My Perfect Weekend with actor-host-DJ Marcus Chin
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Marcus Chin (centre), with two of his friends at a Toast Box outlet in Tiong Bahru on a recent Saturday evening.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARCUS CHIN
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Who: Local veteran actor-host-DJ Marcus Chin, 70, has been one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards every year since 2021.
A DJ at Love 972, he is one of the four hosts of the local Chinese radio station’s The Breakfast Quartet on weekdays from 6 to 11am, together with Chen Biyu, Dennis Chew and Mark Lee.
In the Love 972 30th Anniversary Stage Play on Sept 27 and 28, he plays a Cantonese-speaking DJ at a struggling radio station which faces imminent closure.
“Ideally, I would sleep until 11am on Saturday, then go out for lunch and a foot massage. But the highlight of my weekends is having a meal and coffee with some friends on Saturday evenings, usually at a hawker centre, coffee shop or restaurant.
I have about five or six friends I usually call on. Since I do not drive, I would ask them to pick me up from my home in Commonwealth and we head to wherever there is good food.
Marcus Chin (right) with his friends (from right) May Tan, David Liow and Huang Jinglun at the Le Le Pot hotpot restaurant on a recent Saturday evening.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARCUS CHIN
One place I frequent is Hock Ann Prawn Noodle Lor Mee at Bukit Merah View Market & Hawker Centre. A bowl of soupy prawn noodles with pork ribs costs $6, and I order it with yellow noodles and vermicelli.
The soup is always thick, aromatic and served very hot, which I like. Although there are usually six or seven people waiting in line, the food is worth queueing for. It is the perfect dish to end the week with.
Another place I love eating at is Sin Huat Eating House in Geylang. I love its crab bee hoon, which makes my mouth water just thinking about it. It uses Sri Lankan crabs, which typically costs upwards of $100, but it is worth it. The bee hoon, infused with the juices from the crab, is rich and flavourful.
I also like Koh Brother Pig’s Organ Soup stall at Tiong Bahru Market and Le Le Pot hotpot restaurant in Tiong Bahru. After dinner, my friends and I will go have coffee nearby, like at a Toast Box outlet, and chit-chat.
It is a great way to relieve stress, and it amplifies the joys and lightens the burdens of life. Everyone works so hard from Mondays to Fridays, so I think building relationships with others, especially on the weekends, helps one find a sense of balance.
There is more to life than just working and making money all the time. I believe it is our friendships that make life truly meaningful.”
Book it / Love 972 30th Anniversary Stage Play
Where: The Theatre at Mediacorp, 1 Stars Avenue ticketmaster.sg
When: Sept 27, 8pm; Sept 28, 3 and 8pm
Admission: $58 to $138 via Ticketmaster (go to
