tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post115133956496004908..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: The Ice Ball ManVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151974775732562452006-07-04T08:59:00.000+08:002006-07-04T08:59:00.000+08:00Could be. But I think it was up to each and every ...Could be. But I think it was up to each and every ice ball man to set his own prices according to supply and demand, since they didn't have an association to control them.<BR/><BR/>My ice ball man was stationary. He stayed at the same spot throughout the night but his stall was on a cart with wheels, just like the one shown in the first photo.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151971094855308192006-07-04T07:58:00.000+08:002006-07-04T07:58:00.000+08:00My "territory" was 9 3/4 miles Upper Bukit Timah R...My "territory" was 9 3/4 miles Upper Bukit Timah Road; near the Boys Town English School. Over at Jalan Teck Whye, also next to a school, the prices were similar. Does it mean that being near a school, we got competitive pricing? Your ice-ball man was stationery or mobile?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151599317855954832006-06-30T00:41:00.000+08:002006-06-30T00:41:00.000+08:00Peter, my ice ball man never offered a refill of s...Peter, my ice ball man never offered a refill of syrup nor did he had a two-tier pricing like what you've described. You must have patronised another ice ball man in another part of Singapore. By the way, I have found out what the 'frog eggs' were and have updated my post.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151507480579777792006-06-28T23:11:00.000+08:002006-06-28T23:11:00.000+08:00I remember the ice balls alright. There was this p...I remember the ice balls alright. There was this push-cart in Club Street where I grew in the 70s, manned by a couple selling drinks and ice-kacang, mostly served as ice balls. Can't remember how much they charged, but as I recall, not only were the cart swamped with kids, it was also swamped with lots of honey bees, all buzzing around the syrup. None of us got stung, which explained why we kids kept coming for more. Those were the days, Victor. A pity our kids would never get to savour what we 60/70sters went through. Thanks for the memories, pal.Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151487854588458752006-06-28T17:44:00.000+08:002006-06-28T17:44:00.000+08:00Aunaun, I discovered your blog while doing a Googl...Aunaun, I discovered your blog while doing a Google search on "long zhu guo" which my friend Alex mentioned above. (Anyway there is no way to access that post of yours dated 13 Jun 2006 from your blogspot main page. How to do it ah? You disallow people to see your archives ah? I could only see that post when I clicked on the 'cache' hyperlink in Google search results.)<BR/><BR/>You're Singaporean? But your nick sounds so Myanmese leh. Have you heard of Aung San Suu Kyi who is always under house arrest?<BR/><BR/>At first, I thought you're an Ang Moh because of all the Ang Moh photos you use on your blog, hehe.<BR/><BR/>You've have never eaten an ice ball? Then you must be quite young. I think only people aged 40 and above would have eaten an ice ball. I could also tell that you're young (probably teenager) since you said that you're in school and also from the way you write - we old folks seldom use emoticons :DVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151477679419328762006-06-28T14:54:00.000+08:002006-06-28T14:54:00.000+08:00Oh. Thanks for your comments. =DI am Singaporean.....Oh. Thanks for your comments. =D<BR/>I am Singaporean...<BR/>what makes you think I'm a Myanmese?<BR/>haha...<BR/>anyway, nice entry.<BR/>Never eaten this thing in my whole life....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151472331496328272006-06-28T13:25:00.000+08:002006-06-28T13:25:00.000+08:00I remembered:1. Ice ball also got 'refill" - meani...I remembered:<BR/><BR/>1. Ice ball also got 'refill" - meaning you can ask the man for more syrup after sucking all the red syrup. If you ask for rainbow colors + evaporated milk, that is considered as "extra", you pay 0.10 cents in 1960. "Normal" with 1 color syrup (usually red) is 0.05 cents.<BR/><BR/>2. You suck ice ball and play "Tikam Tikam" at the same time.<BR/><BR/>3. Best is to suck and eat kachang (from a folded paper) at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151463731677417642006-06-28T11:02:00.000+08:002006-06-28T11:02:00.000+08:00hahaha... enlightening yet funny post,suck hard is...hahaha... enlightening yet funny post,<BR/>suck hard is not crude lah, i think they are rightly used here, don't think you can find better ones.frhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402261314300053806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151425445866781262006-06-28T00:24:00.000+08:002006-06-28T00:24:00.000+08:00Welcome back, Alex. Long Zhu Guo? Isn't that the C...Welcome back, Alex. Long Zhu Guo? Isn't that the Chinese name for the dragonfruit? No, I don't think that it was dragonfruit seeds in the drink.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151424461956317832006-06-28T00:07:00.000+08:002006-06-28T00:07:00.000+08:00The other person who told me about eating ice ball...The other person who told me about eating ice balls is my parents, seriously.<BR/><BR/>Think the fruit you talked about (with the "frog eggs") is the "long zhu guo"? Not sure about its English name tho'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151423777618002202006-06-27T23:56:00.000+08:002006-06-27T23:56:00.000+08:00Chun See, did Chuck comment on the spider? Or was ...Chun See, did Chuck comment on the spider? Or was it my kite post that you meant?<BR/><BR/>Of course, I have to agree that being born 4 years younger could also mean that one has a better memory, haha.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151423551065774992006-06-27T23:52:00.000+08:002006-06-27T23:52:00.000+08:00Chun See, it was so long ago that I couldn't remem...Chun See, it was so long ago that I couldn't remember whether it was 5 cents or 10 cents per ice ball. I think it was 10 cents because sharing a 5-cent ice ball with my neighbour's kid would mean that I ended up with 2-1/2 cents in change. I don't remember ever handling 1-cent coins, much less 1/2-cent coins. In any case, I was just following the pricing written on the paper signboard of the first photo (click on it and you can see what's written on the signboard in the bigger photo pop-up).<BR/><BR/>Of course, I have to agree that being born 4 years younger could also mean that inflation had caught up too.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1151418875134156762006-06-27T22:34:00.000+08:002006-06-27T22:34:00.000+08:00Aiyah, how come city boys always kena ketok one. (...Aiyah, how come city boys always kena ketok one. (Remember the spider and my friend Chuck's comment?) In our kampong, we only pay 5 cts per ball. Don't tell me you are that much younger than me and that prices have gone up. Or that rental in CBD is higher hor.<BR/><BR/>Some more in kampong, we have extra ingredients when a car drives past on the dirt road and throws up a cloud of dustLam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com