Jeyagobi Karuppiah's stall in Ipoh's central market, sells everything, from vegetables to powdered spices. Photo: The Star/N. Rama Lohan
There may be little glitz and glamour to being a vegetable seller, but there’s plenty of pride and dignity for Jeyagobi Karuppiah in knowing that he and his family have fed many mouths in Ipoh for more than half a century.
The 53-year-old inherited his dad’s vegetable stall, based in the city’s central market, back in 1988. As a 25-year-old then, he had to learn the ropes fast.
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