Ever since Abel Poh Wei Jie, 24, and his girlfriend, Nydia Syairah, 22, got together three years ago, they had toyed with the idea of starting their own business. It took a nasty road accident to give them the push they needed to chase that dream. And now, they're the proud owners of Alipapa Briyani at Maxwell Food Centre. Considering...
From serving patients to diners: Couple in early 20s put aside nursing jobs to sell biryani at Maxwell Food CentreEver since Abel Poh Wei Jie, 24, and his girlfriend, Nydia Syairah, 22, got together three years ago, they had toyed with the idea of starting their own business.And now, they're the proud owners of Alipapa Briyani at Maxwell Food Centre.
It had been raining heavily and as the road was slippery, they ended up ramming their vehicle into the back of another car. Though it wasn't meant to be a permanent arrangement, it made the couple wonder if they should run a hawker stall of their own.As they are locum nurses, they had the flexibility to put a pause on their nursing jobs and use their time to focus on the hawker business instead.
Abel's mother, who was very supportive of the idea, loaned them another $5,000 to kickstart their entrepreneurship journey. She also taught them some of her recipes.While Abel's parents are hawkers themselves and were encouraging, Nydia's folks weren't as enthusiastic about the idea."But in the end, when we were about to open the stall, they were wishing us luck and gave us their blessings.
"We tried to rush everything before Chinese New Year so that we could open straightaway and at least cover part of the rent." Abel shared that the recommended menu items are the Rendang Chicken Briyani and Lamb Shank Briyani , so I opted for the chicken.My plate came heftily loaded with a large mound of rice, a large piece of rendang chicken thigh, papFor me, what makes or breaks a plate of biryani is the rice. So, I was pleased to find mine fluffy and fragrant.I also really enjoyed the mildly spicy rendang curry it was drenched in.
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