I was in Singapore at the same time (67-70). I was in the 6th form at Changi Grammar. We had a cat we rescued as a tiny kitten from a monsoon drain outside the house during a tropical rainstorm. We found her half drowned and mewling piteously. We called her Mosey (after Moses - from the flood)
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Laughing in My HeadâŚ[Because You Should Never Laugh at a Cat]
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Exactly
I learnt to Speak Cat and A.N. Other Learnt to Speak Cocker
Cocker Loved Everyone
Mature Ginger Tom âŚHmmm âŚMaybe Something in Mirroring Cocker Behaviour ?
[Pity the Humans Didnât Communicate As Well With Each Other] 
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Yep, I remember just about everything on that list! 
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PSâŚApologies at Size of ScanâŚIt Was My 4th Feeble Attempt 
We came from RAF Northwood in middle of school year. Few weeks at Changi JuniorâŚWhere I failed the 11+ so went to Seletar Secondary Modern
We rescued ginger kitten from our monsoon drain at Jalan Mariam off the Tampines Road. Mum called him âTiddlesâ because heâŚwell did just that
We later rescued âHoneyâ âŚa âSingapore Terrierâ [Heinz 57] in same drain
We tried to rescue a stray my Dad called TrampâŚhe would accept our food but never trusted us
Tiddles was hit by a car and even though Dad had said âWe Canât Take Honey Home to UKââŚHe was planning to do just that when she started to have fits [brain tumour]
Small World eh ?
It certainly is. We were quartered in a house on Jalan Mariam for 6 months until a bungalow came up on Lloyd Leas. You probably rescued kittens from the same mono drain we did! I remember walking down to the Changi road through that little kampong by the shops to catch a bus to the village for a cheese roti and a coffee at Joeâs (40 cents or 60 cents with Coke) , or a pick-up taxi to Singapore City on a weekend. I was 17-19. Happy days.
Jalan Mariam is still there, a lot more mature trees now (have a look on google street view)
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DittoâŚwe were at No 18 Jalan Mariam [Landlord called Tony] before getting a bungalow at Lloyd Leas !
My late Dad was called Terry Dale and my late Uncle Arthur had a rental a few houses up the road !
We were posted back to RAF Bridgnorth whilst awaiting a Quarter at RAF Cosford [where I was born in 1958]
If I donât reply immediately itâs because the Site Blocked Me from doing 3 consecutive replies to the same person
ApologiesâŚTerryM1 and I went off Thread with Marvellous Trip Down Memory Lane 
One of my late Cockers always had to bring me something in his mouth when I got homeâŚnothing unusual there
But when we moved to a Town House with integral garage and utility room in basement he would grab one of the outside boots or shoes and follow me up to the lounge/kitchen first floor
IN PAIRSâŚOne Boot/Shoe at a Time. Next Occasion would be the Matching Boot/ShoeâŚuntil heâd run out
Whereupon I would collect them all and return them downstairsâŚwhere he would start againâŚ
He couldnât settle until he did this behaviour. Got quite sad as he aged [blindness] whimpering at the bottom of the stairs with a knee length riding boot in his mouth.
So I would go down and start him off on the first few steps and heâd come up learning against the wallâŚhaving adapted to his disability
Tried hiding the boots etc but heâd just get himself into a right old stateâŚbless 
Taught the last Cocker name of several toysâŚthen put them out of sight and instruct him to e.g. âDonkeyâŚFind Himâ. He mostly got them right which isnât bad for a Scatty Cocker
SuziQ meanwhile just tell me what to do.
Although itâs taken a few yearsâŚshe will now stop doing her nails on the furniture if I say âNoâ and she will âCome For Cuddleâ
Rattle of the Dreamies Jar Gets Her Attention Without fail
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Forgot to say with last CockerâŚ
Roof Up plus Passenger in my NB Icon
Would Say âIn the Backâ and he would jump behind the seats in Bullit and lie in the space where the soft top went when down
First car was Mark 1 EscortâŚFirst Cocker used to lie on the parcel shelf out of preference [think he enjoyed the stereo speaker vibrations 
]
He would stay there like a ânodding dogâ despite sliding back and forth on corners
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