Aunty Joyce

A smiley Aunty Joyce

Aunty Joyce is a definitely a familiar figure to all present and past residents of St George’s as she was the proprietor of Kian Hua Coffee Shop at block 3 for 24 years before it was leased to Choice @ 3 in end of 2011. She was staying above the coffee shop with her 3 children before moving to another block in St George’s when she stopped operating the coffee shop. “I won’t move out of this area. It is so convenient!” Aunty Joyce quickly added before we could ask her why she did not move elsewhere. She is very happy with the changes in the environment over the years, “It was very dirty in the past but now it is so much better.” She is definitely the person to ask about the history of this place as she is able to tell us the different shops that were here in block 3 before they were taken over by the current tenants. We observed that she seemed to know all the patrons in the new coffee shop when we took her picture. They must be her customers then and now they have become friends!