Thursday, May 24, 2012

Trishaw Man

Posted by noelbynature

The Tiong Bahru Estate blog posts this reflection about the Trishaw Man, the once-ubiquitous – but now rare – human taxi service that used to ply the streets of our neighbourhoods. Nowadays, trishaws are more commonly used as tourist attractions, for tours around the city area.


I was pleasantly surprised during my “early” morning stroll today.

As I stepped off the escalators within the Tiong Bahru Market, happily sipping my coffee, I spotted this trishaw man resting in his “sar leng chia”. (It means a 3-wheeled vehicle in Hokkien).

He is resting in the exact spot where many of his “KAKIS” (Buddies) used to hang out.

Read the rest of the Trishaw Man at the Tiong Bahru Estate Blog.
For more information about Trishaws, Rickshaws and other human-powered transport, check out the ReTRIeVIA blog.

Tags: Tiong Bahru, Trishaw

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