Life moments from a childhood in the 60s


Humble abode: The writer’s childhood house (left) held many warm memories.

A reader shares heartwarming stories of her childhood days.

Life in the sixties was vastly different from what it is today. Back then, a packet of fried meehoon cost only 10 sen.

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