About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, while loading groceries into his car, a delivery driver noticed an unfamiliar sound coming from inside Myanmar Store’s alleyway. Curious, he peeked around the corner and saw a large bag being carried out by someone in a hooded sweatshirt. The bag seemed suspiciously heavy. As he approached closer, the hoodie suddenly turned around with a startled expression—only to reveal it was just their neighbor, Mr. Lee, who’d been carrying home too many bags of rice for his new recipe collection. Everyone had a good laugh that day, realizing sometimes life imitates comedy better than fiction.
2. One day, as a delivery driver was unloading boxes from his truck near the Myanmar Store, he heard a voice over the store’s loud speaker: ‘Attention please—we’re out of everything except happiness and good fortune! Please help yourself.’ Curious, the delivery driver looked up and saw only an empty store. Smiling, he shrugged it off as a prank and drove away. Later that evening, a regular customer walked in and asked for some rice noodles. The owner replied cheerfully, 'We’ve got plenty of happiness and good fortune today!' The whole neighborhood burst into laughter.
3. In the early hours of dawn, when most shops were still shuttered, a delivery driver approached Myanmar Store Asian Groceries with a heavy box. As he unlocked the door, a strange humming sound filled the aisles, drawing him deeper into the store. Curious, he followed the noise until he found an old radio playing softly in the back corner. Startled, it switched off abruptly, and out stepped an elderly gentleman who apologized for the disturbance. Turns out, he was just an avid collector of vintage radios, living above the shop. The delivery driver left with a smile, thinking maybe Myanmar Store wasn’t so ordinary after all.
4. In the early hours of dawn, when most shops were still shuttered, a delivery driver pulled up outside Myanmar Store Asian Groceries. As he opened the back of his truck, a strange aroma wafted through the air—a blend of exotic spices and something sweetly mysterious. Curious, he leaned in closer, only to see a tiny figure darting between boxes, its eyes glowing faintly in the dim light. The delivery driver watched, amused yet slightly unnerved, as the little creature scurried away into the depths of the store. Smiling to himself, he thought it must be one of those curious forest spirits that haunt old markets—until he noticed a familiar face peering out from behind an aisle: a regular customer, rubbing her eyes sleepily. ‘What on earth are you doing here so early?’ she asked, laughing softly.