yes there was in the late 80s- early 90s. HDB and heartlands.
During CNY, all coffeeshops and provision shops are closed in the
past.not even a single shop, it was more ghost town than nowadays
.. so some malays and indians will make $$$ by selling food on
makeshift tables like the otak man
i have bought and eaten before, not bad. home cooked taste.
Dishes like sambal crab & prawn are nice.
others like chicken mutton and satay also have
But usually its more expensive. around $4-5 at that time.can
understand lah. Firstly they taking risk if caught by NEA and at
least can at least they take the trouble to provide food during
CNY