Wishing everyone the world over, who celebrates Easter:
Happy Easter. Rejoice!
HAPPY EASTER
General
Sunday, at Booth 3.08
3rd Floor, Amcorp Shopping Mall,
Lot 3.08, Level 3
Amcorp Shopping Mall,
8, Jalan, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: April 1 and April 2, 2023
Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm (can be extended to 7.00pm)
Raising funds for possible new plans / ideas in store for http://www.leatherpoato.com
Time: 8.45am. It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The sky was clear blue. There was a slight cool breeze blowing, keeping the otherwise humid weather, cool.
Jeannie and I lugged our two large luggage bags, along with many other woven bags of things to sell, and piled them in the car. By 9.00am, we were on our way to Booth 3.08 at Amcorp Shopping Mall.
Traffic along the Federal Highway was light and smooth. We reached the mall in almost no time at all at 9.15am.
Having becoming more familiar with the mall after having been there the whole day, the day before; we found an elevator close to where we parked our car. This made moving our things from the car to our booth very much easier, especially because the distance was reduced to at least half.
Our booth was set up within half an hour as we had pre-planned the arrangement of the things for sale.
Our day started right about 10.00am itself. We had our new friend from yesterday, Farid as our first visitor to greet us.
Jonathan, who purchased a couple of Hotwheels vehicles yesterday, came by again, being one of the earliest and purchased a few more Hotwheels vehicles.
Another gentleman, who came by with his wife and two children yesterday, and purchased several Hotwheels vehicles and keyholders / key-chains; was one of the first to visit us this morning, this time without his family. He purchased more keyholders / key-chains. The ones I put up for sale are at least 30 years old. One can tell that these decorative devices to hold your keys secure, was of a different era just by looking at the locking mechanism. Today’s rings are the “coiled, leaf-type” rings.
A 1st generation Mini Cooper (when they were on the streets in the 1970s and 1980s) and the 1st generation of the current Mini Cooper series, both Hotwheels models; were quickly snapped up by another buyer.
We were as noisy or ever more noisier than yesterday, with lots of activity and laughter.
Jeannie. the batik influencer, was busy demonstrating her beautiful and unique “La” Batik Cape Creations to the many ladies of all ages, and even men who wanted to purchase these as gifts for their wives, mothers and friends.
We had Shyleena Faridah Hope, CEO of Mrs Asia Worldwide(M), stop by and acquire one of Jeannie’s “La” Batik Cape Creations. She was very “chic” and friendly, an interesting person.
A popular social media influencer on Instagram, deadpudds, who is a cosplayer, content creator and artist; visited our booth, 3.08, together with cabibibi, another popular social media influencer.
Deadpudds acquired another of Jeannie’s “La” Batik Cape Creations. She looked fantastic in it. There was already a gathering of some of her social media fans lining up to take pictures with her.
Renowned artist, Eddie Lim and his wife; came to visit us. Known as “Mr Eddie Lim”; he is known for his many, many paintings in contemporary and modern works. Eddie and I were classmates in La Salle School, Klang; since we were 10 years old. Eddie’s work is simply amazing. His paint brushes captures and translates his thoughts on canvas.
We continued to have visitors right up to our closing of our booth.
When we were closing up, Jeannie and I spent time with our very friendly booth neighbors. The Ipoh muruku was made by Shanti herself. Best muruku in town. Shanti and her husband, Mohan; come down every Friday to Sunday to sell their delicious snacks here,
Our neighbor, Jay; with his very sophisticated and premium transfers / stickers, which he can do on the spot. He does a lot of corporate orders.
Our neighbors on both sides, Shanti & Mohan; and Jay; help make our Saturday and Sunday, here; very enjoyable.
It was an experience to remember. Jeannie and I had so much fun running this booth. We raised a good amount of money from the sales of our items. This money will be re-invested in Leatherpotato.
I had an amazing time meeting with many of Leatherpotato’s subscribers / readers. I learnt so much from them – their views, experiences, how they relate to the many articles that was published. Definitely mission accomplished.
We have had and still are receiving requests for us to run the booth again. We are definitely considering this option. Keep a lookout for a notice here informing you of our options. We look forward to seeing all of you and lots more people there when we set up again.
Follow-up from previous articles:
https://leatherpotato.com/2023/04/03/at-booth-3-08/
https://leatherpotato.com/2023/04/01/what-a-day-it-was/
https://leatherpotato.com/2023/04/01/let-the-meet-begin/
https://leatherpotato.com/2023/03/31/keepsakes-collectibles-and-others/
https://leatherpotato.com/2023/03/30/meet-me-this-weekend/
BE YOURSELF
Be yourself.
After all, people are going to judge you anyway.
So forget what everyone else thinks and enjoy being yourself.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
At Booth 3.08
At 6.00pm, our (Jeannie’s and my) two day adventure came to a close. From what started as a passing fancy a week ago about setting up a booth at the famous (here, I will use the word “famous” because it is) “flea market” in Amcorp Shopping Mall, to actually going through with it. And now, it is over.
