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22-Year-Old Spirit Medium Becomes Carrot Cake Hawker After Hell Deity ‘Reassures’ Him: “Go Ahead & Do It”

The part-time medium says after his ex-hawker parents suggested he open a stall, the hawker noob was apprehensive so he “consulted [hell deity] Toa Ah Pek for advice, and he told me that I didn’t have to be afraid as he would be there to look after everything”.

22-Year-Old Spirit Medium Becomes Carrot Cake Hawker After Hell Deity ‘Reassures’ Him: “Go Ahead & Do It”

Qi Shan Carrot Cake at Cheng San Market & Cooked Food Centre looks just like any other carrot cake stall. It is helmed by a pair of Gen Z hawkers — Koh Ming Wei (left), 22, opened the shop last April after completing his National Service, and he is assisted by his sister Jing Hui (right), 24, who used to work as an assistant manager at a cinema. They offer both the traditional and modern versions of the dish – think white carrot cake fried with “Thai chilli flakes”, or topped with slices of torched cheese. 

But appearances are deceiving. With his slick ponytail, tattoos and gold jewellery, Ming Wei looks more like a bit of a bad boy than someone who channels the spirit of the Monkey God and other Chinese deities into his slight frame a couple of times a month. You see, the soft-spoken young man is a self-styled Chinese spirit medium. During trances, he dons costumes that wouldn’t look out of place in a period drama and says he speaks in a “high-pitched voice”, coupled with animated mannerisms.

But don’t expect Ming Wei to suddenly embody Sun Wukong (below pic) while whipping up a plate of chai tow kway — these possessions, he says, don’t occur spontaneously. The only hint of the hawker’s medium activities at his stall is an altar with statuettes of the Monkey God, and hell deities Toa Ah Pek and Ji Ah Pek. But no, devotees don’t drop by for carrot cake and a consultation here. “No one has asked for that yet,” he says with a laugh, adding that he is open to scheduling appointments for anyone if they’re so inclined. 

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