Sunday 12 October 2014

Old Penang - Double decker bus along Jalan Dato Keramat


Was at a photo processing shop when a wall of nostalgic pictures caught my eye.Upon spotting the For Sale sign at the bottom, I asked the guy behind the counter how much it was being sold for.
" RM100 with frame " was his reply.
Fuuuuu....Forget it. No way .
Sensing my displeasure , he then fished out some smaller pics and showed them to me.
" How much are these going for ? "
" RM 10 " 
" Ok, gimme one .....by the way, where is this location ? "
My guess was either Jelutong near the wetmarket or somewhere near Komtar. Wrong on both counts. 
" Jalan Dato Keramat, the Creative furniture showroom, opposite the police station " said he.



Then I showed it to kiddo who immediately groaned
" How come there were double decker buses in the old days but none today ?" Good question .
Informed him that there was even a tram system with the tram tracks buried under the roads fronting Chowrasta market.
" A tram ???!!!?? " 
Man...way too many moans for me to handle this Wednesday's child.

Turning to hubs, I told him how impressed I was that people were so well dressed back in the old days.
He chuckled. 
" And today, we are so sloppy  "
Well....

Photos evoke different responses and touch us all in different ways, old ones especially. No matter, I'm glad I've got one to grace the wall and let it speak a private message to whoever is looking back in time.

2 comments:

Moquette said...

A good view of one of George Town’s municipal trolleybuses - this one, fleet number 24, being second hand from London Transport.

gostansikit said...

Very interesting piece of info there. Wouldn't have known otherwise. Thanks .