Our booth was in between the famous (Yes, used the “famous” word again, and again; it is valid) “Ipoh Mari” Indian Muruku snacks booth; and Jay’s specialized high-tech printing and hot-pressing very detailed pictures on T-shirts.
We sure made many, many new friends. Farid again, was the first to see us in the morning. Jonathan, who purchased a couple of Hotwheels vehicles yesterday, came buy again, being one of the earliest and purchased a few more Hotwheels vehicles.
Another gentleman, who came by with his wife and two children yesterday, and purchased several Hotwheels vehicles and keyholders / key-chains; was one of the first to visit us this morning, this time without his family. He purchased more keyholders / key-chains. The ones I put up for sale are at least 30 years old. One can tell that these decorative devices to hold your keys secure, was of a different era just by looking at the locking mechanism. Today’s rings are the “coiled, leaf-type” rings.
We had a fashion icon CEO, a popular and influential Cosplayer, my classmate from school, his wife and their eldest son; and many, many collectors and hobbyists visit us at our booth.
It’s just past midnight. It has been quite a struggle piecing this article to where we are right now because my energy is completely drained out. Jeannie is drained out, too; having been asleep since around 9.00pm.
I will have a write-up about all of today’s excitement with lots of pictures, within a day or two. “til then, peace and love to you all.✌️❤️
What a Day it Was
Having reached Amcorp Shopping Mall early, Jeannie and I had to lug all our wares from the carpark to the third floor. We set up our booth, arranged all the things that we were putting up for sale. Then, waited.
It wasn’t too long before Farid, our first visitor to our booth came along. We had a good nice chat, exchanged views and talked about the things that we put up for sale.
Not long after that, the kacang putih booth was set up and ready for action. Their various muruku and other Indian snacks are delicious. Temptation… temptation… haha!
Slowly but surely, visitors started streaming in to our booth. The Hotwheels cars was definitely an attraction as my collection that I put up for sale are at least 15 years old, still in their packs. More interesting…they are rare.
Another eye-catcher were the key-rings and keyholders. They were also rare, where most of them are 35 – 40 years old and rare.
People from the other booths came visiting, too. It was a real fun atmosphere. I dare say that our booth was the nosiest of the whole place, lots of loud laughter. Plus, I put the folderable table-piano on demo, so there was some music filling the air.
Liam, who studied in the U.S. came along. We had a nice chat on his studies in the U.S. and what he is doing now. He picked up a HotWheels semi-rare car. Then, there was Sam, Tan, a gentleman with his young children who helped him pick some Hotwheels models and key-holders.
Jeannie was outstanding as a promoter of our products. She took time to talk about and educate some people about batik, especially her batik cape pieces. She demo-ed her special batik cape, the likes of it has already made their way to the U.S., Singapore, Australia, Japan, New Zealand.
Jeannie is the renowned batik influencer. If you want to get your hands on one of these one-of-a-kind design per piece, in the world batik capes, you better come over tomorrow to Amcorp Shopping Mall to get your hands on at least one of these batik capes. Very limited pieces available.
Listening to “Men At Work” while writing this essay. They are so today as they were 40 years ago. Sidetracked. 😁
Patrick, Hazel and Mary Archibald dropped by and picked out several keyholders. Before long, Richard Kok came over with his grandson. Then, Jonathan who plays the drums and sells guitars, dropped by. He, too; picked out a Hotwheels rarity. We had Saras and Mohan, too.
We took the time to explain to people what Leatherpotato was all about and what it stood for. People scanned the QR code that we made available for information. For sure, there will be many new readers from today’s activities at the booth.
We started packing up and closed our booth by 5.30pm. It was a tiring, yet exciting day; where we were privileged to meet some readers and make new friends in the process. We thank all of you for coming over today and look forward to seeing you again tomorrow, as some of you have indicated that you will come over again.
Tomorrow, our second day of running the booth, promises to be even more exciting. Besides bringing many more possibly rare Hotwheels cars, we will have even more collectible bags, special key-holders from BMW, Mini and Jaguar. And for those of you who ask if I will sell my miniature Yamaha Harmonica key-holder; it is still not for sale.
There will be rare pens in the sales line-up: a 1998 MDRT Parker Duofold ballpoint pen, a 1991 Christian Dior, slim, ribbed Silver ballpoint pen, and Cross pens; too..
So, come on over where we can meet and you can support Leatherpotato.com . I definitely love to chat and get your views.
We will be at
Booth # 3.08, Level 3,
Amcorp shopping Mall
8, Jalan, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: April 2, 2023
Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm (can be extended to 7.00pm)
The money raised will help cover most of the cost of running Leatherpotato.com for the coming year and to explore ideas and ways of taking Leatherpotato to the next level.
