My friend Malar guides me through the "dry" section of Kampar market...

2009-06-10 Posted in Amazing Susan's Blog

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When I visited the "wet" part of the Kampar market, I stumbled upon the poultry area where shoppers take their pick of live chickens, which are then slaughtered, plucked and packaged with clockwork-like efficiency.

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I travelled to Malaysia in May (for the second time in 2009!). While I was there, my friend Malar arranged a host of different experiences for me, one of which was a visit to the Kampar morning market.

You can see and hear the results in the videos and podcast that follow. Watch the shorter movies (made with still photographs, and about 2 minutes and 6 minutes long respectively), or listen to the podcast (about 10 minutes), which incorporates the audio from both movies.

Part 1: An introduction to the market, and finding parking:

Discovering Kampar Morning Market in Malaysia Part 1 from amazingsusan on Vimeo.

Part 2: Exploring parts of the market, and having breakfast Malaysian style:

Discovering Kampar Morning Market in Malaysia Part 2 from amazingsusan on Vimeo

 

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