Continuing her family’s legacy: 26-year-old woman taking over parents’ hawker business after their retirement, Lifestyle News
Lifestyle Many youth straight out of polytechnic would aim to go to university or find a corporate job to build up their resume.But 26-year-old Hweeyi dreamed of different things—she wanted to be a hawker.Hweeyi is the daughter of Ngoh Jook Guan and Ivy Lim, the owners of Botak Porridge.After finishing her polytechnic education, she helped her parents full-time at the stall for a year."I've always wanted to take over my parents' business after graduating from polytechnic at 20 years old," she told AsiaOne.However, her parents had different plans for her."They told me to pursue my own dreams and career, and work for what I really want for these few years," Hweeyi said."If taking over the business is still what I want after five years, I can come back."And five years later, that's exactly what she did.In between that period, she did...