He says: 'My hope has been to have my own land, a place where I can grow plants and rear fish without space constraints.' -- PHOTO: THE BUSINESS TIMES
Chef Yong Bing Ngen was Singaporean even before he became one.
The Malaysian-born hef- owner of Majestic Restaurant and Majestic Bar in Bukit Pasoh Road and Jing at One Fullerton, has always harboured the Singapore dream of owning landed property.
He says: 'My hope has been to have my own land, a place where I can grow plants and rear fish without space constraints.'
So, when the right house came along last year, he turned in his blue permanent resident identity card for a pink one.
His over 2,000 sq ft bungalow in Kembangan, which was purchased for $1.4 million, is one sign that he has arrived.
Here are three more: At the recent World Gourmet Summit, he won Chef of the Year, Asian Chef of the Year and the Workforce Development Agency's WSQ Most Supportive Mentor Culinary Chef, the last of which means the most to him.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times' Life! section.
