Old lady who sells maltose candy at Holland Village

last SG · 2008-01-22T15:46:50+00:00

last time also got sell at commonwealth mrt station exit by the queenstown sec school.

wonderdog! SG

I always buy 2 sticks of maltose candy from that old lady at Holland Village. I pay her anything from $2 to $10 and run away before she can give me change. She is old, frugal and very independent. I want to encourage that without making her feel like she is asking for charity. Plus her candy is pretty good! Smile

BTW, a while ago, she was covered in an article in ST.

Anyone else buys from her? Spoken to her? I never had the guts to try to chat with her.

cApitaland SG

How much for a stick?

Detached SG

A dollar.

She's always squatting by some wall with a pot of maltose candy.

Saw her few months back and gave her 5 bucks for a stick of candy too.

Elysium7 SG

Its quite sad, I know she has been sitting and selling that candy there for many years now

Maith SG

what’s maltose candy?

Jem777 SG

The sticky amber coloured thick liquid that you use chopstick to consume.

cApitaland SG

its supposed to be sweet right.

i get that at the bazaar sometimes.

and here i was thinking all along it was honey...

Maith SG

oooooooh i see...pasar malam always have tht..i like!

Quinsy SG

IT'S CALLED MAI YA TANG!

i remember eating that when i was little and getting my back tooth stuck on it. And that was how most of my back teeth got 'plucked'.

Quinsy SG

IT'S CALLED MAI YA TANG!

i remember eating that when i was little and getting my back molars stuck on it. And that was how most of my molars got 'plucked'.

the.owl SG

IT'S CALLED MAI YA TANG!

i remember eating that when i was little and getting my back molars stuck on it. And that was how most of my molars got 'plucked'.

sunnytv SG

sinicker SG

how to eat ah?

i always get my fingers sticky. Sad

ALWAYS DIE WAN SG

i add to boiling hot water n then drink it as a beverage, better than trying to suck n chew on something so sticky n gooey

wonderamazement SG

I dun even dare eat it... Laughing

Xephone_xenon SG

Oh i know.
Last time when i stay at holland there she selling liao.
I try to buy from her at times, but then my mother dont allow, she say not healthy lol.

darknessfall SG

nowadays, she sits outside the cystal jade la mien shop.

personally, i feel sad, for such an old lady to be still working and slogging for her life.. where are her kids/NOK? what is the govt doing to help these pp?

i have seen alot of such old folks, and seriously, i hope the govt really do something to help these pp, and not just talk

alfagal SG

her maltose is quite nice right? dun think it comes straight from e bottle

fairlady_xoxo SG

mai ya tang? Hmmm i've not seen her before though =/

wonderdog! SG

Her Mai Ya Tang is very nice, she makes it from scratch. You can tell because sometimes it's light, sometimes its dark, and sometimes, you get some undissolved sugar and the occasional burnt flakes. Smile And I have never gotten sick before from her candy. Those commercial ones can't beat hers!

Anyway, I buy mainly to help her out. I can't really eat 2 sticks, so I usually chuck one at the next bin I can find that is not within her sight (don't want to hurt her feelings).

Read in that ST article that she does have a family but does not want to talk about them. So I guess there are some family issues... And she refused handouts because she can support herself. Kinda admirable, cool and yet sad at the same time.

So you guys, next time, go buy a stick or 2 from the por por! CNY coming, you may just catch her in a new top that I see her each year during this season. Very Happy