Singapore — Politician Chee Soon Juan surprised everyone with his Jun 21 announcement that he and his wife, Mei, are about to open a café, something he wrote about in a Facebook post as a “long-term dream.”

The café, Orange & Teal, is set to open this Friday (Jun 25) at the Rochester Mall.

“It’s been a long-term dream of ours to have a place where Singaporeans come together to not just have a great meal or have that heartwarming cuppa, but a place where we get together with our loved ones and friends and get to know each other all over again. A place where intelligent discussion, even impassioned debate, takes place. A place where the conversation’s even better,” he wrote.

And while he added that he isn’t a businessman, he also wrote that he has always wanted “to start a social enterprise of sorts to support causes close to my heart,” which he said he would talk more about at a later date.

Since Dr Chee, a longtime political leader and the secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party, made his announcement, congratulations have been pouring in over social media pages.

And on a more humorous note, netizens poked some fun as well.

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Screen Shot 2021 06 22 at 1.35.43 PM Screen Shot 2021 06 22 at 1.36.11 PM Others joked that the Government might forbid dining-in again once Dr Chee and his wife opens the café as the SDP leader is an outspoken critic of the PAP administration.