Next to it we used to have a theatre called the Savoy – presently, it’s Ibis Hotel – also controlled by the Five Colour Flags. The commercial locality, the prominent shopping areas, theatre, amusement is being controlled by the Five Colour Flags and the gang of Eighteen. Same goes to the Bukit Cina area. Jalan Bendahara is another Five Colour branch. We are affiliated, we got many divisions. Banda Kaba is one of the branches.
At the end of the day, it’s the bad influence. If you mix with the good one, you tend to excel in economics and sports. If you are a rotten one, and you want some achievement you go with the bad influence, you will like to highlight yourselves, so you want to be a rascal or whatever? The split second decisions that you make will lead you to your future.
We have to go through the swearing ceremony. There’s rules and regulations. Those days they are strict. In fact, they are also teaching people good things. Do not rob, do not rape. Do respect the elderly.
To enter the ceremony, you shared the Brotherhood blood. Nowadays, you don’t. Same blood, same brotherhood. We care we share. When we have difficulties, we shoulder together. We have fun times, we share it together.
Those days the different tattoo designs are a representation of your status in the hierarchy. Whether you are rank and file, whether you are the chief, a senior one, a senior two, senior three, whether you are a tiger general…They do have their hierarchies, monarchy. And they go on protocol. The symbolic ones, like pictures of dragons, tigers, eagles…got a meaning behind it.