‘Ai Boh Zua Mai?!’ (Want newspaper a not?!) - That’s what we usually hear at my neighbourhood Whampoa Market. The newspaper uncles selling the Mandarin paper 联合早报 and Straits Times would shout on repeat, getting passersby to buy newspapers. They are always there, rain or shine. I made this kueh kueh piece for all my fellow kueh lovers out there. My favourite kueh will always be the rainbow 九层糕. I would peel off the different coloured layers. Roll them up and eat them piece by piece. I always remember my parents buying newspapers from the uncle, along with a bag of kueh for our family to enjoy and my sister and I would fight over who does the best kueh rolls!

Having grown up in Singapore, I often think of my childhood and reminisce about all the wonderful memories eating out at hawker centres back home… the newspaper seller at my neighbourhood whampoa market, the koel bird, the cool breeze in the early evenings, the sound of ingredients being tossed in woks and the giant flames. The aunties and uncles going ‘来！找钱！’ The ringing of bicycle bells, the ah pek clearing his throat… all so insignificant sounding but when put together, they form a core memory in my heart. A memory of home.

Oh what I would give to have a whiff of the aroma and taste of the different foods of which I so love and dearly miss! Growing up in Southeast Asia, food will always be a part of me. No matter where I go, what I’ve eaten, hawker food will always have my heart…. to celebrate, I’ve created a special Kopitiam 88 Series and I hope the pieces in it bring you joy and think of home too.

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Open Edition Fine Art Giclee Print.
Each piece is professionally printed on beautiful 100% acid-free, quality art paper using quality archival inks. Please note all prints come unframed. I highly recommend a simple wooden frame for the piece. Print will be mailed in a protective sleeve along with a sturdy box board, inside a stiff document mailer. Larger prints will come rolled and mailed in a mailing tube.

PRINT IS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS SIZES. Select from drop down box when placing your order.

*All prints are made to order. Please allow up to 3 weeks for delivery. Thank you*