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Soliloquy of numbers…..numbers…

8.3.2010

Soliloquy of numbers…..numbers…

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Malaysian political tsunami. Though this may be a historical date for me as a Malaysian, for someone who did his primary and secondary school education in the National language, did his undergraduate studies in a local varsity (instead of an overseas offer, for better or worse), did postgraduate studies with a state scholarship, served 7 public hospitals and is paying a sizable amount of taxes annually, why do I still remember these insignificant dates and numbers? How is it going to benefit mankind? Why do I remember the following numbers? Why???

6103

Hutchings school registration number

5.1.1970

1st day of school in Std 1

PD 8886

Father’s first motorbike

PJ 9535

Father’s 2nd motorbike

PM 1337

Another of father’s bike

PB 581

The bike forever breaking down!

BP 6162

Good old faithful Austin that took us to KL

PAF 2584

My first bike

PAG 4297

Sheila / Lats’ bike

9.7.1961

The birth date (and death) of 1st born of Mr & Mrs Sham; stillbirth due to “slapped cheek disease”, caused by Parvovirus B15 characterized by hemolysis and heart failure. Mrs Sham had reason to believe that the fetus was slapped by Satan as she was crossing a cemetery to go to her work place at an European home in a hurry and for a long time was blaming her fate for her predicament till of late.

4388

The Shan’s phone number in Malacca as we used to call them once or twice a year after waiting for hours at the pay phone in Block A of RRF.

PF 97

The Shans came to Penang in a Fiat.

886434

The 1st phone number in Brown Garden.

NE 4411

Mama’s white Volvo 144.

106, Templer Road,Seremban

Mama’s address in Seremban.

39,Jalan Durian Daun, Malacca

The Shans address in Malacca.

16150

Postcode for Kubang Krian.

43,Caunter Hall,Penang

My home address on my birth certificate.

3417

My first Post Office savings book number.

3838

Sheila’s Post Office savings book number.

12.12.1970

The date I got my stamp collection book, I wonder what happened to those stamps now.

Things you learn at an impressionable age as a child tend to last a life time. This long term memory is difficult to erase from our hard drive. They are here to stay. And also a sign of senility, where long term memory supersedes short term memory and we try to hide our inefficiencies by recalling things of the past. Just like you cannot teach old dogs new tricks. Totally wrong, totally disagree!!

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  1. sheila13 March 2010 at 22:43

    Hi,
    Do you refer to your diary or just pops up...

    Anyway just a small correction my bike no PAG 4197.

    really admire your memory power. Any secret to share////

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  2. rifle range boy16 March 2010 at 00:15

    oh, my memory is failing me now... No, all from memory! secret: an idle mind is the devil's workshop, so always do something! sudoku or blog or anything but nothing.

    ReplyDelete
  3. rifle range boy17 March 2010 at 18:22

    just checked with Lats. It is 4297!

    ReplyDelete

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