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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Rickshaw Noodles aka "Kan Chia Mee" or La Che Mian 拉车面

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In Hokkien, this is called the "Kan Chia Mee" which means the "pull-vehicle-noodles" or in Chinese La Che Mian 拉车面. T...
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Those kerosene lamps

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On this Sunday evening when wife and daughter decided on a meaty Bak Kut Teh, and well, there are Bak Kut Teh, and Bak Kut Teh, daughter dec...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Chinatown Buskers

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Long long ago, there were buskers, but not the type that we know today. Or maybe, they are not buskers that we know today. It was in 1959, w...
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

A walk in Chinatown

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After a morning errand today, I decided to have breakfast in Chinatown, on the way back. Instead of walking beeline home from Outram MRT Sta...
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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Thian Hock Keng celebrates Cap Go Meh 2011

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On 17 Feb 11, Cap Go Meh as the Hokkien calls it (this term is used in Nanyang, from Malaysia through Singapore to Indonesia) is the grand f...
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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

A new look at Chinatown

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If you are not aware, go take a look at Chinatown before you reach there physically. Whether you are in Singapore or far away from Singapor...
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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Chinese New Year in the temples of Chinatown Singapore

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There were just too many activities, even in a tiny place like the Chinatown in tiny Singapore. But since I have set myself a tradition of v...
Monday, January 31, 2011

Hokkien pastry at Tan Hock Seng 陈福成

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On my prowl to see what's happening in the Greater Chinatown (I like this name mentioned in the chinatown.sg website), I passed by this ...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Chicken & Duck for Chinese New Year!

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The elders will always tell us, Chinese New Year time is the happiest for the kids. They have new clothes, angpows (red packets) and plenty ...
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Preparing to receive the Gods

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24th of the 12 Lunar Month is the day to send off the Kitchen God 灶君 (known to the Cantonese as Zhou Guan and Zhao Kun Kong to the Hokkien)....
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