Chop sticks were the utensil of choice in Singapore and I mastered these many years ago, so felt completely at home in any foodcourt or kopitaim.
How I wish though that we had been able to use some of the new adaptions of the humble chopstick:
The combination glasses and chopsticks set may have many virtues but I have yet to think of one.
Then of course we had the HDB-inspired combination of clothes peg and chopsticks. I can envisage these anchoring washing on the bamboo poles that sprouted from the upper stories of the HDB blocks.
Finally we have a nifty design which is both a sauce dispenser and chopstick set
A quick squeeze of the chopsticks and a squirt of soy sauce embellishes the dish. Struggling with a piece of kampong chicken might result in an overdose of the sticky black fluid but this is clearly a minor inconvenience.
It is truly remarkable what the human mind can dream up in moments of complete idleness!
