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She takes leap to be hawker after years in banking sector
Ms Elayne Ang and her partner Samuel Tan at Tian Kee Carrot Cake and Hokkien Mee in Marine Parade. Yesterday, Ms Ang received the Promising New Hawker Award at the first Singapore Hawkers Awards. TNP PHOTO: JOEL CHAN
Couple s leap of faith pays off with Promising New Hawker Award
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Ms Elayne Ang had worked for more than 15 years in the banking industry when she decided to take a leap to become a hawker.
The big switch in 2019 saw her opening a stall to sell carrot cake and Hokkien mee, and fielding questions from well-meaning friends about forgoing a stable, successful job with a steady income for the uncertainties of the hawker trade.
Explained: Singapore’s beloved street hawker culture, now a Unesco ‘Intangible Heritage’
The hawker centres are representative of Singapore’s multiculturalism, with stalls selling cheap, delicious food of Chinese, Malay, Indian origins, among others. Written by Pooja Pillai , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 24, 2020 7:24:48 am
Lau Pa Sat food centre is seen in Singapore. (Reuters Photo: Edgar Su, File)
Last week, one of Singapore’s most popular attractions, its vibrant street hawker culture, was designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Unesco. It is now part of a list that includes practices such as yoga from India, reggae music from Jamaica, Finland’s sauna culture and Turkey’s endangered whistled language.