the demise of ah hock hokkien mee

let's start with a moment of silence to mourn the loss of another great hawker stall

i went to chomp chomp yesterday for the first time since i got back..and was surprised to see (1) a young man instead of the usual grumpy old man at the hokkien mee stall and (2) zero queue time (compared to the usual hour waiting time)..
to no surprise..i found that the quality of the noodles had dropped considerably when the plate of noodles arrived..
well..there are other great dishes to savor at chomp chomp but i have to say it is very disappointing indeed..
admittedly..the occupation of a hawker is unglamorous and time-consuming..which explains the shunning of many young people from taking over their parent's stall..in some cases..it seems it is the parents who do not want their children to lead the same long tiring lives they have 'suffered'..but i have to say it is a real pity that we are starting to lose the many local delights that distinguish singapore from other asian countries..

since im on the topic of food..i figured that i will take this chance to publish a list of my favorite hawker food stalls in singapore..
in no particular order (since i cannot choose any one over the others) except the order they roll out of my brain:
1) nam sing hokkien mee (old airport road market)
2) zhong zhong fine spice ngoh hiang etc. (macpherson road near the old jackson kopithiam)
3) geylang lorong 9 beef kway teow (go for the smaller dishes: the 10 dollar plate is smaller than two 5 dollar plates)
4) geylang lorong 9 frog porridge (chilli lovers should go for the gong bao version!)
5) bak chor mee (fengshan blk 85 bedok)