Garden burial for Sim Lim Tower ice cream uncle to be held on 29 June
Recently, the well-known Mr Ng Teak Boon who sold pushcart ice cream outside Sim Lim Tower died at the age of 92. Uncle Boon, which he is known affectionately by, has since been cremated. His garden burial will be held at Choa Chu Kang’s Garden of Peace at 12pm this Saturday (29 June).
On Monday (24 June), Melvin Chew, the administrator of the ‘Hawkers United – Dabao 2020’ Facebook group, shared the news regarding Uncle Boon’s garden burial. Garden of Peace, which has been operational since 2021, features an open concept with designated lanes for walkways and ash scattering.
Mr Chew invited those who would like to see Uncle Boon off for the last time to attend the burial.
Ng Teak Boon Passes Away At 92
He was one of the last few original licensed itinerant hawkers in Singapore had been plying his trade selling old-school ice cream blocks in the area for over 50 years
One of Singapore’s last licensed itinerant hawkers, Ng Teak Boon, has passed away. He was 92. He was cremated today (Jun 22) without a wake.
Known affectionately as Uncle Boon, he was a well-known sight outside Sim Lim Tower, where he had been selling old-school ice cream blocks from a mobile pushcart for over 50 years.
News of his passing was first announced by hawker Melvin Chew on his Facebook group Hawkers United - Dabao 2020.
Melvin Chew Admin
Sad to announce the passing of Sim Lim ice cream uncle Ah Boon last night. Uncle Boon will be cremation on today evening at Mandai. I will be dropping by later to pay my last respect to uncle Boon.
2 weeks ago I just saw him at Jalan Besar hawker centre. And I still talk to him. Pass some kopi money to him. Today he pass on.
Rip uncle Boon.
Ice Cream Cart Uncle @ Sim Lim Tower
If you're around Sim Lim Tower during this hot weather, perhaps you can drop by the 'Ice Cream Cart Uncle,' who has been there for almost 50 years
The Ice-Cream Uncles
Hi Foodies, according to a Facebook post by Happy People Helping People community, our beloved Sim Lim Ice-Cream Uncle is back selling ice cream at the same spot! We are so happy that he is finally able to operate his business after being closed due to the circuit breaker.
87-year-old ice cream seller, Ng Teak Boon, had recently caught the attention of netizens after CNA insider released videos exposing poverty in Singapore. For more than 10 years, Mr Ng had been selling $1.50 ice-cream from a bicycle cart beside the Sim Lim Tower. As selling ice-cream is his only source of income, the videos prompted overwhelming support from citizens throughout Singapore.
Ever since the touching story of Mr Ng went viral, many viewers offered to help Mr Ng live a better life. One of them was Andre Chiang, owner of recently closed-down Michelin Starred restaurant, Restaurant Andre. He created an ice-cream sandwich dessert as a tribute to Mr Ng. For every ice-cream he sold at his restaurant, he would donate $5 to Mr Ng.
