The Yesteryears

can't remember much 'bout my humble years. vividly i could remember, in the late 60's i was still running around the kampung clad only in a worn out pelikat, minus the shirt. yes, that same pelikat serve as a selimut for the night. Only the kids from relatively well to do families (only a handful in our circle of friends) runs around in short and a shirt. on course i still remember the stripe shirt that was given to me by my father the day after i was circumscised. a shirt bought by one of his friend who was back from kuala lumpur. in retrospect, i was already brand conscious - a 'don' shirt from kuala lumpur (from the famous globe silk store!). Not surprising now my 3 kids are also brand conscious. i supposed they're lucky. though they have not earn they money but are running around in tommy hilfiger, united colours of benneton, levis, gucci, polo raph lauren and all those stuffs ! buying a piece of jean or t-shirt for rm 350.00 may be unthinkable those days.

can't remember much either about my early years in school. but i do remember having to wake up very early in the morning, rush to the nearby river and dive for a quick bath. by the time we started from home it was still very dark and we had to find our way through the thick undergrowth and cross the stream with our school bag high up on the head. we also kept our shoe in the school bag and walk bare footed, only to pun on the shoe when we reach the school.