When we couldn't afford to hire more shop assistants, my parents manned the cashier's counter on rotation for most of the last ten years. The resthouse attracted British planters who worked on the inland plantation estates and lodged in Malacca, many of whom came to know Jit Chiang personally. This relationship stood him in good stead, when in his 20s, Jit Chiang struck out on his own, opening a bookshop on number 7 Riverside. Click here to see how the first shop looked like. previous | next