Alvin Tan decided to take a break from software development and started a prawn noodle stall.Aditi Bharade Alvin Tan started a prawn noodles side hustle while working as a software engineer. When his ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alvin Tan, a 29-year-old software engineer turned prawn noodle hawker from Singapore. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I was seven ...