Women Power

It is nice to see a night market stall operated solely by women, selling and replacing covers of various smartphones. The replacement of the phone covers and cases is not as easy as one would imagine.

While waiting, this lady customer with the tattoo, told me she got her ink done for RM450 at Sunway. I think tattoo artists should also set up stalls at the night markets. At the same venue, I saw a hairdresser with her own air-conditioned trailer.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 1000, f5, 1/30 sec.

The Girl With The Tattoo

The Jackfruit Sisters

I love the rural Ramadan bazaars. The traders are friendly and the food they sell are different. This is near Dusun Nanding and these are giant jackfruits, fresh from the orchards.

I like how the ladies laughed and giggled as the fruit is being cut up. Sometimes, to be a good street photographer, you have to be a jack of all trades. If you tell the right joke at the right time, it puts people at ease. But if your joke isn’t funny or is offensive, you might be staring at the business end of a knife.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f9, 1/200 sec.

The Jackfruit Sisters

No Smoking

Can’t miss the reminder when it is painted on the road. Jonker Walk is the tourist epicentre of Malacca, designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This is a side road with food hawkers operating on weekend nights.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 500, f4, 1/640 sec.

No Smoking - Jonker Walk Melaka