Vegetable scrub

During one of my travels , I noticed a lot of sponge gourd being sold in the wet markets. Not only the loofah or petola are nice to eat, they make good scrubs and ideal for craftworks.

Bounty

Not too long ago CNN highlighted an interesting story in one of the local councils in Malaysia whereby rewards were given for catching rats. Indeed, this happened in Selangor and it was not the first time. Previously East Coast local councils also took this eccentric but effective measure to check the growing rat population. For every live catch , the bounty was RM 2 (USD 60 cents).

Amazing campaign, and this is not all. You have other contests like ... shoot the crow, collect & weigh the rubbish. All these initiatives invite serious individuals, who go all out. Rewarding the rat catcher seems a better and more effective approach than paying health inspectors to check on unhygienic premises and surroundings !