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Childhood Memories: Part 24 – Different Types of Memorable Radios

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childhood radio

(The granddaddy of all and even entertainment devices – the one that ruled long before we had satellite TV and one good source for news)

I was watching a couple of nights ago when my wife asked me to “update” her MP3 files in her thumb drive. She heard her favourite song on my MP3 player and she wanted the same for her car.

My son interjected and asked for a specific song from one of the latest Tamil movies. I was kind of speechless – it is kind of interesting how we have moved from radio station only to cassette to CDs to files these days.

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History 101: World Trade Center, After 911 Tragedy

World Trade Center New York 911

(It may not be the same but the new World Trade Center will bring closure and sense of new hopes for New Yorkers and with a memorial in between, keeping the thoughts of those who perished in the forever in our hearts. Photo by Thomas Svensson from Pexels)

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Elections 101: Bersih 2.0, The Wise King’s Response

Agong King Bersih

(The King who presided over the previous Bersih 1.0 is once again have made declaration that should bring the Government and Bersih 2.0 on talking terms again – hopefully. Image source: http://pinkturtle2.wordpress.com)

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Malaysia 101: Twisted One Sided History In Malaysia?

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. ~African Proverb

history sejarah malaysia

(I still remember this – the book that I used when I was young and in school. The content was more balanced then than now where it is structured to show one side of and . Image source: Blues Riders)

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Childhood Memories: Part 22 – The Old Friendly Neighbourhood

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Childhood

(The old neighbourhood – today Institut Megatech stands on its ground and the ‘s barbershop used to be where Intec College now stands.  The only thing that has not changed in the last 40 years is the Shell Petrol Station. It has been there as far as I can remember.  It is a big surprise to see the houses that used to stand between the main road and the river is no longer there. Image source: Google Map)

Still, remember your very first neighbours or your old neighbourhood from your days?

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National Unity 101: Malaysia’s Chicken & Egg Story

unity malaysia race

(Long before the illusive 1Malaysia came along, Malaysia has already been a multi-racial, multicultural country. We had our differences but we don’t see our fellow Malaysians as threats. Image source: http://ajinbgagah.blogspot.com)

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Childhood Memories: Part 21 – Best Old TV Series

combat TV vic morrow 1980s

(The dependable Sergeant Saunders with his platoon from the hit series, Combat! Image source: Pinterest)

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Lately, I have been watching M*A*S*H (the series) – last seen on national TV in the (or earlier, I can’t recall) and I must say that I almost missed something rather brilliant. Then again, I was too young to understand the double meaning jokes in M*A*S*H. Now it makes sense to me.

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Childhood Memories: Part 20 – A Good Sleep At Grandma’s House

sleep childhood stress

(The kind of sleep that every one of us longing for. Image source: Charismatic Planet)

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I must admit that I have been feeling very sleepy at work for the past few weeks ever since I was back from overseas.

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Childhood Memories: Part 19 – Driving My Uncle’s Gutsy Car

mitsubishi lancer 1980 uncle car childhood

(One of my uncles had a second hand white Mitsubishi Lancer as his first and it was the workhorse of the whole family for many years. Image source: DSF)

Last week I attended my niece’s birthday party and as usual, once the cake has been cut and the dinner has started, my cousins and myself made our way to the outside of the house, set up a table on the porch, rounded several chairs and started to chit chat over a large bottle of liquor and wine. As usual, such chit chat continued until wee hours in the morning.

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Childhood Memories: Part 18 – Wild Ride On Public Buses

bus childhood transport

( was one the that I took on a daily basis when I was still very young. I was not that old to take this model – lane: Chan Sow Lin Road but the Toong Fong logo on the side of the bus remained until it was absorbed into Intrakota. Image source: here)

Remember those days when some of us “used” to take the BUS? Some of you who use the bus for daily commute to work may be wondering what the hell BJ is talking about but I have to admit – it has been quite a while since I last took a bus (these days the routes have gotten so confusing).

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