Right near the centre of town are the Imbi markets. Along Jalan Imbi (Imbi Road). Funny that. Its an old school wet market. My mum's family has been shopping here since the beginning of time.
My aunt had asked me to pickup some eggs for her and given me her previous egg tray to re-use (how's that for recycling!). And she told me to tell the egg seller that its for Mrs Lee, coz then she would make sure to pick out the best eggs. Being not that conversant with Cantonese I mumble that its for Mrs Lee and sure enough the egg seller began picking individual eggs out from the many many trays at her disposal. I dig the strong old school relationship between market seller & buyer - especially considering "Mrs Lee" isn't exactly unique in Malaysia!
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sábado, 19 de abril de 2008
Central Market
Originally built as a wet market in 1888 its now an arts & crafts market. Its quite touristy so prices are not the best, though still cheap by Western standards, and definitely a good place for the time-poor visitor to have a gander at a wide variety of crafts.
I picked up a few things made of palm wood there. Its light weight and a nice deep brown colour.
I picked up a few things made of palm wood there. Its light weight and a nice deep brown colour.
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