She quit her job at 30 to be a lor mee hawker - and fulfil her mum's dream

[@celestialstar124]

So happy to see her parents looking proud at having such a good daughter. Their smile approved her ability.

[@sarasnarayanasamoi7415]

Very Blessed daughter. She understood her mum's TEARS. Very touching .God Bless you child.

[@carmenirigoyen-lopez9920]

What a moving story! She is a grateful daughter, who loves her mother, and has grown the family bussiness! The Singaporean government should implement rewards for the best hawkers, since their food has become a Unesco World Heritage Treasure! People who visit Singapore, have to go to a Hawker Centre, otherwise, it is like they have not seen the REAL Singapore!

[@bobafett5757]

Then tell me what for she studied so high and now ended up as hawker isnt that waste of education fund ?

[@768jefiline7]

@@bobafett5757 Why hawkers need to work long hours? What's your thoughts?

[@web3wizard381]

why are boomers so selfish? your daughters life is not yours to fulfill your unrealized dreams through her. let her live her own life.

[@768jefiline7]

Why do you need best hawker? What about those not the best? Please la everything must compete with, I stay in the east, what can this "Best hawkers" in the north/west/south benefit me? Why made a few dollars meal to expensive commodities?

[@bobafett5757]

@@768jefiline7 They work long hours due to poor time management and tend to economise on spending to get helper to fill them in so if they can master on planning this perhaps they can have more rest and quality time for themselves cos I have seen many hawkers able to work around 8 to 9 hours a day and getting a day off wihout disrupting their business

[@NationalFoodBro]

This is what great success looks like! Mad respect for this young lady

[@CalvinK300]

Agree ! Full respect for this lady. Parents have brought the kids up well.

[@bobafett5757]

Then study so high get cert all for what now ?

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Lost Receipt

[@CalvinK300]

@@bobafett5757 there are many ways to earn a living. Some require training and certification but others don’t. All require us to use our brains and passion to be successful.

[@bobafett5757]

@@CalvinK300 You forgot luck ?

[@quay007]

Wow This girl really inspire me. She knows what she wants and just do it. I wish her every success.

[@bobafett5757]

So you study until high level then want to become hawker is it ?

[@bridgetbourdon5234]

@@bobafett5757 Follow your passion... If it lights you up, just do it & throw away the logics.... .Hawker is also a profession and needs skills. It is call Hawkerpreneurs.

[@bobafett5757]

@@bridgetbourdon5234 Then its not making sense

[@mysticdreamworks]

@@bobafett5757 She study, its good.. she wanted to learn her mums recipe is also good.. she handling the busines is also good. she now open their 3rd stall is also good.. After their 10th stall, she use her studied skill to rebrand and refine their business.. and then... Maybe when she open their 100th shop or franchise, then you want say that she still waste her study?

[@jessiequek1395]

A touching and inspiring story! Once she made up her mind, she moves forward cos she knows it’s the path she has chosen. Wishing you every success!!! 👏👏👍👍🌈🌈

[@seowpj1401]

I takes my hat off for her.courage to change.from a 9 to 5 job to a much tougher job as a hawker. Keep it Jaycee.

[@cancanjaker1620]

I love lor mee. Always happy to see more lor mee stalls around, instead of the overwhelming bak chor mee, chicken rice, char siew rice everywhere now.

[@goonerp.7131]

I respect and will support you and all the next generation hawkers. Preserve SG Hawker culture, people like Jaycee deserve so much praise and support. Keep it up! In the long run it will be all worth it.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

So true!

[@chanjason1791]

Ridiculous, if you can't bear to let your daughter leave her job with good prospect and pay. Then you shouldn't even have called her and cry about your stall in the first place.

[@bobafett5757]

Yup kind of agree

[@tedaspane1493]

Chan Jason - She lives with her parents, there is not way to avoid daily emotional contact.

[@chanjason1791]

@@tedaspane1493 which is my point right. If the mum truly meant what she say about her daughters career. She should just sell the business or hire someone else. Instead of getting emotional with her daughter and in the end claimed that she is sad that she took away her daughters good job and prospects.

[@Blazer433]

@@chanjason1791 agree

[@tedaspane1493]

@@chanjason1791 Her mother, at first, should discourage her to follow her path since she has another son to replace her. But if she still insists to follow her mother footstep, that's her choice even that will sacrifice her career and that we should respect her.

