Friday, 25 January 2008

Jalan Pasar (outside Pudu Market)

Gambir from Sarawak (Borneo) - 'obat sakit gigi' (medicine for sore teeth) This man always says hello to me - sometimes he sells bottles of Madu Madura (honey from Madura Indonesia). When he first tried to sell some to me I said "Tidak mau - saya sudah manis!" ('I dont want - I am already sweet' - a humorous retort I use whenever people here are suprised when I order 'kopi o kosong' - black coffee with no sugar - everyone takes sugar here). This apparently made some kind of impression as he always says something like "Kamu sudah manis?" (You already sweet?) when he sees me (I suppose it's not often they get a foreigner saying anything humorous in Bhahasa Malayu - the national language). Anyway today he was selling Gambir and precious stones.

Seems he is originally from Jakarta - so we had a wee chat. He's always very friendly. He didnt mind me taking photos today - but fotos doesnt capture his bubbly personality (some people people just go all 'malu' - shy - when they see a camera). Don't the stones look good !!!









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