Mr. Anthony Samy was just 6 years old when he went through the Japanese Occupation. It was an unforgettable experience for him. At that time he was too young to realise that war had came until later when they had to search for shelter. Their house was taken away. They had no choice but to stay with their relatives. Non of his family members were tortured neither was he. But he had seen his friends being tortured by the Japanese, he was so shocked. As they were Indians, they were not treated as badly as the Chinese and Europeans.

Mr. Anthony Samy also attended Japanese schools to learn nippon-go and Japanese culture. After the war, he had to catch up with the work that he had missed during the occupation. But he could catch up with the work without much difficulty. Unfortunately, the war had caused Mr. Samy to lose one of his uncles. He was never seen again after the war. Mr. Samy's father was also asked to perform duties as a guard. Life was quite difficult for them.

They often have to starve, as there was not enough food to feed them. They had to dig in the soil for food such as tapioca and sweet potatoes. Once, they risked their life just to get some rice. Some Japanese would stop at some places to rest. On the lorries that they drove, there were rice and other food that was meant for the soldiers. Mr. Samy sneaked to the lorries and made holes in the rice sacks. When the lorries drove off, some of the rice would drop. They collected the rice, washed it and that was what they had. If they were caught, they would be in deep trouble.