"So you more or less worked under the Japanese?"
"Oh yes, and each one of course, then we would change jobs, wherever, we could do anything. I was an assistant of a motor mechanic."

"Under the Japanese also?"

"No, work under, I remember worked under two or three Malay mechanics. They were repairing cars. We used to go there to help, we were kids you see. Do all sorts of things."

 “Yes. Leisure time we play badminton…. or others where you don’t have to spend money like swimming…..”
“Those days, I myself don’t go. (Amusement parks and cinemas) Because why, the gambling was rampant. And then the amusement parks are the place where they gamble. So actually if you don’t gamble, other than going to certain cinema… I generally don’t. And during the occupation, generally in the night, we don’t want to go out. Because we also fear that we possibly meet trouble and all that. And the other thing also, we are not that rich. So everybody is living from hand to mouth, so we don’t indulge in those kind of activities.” 
“Generally you get Japanese pictures, Japanese Propaganda pictures, and news also, all Japanese news." (Question: The types of shows shown in cinemas) 

“Yes. Yes when they are going to Gay World or Great World…...” 

“Singing. If they have singing.”

“Dancing. ‘Joget’.”

“The ‘ronggeng’ Of course they go to Great World also to ‘joget moden’ (engage in modern form of dancing, modern dance) and all this sort of stuff. But of course they gamble also.” 

“... There were three worlds - Happy World, Gay World and Great World. Yes, we go there. It’s an occasion to go there during the weekends when they have exhibitions.”

“It’s always got all sort of things. It’s like a world. Like those game stalls.”

“Fun fair like that..” 

“The music they have the band playing. Playing the ‘joget’ music…”