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An entry search for "Singapore famous tau sa piah (red bean pastry)" in google gives me many results showing the name "Long Fa" at 639 Balestier Road.
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According to what I know, this shop, which also operates like a cafeteria, has been established at the same Balestier spot since 1940s.
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I heard many rich and famous, including ministers, do patronise this supposedly Singapore first original Tau Sa Piah outlet. Besides the decades-old branding, the deliciousness of the pastry, i wonder if the feng shui does have a role in the fame of this shop.
I frequently drive pass this corner shop but have yet to set foot on it. The last and only time I tried the tau sa piah was a treat by my client at his office. It tasted quite good but it could have been a better experience if I did not have to eat and discuss a case at the same time. Half of the time I was gobbling down the delicacy.
One Jia-zi cycle is what this shop has gone through. Nevertheless, it is still going strong despite the fact that other tau sa piah shops also sprung up in the vicinity. Just along the same stretch of shophouses, there are already 2 more competitors.
Landform plays an extremely important role in feng shui, superceding formula-ed feng shui. Take a look at the picture and you will see the shop conforming to basic rules of yin and yang. Green dragon side is active while the tiger side is tamed and remained yin. The fast moving traffic also slows down towards the turning. Couple with the gradual higher ground on the left of the shophouse, Long Fa becomes the first shop in the row to enjoy the qi returning back to them.
In order to maintain its competitiveness, I think they must have secretly fed the tau sa piah to the tiger and the dragon too.
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