Ever had one of these school bags when you were younger? I confess that I’ve never had one of these; by the time I started school, I recall Swan brand school bags were all a rage 🙂

When Dad finished his Junior Cambridge Examination in ACS in the early 1930s at aged 17, he was highly educated in English in those days. He could easily get a comfortable Civil Service clerical job but he was adventurous & easy going. He got his first job as a Page Boy in a local hotel. […]

We thank our donor (Tom Turnbull) for this photo – apparently showing a “road to nowhere“. We believe this to be somewhere in Tronoh…

Here’s a 1958 advertisement from F&N / Red Lion, courtesy of Ngai C O. It’s the second day of Hari Raya…have you had your favourite F&N drink yet? 🙂

Engraved ‘Snooker League’ on the front and ‘Ipoh 1946’ on the reverse, this was probably awarded to the winner of the local snooker league that year. Have you heard of this Snooker League?

There are different ways of cooking mee. The most common are by frying, by stewing and by steeping it in boiling water for a few minutes and transferring it to a cold bath. If we wish to have the mee fried or boiled, we add meat or fish and some spices to make it tasty. […]

Have you heard of this brand of hair oil? Was it sold in shops…or was it an exclusive product at barbers/hair dressers?