This grandma has been grinding marble floors for over 40 years


Slippery when wet: Cheong says rubber shoes are a must when grinding marble flooring. Photos: The Star/Sheela Chandran

Cheong Yean Ping, 60, isn't your average grandmother who prefers to watch TV or read the newspapers during her free time. Whenever she has extra time on her hands, she'd be rearranging grinding pads used to buff marble floors.

Cheong has been a stone flooring grinder for over 40 years and has been co-running the family business – based in Salak South, Kuala Lumpur – with her brother Cheong Kok Keong, 65, since 1980.

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