seen from the street

hard times … hard times
archive of the ‘Malaysia’ topic

hard times … hard times
rickshaw near Love Lane in GeorgeTown, Pulau Penang


George Town rickshaw — a slow, dangerous way to travel

jinrikisha registration plate seen in George Town, Penang Island
Suzuki tricycle in Penang, Malaysia

low miles, one owner, good condition, anti-theft system, child seat
an old jinrikisha (rickshaw) vehicle registration plate in Penang, Malaysia

another photo from Penang Island, Malaysia

Is this an Islamic nation? Yes.
bridge to nowhere on Penang Island, Malaysia

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more junk for sale in Malaysia: Chinese-counterfeited Ray-Ban sunglasses

– more photographed items for sale in Malaysia –
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crabs for sale in a wet market in the city of Kota Kinabalu
‘Now with more minty-fresh Formica!‘
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continuing our series of the finest-quality consumer goods for sale in Penang, Malaysia: a beautiful Chinese-made (?) backpack
Continuing our look at junk on the shelves in Malaysia

‘Brylcreem Protein Plus pomade is No #1 good for you pleasure styling hair beauty’
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another wacky, tacky thing for sale in George Town, Penang
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‘Spalding Pomade is most good in you hair please to style’

Cigarette boxes in Malaysia bear photographs of diseased persons and warning such as “Cigarette Causes Mouth Cancer”, “Cigarette Causes Neck Cancer,” and “Cigarette Causes Lung Cancer.” Yet Malaysians still buy cancer sticks, because nicotine is as addictive as heroin. A friend of mine is tapering-off his cigarette usage. Thanks be to God!