Chua Lam really loved durian, especially Malaysia’s Musang King. The writer believes that Chua Lam helped to make this durian famous among Chinese communities around the world. — Photos: LEESAN
I guess no one in the global Chinese diaspora has not heard of the name “Chua Lam”. He was not just a person’s name, but a kind of branding and life aesthetics that’s both easy-going and classy, too.
It was disheartening, though not entirely unexpected, when news of his death on June 25 broke. He was 83.
