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.