Wah bendemeer market full house

[daryl76]

I was at people's park complex hawker last Sat. they have a branch there. seems quite popular.

nowadays got a few more liao

like teck huat etc, i dunno how they do it leh, the person bidding for the stall has to be there for a min period of time everyday

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wan gui is everywhere la

u go the upper boon keng? also got 1 wan gui

[Keeptrucking]

wow exactly what i told my wife too... crazy right? even though this year they claim the rental is capped at $15k but its still damn high!!! cb pa and pap just wan money

ya. so much the gov can do to let people breathe easier, and enjoy a better life and more balanced lifestyle.

they can for example charge half-rent for people who sell things like hand made handicrafts and art. 

instead, they chose to pursue a profit-driven bidding system (I think).end up everyone just sell overpriced fancy food so as to recoup money fastest way possible.

[daryl76]

ya. so much the gov can do to let people breathe easier, and enjoy a better life and more balanced lifestyle.

they can for example charge half-rent for people who sell things like hand made handicrafts and art. 

instead, they chose to pursue a profit-driven bidding system (I think).end up everyone just sell overpriced fancy food so as to recoup money fastest way possible.

i see the food, i really is bky
dim sum 3 pieces for $5!!! and briyani like $8... kebab is $6 each and thats the cheapest option

i just wanna go bring my family see see look look... not keen to eat there, its so humid some more

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i see the food, i really is bky
dim sum 3 pieces for $5!!! and briyani like $8... kebab is $6 each and thats the cheapest option

i just wanna go bring my family see see look look... not keen to eat there, its so humid some more

the paya lebar no aircon ah? i mean the tentage

[daryl76]

the paya lebar no aircon ah? i mean the tentage

no leh, we were at the one at engku aman, opposite haig rd hawker... no aircon and its damn humid!!!

[Keeptrucking]

i see the food, i really is bky
dim sum 3 pieces for $5!!! and briyani like $8... kebab is $6 each and thats the cheapest option

i just wanna go bring my family see see look look... not keen to eat there, its so humid some more

yup i saw the dim sum. crazy price. but kebab and bryiani i think quite fair given the rent and the conditions for the workers. i pity them. so hot.

yeah i also look see only. too uncomfy to eat there.

[daryl76]

yup i saw the dim sum. crazy price. but kebab and bryiani i think quite fair given the rent and the conditions for the workers. i pity them. so hot.

yeah i also look see only. too uncomfy to eat there.

dim sum prices crazy right?? why i say kebab also price go up alot, my kids love it and as recent as 2022 or 2023, we get one for $5, 3 for $12 but now? gone up too much liao

briyani also not as high as $8 for a packet mah, some more so hot there... worse than coffee shop

[encourageSome1]

Anyone knows :
How far is Bendemeer rd from towner primary school ?

How far is Bendemeer from a certain block 1 or block 2 ... when I was a kid .. I remb we stay at Bendemeer rd.. besides e block got a market / food centre ... inside got a kueh stall that is my fav selling 30-50 colorful kueh like a rainbows shop but I nv got to eat anyth...

my block faces market where got an aunty selling porridge. Sometimes wondering where they are and if they good 🙏🏿

[Keeptrucking]

dim sum prices crazy right?? why i say kebab also price go up alot, my kids love it and as recent as 2022 or 2023, we get one for $5, 3 for $12 but now? gone up too much liao

briyani also not as high as $8 for a packet mah, some more so hot there... worse than coffee shop

ok, maybe kebab bit expensive if you see how it has gone up. i am not a huge fan so I am not sure. But i think biryani might be a case of it being underpriced last time? given how much effort it goes into making it nice, i think haha.

and tbh i think that our hawker prices previously were a bit on the low side? like $3. $3.50 for mee pok. i think very hard for them to make a decent living without having to work crazy hours.

prices have gone up a lot yes, and too much in some instances. but i think part of it is also due to how cheap some of the meals were previously.

i always think that being a hawker is one of the toughest jobs, on par with a construction worker, might even be worse depending on what you sell.

anyways we have to get used to hawker food that will cost about $5 to $8 soon. sigh.

[encourageSome1]

ok, maybe kebab bit expensive if you see how it has gone up. i am not a huge fan so I am not sure. But i think biryani might be a case of it being underpriced last time? given how much effort it goes into making it nice, i think haha.

and tbh i think that our hawker prices previously were a bit on the low side? like $3. $3.50 for mee pok. i think very hard for them to make a decent living without having to work crazy hours.

prices have gone up a lot yes, and too much in some instances. but i think part of it is also due to how cheap some of the meals were previously.

i always think that being a hawker is one of the toughest jobs, on par with a construction worker, might even be worse depending on what you sell.

anyways we have to get used to hawker food that will cost about $5 to $8 soon. sigh.

