Pasar and the Fortune Teller

In 2004, the market was demolished to make way for the better.
In 2006, the Tiong Bahru Market opened its doors to welcome the future.

On every street, hawkers plied their goods & food to make a living
When the Mata came, they ran leaving behind everything

In 1951, they consolidated the Seng Poh Market was created
Over the years, zinc roofs, taps & fences were added

Within the fence sweaty bodies inched through a maze of stalls
The air thick with smell of smoke & wet floor

Outside the fence sat the fortune teller
Dressed in neat business shirt, deities in a suitcase to tell your future