in this video are all very passionate people. They all invest efforts into perfecting the food they sell.
Really appreciate these hardworking hwaker
I like hwakers.
Is My Cosy Corner looking for an alternative apprentice just in case? I would love to help them carry-on the business.
The Cosy Corner has the best popiah all over Singapore.
I'ts always worth the wait,they never run out of customers.
Glad for them
Somehow read online that she gets all the ingredients from QIJI. A customer saw QIJI staff made delivery at her shop.
Why are some hawkers not under NEA's purview and not given rental waiver? I think the delivery platforms are earning too much a cut from these hawkers. The delivery businesses r thriving on these hardworking hawkers who are trying to make a meagre income.
delivery platforms isn't a charity organisation. They are no different from any other business providing goods and services. No one is sticking a knife down people's neck and forcing others to use them.
hawker could've opt out.. or even if they raise the cost of the food, it's still better to earn something than no customer at all...
@@bchpls24 That's why the guy in the video said that we (as customers) need to change our mindset "hawker food are cheap food that shouldn't cost more than $2 or $3". If we don't want to pay more than that then where does that leave the seller? The delivery app is certainly not a charity and the sellers are having a very thin margin already. The longer your supply chain is the more expensive the product is going to cost for customer.
This ko ko mee will be in my bucket list when visit Singapore once restriction lifted. Hope this noodle will make me cry with happiness and those attap house memories.....
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Wow...i Can feel...the Passion..these Hawkers about their food Product... (Honestly i was also Selling Cakes..@ East Coast Beach)...Not Easy it's 24/7 job..n Competitors is also another Challenge where 10 Person selling same product with One Customer...Bottomline is i RESPECT the Uncle/Auntie-Hardwork n Never Say "Give Up"attitude...
Thank you to all Singapore hawkers stall owner for the service. Stay strong stay safe.🙏
Thanks for making this video, CNA. I don't know the impact or reach of these types of videos, but anything that can create more visibility and tell the stories of hawkers can't hurt. At 09:33, when Ah Tee mentioned that Pornsak had approached him for a feature on a 广告, the English subs used "programme" but I believe "commercial" or "advertisement" could have been lexically more accurate.
bless the uncle. what a story. he really sacrificed a lot. please support and buy from him.
Its goods fr father to son n hope grandson can help out even if they r graduate,dont loose the trade,small foods business is always the best able to control n can really help the fmly in needs.dont loose this trade,real people understand simplicity.like home cooking on the spots hot n delicious,thks u ah kong n ah mah this trade will never died.but long hrs come with it , kamsiah
Love these sort of shows.. nicely done