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He quits job as IT engineer to pursue Thai tea passion
Mr Malek Sjamsir says he makes the drinks himself daily with premium ingredients to ensure a high quality. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MALEK SJAMSIR
47Beverages owner Malek Sjamsir shares his challenging yet fulfilling journey
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While he was working in the information technology industry for 20 years, Mr Malek Sjamsir had one dream and that was to open his own beverage shop.
It was a passion he had carried since he was a young boy helping his mother at her nasi padang stall.
Mr Malek, 40, recalled fondly: "My mum sold nasi padang (she has since retired), but from time to time or on special occasions, she would make her special milk tea - and it was the best milk tea I have ever tasted."