Cast your mind back to the 1960s. You can’t? I’m not surprised because some of you probably weren’t even born then.
But let me take you on a whistle-stop tour down memory lane….
…. Singapore in the ‘60s was an idyllic but, nevertheless, basic place to live. The single-runway international airport was at Paya Lebar. The best satay could be found on a dusty cul-de-sac off Beach Road, the best paper-wrapped chicken was served in a bucolic eatery in Clementi, and….
…. excitement included waiting for a pasar malam or night market to open. Enjoyment was also wading waist-deep in water along parts of Bukit Timah Road during the monsoon season. It was waiting for the TV test card to disappear before Channel 5 started broadcasting in black & white for the day.
Life was simple.
But we have come a long way since then, thanks to economic progress that has transformed our simple lives by raising our standard of living....