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Bits Of Bliss In Life

For breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you’ve got yourself
covered anytime and anywhere. Today, I decided to go
to a hawker centre to enjoy scrumptious and affordable
food. But I wanted to dive deeper. Hence, I went to a
nearby hawker centre - Whampoa Food Centre.

I ordered some of my personal favourites, such as
carrot cake and rojak. I also decided to take a leap of
faith by trying something new, such as a drink called
lime float and roti jala. I could not resist ordering some
chicken Satay, as the nutty aroma of the satay caught my
attention.

While buying the food, I could not help but realise the
different aromas, the charred smell of hor fun, and
the nutty smell from the popiah. I also noticed the
hawkers calling out orders and chopping vegetables in a
somewhat rhythmic pattern. While looking around, I noticed that the hawker’s hands
were all wrinkled. Hawkers are our unsung heroes. We do
As I bit into my glossy satay coated in a nutty sauce, my all the things behind the scenes, work late into the night,
mouth watered. Every bite felt magical. The satay was and wake up early to prepare these very scrumptious
so tender, it just melted in my mouth. Meanwhile, every meals for ourselves. Without them, Singapore would not
bite of the carrot cake was pure bliss, while the Rojak be that diverse, and there would not be many affordable
was a big burst of flavours. The sweetness and nuttiness cultural dishes available for us today.
all go so well together!

Next up, I tried the lime float. It was tangy and refreshing.
The following was something I had been wanting to try.
That was roti jala, it was savoury. Although the roti jala "Each bite of satay, carrot cake, and chendol
was lace-like, its ability to hold curry really amazed me. reminded me — our hawkers are the quiet
hands behind Singapore's most flavourful
After I had finished my meal, I could not hold back and moments."
got myself a bowl of chendol. It was sweet and delightful,
just the perfect thing to end the fantastic night. I spent Elyssa Puah Jia Xin
the rest of the night soaking in the buoyant atmosphere. P6.1
North Spring Primary School

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