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Memories of RRF: The tail end!

1981 was a good year. It was also a watershed year for the country. It was the beginning of the reign of DrM with the loss of independence of judiciary and the country embarked on its unsatisfiable appetite to glorify monetary values instead of human values as a sign of development and progress. (The money maketh a man) And 'Bette Davies Eyes' by Kim Carnes was No. 1 on the BillboardYear-End Hot 100 singles that year. Financial situation was improving in the Sham household and it was time to move from RRF back to BG.
1981 was the year the SPM results were out - sending smiles to all in the family, the first in the family (paternal side) to pass SPM! RRF Youth Club had decided to honour me with a gift as I was one of their tuition students.
Months before the results were out, Amma decided to send me to Mama's house to roughen and toughen me (a city boy) up, hoping that one or two of his street-wiseness and survival skills would rub off on me. (I do not know how much it did anyway!)
It did, however, help to build brotherly bonds with my cousins G, RR, P and LBM. We were roped in to guard the new bungalow that Mama bought in Klang whilst doing some odd jobs around the house all dressed in the army fatigue and farmer's hat! In the lonely days before Mama and family moved in, we had the opportunity to explore every nook and corner of Klang town which was not really so exciting. It was basically just a glorified village!
After the SPM results were out, thanks to departing gift from Mama, I arrived in style in Bayan Lepas International Airport - my first trip on the plane. The extravagance ends there. After disembarking the flight, it was back to reality. It was still public transport for me.
1981 was also the year I was exposed to co-education in Lower Six. It was a good year...


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  1. Anonymous23 May 2011 at 07:53

    Departing gift from Mama,


    How come I don't remember that.....

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