The Malaysian connection series (4) : Dec 2007 trip : fresh produce market
This is Malaysian way of life, you buy most of your fresh produce in the wet market (or in American’s term, farmer market). People in K.L most likely buy their fresh produce in super market but not so with most people who live in Kuching. This is the market place near where my mom lives.
I don’t think I enjoy too much of the cleanliness standard there but I tried to just close my eyes not to see what were underneath the tables.
The best part, it’s fresh from the sea. Especially if you come early in the morning around 7am. You can get lotsa nice fishes. The not so best part is the smell la. After a while, I also got that stinking smell.
Cibol,
You know with the incease number of cancer patients in Malaysia. I am not sure if things are as fresh as before during my growing up days.
The fishermen are not getting as many fish as they used to get now because we keep catching fish and we do not let the fish to even have opportunity to reproduce. It is very sad. There is no conservation.
And the water is so polluted now.
With the number of electronics, chemical factors all over the place and the government is not imposing the right kind of environmental standard like the West, I wonder even our water is safe to drink.
I am not sure if you are aware of our cancer figures in Malaysia. With the number of population and the number of populations that get cancer, it is very scary.
Jamy