I wonder if we can keep it that way if gov don keep at doing Reno and upgrading of seemingly still in good condition places
Keep inc rental and fixed costs to hawkers

[daryl76]

ok, maybe kebab bit expensive if you see how it has gone up. i am not a huge fan so I am not sure. But i think biryani might be a case of it being underpriced last time? given how much effort it goes into making it nice, i think haha.

and tbh i think that our hawker prices previously were a bit on the low side? like $3. $3.50 for mee pok. i think very hard for them to make a decent living without having to work crazy hours.

prices have gone up a lot yes, and too much in some instances. but i think part of it is also due to how cheap some of the meals were previously.

i always think that being a hawker is one of the toughest jobs, on par with a construction worker, might even be worse depending on what you sell.

anyways we have to get used to hawker food that will cost about $5 to $8 soon. sigh.

i dunno also if prices all gone crazy cos of increasing costs or simply taking the chance to do it

one factor is definitely the rental, for awhile i was quite actively looking for a stall so i hook up with lots of pioneer hawkers and i am shocked to realise why they can sell cheap in hawker centres... their rental are in the low 3 digit range, imagine how its not a "burden" to them, include utilities, conservancy, all other miscellaneous, its a comfortable 4 digit operating cost... now? a hawker centre is bidded at $2k to $3k in a normal hawker centre but more than $5k in a popular one... how not to be ex to consumers?

[Keeptrucking]

I wonder if we can keep it that way if gov don keep at doing Reno and upgrading of seemingly still in good condition places
Keep inc rental and fixed costs to hawkers

i suspect gov do reno and upgrading so as to keep GDP up. and give businesses to contractors haha.

[Keeptrucking]

i dunno also if prices all gone crazy cos of increasing costs or simply taking the chance to do it

one factor is definitely the rental, for awhile i was quite actively looking for a stall so i hook up with lots of pioneer hawkers and i am shocked to realise why they can sell cheap in hawker centres... their rental are in the low 3 digit range, imagine how its not a "burden" to them, include utilities, conservancy, all other miscellaneous, its a comfortable 4 digit operating cost... now? a hawker centre is bidded at $2k to $3k in a normal hawker centre but more than $5k in a popular one... how not to be ex to consumers?

oh ya i remember reading your hawker post on edmw. ya the costs add up. i spoke to the carrot cake hawker at circuit road hawker. he said needs to include utilities and dishwashing costs. so not easy unless you have endless stream of customers like the popular ones.

i see a few of the hawkers there i feel sad. like not much business. but i think the rental there still ok?

actually a bit of a dilemma too. too low rental the hawkers might feel lazy and choose to open/close when they feel like it. can be frustrating. i think better way would be to charge reasonable fees and mandate like a fix four/five day opening days in a week.

end of the day, i guess pap just need to squeeze money from as many sources as possible. which actually started from that cb lao goh. he was the one who wanted every gov agency to be money making.

even tan cheng bok had to fight for sunday free parking for HDB.

[daryl76]

oh ya i remember reading your hawker post on edmw. ya the costs add up. i spoke to the carrot cake hawker at circuit road hawker. he said needs to include utilities and dishwashing costs. so not easy unless you have endless stream of customers like the popular ones.

i see a few of the hawkers there i feel sad. like not much business. but i think the rental there still ok?

actually a bit of a dilemma too. too low rental the hawkers might feel lazy and choose to open/close when they feel like it. can be frustrating. i think better way would be to charge reasonable fees and mandate like a fix four/five day opening days in a week.

end of the day, i guess pap just need to squeeze money from as many sources as possible. which actually started from that cb lao goh. he was the one who wanted every gov agency to be money making.

even tan cheng bok had to fight for sunday free parking for HDB.

i first had the idea when my godma whos an experienced hawker ask me if i wanna start a hawker stall on my own... so i went around and check in places and even bid for a few on NEA exercises but close a couple of times, didnt get though

i also have a few friends who are old timer hawkers, what ppl bid is just the pure rental, theres table cleaning fee, conservancy fee, utilities and other operating cost, not so simple de... u know u cant even use your own gas supplier?

end of the day its all abt the money, gov wanna ensure hawkers remain open and not like u say, suka suka close... hence nowadays no more old scheme where hawkers were given a choice to purchase the stall