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I went to a night market recently. It is commonly
known as 'pasar malam'. There are
___1___ many 'pasar malam' left in Singapore. I
___2___
never
seen a real `pasar malam' ___3___, but according to my
parents it was a
very ___4___ sight when they were young. There were many stalls set
___5___ along the five-foot
way in front of the
shop-houses. Rough canvases had been spread ___6___ the
ground, and
___7___ the hawkers' wares were neatly piled upon
___8___.
There were interesting items of all ___9___ : clay
figurines, scarves, handcrafted silverware, hats and
many other things of interest.
The people at the 'pasar malam' were ___10___ varied as
the goods that
were on ___11___. However, it was crystal clear that
they were all there to
___12___ bargains. There was much haggling
___13___ the
prices of
the goods. Everyone ___14___ swept into the light, gay
mood that pervaded the
bazaar. The bright lights and cheerful banter ___15___
customers and hawkers created a most entertaining
___16___.
I bought several unusual ___17___ of pottery for my
parents and a huge
stuffed bear for my sister. For ___18___, I bought a
delightful train set which,
___19___ old-fashioned, was
___20___ perfect running order.
It was also very cheap! |
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I went to a night market recently. It is commonly
known as 'pasar malam'. There are
not many 'pasar malam' left in Singapore. I
had never seen a
real 'pasar malam' before, but according to my
parents it was a
very common sight when they were young. There were many stalls set
up along the five-foot
way in front of the
shop-houses. Rough canvases had been spread
on the
ground, and
all the hawkers' wares were neatly piled upon
them.
There were interesting items of all
kinds : clay
figurines, scarves, handcrafted silverware, hats and
many other things of interest.
The people at the 'pasar malam' were
as varied as
the goods that
were on sale. However, it was crystal clear that
they were all there to
seek bargains. There was much haggling
over the
prices of
the goods. Everyone was swept into the light, gay
mood that pervaded the
bazaar. The bright lights and cheerful banter
between
customers and hawkers created a most entertaining
atmosphere.
I bought several unusual
pieces of pottery for my
parents and a huge
stuffed bear for my sister. For
myself, I bought a
delightful train set which,
although old-fashioned, was
in perfect running order.
It was also very cheap! |
