#$*%&! Who Say We Not Happy?
A fortnight ago, mrbrown and myself visited Tekka Market. It is a happy place though you’d normally think otherwise. It’s hot, noisy, smelly and gets really crowded at peak shopping hours. So what makes people at Tekka happy? Is it because that venerable wet market has resisted the tide of change and retained its Hokkien […]
A Healthy Rivalry Gets Serious
I have to admit I haven’t been faring too well with food choices lately. I have a penchant for junk food at rehearsals and script meetings, and the recently completed Kumar show probably saw me put on a couple of kilos because of the curry puffs, fried chicken and other assorted fried foods. A post-show […]
What Makes A Man A Man
It was either last year or the year before, Selena Tan and I sat in the Esplanade Theatre, as the audience shuffled in at the opening show of Kumar’s Amazing Race. Looking around and up at the circle seats, she marveled – “Look at that. Filling up the entire theatre. He’s simply amazing”. The Esplanade […]
Competition Is Good For Health
I’m glad the little “Healthy Rivalry” campaign that mrbrown and myself are doing for HPB is making people interested in what we’re eating (and cheating) for our daily meals. More importantly, people have also gotten interested in what the Healthy Lifestyle Index is about. The HLI is a very simple survey about health and wellness, […]
How Would You Design Food For The China Market?
Had a chuckle when I saw this sign last week and I’ve been wondering what would have been spoken about at the event, because you know, China’s record of food safety isn’t exactly stellar. How would you design food for the China market?