Porridge seller wants to sell business after 57 years of work


Calling it a day: Oo (centre) attending to a customer at his porridge stall in Cecil Street.

GEORGE TOWN: A popular moi (Hokkien for porridge) seller, once famous for introducing the squat-and-eat concept to his patrons, is about to call it a day, no thanks to modernisation.

Oo Chin Chye, 64, said the laborious task of preparing dozens of side dishes ranging from vegetables to fish and meat had taken a toll on him.

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