[@jasonhoo7372]

this girl is one of the preetiest and sweetest girl that work on hawker store, hope can she be successful one day

[@ecp4466]

Well done. Jiayou! The mum raised a good kid with a good head on her shoulders. We need to appreciate hawkers and be willing to pay more for the food.

[@celestialstar124]

Respect every hardworking hwaker who sell at affordable prices and make an effort to ensue good quality food.

[@leowtaimeng811]

Your mum surely a real fighter n raise her children indeed very well. To grow your business into a chains stall..u need to let go...can not do everything by yourself.

[@randyooi8043]

That’s the way to go believing in yourself 🤜🤛 Well done Jaycee..💪🙌💪🤘🤘

[@kekw5153]

I love that she mentioned 'don't envy others' that's really true for me, I envy people who can work and travel at the same time, if I have to work at a hawker stall (i enjoy cooking sometimes) I would be disappointed sadly

[@kambehlan9216]

I always respect such people who will do things for their parents. Such people usually have a good heart. God bless this woman n her brother.

[@ADLfb]

Take a 70% pay cut is regressing. It is different if hawkering is her passion

[@bobafett5757]

Sure or not 70percent pay cut

[@ADLfb]

@@bobafett5757 that's what stated in this news

[@bobafett5757]

@@ADLfb So who audit that money cashflow cos any hawker can say take any number percentage paycut to justify for own gain right ?

[@ADLfb]

@@bobafett5757 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gu411230]

What an inspiring story !

[@reborn5583]

Some Hawker earn so much , u will be surprise some drive Mercedes, stay in condominium n private house. No doubt the hours are long.

[@keithlim1075]

Definitely will try her Lor Mee,though it’s not my fav hawker foods, we witnessed her sheer courage, determination to succeed & strong die hard spirits , we are confident she will carry her family name in good stead flying high. You go gal 🎉😂❤😊

[@blokeabouttown2490]

What a dedicated young lady, I wish her all the best.

[@teosingapore3609]

Where is the shop ?

[@Vachalen]

Gotta go try this. When I was very young, I used to go to China Street hawker center. It was a very dark and dirty hawker center. However, the lormee there was FANTASTIC. I have not been able to taste another lormee as good as that!

[@dotprofile]

Congratulations on the amazing news! This is an incredible milestone and you deserve the spotlight to celebrate the moment

[@s._3560]

This is an example of small local SMEs loved by true locals. Hard work is only a small part of success. The new citizens virtually never patronise the hawker centres. They much prefer their own food from their own country opened by their countrymen. So how does one take this to the next level, obtain funding to expand and scale up? How can the government help our local SMEs by creating the environment required to grow? Our food scene which is an important component of our *cultural confidence* as a nation is fast eroding. In the malls, we see a proliferation of ever increasing foreign franchises rather than local businesses, with more young people preferring foreign than local. What strategies and tactics can we as a nation learn from Japan and Korea, both having managed to supplant their many food franchises here?

[@ytlam2656]

Putting family first, I admire you.

[@denisechan5992]

A cheerful video showing a happy face girl find her calling as a hawker. Having said that a few of my spouse brothers and sisters were also hawkers. But unlike the parents in this video clip, they would not want their children to follow their vocation as hawkers. Their parents are happy when their children choose not to. To each his own.

[@cjkoh8227]

Singapore needs more brave young people like that. Tough work but u willbe rewarded if u persist. Jia you💪💪

[@clarelee3987]

Where is the stall in Jurong East? Address?

[@chngcheehwee5433]

Hi, where's the location ?

[@PaganMin-1966]

i think she rather help her parents than dealing with office politics, have to face unreasonable boss or bad colleagues

[@hongng3963]

Yeah n hv yr position taken by foreigner with a lower pay

[@tedklampett1737]

she must be the prettiest hawker around

[@anandnair5223]

You come across as a really good hearted person. Ur sacrifices will be well rewarded. All the best

[@bobafett5757]

How u know ?

[@Ana-fq9to]

Jaycee, you are a very strong person. I hope you can keep up the strong mind always and go a long way

[@fanyong7883]

Great, keep up. Be proud your self

[@kehyongtan128]

好料哪里可以品尝到！ Jurong East地址？

[@hongng3963]

I would do the same too. Why not since its a family business built up by yr mum and business was already good. Learn the skill n everything would be a routine. Be yr own boss is better.

