Curious Pak Alam

By Sharyljit Kaur

January 2013 PENANG PROFILE
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For this passionate man, knowledge for obvious gain actually clouds the joy of learning for its own sake.Pak Alam’s passion for repairing vintage bicycles started out as a hobby when he was 14, and like all of his other interests, this grew into something approaching obsession. “If it’s old, chances are I’d like it,” he said. “If it’s younger than me, not so much.“Except for my wife,” he quickly added. “She is younger than I am and I love her!”Pak...

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