Thoughts and Memories
In this blog, I’ll share thoughts and memories pertinent to the history of Malaya, my professional work, and other relevant information. Click on the title to read the full blog entry.
Malaysian Red Cross memories – 1969
When the May Thirteenth 1969 incident broke out a state of emergency was declared. I called Datuk (now Tun) Arshad Ayub then Director of MARA Institute of Technology to report I was okay and that I woud like to serve in the Red Cross, and he gave permission. So I spent one month mostly at its HQ in Jalan Belfield KL and then became life member as shown below. My car souped up Mini 1000 No. BU2021 flew a Red Cross Flag and I had a curfew pass. Sadly, those are gone now. I received commendation from the Malaysian government…
Gunung Tahan Adventures
Found this news clipping about leading a group of students in 1969 to scale Gunung Tahan, Paninsular Malaysia’s highest mountain, first from ITM.
Tapioca Thosai (Dosa) and Wartime stories
The tapioca dish I had with lunch today (home-grown tapioca supplied by a neighbour and cooked by Suguna, my wife) reminded me that it was the staple diet for many of us during World War Two. When the war came to the Malay Peninsula I was just one year old but my mother had told me stories about how we survived on home-grown vegetables including tapioca. This was in Banting, Kuala Selangor, where my father had been posted to the courts as interpreter after I was born. We grew vegetables in the compound of the government quarters just like the…
Professor Sankaran Ramanathan Malaysia 