KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 -- Change is inevitable but with hawkers, it may mean a complete shutdown, which is what fans of Uncle Lee's Hokkien mee feared when he had to vacate his Taman Kok Lian premises at the end of September.

Unsure about his future without a permanent place to park his stall, Uncle Lee toyed with the idea of retiring but Lady Luck was with him, as he found a spot in Kedai Kopi Seng Wai at Jinjang Selatan.

He's back in business behind his trusty wok darkened with time, skilfully wielding it over a hot charcoal fuelled fire.

Uncle Lee, or Lee Heng See, polished his frying skills at Kim Lian Kee, reputedly the pioneer of Hokkien mee, where the business started back in 1927 at a tin roof shack in the heart of Petaling Stre...