Students spruce up Ah Ma's drink stall on Ubin

Madam Lai Huat So, 80, has been selling drinks on weekends in Pulau Ubin for the past 23 years. Ah Ma Drink Stall is a familiar sight to residents and regular visitors to the island.
Above: The refurbished Ah Ma's Drink Stall along Jalan Jelutong on Pulau Ubin, after a group of NUS students rebuilt it using kampung-style construction methods. Below: Madam Lai Huat So runs the drink stall - seen here before it was spruced up - wit
Above: The refurbished Ah Ma's Drink Stall along Jalan Jelutong on Pulau Ubin, after a group of NUS students rebuilt it using kampung-style construction methods. ST PHOTO: JAMIE KOH, LIM YAOHUI
Above: The refurbished Ah Ma's Drink Stall along Jalan Jelutong on Pulau Ubin, after a group of NUS students rebuilt it using kampung-style construction methods. Below: Madam Lai Huat So runs the drink stall - seen here before it was spruced up - wit
Above: Madam Lai Huat So runs the drink stall - seen here before it was spruced up - with her daughter Ivy Choo. ST PHOTO: JAMIE KOH, LIM YAOHUI
Melody Zaccheus
Housing and Heritage Correspondent
Updated
Sep 01, 2018, 06:00 PM
Published
Sep 01, 2018, 05:00 AM
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A rundown drink stall on Pulau Ubin has been given a new lease of life.

The 23-year-old Ah Ma's Drink Stall in Jalan Jelutong was weather-beaten and leaning dangerously because the ground was sinking.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 01, 2018, with the headline Students spruce up Ah Ma's drink stall on Ubin. Subscribe

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