Jman888 Moderator May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 蔡澜 a Singaporean but hardly live in singapore..... Interesting interview with this famous writer cum movie producer, and a food critic when he was back in Singapore recently, comment about local food.... 蔡澜：本地美食消失 因新加 坡人缺乏进取心(全文) 2013-05-05 ● 高健康 香港著名美食家蔡澜认为，新加坡的食 物今非昔比，显示新加坡人只求安稳度日， 缺乏进取心，他希望看到年轻国人有多一点 理想，努力追求 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinOrLim Clutched May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 not that young Singaporeans don't want to learn, the older hawkers don't want to teach and pass the skills to young Singaporeans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator May 7, 2013 Author Share May 7, 2013 not that young Singaporeans don't want to learn, the older hawkers don't want to teach and pass the skills to young Singaporeans you are kidding right? :huh: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinOrLim Clutched May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 you are kidding right? :huh: No....I am not...it was even stated in the news recently.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 cannot read.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondism Twincharged May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 蔡澜 a Singaporean but hardly live in singapore..... Interesting interview with this famous writer cum movie producer, and a food critic when he was back in Singapore recently, comment about local food.... 蔡澜：本地美食消失 因新加 坡人缺乏进取心(全文) 2013-05-05 ● 高健康 香港著名美食家蔡澜认为，新加坡的食 物今非昔比，显示新加坡人只求安稳度日， 缺乏进取心，他希望看到年轻国人有多一点 理想，努力追求 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMob 6th Gear May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 Now also overhead rising, initial capital to be forked out also high, youngster where wanna be hawkers. at this rate the rental is rising the market food pricing will soon be on level with now hotel prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmOm 5th Gear May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 Hi bro, If you are keen on this (full-time "food adventure"), do PM me. I can arrange something for you. Thanks! old man, this guy talk kok only... lol he is not even based in singapore now... any good and old food joint wanna pass on their skills... pls pm me... i m willing to give up my comfy office job for a food adventure... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinOrLim Clutched May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 Now also overhead rising, initial capital to be forked out also high, youngster where wanna be hawkers. at this rate the rental is rising the market food pricing will soon be on level with now hotel prices. I agree that food prices would increase...but youngsters do want to be hawkers you know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator May 7, 2013 Author Share May 7, 2013 cannot read.... a simple translate on the main point.... He pointed out when he as a child in Singapore, he can have very delicious prawn noodles and pork organ soup, but now the food is not delicious, it is very sad thing is to see Singapore cuisine is disappearing, like an endangered species. It is hard to find good local food, the hawker now mostly not doing a good job, because Singaporeans just too comfortable and lack of initiative. He was disappointed with the young, everyone waiting for parents to leave the future to them, why should I made so much, and why work so hard? Our generation is different, we work hard for better life for parents and ourselves, pay more attention and more effort on making the food better, so different now. " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator May 7, 2013 Author Share May 7, 2013 he is still living in the old days, same lah for people getting older often think about the old stuff [laugh] anyway, the real deal in fact is disappearing fast, i still visit his favourite wanton mee store at Tanjong Rhu old man, this guy talk kok only... lol he is not even based in singapore now... any good and old food joint wanna pass on their skills... pls pm me... i m willing to give up my comfy office job for a food adventure... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 a simple translate on the main point.... He pointed out when he as a child in Singapore, he can have very delicious prawn noodles and pork organ soup, but now the food is not delicious, it is very sad thing is to see Singapore cuisine is disappearing, like an endangered species. It is hard to find good local food, the hawker now mostly not doing a good job, because Singaporeans just too comfortable and lack of initiative. He was disappointed with the young, everyone waiting for parents to leave the future to them, why should I made so much, and why work so hard? Our generation is different, we work hard for better life for parents and ourselves, pay more attention and more effort on making the food better, so different now. " healthier food mean less deilicious mah.. simple reason he also dont know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 he is still living in the old days, same lah for people getting older often think about the old stuff [laugh] anyway, the real deal in fact is disappearing fast, i still visit his favourite wanton mee store at Tanjong Rhu my favour noodle shop close liao... because owner pass away liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMob 6th Gear May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 Most of the hawkers sons or daughters i know had a comfy job outside, non of them wanna take over their family hawker. very soon my fav wantoon mee at stiriling road , duck rice at AV all will be gone. haiz.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion Turbocharged May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 i somehow agree with this tiko face it's a tradition vs progress thing.... last time, street hawkers were replaced by hawker centres, next time maybe hawker centres will be phased out and replaced by other systems? likewise, the likes of char kway teow or hokkien mee may become extinct? unless they commercialise and market it, like bak kut teh, but the consumers will have to pay premium prices Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverofCar 6th Gear May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 (edited) fark him lah...who need a foreigner to comment on our local food.....how it develop is up to us...you like...eat it...don't like it....go back hong kong to eat lah..why Singapore need to do something to keep him coming....just fark off lah! old man...we local know where to get our fix with good local food...if he don't know...too bad... Edited May 7, 2013 by LoverofCar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 i somehow agree with this tiko face it's a tradition vs progress thing.... last time, street hawkers were replaced by hawker centres, next time maybe hawker centres will be phased out and replaced by other systems? likewise, the likes of char kway teow or hokkien mee may become extinct? unless they commercialise and market it, like bak kut teh, but the consumers will have to pay premium prices sometime is not the food of last time taste nice. its a memory thing that tend to lie to you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic May 7, 2013 Share May 7, 2013 Most of the hawkers sons or daughters i know had a comfy job outside, non of them wanna take over their family hawker. very soon my fav wantoon mee at stiriling road , duck rice at AV all will be gone. haiz.... Lol. no one ever asked the hawkers what they think. I bet u most of them took this up, not easy type of hot sweaty job, so that their children can have a nice comfy job in office Of course close door when old is kinda sad. but do they want this type of life for their child? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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