Admiring Pewter

When KJ was jumping with excitement on one fine day after knowing he has bagged the 2nd prize for the Take a 'Giant Mug Shot' Photo Contest, all of us in TalentEDge were invited to the Giant Tankard Homecoming Party to witness him receiving his prize, an Olympus camera from the organiser, Royal Selangor Pewter.

Honestly I have passed by the Royal Selangor gallery countless times in the past, but last weekend was the first time I stepped foot inside the visitor centre. Didn't know it looks great and spacious with rich historical facts and items inside.

Some of the currency and money used during the old days. Only seen in Sejarah textbooks till that very Saturday. Notice the animal currencies in the forms of crocodile, elephant (short nose but long tail) and turtle. And just found out that the the coins can be plugged out from the money tree on the right (as seen on BSN logo).

More animal currencies from the 19th Century. The value of the currencies are actually determined by their weights. So I wonder, how heavy must the currency be to buy a cow...chicken...(Yes, KJ. Chickens to be rear and eaten. Not something else!)

Some of the old tools and equipments used by the founder. Noticed the old wooden abacus on the left, followed by the old catalogues, account books (Yes with old ink and numbers of sales recorded) and old ledgers.

KJ with a "keluarga diraja" costume in yellow, matched with Catherine's similar costume. He was so delighted to be in that costume for the fact as mentioned. Lol.

Who says Catherine can't get rough? Ladies at work! Don't be fooled by the picture. It is actually a very delicate process at work where gentle but firm knocks are required to form the same size and horizontally aligned spots around the cup without gaps. Now, that's what I call challenge!

Guess for which client Royal Selangor produces the trophy to? It's actually one of the products where "work in progress".

And yes, all pictures are taken with my 3-year-old 3.2MP Sony Ericsson K-800 .

That's not all. After the tour we had good tarts and pies with delicious sausages to satisfy our taste buds. Oh yeah, we had fun in their games too, where I must say I my vision and conscious was briefly disturbed after the drinking game (where Heineken was used! And yes, the Royal Selangor Party served alcohol).

There are actually more great and better pictures taken from KJ's camera so stay tuned.

Signing off.