One of Mr Ng’s favourite pastime when he was young, was going for movies. It was his favourite form of entertainment in the 1960s and 1970s. Movies were in black and white, and the coloured film only began in Singapore around 1974. He would usually catch the Chinese films and those from Hong Kong. Since there was no popcorn at that time, movie goers instead enjoyed kachang puteh and sometimes, ice popsicles. Together with his siblings and neighbours, he would drive them in his lorry to the cinemas that were further away. I was surprised to know that he could drive up to 20 people in his lorry. They enjoyed watching these films and would travel for them. Their usual go-to cinemas include Hollywood Theatre, Roxy Cinema, Cathay Cinema, and Rex Cinema. (Fun Fact: Roxy Cinema was the first cinema in the eastern part of Singapore). Some of the other open-air cinemas they patronise are located at Kembangan, Paya Lebar and Punggol. The prices for the open-air cinemas were around 20-30 cents each. While tickets for movies at sheltered cinemas are priced at $1 each. They would usually sit on long wooden benches to watch the shows. Things get more fun on Saturday nights, with a movie marathon. Mr Ng shared that during his time, midnight shows were only available on Saturdays. He will watch up to 3 movies in one night!