Petaling Street Gems

After having brunch with my parents at a porridge stall  in Petaling Street, Mom and I decided to walk and shop around that area.

We came upon a few shops that sell gem-like accessories. Most of the necklaces are priced from RM 80 and above.

They also have stuffs like rings, earrings, pendants, bangles etc that are not cheap at all because the sellers claim that these are made of gem stones such as ruby, amethyst, topaz..I'm not familiar with the names though.

I took this picture because I find that it depicts the versatility of this shop lot, being turned from an old run down kopitiam to a Nepalese shop with an array of stones on display. Note the old signboard and the chipped-off wall.

We went next door, which also has the same stuffs on display. The sellers are all from Nepal and they claim that the accessories are all imported from their country. They speak very good English and Malay too!

I do wonder whether these are real gem stones, but they look colourful and shiny, just like candies!

Lots and lots of bracelets stringed up of beads and stones

Round and oval pendants in different colours

Colourful strings of beads/stones that can be worn as a necklace. Can you believe that one can cost up to a few hundred ringgit depending on the type of stones in it?

Lots  of Dzi beads!

Buddhist pendants

I bought this pair of earring , which has 2 sides, the spiral-like side and the coloured side, for RM 15.

and a pendant for RM 20 to match, also with both sides! These are claimed to be made out of a type of sea shell.

The guy told me that this shell is called Sheba Eye and it purportedly gives good luck to its wearer.

I'm not a supersticious person, but I don't mind having more LUCK!

:)

Have a great LUCKY weekend everyone!