His hand injury took seven months to recover.
\n\nDespite a recent hand injury from a fall, 90-year-old Lee Song Kun runs his Toa Payoh hawker stall single-handedly for about nine hours daily.
\n\nHe reportedly opened his noodle stall at Block 183 Toa Payoh Central just three months ago to keep himself active, Shin Min Daily News reported.
\n\nBefore opening his stall, Lee fell at an MRT station and injured his hand.
\n\nLee told Shin Min that he had started working as a hawker since he was 17 and used to sell bak kut teh, prawn noodles, laksa, and mixed rice.
\n\nHe had decided to open a stall again after his wife passed away.
\n\nFeeling that most of his time spent at home was "aimless" without her, he reportedly decided to return to being a hawker to keep himself active.
\n\nLee’s daughter was reluctant about him setting up a stall, worried about his health at an old age, Shin Min reported.
\n\nHowever, he explained that he was not opening a stall for the money, but to keep himself occupied.
\n\nUnderstanding her father’s point of view, Lee’s daughter reportedly agreed and helped him rent the hawker stall just three months ago.
\n\nLee…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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