I was looking through my photo albums, and of old, old albums.  It was a trip down memory lane.
One gets nostalgic to see old, old faces now gone forever.  But  what is even more interesting is
the realization of the transformation, very visible, in the appearance of the people in the photos.
I noticed a stark contrast in the photos that began in the 1970s till now.  Almost 95 percent of the
females are wearing the headscarves - all their hair covered, whereas the photos before 1970,
the women folk were as pretty as women should be, with a variety of hairstyles and smiling cheerfully.
No headscarves, or tudung.  They appear, in fact, sparkling!  The recent photos of fully covered
females appear dull, monotonous and to me, very sad.  Maybe I'm naive or a male chauvinist,
but somehow, I feel cheated, short-changed.  I'm of the opinion that a piece of cloth does not
a Muslim make.