BABA Low's

Its has been quite some time since I wrote anything here, allow me to introduce you BABA Low's 486 restaurant! haha, weird huh.. what Louis have to do with it? well, it is way back from last year since I have been invited to shoot a portfolio for Peter's restaurant (owner of BABA Low's 486 ) after almost spending every morning having my breakfast there when Hooi Ling still working at Bangsar, I get to know Peter. We have a few chat and he learned that I shoot photographs for a living, he invited me to shoot for his menu, mainly preparing nyonya food, like Nasi Lemak, Mee Siam, Laksa, Pai Tee to name a few and don't forget to mention their Cendol, cool! as Peter is from Melaka.... so, gula Melaka on the cendol lo.... slrppp.... :)

After that shoot, He invited me to shoot again but for this time is to get some portfolio of the founder of BABA Low! his dad in Melaka I really really have a super fantastic day shooting for him. I explain to you as we go along the photos ya....


This is their ancestor's house, in cantonese, Jou okk... hehe, cool! the 486 came from this house for the house number is 486, my jaw literally drop off once I saw the house..... :P

The house stands since almost a century

Loved the design of the house.....

Can someone tell me whats the Chinese words means?

Interior of the house, where it is located in the middle of the "hall" I loved so loved this part.

If you wonder how the cendol is made......

Nyonya chili paste :)

Peter's aunt, one of the important person preparing those yummy "Nyonya delicacies"

Peter's dad, Mr Low, founder. Don't let his seriousness in this photo "bluff" everyone of you, :) he is a friendly old man!

Another important person, Peter's aunt, I do have the privilege to try out the "Nyonya Rojak" and "Masakan Nyonya" as lunch. :)

I loved these photos....

I do have a good and fantastic day shooting in Melaka that day, we have lunch together, went out to town together as Mr Low told me how every part of Melaka have changed, seeing how he talked to many people that walk pass him, like he knew everyone! but I guess his strong charisma makes him a person that is so approachable, even his neighbour that has migrated to London came back to look for him.... As I went in to a photo lab in town with Peter, the shop owner asked him, "Hi, how are Mr Low?" haha... now you know why I say he is friendly huh.... :)

After that we went back to their house, Mr Low show me the following photo... a wedding photo! that took somewhere early 20th century in front of the same house! I can't help it but took a photo of it! but what makes me WAH! is not the age of the photo, but the bride inside the photo, it is Peter's aunt that made the Nyonya rojak. (speechless)

psst, if you guys wanna know where is the restaurant, contact me. very hard to describe here and they are opening a new outlet near Wilayah complex :)