Original field stories about Malaysian craftspeople, family businesses, workshops, and traditional skills that continue across generations.
Chaw Kok Hoong is one of the few home-based handmade ladies leather shoe manufacturers still operating at Kampung Baru Seri Kembangan. His family has been living in Serdang since its founding, with each generation engaging in a different livelihood. His great-grandfather arrived in Serdang from China to mine tin; his grandparents planted rubber; his uncle used to work in Singapore, but returned to his hometown...
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Weighing scales are indispensable tools in daily life. From wooden steelyard balance in ancient times, spring scales invented in the 17th century, to electronic scales which have become common since the 20th century, accurate weight measurement is essential for commerce. While ancient units of measurement varied widely, nowadays, there are internationally standardized units such as the gram, kilogram, and metric ton. As long as there...
In daily life, it is common to find clothes with threads coming loose, holes, missing buttons, or broken zippers. It would be a shame to discard them when minor repairs could extend their lifespan. The materials required, such as needles, threads, buttons, and zippers, may be purchased from a haberdashery. Yong Kong Haberdashery, established in Jinjang Utara for 50 years, is the only remaining store...
