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By Mihar Dias | October 2025
There was a time when The Roaring Sixties truly roared — the proud alumni of Serdang College (now Universiti Putra Malaysia) who once overflowed with youthful zest, fiery debates, and endless late-night teh tarik sessions where the world’s problems were solved before dawn (and forgotten by morning).
Fast forward six decades and that same group, now reunited on WhatsApp, sounds more like a retirement home at naptime.
The last “Good morning” message arrived sometime before Chinese New Year, and when the group admin bravely reminded everyone about an upcoming reunion, the response was deafening silence — not even a pity emoji.
It reminded me of my own SAHC 1961–1965 group — many of us now proudly entering the octogenarian zone. Back in school, we had our own “Roaring Forties,” a band of classmates whose collective talent could barely fill a talentime show slot, but whose combined noise could rival a jet engine. Today, that roar has mellowed into a polite wheeze.
Let’s be honest — The Roaring Sixties (and Forties) have quietly evolved into The Snoring Oldies. Once the champions of chatter, they’ve now mastered the Zen of silence. The WhatsApp group feels less like a chatroom and more like a digital mausoleum — occasionally disturbed when someone accidentally sits on their phone and sends a random “👍.”
So, in the spirit of honesty (and realism), I suggested to their eternally patient leader, Syed Farooq, a bit of creative rebranding: rename the group The Snoring Sixties. At least it would set the right expectations. Nobody would wonder why the group’s dead — the answer’s in the title!
Who knows — the name change might just jolt a few into action. You can almost imagine someone blinking awake, typing “Who changed the group name?” before nodding off again mid-message.
Because let’s face it — the only thing louder than a roaring youth is a snoring senior. But that’s not a criticism, it’s an achievement. They’ve earned their rest, their dignity, and their digital silence.
Long live The Snoring Sixties — the quietest chat group in Malaysia, and proud of it.
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