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Pit Stop at the Perak royal town, Kuala Kangsar. The 1st rubber tree in Malaysia was planted in this town. That's about all I knew about this place. Labu Sayong or water pitcher from Sayong village, known for its health value to help migraine, lower blood pressure etc due to the special properties inherent in the local clay. Before this, we didn't know much of labu sayong.  We didn't go to the village or plan this visit. Out of curiousity, we bumped into this unassuming workshop at No. 3, Kg Setia, Enggor, run by Mohd bin Harun.  Pakcik was very open and gave us a tour of his workshop and how he makes labu sayong. His warm, friendly welcoming people made a lasting impression on all of us - a trait that we've lost in the big cities. The traditional way of making labu sayong uses hands to mould the clay into the shape of a 'labu' (gourd-like vase) but this is too slow. Now, the clay mixture is poured into standard mould blocks. It's ...

Typica Cafe is not your typical cup of coffee. We're never short of a concept cafe or restaurant, but what attracted me to write is the story of the Typica people. If you have a unique product, run by people with passion and skills, it's more likely to not only succeed, but will stand out as something original and different from the rest. Typica is brewing distilled coffee - all handcrafted inhouse without machine,  from sourcing and hand-sorting the beans, to roasting, grinding and brewing. Not relying on paper qualifications, the people behind Typica are not afraid to learn mostly on the job. They reinvent their business models from their failures and experiences before finding one that worked. They don't have deep pockets, that's the main reason they chose an unlikely neighbourhood - Shaw Parade in Pudu KL, to start their handcrafted coffee.  Many cafes come and go even in strategic locations, but Typica becomes the talk of the town, one-of-its-kind cafe a...