{"id":5861,"date":"2020-06-02T10:53:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T02:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/?post_type=nus-news&#038;p=5861"},"modified":"2024-07-31T16:17:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T08:17:25","slug":"helping-a-wet-market-survive-covid19-ece-undergraduate-student-kenny-chen","status":"publish","type":"nus-news","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/news\/helping-a-wet-market-survive-covid19-ece-undergraduate-student-kenny-chen\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping a Wet Market Survive COVID19 \u2014 Kenny Chen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Helping a wet market survive <span class=\"_5afx\"><span class=\"_58cm\">COVID19<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0ECE\u00a0undergrad Kenny Chen started an online delivery service to help his parents&#8217; chicken stall and today, he has expanded his online platform to help other stalls.\u00a0<a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wcmarketboy\/?__tn__=K-R&amp;eid=ARDiDjVt6Q2FcaXnM-CKm_R8gUnZK0NKOEyAcB1r_m830xMunk-JrLzhiRL6jDSrLsJ_2dK-wkW2q56w&amp;fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAxQUoRP3slPSFF-5_XtTvAT-q4d6FWqF_PcdnXAXLzfbNE8E6dHgR9angCq5ew8BqiVfQ9D4CRZpnhxFnoLhB2alYQQAhyQDMghIpIUGNB6JUU89y-x0smS9tEGzBVD8PBZFJfijmhS6t7kJ0wv9VYUBGanh4F5yDRXA1hvlUOIrVWzg199pzt4XuVnLEIKchZXfL-oM5gA_3Mq2toWQjWQqaw5VIVXuCZnR5oiJMcoV2lDeG4LQIWimtXNbrUI9kZcMO0Z7s8dQHY9sClZVo7z9Tk0ro9L6H2lt1Ox1WE31lMFqK6dtst3a2VwYNArR6x7LFP4kVZH1z3jSp7\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=102508781330898&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARDiDjVt6Q2FcaXnM-CKm_R8gUnZK0NKOEyAcB1r_m830xMunk-JrLzhiRL6jDSrLsJ_2dK-wkW2q56w%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Market Boy &#8211; Wet Market Home Delivery<\/a>\u00a0today covers almost the whole wet market, listing over 200 fresh items and has served more than 700 customers!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5861 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/news\/helping-a-wet-market-survive-covid19-ece-undergraduate-student-kenny-chen\/kenny-chan\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Kenny-Chan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kenny Chan\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/news\/helping-a-wet-market-survive-covid19-ece-undergraduate-student-kenny-chen\/kenny-chan-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Kenny-Chan-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kenny Chan 1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/news\/helping-a-wet-market-survive-covid19-ece-undergraduate-student-kenny-chen\/kenny-chan-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1946\" height=\"1295\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/Kenny-Chan-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kenny Chan 2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5862\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5862'>\n\t\t\t\tKenny pitching during the Innovation Programme of the Young Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia (YSI SEA). YSI SEA is also founded by NUS students\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Being trained as an engineer helps me in my business in two ways. First, believing that every problem has a solution, and second, to always optimise, achieving results with the least possible resources.&#8221; &#8211; Kenny<\/p>\n<p>Armed with a can-do attitude,\u00a0 Kenny Chen started an online delivery service to help his parents&#8217; chicken stall and today, he has expanded his online platform to almost the WHOLE wet market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Market Boy initially started with a simple intent to help my parents&#8217; business during this difficult time by opening an online wing. With feedback from customers as well as conversations with other store owners on how the pandemic has affected them, I thought it would be a great idea to bring the wet market online, providing convenience for customers and additional support and business for the SMEs in the wet market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Kenny is currently in his final semester as an Electrical Engineering student under the Global Engineering Programme. How has an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nus.engineers\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAxQUoRP3slPSFF-5_XtTvAT-q4d6FWqF_PcdnXAXLzfbNE8E6dHgR9angCq5ew8BqiVfQ9D4CRZpnhxFnoLhB2alYQQAhyQDMghIpIUGNB6JUU89y-x0smS9tEGzBVD8PBZFJfijmhS6t7kJ0wv9VYUBGanh4F5yDRXA1hvlUOIrVWzg199pzt4XuVnLEIKchZXfL-oM5gA_3Mq2toWQjWQqaw5VIVXuCZnR5oiJMcoV2lDeG4LQIWimtXNbrUI9kZcMO0Z7s8dQHY9sClZVo7z9Tk0ro9L6H2lt1Ox1WE31lMFqK6dtst3a2VwYNArR6x7LFP4kVZH1z3jSp7&amp;__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&amp;eid=ARAjK8mpk4euaUjrsw7P91DsVieSmzTTl75-NH6mYvOOD23u2gqElVTcY2V6OKy7X5I45SNqj_tje4JV\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=169630006391270&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK%2AF-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARAjK8mpk4euaUjrsw7P91DsVieSmzTTl75-NH6mYvOOD23u2gqElVTcY2V6OKy7X5I45SNqj_tje4JV%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">NUS Engineering<\/a> education helped him in this new business endeavour?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Beyond his passion for engineering, Kenny is also an advocate for sustainability \u2014 he&#8217;s the President of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/energycarta\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAxQUoRP3slPSFF-5_XtTvAT-q4d6FWqF_PcdnXAXLzfbNE8E6dHgR9angCq5ew8BqiVfQ9D4CRZpnhxFnoLhB2alYQQAhyQDMghIpIUGNB6JUU89y-x0smS9tEGzBVD8PBZFJfijmhS6t7kJ0wv9VYUBGanh4F5yDRXA1hvlUOIrVWzg199pzt4XuVnLEIKchZXfL-oM5gA_3Mq2toWQjWQqaw5VIVXuCZnR5oiJMcoV2lDeG4LQIWimtXNbrUI9kZcMO0Z7s8dQHY9sClZVo7z9Tk0ro9L6H2lt1Ox1WE31lMFqK6dtst3a2VwYNArR6x7LFP4kVZH1z3jSp7&amp;__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&amp;eid=ARAnapV1SCwXKS3E-PyPTug6Oswhjz6BzVyZuqpD-XXGw9CZoXVpoZiiOb_uMJmlrXhij5X7VLHQMPtk\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=120167038085513&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK%2AF-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARAnapV1SCwXKS3E-PyPTug6Oswhjz6BzVyZuqpD-XXGw9CZoXVpoZiiOb_uMJmlrXhij5X7VLHQMPtk%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Energy Carta<\/a>, a group that looks at nurturing youth leaders in the sustainable development industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping a wet market survive COVID19\u00a0\u2014\u00a0ECE\u00a0undergrad Kenny Chen started an online delivery service to help his parents&#8217; 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