Born in the wrong era? No. There is no wrong era.

all my life i've eaten only the hum jin beng sold at maxwell market.
i love the hum jin beng that they sell there, and i knew that it was very good, but i never knew how much of a cut above the rest it was, until today.
there you pay $1 and you get 7 pieces.
you can choose sian or dou sa.
i prefer sian.
usually i buy sian and dou sa in the ratio 2:1 so that anyone else who likes dou sa can eat also, or just for the sake of variety, either way, that's the ratio.
happiness is when, after frying 21 pieces of hum jin beng and walking over to the next row of shops to buy a cup of sng bueh zhui, you finally enjoy it all in a shaded area while observing the rest of the world go about their daily business.
the hum jin beng there is freshly fried when you order, and is never kept for long after being cooked.
it's exterior is fried to a light golden crsip, and the air inside gets heated up and expands without escaping making the whole thing one very delightful fluffy piece of fried flour.
taking a bite, your teeth quickly sink into it's soft interior, and you discover the hot air trapped inside, not without great pleasure at that.
it's chewy texture is never tiresome to eat, and it's savoury taste whets your appetite.
for maximum pleasure, enjoy while hot(though it may also lead to a maximum sore throat...but minor matters can be dealt with on a later date...)
top it all off with a refreshing cup of iced sng bueh zhui.
their tastes perfectly complimenting each other, with the drink quenching your thirst so that you can eat more hum ji beng, tuly a match made in heaven!
all this for just $4.
now.
compare all THAT with the hum jin beng from the particular shop at east point(if it is indeed their own, cos it may just be some bought-off-the-shelf-microwaveable product).
a opale comparison indeed.
and one of thw worst things is that it costs $0.80 for one piece
their's was rock-hard and stone-cold. maybe you could kill someone if you threw it at his head.
it was hard to chew and was not very strong in taste.
dry and unpalatable on the whole, it is unlikely that i will visit that place again for a meal.
the worst thing was that it cos only
i am enlightened with what exists outside of maxwell, and i am glad to remain here.

my mom said that she saw the girl and her father since she started working, and over the years they have both grown. amazing eh?