{"id":86829,"date":"2026-09-22T03:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=86829"},"modified":"2026-09-22T03:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:11:04","slug":"8dayseat-former-saf-lieutenant-colonel-lim-tiam-chai-left-his-job-of-28-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=86829","title":{"rendered":"@8dayseat Former SAF Lieutenant Colonel Lim Tiam Chai left his job of 28 years \u2014&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n@8dayseat <\/p>\n<p>Former SAF Lieutenant Colonel Lim Tiam Chai left his job of 28 years \u2014 where he was a signaller by vocation \u2014 to open his own kampong chicken rice restaurant!  At 48, he decided to pursue his dream of running his own F&#038;B business, setting up Chai Kee Teahouse in the CBD. He specialises in Hainanese kampong chicken rice, dunking the poached chook in an ice bath to keep the meat succulent with a gelatinous collagen layer under the skin.  He also offers other comfort dishes like stewed pork trotter bee hoon, nourishing coconut chicken soup and even wolfberry milk tea! #8dayseathawker #chickenrice #sgfoodie #foodtok #tiktoksg<\/p>\n<p> \u266c Delicious Food &#8211; LR Beats<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@8dayseat\/video\/7687992725144096007\" data-video-id=\"7687992725144096007\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@8dayseat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@8dayseat?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@8dayseat<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Former SAF Lieutenant Colonel Lim Tiam Chai left his job of 28 years \u2014 where he was a signaller by vocation \u2014 to open his own kampong chicken rice restaurant!  At 48, he decided to pursue his dream of running his own F&#038;B business, setting up Chai Kee Teahouse in the CBD. He specialises in Hainanese kampong chicken rice, dunking the poached chook in an ice bath to keep the meat succulent with a gelatinous collagen layer under the skin.  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