On 4th.July.2011,I make a working trip with my colleagues to Kota Kinabaru,Sabah.
Wisma Merdeka.Kota Kinabaru.Sabah. |
To my surprised,they are all on 3rd floor,still in operation and more.They are all together six stores but only three are more serious in coins and banknotes.
Pusaka Antik dan Art,is the first store that I visited.Situated right at the middle of a food court.I went into the store,full of Chinawares,porcelain items,Chinese teapots and Sabah natives handicrafts and arts.A Malay lady was standing in the counter serving a Malay customer who are interested on some stones.
I waited for her to complete her sale,and asked her for UNC Malaysia modern coins.She replied to me with a sweet smiling face that only her husband will know whether they have the stock or not.I suggested to her to call her boss,she told me he is on his way,just give him another half and hour!
I asked for her boss namecard,she past me her name card instead and wrote a name on it,Hashim.She said,he is her husband,the owner of this shop and she is actually running a food store adjacent to this antique shop!I can,t stop laughing and told her that all this while I thought this was a Chinese shop.She laughed as well and replied I am not the first one to make such mistake!Looked at her shop full of Chinese blue&white porcelain items,Chinese teapots,sunken shipwreck earthwares etc,who will believe that the owner is not Chinese!
The cool man:Pak Hashim. |
True enough,her husband-the boss came in at the right time.A cool gentlement with a cowboy hat.I greeted him and asked him for the UNC Malaysia modern coins.He said he didn't keep any such items and very kind of him to offer to bring me to a Chinese shop who has these UNC Malaysia modern coins.
After visited other coin shops,I came back to him to say thank you and took a photo of him!
Happy hunting, Dickson :D
ReplyDeleteDear Danny,
ReplyDeletePlease email your H/P number to me,I won't miss you for yamcha when I visit KK again!
I did met Charlie Chau(my brother's old buddy friend) and Mr.N.T.Chong,I had a good chat with them!
Too bad,I missed Mr.Danny!Sorry and thousand apologies!Haha!
BTW,who is Adam?Pak Hashim?
Happy Week-end!
Dear whycollect,
ReplyDeleteHappy week-end!
I really enjoyed meeting people in Sabah and Sarawak!Only problem I encountered is difficult to tell what are their origin!They looked a like.When I asked in Chinese,they replied in Bahasa,when I talked Malay to them,they answered in Chinese!Haha!
One thing for sure,they are very friendy!
Dear Danny,
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday!
Yes,Adam Goh's shop is always closed.I made 3 attempts,still no chance to say hello to him.
If you visit the rest again,please send my best regards and remind them to visit my Blog!
I did told them thier shops will be posted on my Blog.
Thank you in advance!!
Aiyah bro...
ReplyDeleteYou're looking at the wrong shop. I myself never bought anything from that Malay guy.
I don't know you're going to Sabah.
Dear Lunaticg,
ReplyDeleteSorry lah Bro.Because I was on a working trip and curi-curi tulang a bit to visit coin dealers in Wisma Merdeka.First time!