Mr Tan Kue Kim, the “ Rolex Mee Master ” of Kim’s Famous Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee, died on Feb 14 at the age of 78. Mr Melvin Chew, a fellow hawker and the founder of Facebook group Hawkers United – Dabao 2020, broke the news on the platform on the afternoon of Feb 15. He also included details of the wake in the comments section.
He told The Straits Times at the wake in Eunos that his father had been feeling uncomfortable since the Chinese New Year weekend, suffering from a lack of appetite and bloated stomach. Still, his death came as a shock. “The sudden loss of my dad is very sad. We were quite close and I’m not quite used to it,” says the 52-year-old, who has two younger siblings.He first learnt how to fry Hokkien mee in the 1960s under the tutelage of his elder cousin. In 1971, he set up his own stall in Changi Road. He rose to fame in the 1980s, partly on account of his flamboyant sense of style – he was known to fry Hokkien mee while donning a Rolex watch and long-sleeved shir
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