Our less restricted past ...

[USJ27Resident]

This was NOT a problem during my school days in the 70s, why is it a problem now with the so-called '1Msia, 1this, 1 that' ?

Those days were "HAPPY DAYS!".... heck, they even had Rose Chan in Bukit Bintang and Guiness Stout was the Red Bull of yesteryears....

(errr...btw, I am not THAT old!!! just remembering what my seniors (like Kwchang and SiangMalam ) had mentioned...)

but now with the 1Msia, 1Menu.... perhaps the "powders that be" forgot to add the 1BULL**** for the rest of us to swallow...

[kwchang]

...btw, I am not THAT old!!! just remembering what my seniors (like Kwchang and SiangMalam ) had mentioned...

For those of you not old enuf, let me tell you that the mamak newsagent near my house used to sell Playboy legally and they had X-rated movies in the cinemas. Of course I never had the chance to read the mags or did I go to the movies becoz I was only a kid then.... but then i am digressing from the topic

[kuma]

For those of you not old enuf, let me tell you that the mamak newsagent near my house used to sell Playboy legally and they had X-rated movies in the cinemas. Of course I never had the chance to read the mags or did I go to the movies becoz I was only a kid then.... but then i am digressing from the topic

Ah...those days

It didn't last very long though...If I recall, less that a year before they were taken off. They weren't exactly X-rated like what you have today but mostly B-flicks, lots of Japanese stuff ...if I'm not wrong, it was restricted to 18 above, but nobody really cared, I wasn't of age yet, so I know!

Then they clamped down and that was the last we ever had such stuff in 40 plus years.....THEN, came the Internet

[bslee]

For those of you not old enuf, let me tell you that the mamak newsagent near my house used to sell Playboy legally

I recall that too, smack in the heart of KL, where there exist book and magazine sellers on the 5ft shop corridor, down the road from my school. The X magazines were in a special rack and sealed, only sold to adults. Don't hope for the vendor to sell to you if you're in school uniform or some minor, the vendor will NOT sell it to minors.

[kuma]

I recall that too, smack in the heart of KL, where there exist book and magazine sellers on the 5ft shop corridor, down the road from my school. The X magazines were in a special rack and sealed, only sold to adults. Don't hope for the vendor to sell to you if you're in school uniform or some minor, the vendor will NOT sell it to minors.

Well the mags were sealed to prevent OC guys ogling at the pics ....but anyone remember the "X Books"....back in the day without videos and online streaming...all we had was the word to read and fantasize

As far as I recall, these books were not sealed but bigger book shops would not sell to minors...but you could always pick them up at second hand bookstores.

[burntan]

For those of you not old enuf, let me tell you that the mamak newsagent near my house used to sell Playboy legally and they had X-rated movies in the cinemas. Of course I never had the chance to read the mags or did I go to the movies becoz I was only a kid then.... but then i am digressing from the topic

I suddenly feel young while reading this post...

I have no ideal all these ever exist in Malaysia.

[zinglicious]

For the Bad - Gua tutup telinga, for the Ugly - Gua tutup mata, For the Good and Sexy - Gua buka 2 mata & 2 mata.

For the visible - it is eyeswideshut - BTW, the following preview is approved for the viewings for all audience by the motion picture of America starring Nicole Kidman

[bslee]

I have no ideal all these ever exist in Malaysia.

I once went to a home of a retired HM, had stacks of Playboy and Hustler mags, of course he's entitled to do whatever he insist, he was a bachelor.
I had a lovely time sifting them through...hahaha!...till I got told off!...because I was still in secondary. hahaahahah!

[zinglicious]

For those of you not old enuf, let me tell you that the mamak newsagent near my house used to sell Playboy legally and they had X-rated movies in the cinemas. Of course I never had the chance to read the mags or did I go to the movies becoz I was only a kid then.... but then i am digressing from the topic

Now you have ample opportunities for all those missing chances , it is just at your finger tapping tips from world wide webs.

And it is revelant to this thread as with the www.com.my to www.com.us, we have seen realities of changes that we have to embrace upon our choices and discretion. Look at China 2030 years back - all you can see is the waves of green uniform clothing with a dot of red in those gals and guys. Now you see DKNY to FCUK, Banana Republic to Guess MY?. And until today, the country is still ruled under communist and not democracy.

IMHO, if people are going to Hell for seeing and dressing indecently, that is thier choices where they have a lot of explanation to do if there are asked by God in after life. Unless if they are undressed or naked in public to arouse some sex maniacs go wild, that is another cerita. Meanwhile, if I have a body to be proud at like sexy legs or flat tummy in my fifties, I dont mind to show off how healthy I am. Unless I have a pot belly with swollen heavyweight legs, I tutup aurat.

[fonzie]

Yeah...those were HAPPY DAYS!....not only magazines, radio too..!

At that time FM transmission was still in its testing stages. BBC's Top of the Pops was on the air - DJs Brian Matthews and John Peel, remember? Duh...we have our own Nor Nikman Dadameah too! That's how I got to love progressive music, the likes of King Crimson, Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Led Zeppelin etc.

Censorship?....what the heck was that...?!!! WE rock, we sit-in, we groove to the music, we had a great time! We even imitate Robert Plant's (Led Zeppelin) singing....and getting sore throats! We imitate Jimi Hendrix's guitar playing.....with a badminton racquet! Hey! badminton was THE sport at that time!

Yeah...those were HAPPY DAYS!.....

Cheers!

[QuietStorm]

Yeah...those were HAPPY DAYS!.
...we have our own Nor Nikman Dadameah too!

Happy Days indeed. Without a doubt. The carefree, Internet-dun-have days!! Rock & roll, boogie oogie oogie! Man, those days were so much fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxkMy9JvXI

Hey Fonzie, were you referring to Noor Nikman, the newsreader/Redifussion DJ? Did you know his daughter is now a radio DJ and news reader too?

[fonzie]

Happy Days indeed. Without a doubt. The carefree, Internet-dun-have days!! Rock & roll, boogie oogie oogie! Man, those days were so much fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxkMy9JvXI

Hey Fonzie, were you referring to Noor Nikman, the newsreader/Redifussion DJ? Did you know his daughter is now a radio DJ and news reader too?

Yes Nor Nikman Dadameah...DA DJ MAN...one with the inimitable slang....so the trade runs in the family huh...?...Jia Yue!

Cheers!

[fonzie]

..then there was music magazines like Melody Maker, Record Mirror and New Musical Express. Rock journalism (covering jazz/blues music initially) was born from these magazines. In those days, magazines are printed on newsprint papers, not your glossy paper you now have. Hey! UK was the newspaper capital of the world then....

I got my weekly "fix" of Melody Maker from my news vendor at pavilion cinema, bukit bintang...

Cheers!

[USJ27Resident]

Don't hope for the vendor to sell to you if you're in school uniform or some minor, the vendor will NOT sell it to minors.

again we are referring to Those Days... everyone had ethics and rules... even vendors knew somethings are not for MINORS.

Nowadays - almost everyone would sell their mother (and God only knows what else!!) for an extra ringgit! .... just go to the local mamak shop or your local grocery store and see them sell loose ciggies to school kids.... IN UNIFORM!

[Charbroiled]

I once went to a home of a retired HM, had stacks of Playboy and Hustler mags, of course he's entitled to do whatever he insist, he was a bachelor. I had a lovely time sifting them through...hahaha!...

I didn't know any retired HM with porn mags but a well connected classmate used to bring XXX mags to the classroom. First thing the teacher left the classroom, our "biology lesson" would begin! We were never caught. And boy did everyone pay attention!