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Did you know... that Singaporean chef and restaurateur Tan Kue Kim cooked while wearing a S$40,000 gold Rolex watch?
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... that Singaporean chef and restaurateur Tan Kue Kim was described as one of the country's "best known and most successful hawkers"? Source: Shukor, Abdul (20 March 1993). "He fried his way to millions". The New Paper. p. 5.
: An interesting article that follows everything, but the hook is not understandable unless the reader knows the specific type of restaurants in Singapore. I would suggest ALT1 ... that Singaporean chef and restaurateur Tan Kue Kim cooked while wearing a S$40,000 gold Rolex watch? IMO this is a better hook. Lettlerhello • contribs19:53, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
: An interesting article that follows everything, but the hook is not understandable unless the reader knows the specific type of restaurants in Singapore. I would suggest ALT1 ... that Singaporean chef and restaurateur Tan Kue Kim cooked while wearing a S$40,000 gold Rolex watch? IMO this is a better hook. Lettlerhello • contribs 19:53, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Lettlerhello • contribs 23:51, 20 February 2024 (UTC)