Kopi tiam Kopi tiam A kopitiam or kopi tiam is a traditional coffee shop mostly found in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and Indonesia patronised for meals and beverages. The word "kopi" is a Hokkien/Mandarin term for "coffee" () and "tiam" is the Hokkien/Hakka term for "shop" (). Menus typically feature simple offerings: a variety of foods based on egg, toast, and kaya, plus coffee, tea, and Milo. "Kopi tiam"s in Singapore are commonly found in almost all residential areas as well as some industrial and business districts in the country, numbering about 2,000 in total. Although most are an aggregate of small stalls
What a Waste in mid-1975, two years before it was released. Originally a third writing credit was given to Chaz Jankel (Dury's long-term songwriting companion): this third writing credit has gradually been phased out and the 2004 Edsel Records re-issue of "Do it Yourself" credits the song to Dury/Melvin solely. However, in "Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Song By Song", John Turnbull (guitarist with the Blockheads) claims that the middle instrumental section was brought over from one of the songs four of the Blockheads had written while they were in their previous band, Loving Awareness. Dury's first hit, "What a Waste / Wake