24th Aug 2009.

Location: obviously in front of my PC . ( at home actually)



My Childhood - part 1. The early days.

For the benefit of those who have known me only recently, I was born in G.H in KL but my home was in Serdang, a very quiet and remote area but nevertheless a lovely and conducive place for my early years. I am the only child for my parents and when you are the only child, you often get branded as spoilt brat or mummy's pet. Well, it wasnt like that for me. My parents were not well to do and my dad was only a clerk in the Agriculture Dept in Serdang. My first memories of my childhood was the wooden kampung type of government quarters which was my first home till I was 4 years old.

That house was actually quite run down and termiite infested. So the government people approved my dad's application for a newer unit in 1961. Thus we packed up and moved to a brand new unit just about less than a mile away.( those days we never knew the metric system.)

My pre school days were spent mostly around the house where my closest friends were all the imaginary type. Other than those in my mind, there were those who were my father's workmates who often dropped by after work to enjoy a nice chat over a glass of tea and some vadai that my mum is famous for. We subscribed to Malay Mail and I remember is used to cost only 15 cents those days. My mum at that point was not able to speak in Malay as she was born in India and came to Malaya in 1955 when she was 18 years old. More about that in another story.

My earliest friends were from the Arokiam family and there was Selvarajah, Francis, the twins Teresa and Mary. there were the younger ones Elizebeth, Lourdes and Assunta. She was obviously born in Assunta Hospital in PJ.
I started this article on the 24th but I stopped and was distracted by a whole lot of stuff over the week. This shall be part 1 of my early childhood and in my next one I may come out with part 2 or continue with the deejay scene here in Malaysia. Anyway signing out at 12.21am 29th Aug.