Herbal Jelly (龜苓膏)
Sweet Memory

I used to wander around the neighbourhood shops and hawker centre at Clementi Central. Until recently then I noticed the shop that selling Herbal Jelly.

I did not know how long the Herbal Jelly shop Tai He Tang was there. But when I noticed that, it seemed God brought me the sweet memory related to my son and me.

When my son was young, whenever we were at Chinatown, we would visit the Herbal Jelly shop. It was at the former Majesty Cinema. We would be sitting inside the shop, enjoying the Herbal Jelly together and having a lot of laughter. The shop provided a small pot of sweetener for the Herbal Jelly. But my son would not add much as he took care of his old dad.

We were accustomed to taking Herbal Jelly in Chinatown then. But I did not imagine that taking Herbal Jelly had bought me a sweet memory. When the former cinema changed, the Popular Bookshop gone, the hand-pulled noodles shop gone, the Herbal Jelly gone, and my son grow up day after day.

We did not take Herbal Jelly many years. A few months ago when I went to the market to buy sour sop, the hawker told me there wasn't any. Since the weather was hot, the hawker recommended me to buy Herbal Jelly.

I bought three boxes for an offer price of $10/=. But after taking, I did not think of taking any more.

When I found the Herbal Jelly shop Tai He Tang at Clementi Central, the sweet memory automatically came to my mind. From that day on, I would buy two boxes once a while when I was there. The Jelly helps to remove the toxin in the body. Besides, it makes me recalling my sweet memory.

Sometimes, a joyful heart will bring us healthy body.


25.05.2016