[@durian5233]

Hawkers are passionate about their cooking. Food court owners are passionate about their profit. Cooks at hawkers stall are owners. Cooks at foodcourt are employees. The difference between the two is in the food. A simple test you can do is to eat.

[@hman9581]

It is called a food dungeon - greasy foods, smelly, and slimey. It is not for everyone.

[@wanderfooltang3520]

The elder son is always nice and polite

[@richardchin1621]

Where place in lor mee stall?

[@martinlee7102]

The best part is that if the hawker fails to pay the $600 “consulting fee” in time, he will be charged 12% interest or “such higher rate as may be determined from time to time by the Consultant” for any outstanding amount owed - aka “Ah Long” style of “O$P$” but minus the pig’s head and splattering of red paint on walls. In any case, given that hawker stall rentals at SEHCs have skyrocketed and SEHCs have used “Ah Long” style of management operating these hawker stalls, as revealed by Mr Seetoh and warned by Mr Yee earlier in Parliament in 2012, one can only conclude that Vivian’s ministry has failed to keep watch on these SEHCs “very, very closely”.

[@peterlee527]

A wise decision person, nothing bad, you earned a honest living, should support 👍👍👍👍👍

[@audreycoco9890]

She so cool❤️

[@tg988]

Very rare breed. Not many are willing to setup a hawker stall to earn a living because of long hours to prepare the ingredients and food. They get the satisfaction when customers like their food. If she has more energy and time she can do yoga classes, or any other side activities to supplement her income. Bravo to her!

[@PaganMin-1966]

not long ago there is a report a young woman decided to become a butcher selling pork in the market

[@jimw8615]

Everybody take different path in life. Don’t need to compare. There are many definitions of success

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

How much per bowl??

[@wuzhai2009]

Working for yourself is much better than being a slave to an organization or boss!

[@bobafett5757]

When u are hawker u dont work for yourself cos you work for your customers orelse who is paying for all the food preparation and utilities and hardwork so it still slaving right ?

[@bridgetbourdon5234]

Follow your passion... If it lights you up, just do it. Hawker is also a profession and highly needs skills. It is called Hawkerpreneurs.

[@gadooze]

That is good about business, passable to your children.

[@joeawk]

I would think she made a wrong decision.

[@martinlee7102]

“They (social enterprises) operate the new hawker centres like a hard core commercial Food Court management system. Hence, I am seeing some issues that raises some concerns,” Mr Seetoh said. Contract agreements from hawkers at SEHCs revealed that on average, they are paying about $4000 a month on stall rentals. Then there are a number of hidden charges written inside the contract agreements, like imposing a Gross Turnover Profit percentage, charges for crockery washing, collection and return and even a “brazen clause” that hawkers need to pay a “consultant” $600 a month to have them spot check their food quality and operation.

[@eio1971]

Wow I admire her. When I come to Singapore I will stop by and eat

[@shireenjahn8462]

What an inspiration

[@iluvjdm2]

"It's only once in a lifetime. Either I do it ,or I dont." #Realist #FACTS #NowOrNever

[@soonguanong8411]

Bravo Bravo

[@sunnygarden4948]

I hope she is doing it for herself & not for her mum, filial piety is one thing but to get into a career where you wont be happy in the long term is setting up a trap for oneself. Some parents would fight like mad not to have their children be in these kind of industry because its back breaking work, they "sin ku" themselves pay for the children's higher education but dont wish the kids to follow their footsteps. I hope it works out well for their family.

[@1965Singaporean]

In reality: FT take comfortable job, Singaporean take tough job. Most hawkers will not encourage kids to be hawkers, they know is very tough very tough. Hawkers as parents actually hope their kids don't be hawker.

[@melkwa9524]

what u said is so right! n not forgetting higher pay

[@senianns9522]

It's good value food--too many hugely expensive places for eating in Singapore! Good on this lady!

[@jessieloh2111]

Where is this place?

[@apoolbahari]

787 Yew Tee

[@jessieloh2111]

Thanks you

[@keithlim1075]

Where is the JE store ? Thx in advance

[@kamolhengkiatisak1527]

In Thai, we call you "Luk Katanyu", literally "child grateful". You can't bear to see your mom cry and want to pay back for raising you up. Such person is "Luk Katanyu".

[@sohaibn.]

great job. well done

[@nizanramly8196]

Such an inspiration. Hopefully I'll be just like you..one day

[@filesonly2763]

70% pay cut???

