mama shop
(Singapore) A small, owner-operated convenience store sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
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(Singapore) A small, owner-operated convenience store sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
Mr S Gunashekaran, took over the running of the “mama shop” which was owned by his father at a void deck in Yishun Ring Road.
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