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