MS NUR HIDAYU SAKUWAN, 21
Nur Indah's Kitchen Block 216 Bedok North Street 1 Market & Food Centre, 01-11
Open: 7am to noon (Tuesday to Sunday), closed on Monday
Info: facebook.com/NurIndahKitchen
Nur Hidayu Sakuwan is used to being in the spotlight. When SundayLife! visited her family's stall on Wednesday morning, she was creating quite a buzz with her prata-making skills. Some onlookers were snapping photos and recording videos. Despite the scrutiny, she was unfazed, flipping and folding roti prata like a seasoned hawker.
She is known as Singapore Prata Girl after a YouTube video of her went viral in March last year. The video, which was secretly filmed by one of the stall assistants, has since been viewed more than 74,000 times. She says: "The video has been spreading like wildfire and some customers still call me Singapore Prata Girl."
The 1.62m-tall hawker has been working full-time at the stall since she completed her electrical technology course at the Institute of Technical Education in 2011. While she mainly receives compliments from middle-aged female customers, she has noticed that men in their 20s would sit in the vicinity of the stall to stare and smile at her for at least an hour.
She says: "It can be quite creepy as these men would smile the whole time they are sitting there. I usually ignore them as I can read their intentions." She has received 1,000 friend requests on Facebook, together with a few messages asking for dates. The youngest of five siblings turns down such requests as she is engaged to a footballer from Geylang International Football Club.
However, looking good has its perks. She says business has gone up by 30 per cent since the video went viral, with up to 700 roti prata sold in a day. She says: "More people remember the stall due to the Singapore Prata Girl video." Miss Hidayu, who learnt to make prata when she was 13, adds: "Athough I may look stern when making prata, I am actually quite friendly."
Nur Indah's Kitchen Block 216 Bedok North Street 1 Market & Food Centre, 01-11
Open: 7am to noon (Tuesday to Sunday), closed on Monday
Info: facebook.com/NurIndahKitchen
Nur Hidayu Sakuwan is used to being in the spotlight. When SundayLife! visited her family's stall on Wednesday morning, she was creating quite a buzz with her prata-making skills. Some onlookers were snapping photos and recording videos. Despite the scrutiny, she was unfazed, flipping and folding roti prata like a seasoned hawker.
She is known as Singapore Prata Girl after a YouTube video of her went viral in March last year. The video, which was secretly filmed by one of the stall assistants, has since been viewed more than 74,000 times. She says: "The video has been spreading like wildfire and some customers still call me Singapore Prata Girl."
The 1.62m-tall hawker has been working full-time at the stall since she completed her electrical technology course at the Institute of Technical Education in 2011. While she mainly receives compliments from middle-aged female customers, she has noticed that men in their 20s would sit in the vicinity of the stall to stare and smile at her for at least an hour.
She says: "It can be quite creepy as these men would smile the whole time they are sitting there. I usually ignore them as I can read their intentions." She has received 1,000 friend requests on Facebook, together with a few messages asking for dates. The youngest of five siblings turns down such requests as she is engaged to a footballer from Geylang International Football Club.
However, looking good has its perks. She says business has gone up by 30 per cent since the video went viral, with up to 700 roti prata sold in a day. She says: "More people remember the stall due to the Singapore Prata Girl video." Miss Hidayu, who learnt to make prata when she was 13, adds: "Athough I may look stern when making prata, I am actually quite friendly."
Source: Lollipop
