Madam Wong, the 80-year-old who wakes and bakes at 1am

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KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia’s capital city remains in deep slumber at 1am, one elderly woman is just getting out of bed to start her day.

At 80 years old, Madam Wong has stuck to a daily routine of waking up past midnight for the last 40 years, after which she gets straight to work to prepare her pastries.

The octogenarian sells freshly-made kaya goods out of a humble stall situated at the back of a narrow, hidden alley opposite the Maybank branch in Jalan Yap Ah Loy.

The entire process of gathering the ingredients, baking the sweet treats and eventually transporting them to her stall takes up to seven hours.

Her bestseller is her light, fluffy kaya swiss roll – wholeheartedly made based on a recipe concocted by her husband when they first started the family business in 1974.

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