{"id":93577,"date":"2026-10-17T01:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93577"},"modified":"2026-10-17T01:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:59:03","slug":"ng-eng-hens-smoky-toast-quip-amuses-netizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93577","title":{"rendered":"Ng Eng Hen’s smoky toast quip amuses netizens"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Retired politician Dr Ng Eng Hen\u2019s quip about his breakfast toast tasting \u201csmoky\u201d amid elevated haze levels in the region has left netizens tickled.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal breakfast is hard to beat. But somehow, the toast tasted a bit smoky\u2026 Wonder why?\u201d said Ng, who was Singapore\u2019s longest-serving defence minister when he retired from politics<\/a> in May last year.<\/p>\n

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Ng was seen having an egg and toast breakfast set at a Fun Toast outlet.<\/p>\n

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Netizens commend Ng\u2019s wit<\/h2>\n

The Facebook post<\/a>, which shows Ng having an egg and toast breakfast set at a Fun Toast outlet, has racked up more than 1,900 reactions and 140 comments.<\/p>\n

Netizens were quick to spot the light-hearted reference to the haze<\/a>, with several piling on the joke while pretending to answer his question.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNew flavour of the month. Subtle but to the point,\u201d said a Facebook user.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rest of the 11 months, the toast tastes great, but you didn\u2019t thank the chef,\u201d another said. Yet another said: \u201cSmoky taste is available only on a seasonal basis, typically from mid-September to mid-November.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several alluded to an Indonesian politician\u2019s claim that the country\u2019s forests provide oxygen to Singapore and Malaysia when responding to criticisms for regional transboundary haze caused by fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has something to do with Indonesia not sending oxygen to us! Stop having that for breakfast until they start sending oxygen to us,\u201d said a Facebook user. \u201cThe toast was normal when Indonesia<\/a> sent us oxygen!\u201d another said.<\/p>\n

One user was even more direct. \u201cRoti Indo,\u201d the Facebook user said.<\/p>\n

Several netizens were impressed with Ng\u2019s sense of humour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Never know that you got such humour,\u201d said a user.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Ng has displayed his wit. When announcing his retirement from politics last year, he described it as his \u201cLiberation Day\u201d<\/a>, referencing US President Donald Trump\u2019s use of the term when announcing his trade tariffs.<\/p>\n

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