Episode Synopsis "Supporting Our Hawkers In The Midst Of COVID-19 - Off The Record: Ep02"

In this second episode of 'Off the Record', we have with us Charlene, a second-gen nasi lemak hawker, and Jocelyn, starter of IG account @wheretodapao, which spotlights our elderly hawkers so you know where to support them. #offtherecord In case you missed the hawkers who were mentioned during the livestream, you can find them here: https://my.walls.io/u3nuf Charlene, Tree Coconut Nasi Lemak 1:29 Tell us about your hawker stall 2:50 What’s your daily schedule like? 3:23 Do you use any food delivery apps? 4:08 What do you think are some of the benefits of delivery? eG: Safety during the pandemic? 4:56 How have the government schemes impacted you? 6:38 Do you use any digital payment modes at your stall? 7:29 Do you have any regrets taking over the stall especially during Circuit Breaker and P2HA? 9:10 Is there any other way we can help our hawkers now besides patronizing their stall? 11:01 What happened when the news hit that you had to close on a short notice due to P2HA? 13:12 How has the JSS and other government schemes helped you during the pandemic? 16:06 Is your hawker centre very different now - during P2HA? Compared to during CB and Phase 3? 17:30 What advice do you have for those who want to start their own hawker stalls? 19:19 Does it help hawkers if we bring our own containers? 20:21 For hawkers, what happens to the fresh ingredients when it was announced that no dining-in is allowed during P2HA? 21:03 What else can Singaporeans do to help hawkers? Jocelyn, owner of IG account @wheretodapao 23:53 Tell us more about who you are and what you do 26:15 Why did you start this initiative? 28:01 What can Singaporeans do differently to support our hawkers? 29:37 What are some of the challenges you faced when you first started this account? 32:00 How did the hawkers respond to your initiative? Did you face any resistance? 33:31 How long do you intend to keep doing this? 35:03 Do you have any other ideas to help support our elderly hawkers? 35:37 Any experiences you'd like to share from your time spent talking to hawkers? 39:52 Why is the IG account handle spelled ‘dapao’ instead of ‘dabao’? 42:14 Any encouraging anecdotes to share?

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