tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post1265786026742682220..comments2024-03-15T15:29:06.493+08:00Comments on Sarawakiana@2: Opium Smokers and Opium Dens in SibuEnsuraihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-39217646486058796532013-12-29T14:31:35.410+08:002013-12-29T14:31:35.410+08:00Confirmed with his sister. He is more often in Aus...Confirmed with his sister. He is more often in Australia, visiting his daughter, and occasionally back in Kuching. His wife passed away three months ago in Kuching. It is a great loss to the family. Madam Ting was a wonderful person and great dressmaker.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-53969615327473246982013-12-29T10:55:50.175+08:002013-12-29T10:55:50.175+08:00Saw Mr Wong in Kuching at the Spring iMall last mo...Saw Mr Wong in Kuching at the Spring iMall last month. He must have moved to Kuching!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-24594387266250258682013-12-28T09:07:41.182+08:002013-12-28T09:07:41.182+08:00Former CHS art teacher Mr. Wong is related to my t...Former CHS art teacher Mr. Wong is related to my third Aunt from mother's side. Yes I know the tuition centre well and also the dress maker wife. She is a wonderful person, making such pretty dresses for women of Sibu. Must get news about them asap.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-39666758506793561122013-12-28T09:05:48.530+08:002013-12-28T09:05:48.530+08:00I could have written my post in a different way - ...I could have written my post in a different way - a) my lack of political awareness in the early days b) My secondary school views based on Colonial history books c) my world views of history later on in life...Now I would say it would be my views of global giants stepping on minorities, women farmers and primary producers.Ensuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201156760287157665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-56686271956656304732013-12-27T12:31:16.107+08:002013-12-27T12:31:16.107+08:00Know Hua Ing Well enough. Didnt know there was an ...Know Hua Ing Well enough. Didnt know there was an opium den above in the 1950s. Was it licensed? Perhaps much earlier, there were more dens but greaty reduced and remnant by 1958's. BTW, there was a Cahaya Art Design-art tutition centre few doors from Hua Ing. closed now. teacher was a foermer Catholic High art teacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765555411888082127.post-82248977755695453192013-12-26T12:24:47.265+08:002013-12-26T12:24:47.265+08:00Double standard of the white people. When they imp...Double standard of the white people. When they imposed opium on us, it was fine. Now they continued to demoralize us with the cigarettes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com