In the meantime, though, just look at these men, eight of them, slaving furiously away under the noon-time Singapore sun. What can possibly warrant such diligence and industry?

Three-dimensional conveyor-belt sushi?
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A new chicken rice place to put nearby Wee Nam Kee to shame?
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Another maternity shop or children's music school to balance out the offerings at United Square?
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A Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory? Hey, it's my birthday; I can dream.
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This is along my five-minute walk from home to the MRT, but, tragically, no drinking allowed on the train.
venitha aka The Birthday Girl