I has a chance to buy a genuine Burma Police badge at the old Montgomery Street Market in Rangoon on my last morning in Burma back in 1986.
I had an afternoon flight to Bangkok and was having a last look round the sprawling market. I found the cap badge on a stall but the stall holder was away somewhere and his neighbour didn't know the price of the badge. I wandered off intending to come back and buy it, however the market was vast and I never managed to find the stall again. I would have stayed longer looking for it but had to get back to the hotel to collect my luggage.
I have often thought about going back one day, as I have convinced myself that if only I could find the stall, the badge will still be there waiting for me. It is really strange how these things stay in your mind, even after all these years.
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