However, for Jimmy Teo Jiun Ming, something that pains him more is hearing the news of a customer's death . The 33-year-old owns a bak chor mee stall, Huang Da Fu, at Commonwealth Crescent Market and Food Centre. As the residents in that area are mostly elderly folk, this happens very often, he told AsiaOne when we visited him one afternoon. On several of such occasions, he'd first notice something is off when one of his regulars hasn't visited the stall for a few days.
"It's very heart-wrenching. These are very real stories that hawkers experience on a day-to-day basis," he told us during our conversation. And because he's formed such a special bond with his customers, he also ends up attending their wakes.As this happens quite frequently, he's learned how to be more neutral with his emotions. "Otherwise, if you go in and absorb these emotions each time, you're going to be very affected. People come and go," he shared.Prior to becoming a hawker, Jimmy was an office worker like many of his peer
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