[@jinsoonchin5205]

If you do well in the hawker business, you might be able to expand it to become a franchise business.

[@CB-ig9ug]

Continue as long as you want it yourself. Not because someone else wants you to.

[@overgrey]

she is cute.. and hard working young lady.

[@pokmerb444]

Aiyo. Jurong East where. Bukit merah where. So big how to find ??? Beautiful girl girl good daughter Lor me stall

[@neapolis2789]

Working for yourself equal freedom with your soul!

[@juvezhang1715]

Secret recipe can not be written in notebook instead it must be in the brain. Very good idea.

[@ciecat6015]

It's double time enjoyable because she is with her family. Unlike us hawker who works for somebody & be away from our own family.

[@steventay5834]

Hawker life is damn tough

[@atsgimpex595]

Good job. 👍 👍👍👍

[@martinlee7102]

Others questioned whether these young hawkers would be able to sustain themselves in the long run, given the fluctuating income of the industry, and whether they will be able to save up for a family or even retirement. A couple of netizens asked why the programme was only open to polytechnic and ITE graduates and not National University of Singapore (NUS) or Nanyang Technological University (NTU) graduates as well. One netizen asked, “What is the underlying message for our education system here?”

[@laurencegoh4669]

Jiayou 🙏

[@shireenjahn8462]

Really hope she become restauranteer with Michelin star on day. God willing

[@aiqinhai1]

Good lormee. Come try!

[@alicekok2122]

Kudos 👍 Thank you also for keeping great food in the churning mode. Can anyone help to text the address, here? Thank you!

[@starman1994]

Respect

[@hman9581]

Poor decision.

[@starman1994]

@@hman9581 guess if everyone thinks like you, we would all be cooking our meals at home then wouldn't we?

[@jarrodyuki7081]

no child porn no sex with minors no illegal drugs and no illegal firearms.

[@tanpengjoo7205]

Well done, keep up the good work, need more locals breed to prepare local taste n not foreigners preparing food that are not as tasty as local.

[@LimeBoy-oo6ph]

What language other than English is she speaking? Sounds like Mandarin but I can't tell

[@ongsengkee2530]

Hi 美女👧加油💪💪. Congrats to you and family for working so hard and doing so well. Stay healthy and always be happy.

[@dedotdedot7365]

Remember 4 P's (1) Price (2) Product (3) Place (4) Promotion.

[@blessingsfromabv]

BECAUSE OF YOU, I HAVE LOR MEE TO EAT

[@bobafett5757]

Learn to cook the recipe of Lor Mee lah

[@hookkimhin7097]

Best wishes. As long as you have the passions, you will succeed. Keep it up. You speak good English.

[@chinkenneth9527]

Being a hawker can earn more than your job

[@deschan2246]

Good lor mee is rare or non existence nowadays.

[@hangkook]

Respect! Blessed family of good character n values. Do consider to go HALAL for one of your stalls. We will support u with online n offline orders. Jiayou!

[@goletra]

You: Knock knock Me: Who's there? You: Lor mee Me: Lor mee who? You: Lor mee like you do, lor mee lor mee like you do Me: 🙄

[@MDroid-bn6eb]

Jiayou!! 🎉🎉

[@rudylopez5060]

She is good looking. At first i thought, she could be an S.I.A girl..

[@cjyap9244]

Aft all,is good income..

[@lifeisallaboutperspective9617]

my dream girl

[@bobafett5757]

*What she did is admirable but not really inspiring cos its a waste of all the money and efforts put in all those years for her to seek education and also shes wasting her young adult life to socialize and network with people around her age perhaps she can work part time in the office and spend another part time assisting her parents so she will be well balanced*

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

Having to be at the stall around 3am No joke Sacrifice sleep

[@bobafett5757]

Can still sleep inside the stall right ?

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

@@bobafett5757 What garbage are you spouting?? Those vexsin and boosters have definitely done severe damages to you!!!! Did you watch how busy they are once reached the stall to prepare????

[@mujahideengirl8907]

The beginning of World War 3 signifies that Qiyamat (The Day of Judgement) is very near. And there isn’t much time left at all, as some people have claimed and said that these events are very far away.” #MuhammadQasimDreams

[@chimmichua1986]

mum is quite selfish to make daughter fulfill her dreams. i thought it was supposed to be the other way round where parents are to help fulfill their kids dreams lol

[@pohgeoktan6878]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@maypong2007]

加油💪