Childhood memories



Well, i remember popping by the mama shop in the neighbouring block whenever Grandma gave me pocket money. For a child around 4-6years old, it was like heaven, filled with sweets, snacks AND ice cream at affordable prices. (back then, GST was NOT 7% and shopping= more candy)

I've noticed that, in the recent years, another mama shop had been popping up and closing down again (there's a total of 4 in our neighbourhood). One major factor would be that there were too many shops, and too few customers.

However, we must not overlook the up and coming supermarts and mini-marts (eg. Sheng Siong and i-econ mini mart). Although the basic services are still there, the feeling it gives off is more "professional", yet cold and distant.  With their cheaper prices, greater variety and air-conditioned interiors, most people would choose to go there instead of mama shops to get their groceries. With less customers, and -possibly- higher costs of operation (i mean, everything IS getting more expensive), our next generation might not even KNOW what mama shops are (apart from history textbooks and Wikipedia). Worse still, mama shops might even cease to exist in our future.

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