As a street vendor, Jason Goh was known to sell some unusual wares. Four years after his stall had to close, he says those stones with elephant sperm inside are “still very saleable”. This former Sungei Road market vendor is one of many who have struggled to find a new home after the demise of Singapore’s most famous flea market. Where it used to be, with its 80 years of history is now a barricaded grass patch. Recently, some vendors like Goh have set up shop not far away. And they are trying to keep memories of the place alive. Many of the vendors have since retired, while others took their business to night markets or took on odd jobs. Many still missed their former lives. So when the ex-vendor David Sein, 58, saw two vacant HDB shop units near the old market last Mar, he asked The Saturday Movement, a charity, to help rent the units for a group of vendors. Another group of about 20 former Sungei Road market vendors have put down roots in the heart of Woodlands Industrial Park.... Continue Reading