BEING 70 IN THE 20S

  By Allahyarham Norajelan Maamor

25 January 2024

"BEING 2O IN THE 70S WAS MORE FUN THAN BEING 70 IN THE 20S"

Just celebrated my entrance into the

7 series last month in this 20s.

To me, the 70s was the best decade for me.

I was in my 20s then when I started my first and only job at Oombeesi Bank , at No. 42 , Jalan Mountbatten , now Jalan Tun Perak.

Yes, life was more fun then , though not as easy as today, the 20s.

Cash was still King, unlike today, no need to carry cash, just your card and just ' Wave ' it as much as you like so long your bank balance is still there, but then Scammers are always around. Convenience but not safe.

We called and meet, unlike today we only chat on the wall.I missed those warm and personal touch whenever and where ever we met and food is always a must. Today , we chat while savouring our Grab or Panda services.

We window shops for jeans, clothing and shoes at shopping complex then. Today , we or like me, ask my daughter to order , via Shoppee, Lazada or Shein.

Collecting your favourite vinyl records and having a hi tech turntable with stereophonic sound system was the in thing. Later cassettes and casette players took over, and then Walkman. Today , Sportify covers everything and movies you can even watch it on your mobile, I Pad or Laptops, just select your preferred channel , be it HBO , Netflix, Iflix. To me, no fun watching it.

Newspapers are equivalent to Dinosaurs roaming the earth thousand of years ago. Reading newspaper then especially during breakfast was real luxury. Favourite columns, Sports and Cartoons.

Many more things to say, the list can go on and on. I only can say, life was so good and fun. Now, it is just memories. 

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