Went to the Thieves Market at Sungei Road between Bugis and Little India, and yeah, it lives up to what people call Old Pervs' street. Although there were dirty old men, but there were also the really nice and friendly elderly misters around.
There was this wooden rubberband gun which caught both or two eyes. It just looked so ancient and hand-made, that we just bought it as soon the first offer was made without a bargain. There were only two of a kind, and at the same time, another uncle was also attracted to it and bought the other one. The Indian uncle who sold the toy gun to us was so whimsicial and amiable, he cracked jokes like telling us to go to Chinatown with the other uncle to have a cowboy showdown with our guns.
The uncle who has such passion for his toys.
Talented uncle, like in the olden days when things had to be done yourself.
Skilled handicrafts. I'd want to learn too :)
There were, without reservation, countless of good deals, despite them being really crummy and dirty.
The first thing we caught sight of when we entered the the street of layed out mats, was this old Leica camera, that I presume can't be used anymore. It was held up for sale at 200dollars. What a deal! But duh, our budget for anything was much lower than that amount. We spotted this Leica leather camera bag, whic I never got to touch it or ask for the price, that CHUA lah! By the time we went back, the Leica collection was all GONE.
We combed the area, and found the Sungei Road Laksa stall that Wikipedia had talked about. Hahaha. And it was more than satisfying, more flavourable than the degrading Katong Laksa at Holland Village.
We ate at Soup Spoon in Bugis Junction, and headed down to Grandma's place.