I look forward to meeting you there. Peace to all of you ✌️
Latest update: The folderable table-piano is sold!
From right to left: Patrick Archibald, Richard Kok and his grandson, and yours truly.
Let the Meet Begin
At Amcorp Mall. Met with Farid just only. All the way from Kampung Bahru…
Our first customer purchased 10 key-chains / keyholders which are over 40 years old.
Come and support Leatherpotato.com
We are at
3.08 3rd Floor, Amcorp Shopping Mall, next to a lady selling tasty muruku and kachang (she has not set up stall yet). I hear she comes all the way from Ipoh every weekend to sell her tasty snacks. Come and support her, too.
Looking forward to seeing you all. And chit-chat. Farid was the first and will be back to chat more.
KEEPSAKES, COLLECTIBLES AND OTHERS
~ Following up on the article “MEET ME THIS WEEKEND” (March 30th, 2023) Meet me this weekend April 1 and April 2.
Middle of 2021. The world was engulfed with the Covid-19 pandemic. The mass media did not help much. The only news that it blurted out seemed to be gloom and doom.
Closer to home, people in middle to upper income brackets were waving white flags from their homes. They were cash-strapped and could not afford to put food on the table.
It seemed like an endless spiral downwards.
I decided to work on making the difference. I started with “As long as we know the sun will rise tomorrow morning,” and “A tiny seed that grows into a plant, pushing its way up, breaking the surface of the soil”; there is hope.
Writing about simple things in life, sharing my family and my experiences – many people connected with these stories and could relate to their own experiences. They said that it brought them smiles, laughter and fond memories.
From what started out as a short stint, a temporary measure if you may; has now carried on for almost two years. Over 300 articles were published during that period.
This Saturday (tomorrow) April1 and Sunday April 2nd, I, with the help of my wife, Jeannie; will be raising money by selling many of our items, collectibles, such as
. antique (Over 40 years old) leather satchels
. antique leather bags,
. rare, one piece(in the world) each Batik capes
. ladies’ necklaces; handcrafted with unusual stones and designs
. new BMW bags (still in the packing),
. Samsung Watch 5 (Box unopened),
. rare keyholders/keychains,
. BMW and Mini brands keychains,
. fairly rare antique Hotwheel cars,
. old coins and notes
. and other things to own
The money raised will help cover most of the cost of running Leatherpotato.com for the coming year and to explore ideas and ways of taking Leatherpotato to the next level.
Leatherpotato has thousands of views from over 75 countries. Many readers have expressed their views to meet with me. This will be a great fun Saturday and Sunday.
Meet me at:
Lot 3.08, Level 3
Amcorp Shopping Mall,
8, Jalan, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: April 1 and April 2, 2023
Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm (can be extended to 7.00pm)
Let’s chat on various topics. I have shared my thoughts and views on A.I. months ago in several of my articles published. I have shared my thoughts and views on the over-dependence of the ever increasing intelligence of robots. Now, Elon Musk is leading a large group of NGOs to warn of the very same concerns I shared in my articles.
We can also chat about the best coffees, curry puffs, popiah, appam balik… I had some appam balik last evening from the Ramadan bazaar near my home. It was delicious! Crisp, sumptuous amount of mixed fillings like corn, etc, and did I say “delicious”? Yes, I did; because it was. Price RM1.20 or US$0.27 each. (For my house neighbours; it is the stall at the top of the street.)
Meet with the renowned Batik influencer, too; for a chat on batik and stuff like that.
Come, support us. Looking forward to seeing you.😊🤟
Assorted Key-rings
Brand new Thule brand bag. Note that the pricetag is still on it.
MEET ME THIS WEEKEND
LEATHERPOTATO is going to be two years on the scene soon. I have had thousands of views from Over 75 countries.
From sharing my food experiences like cafes, restaurants and curry puffs to tech stuff. I figured I’d do something different. It’s a sort of an experiment.
I will make an announcement tomorrow. It’s going to be fun.
We can share ideas and views, too. For example: A.I. or Artificial Intelligence is the buzz phrase of the last 3 years. It was announced a couple of days ago that Elon Musk lead a large group of NGOs to warn of the dangers of the:
1. acceleration in the development of A.I.
2. if it got into the wrong hands,
3. it must be regulated
4. worse – if it cannot be controlled.
I have shared my thoughts and views on A.I. months ago. I have shared my thoughts and views on the over-dependence of the ever increasing intelligence of robots.
I will fill you in on the details tomorrow, March 31, 2023. Come and meet the renowned batik influencer, too.
Meghan Trainor’s Latest Fun Song: MOTHER
Meghan Trainor with her latest fun song. Here is a reply from her to my post.
SAFE ZONE
If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough. Playing it safe limits your possibilities.
Every time you cross the boundaries of your “SAFE ZONE”, and succeed; your boundaries expand.
Challenge yourself.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
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