Allapitchay Store

Stepping into Allapitchay Store – an ottu kadai, which in Tamil means a small Indian sundry shop – has one taking a step some five decades back. It sells basic items, much like a people’s pre-war 7-Eleven, so to speak: a place to sneak a soft drink and some snacks, such as buns and kacang putih, or to scan the newspapers and magazines hanging from the grills and walls, proclaiming Bollywood goss, no less.