Fine feathers make fine birds. Located in the ancient town of Melaka, Chop Hock Seng not only sells a wide range of religious statues, the second generation owner could also be seen employing various tools and repairing religious statues attentively. He —— Mr Ong You Huat (transliteration), is a repair and restoration smith of religious statues, which is a practice rarely found locally. To repair...
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A riddle goes like this: “Four eyes staring at each other, four legs clashing with each other. One bites hard, another’s face hurts”, describing this traditional beautifying skill —— facial threading, also known as shaving fine hairs. Facial threading could be said as a wisdom and technique passed on from ancient times, using one simple tool to get rid of fine facial hair, dead skin...
Jingle, jingle, jingle… this thrilling clank has not paused over 60 years. An old-fashioned bicycle, a wooden sunshade, a hammer in one hand and an awl in the other, crushing the big tray of stiff candy made from maltose and sugar into small pieces. These small pieces are a traditional handmade snack sold by Mr Tey Kim Wah (transliteration) for the sixty years: Jingling Candy,...
