gao lak
(Singapore, colloquial) Roasted chestnuts.
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(Singapore, colloquial) Roasted chestnuts.
The economy now had a wide range of jobs, and society here welcomed a broad spectrum of ideas."........ get ready to sell gao lak/chestnuts for a living, maybe that's what he means.... :P
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