Every year, he distributes three to four pedicabs, selling them for RM7, 500 ( US$ 1, 700 ) each.
” I have no emotions. When asked how he felt after finishing a trishaw, Choo — a man of few words— retorted,” It’s’s just my job.”
In comparison to the several hundred trishaws found in Melaka, in the south, where the vehicles are still well-liked by visitors, Penang has just over 130 of them.
Trishaws made by Melaka are made so that the motorcyclist sits next to the customers and the Penang handlers pedal from behind.
Trishaws require a lot of labor and difficult-to-find give objects, so none of Choo’s’s kids are interested in them or eager to tell them.
He is also anticipating his retreat.
With a small grin, he said,” Perhaps I’ll’ll go stay at my son’s’s house or go on vacation.”