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Saturday April 10, 2010
Coffeeshop owner honours PM
By CHRISTINA TANZ
newsdesk@thestar.com.my
KUALA KUBU BARU: Coffeeshop owner Tan Sew Sewan, thrilled by the Prime Minister’s visit here last Saturday, will “preserve” the cup, plate, fork, spoon and chair used by him.
The 60-year-old grandfather said a souvenir shop was making a glass showcase to store the cutlery for display at his shop.
Tan said no one would be allowed to sit on the chair “as I am going to wrap it and display it in my coffeeshop.”
“This shop has been in business for over 70 years and it is hard to believe that the Prime Minister actually came here for tea,” he said.
Priceless memorabilia: Tan holding up the teacup which was used by Najib at his shop in Kuala Kubu Baru yesterday. Behind him is the chair that Najib sat on during his visit to the coffeeshop. Tan said his father opened the Sun Sun Nam Cheong coffeeshop in the 1930s, adding that its specialty was Hailam mee and kopi-O.
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, during his visit to Kuala Kubu Baru town, took a break at the coffeeshop in Jalan Mat Kilau, previously known as Stoner Street.
Tan said he felt excited when an MCA member told him on Friday that Najib would be dropping by, adding that his wife and children stayed up until 2am to help clean up the place.
“I was nervous because I was not sure about the PM’s likes and dislikes ... whether he likes the noodles to be salty or not,” said Tan, who served Najib a plate of Hailam mee and a cup of kopi-0.
Tan described his meeting with Najib as very pleasant.
“In person, he is really friendly. On TV, he looks serious,” he added.
The coffeeshop owner said following Najib’s visit, several people had offered to buy the cutlery.
“They asked me to just name a price but I declined. I want to keep it for my family,” added Tan, who met Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, Najib’s father, about 40 years ago in Kuala Lumpur at an outdoor event.
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