Pasar Malam Jalan TAR
Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman
City Centre
50100 Kuala Lumpur
(Coordinates: E101° 41' 48" N3° 9' 20.2")
Despite being situated right beside our apartment, we’ve
never thought to mention this in our blog, which brings to mind the Malay proverb:
“kuman di seberang laut nampak, gajah di depan mata tak nampak” (To behold the
note in the eye of one's neighbour, but not the beam in one's own).
The Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman / Jalan Masjid India area has
always been close to my heart, for it was here that I spent most of my young
adult life. I did my A levels at Stamford College along Jalan Bunus nearby, and
this area is ingrained into my psyche. I guess on a subconscious level I’ve
always tended to gravitate here, and eventually made my home here.
I remember the time when this 1Pasar Malam was
actually situated along Jalan TAR (from Sogo all the way to the Dataran Merdeka
intersection) until the local authorities decided cordoning off the road proved
counter-productive to the businesses here.
1literally means "night market", a
street market that opens in the evening and brings together a collection of
stalls that usually sell goods such as fruits, vegetables, snacks, toys,
clothes, shoes, alarm clocks, and ornaments at cheap or at least reasonable
prices
Since Brendan was attending a school do at Royale Bintang,
and since we were not in the mood to eat out / cook for just the two of us, Cat
and I decided to pay this Pasar Malam a visit. Again, we will not be saying much
from this point onwards so we’ll let the pictures paint the words for us…
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| authentic scenes from Malaysia life |
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| says it all! |
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| I had a hankering for this |
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| hard at work |
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| next time we'll know to stick to the steamed corn cob |
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| honest to goodness merchants |
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| a character that adds colour to the Pasar Malam |
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| we'll try this next time |
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| and this |
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| Cat gravitated to this stall... |
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| ... because she salivated... |
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| ... at the sight of nasi kerabu! |
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| our spoils of war |
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| fruits of our labour ;-) |
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