Reuters
Banker Matthew Kong has an inkling where his Hong Kong friends will want to visit when the travel bubble with Singapore opens on May 26. Beyond the usual tourist attractions, he said parents like him actually enjoy the city state’s Popular bookstore.
“The exercise books and textbooks are of high standards thus the ‘tiger mums and tiger dads’ will come and get different types of materials,” said the father of two, referring to the term “tiger parenting” where parents push their children to attain high levels of academic success.
Kong, 42, is a senior vice-president at a bank and moved to Singapore from Hong Kong in 2015.
March 11, 2021
Tinoq Russell Goh (left) and Dylan Chan
Raffles Hotel
Some Singaporeans may find it ridiculous forking out more than $5 for a plate of local hawker-style food.
However, on the other end of the spectrum, there are others who willingly sign-up for a two-year waitlist for this Peranakan private diner that is selling $18++ prawn noodle soup and $12++ ngoh hiang.
So, what s the big deal?
The aforementioned private diner named PasirPanjangBoy, is actually helmed by two make up stylists cum chefs Tinoq Russell Goh and Dylan Chan who run the show in a small apartment at hipster neighbourhood Tiong Bahru.
Tinoq had named the establishment after his childhood neighbourhood, Pasir Panjang, and it has been around since 2018.