GEORGE TOWN: It’s almost 9pm but Kesavan Vanniyan is still not done with work. He rides around a neighbourhood, in search of a house that would be his final stop for the day.
At this, Kesavan hits the brakes, deftly hops off his motorbike and whips out a plastic bag. His customer prepares to watch a short yet intriguing display of the milk master at work. Kesavan’s trade was once a common sight on the busy streets of George Town, but sadly, it has now been reduced to near history and mere nostalgic memory.
“However, due to unexpected circumstances, I had to move my dairy farm to Balik Pulau. My usual milkman felt that it was too far a distance to collect the milk and quit.” “Honestly, it wasn’t easy. Everything was a step-by-step process. Thankfully, I had a friend who was kind and patient enough to guide me through it all and I’ve been a milkman ever since.”
These days, however, he has no choice but to raise the price to RM6 as the recent pandemic has led to an increase in cow feed prices.All these factors have made Kesavan’s job much tougher, but nothing affects it more than the fact that customers are in short supply.
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