Mr & Mrs Mohgan's Crispy Prata is a famous name in Joo Chiat. Customers from all over Singapore flock to this hawker stall, willingly waiting for up to 90 minutes to get their fix for the couple’s exceptionally crispy flatbreads.
She distinctly remembered one of her last conversations with Mr Mohgan, who had been struggling with poor health. He urged her to continue running his business in the event that he passed on. Mrs Mohgan recalled: “He told me, ‘If the time comes when you cannot cope, or you are not feeling well, then you do something about the shopMR MOHGAN’S DAUGHTER IS SUCCEEDING HER PARENTS
What changed Mona’s mind was a promise she made to her dad before his passing, about succeeding him. She shared: “I have no interest [in running a prata stall], but my dad passed away and I had promised him. He was in and out of the hospital for a while and we had that conversation. He said, ‘You take over the shop so mum will feel better.’ She is getting old, so we cannot expect her to be active from 6.30am to 1pm.
But she maintains that she is “happy” working at the stall. She explained: “It’s a memory of my dad. I feel honoured to continue his legacy. I’m wowed and proud that my sister and I could study in university just by making prata. I don’t know if I can this stall, like having our own coffeeshop, but at least this place didn’t just end when my dad died.”Before she took over her parents’ job, Mona was not inclined to learn how to make prata. “I didn’t want to learn.
Mona’s sister is studying psychology at NUS, though there are no immediate plans for her to also become a second-generation prata hawker. “Maybe one day she will join? Initially I also said no,” Mona laughed.
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