A home and a workplace, George Town, Penang Once a British colonial trading settlement, George Town, Penang was a bustling place for traders, craftsmen and hardworking people. With the world heritage title awarded by UNESCO, George Town is rapidly turning into a tourist town.

A home and a workplace | Traditional bamboo and rattan craftman

MALAYSIA | Sunday, 23 November 2014 | Views [824] | View Larger Image

Thean Seng Huat, is Mr. Soon's trade name. From right to left, it literally means, "sky" "accomplish" "prosperous". The name tablet at front facade is very important for every old Chinese businesses in the past. His tablet was not burnt down in the fire incident last year. Probably because of the Feng Shui item next to it, a century old long-nose sawsharks's rostrum passed down by his father and also a scissor, that protects him from calamity. These items means a lot to him.

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This is Mr. Soon's narrow workspace. Sharp work and a very discipline man, Mr. Soon carefully takes on the trade 6 days a week and live upstairs. He is slicing down the bamboo at equal width, to then weave to become a round bamboo divider that is going to be placed in the Dim Sum steamer - this is for his client, Cantonese Dim Sum restaurant. Back of him, is the iron grill door, torn down from his house when his house caught on fire last year, that forced the firemen to cut his grill door to do fire rescue. Thank God he was safe. Today, he still keeps it and hope to reinstall back; but we know it will never happen. You shall know why in the last photo.

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Mr. Soon taking a break on a Sunday, playing with his grandson at the five feet way in front his home.

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A home and a workplace, George Town, Penang Once a British colonial trading settlement, George Town, Penang was a bustling place for traders, craftsmen and hardworking people. With the world heritage title awarded by UNESCO, George Town is rapidly turning into a tourist town.

A home and a workplace | Traditional bamboo and rattan craftman

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