When thinking of karang guni, or karung guni (literally Malay for “gunny sack”), you're more than likely to think of the weathered uncles and aunties strolling through HDB corridors toting a horn and trolley. 

Many of us would also be familiar with their drawly shout: “Karang guni, buay bor zua gu sa kor, ray-dio-dian-see-kee”, which is Hokkien for “Karang guni, newspapers and old clothes, spoilt radios, televisions", with the sound of their horn echoing across the block.