now, i ve been speaking to a lot of people who talk about how singapore loves its hawker culture, it loves its food. but the general story is the first generation starts a hawker stall, they get successful, they send their kids to school, and they tell them, do not i did not work hard for you to go into the restaurant business. paul: my mom and dad said the same thing. don t come into the business. geraldine: get a 9-5 job. stay in the air conditioning. anthony: many of the people i speak to are very sad that these original recipes and preparations are disappearing. you know, other than this wonderful family, who do your parents think will keep these traditions alive? geraldine: my mom was saying like now that thgovernnt encoures aot of young people
but the general story is the first generation starts a hawker stall, they get successful, they send their kids to school, and they tell them, do not i did not work hard for you to go into the restaurant business. paul: my mom and dad said the same thing. don t come into the business. geraldine: get a 9-5 job. stay in the air conditioning. anthony: many of the people i speak to are very sad that these original recipes and preparations are disappearing. you know, other than this wonderful family, who do your parents think will keep these traditions alive? geraldine: my mom was saying like now that the government encourages a lot of young people to preserve the traditions, i think she believes and hopes that ten years down the road that maybe more peopleike us ng to take over the business. paul: and right now, wayne s eldest daughter is 14. makesha, she helps out in the