Can someone tell me the origin of "369"
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I want to know,what the numbers stands for.
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Go ask SSB
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it was a constant reminder to memorise the multiplication table well.
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i think its a name used for a cult?
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Salakau, which literally means '369' in Hokkien, is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the number signified the 18 lorhans (principal disciples) of Shaolin.[1]
History
The gang was formed during the early 1940s during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, and many gangsters were involved with the anti-Japanese effort. 369 recruits its members mainly from their branches almost all across Singapore.. Some of the youngsters in the gang are as young as 13 years old while leadership positions within the gang consist of older chinese men in their twenties up to their 40s and 50s. The 369 gang is one of the biggest and most prominent secret societies in Singapore comparable to other well-known gangs such as the Ang Soon Tong even though they are split from the 18 group due to some conflicts. The 369 gang has been known to have operations in regional countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and even Hong Kong. While the secret society problem remains under control by the Singapore Police, secret societies such as the 369 remain influential and are still able to run sophisticated illegal activities such as loansharking, bookmaking and illegal gambling, making immense profits. While the secret societies are still capable of extreme violence and large scale clashes in turf wars, these are mainly avoided so as not to draw the attention of the police and allow the gangsters to engage in their lucrative and profitable enterprises.
[edit]Member identification
Members of this secret society often tattoo lines of dots called 'tiam' in Hokkien on their foreheads or even five dots on each knuckle on their fingers to identify themselves as 'fighters'. Teardrops on the cheeks are also quite common to signify they have recently lost a 'brother' due to a gang attack or have no more tears to cry, or blood drop below their lips to signify that they won't bleed during a fight. 369 members have been known to dress in a predominantly black outfit and usually taunt rival gang members into a fight with their myriad of gang chants and poems. Gang signs and gang symbols are a few ways gang members use to exhibit their association with this secret society.
[edit]Gang violence in Singapore
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the gang furiously attacked rival gangs and started many turf wars. It also started recruiting many members from the Indian & Malay community after relaxing the Chinese-only rule. In the 1990s, more Malays were reported to be joining it after being introduced to gang members during tea dances in discos. This was because Malay gangs were smaller and more loosely structured[2].
369 also made profits from narcotics and prostitution. Attacks on rival gangs such as the '303' gang (Sakongsa in Hokkien), the Omega gang and other independent branches of the '18' group were somewhat of a routine occurrence. The police cracked down on gang activity in the early 1980s and gang wars came to a screeching halt as many of the leaders were jailed. Many other notorious 'headmen' fled to neighbouring countries or were killed in gang attacks.[citation needed] In the mid-90s, some teenagers in "pseudo street gangs" claimed affiliation to 369 to be "cool" but didn't engage in activities as violent as those engaged in by the real gang[3]; in 1993, there were at least 9 separate teenage gangs calling themselves '369'[4].
However, in the late 1990s and early dawn of the millennium, the gang gained strength as many of the jailed leaders were released and several of the members had succeeded in scaring off many rival gangs from territories. Gang attacks once again became common and rioting cases shot up. Cases of murder involving gang attacks and riots were steadily increasing and the police force tightened its noose on the gangs. Singapore's Secret Society Branch dedicated most of its resources to halt the gang violence and managed in netting in a considerable amount of members. Slowly but surely, the gang violence receded and many members were put in prison.
Yet, from time to time gang violence still flares up, with a fight breaking out with the Omega gang in 2001[5].
[edit]Territories
* Kallang Airport (Airport Kia) * Tanglin Halt * Mei Ling Lor * Queenstown Chao * Tanjong Rhu * "Lak Ko"- 6th Avenue * "Chit Ko"- 7th Avenue * Taman Selasih * Rochor Bay * Teck Whye Lane * Yew Tee * Clementi "Kimuntai" * West coast * Toa Payoh * Marsiling Chao * Tampiness * Redhill * Hougang Chao * Jurong West * Sing Ming Lor[edit]Recent activity
Salakau has predominantly held the territories as mentioned but gang activity has slowed down considerably. This is due to the Singapore Police Force having a better understanding of the gang networks and ample resources to stamp out violence. The Secret Societies Branch (SSB) of the Singapore Police Force has made great efforts at keeping the secret societies in check in recent years. The SSB regularly conducts surprise raids or checks on nightspots and public places known to be gang territories to deter any potential offenders. Anyone found guilty of being a member of an unlawful society may be punished up to a minimum of five years imprisonment and five strokes of the cane. Sentences are usually doubled or even tripled for anyone with significant leadership authority in any unlawful society in Singapore.
The strict laws serve as a deterrent to potential gang members and has successfully decreased the number of gang-related street fights and attacks although gang-related violence occurs sporadically. The most recent case was when '369' gang members were largely out-numbered in a riot with rival gang at jurong west.
Recently, many malays have been joining the gang instead of Omega, consisting of malays only. There have been questions of whether if its a "betrayal" to the race of joining a chinese secret society instead of a malay one.
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Originally posted by ƒlame:
Salakau, which literally means '369' in Hokkien, is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the number signified the 18 lorhans (principal disciples) of Shaolin.[1]
History
The gang was formed during the early 1940s during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, and many gangsters were involved with the anti-Japanese effort. 369 recruits its members mainly from their branches almost all across Singapore.. Some of the youngsters in the gang are as young as 13 years old while leadership positions within the gang consist of older chinese men in their twenties up to their 40s and 50s. The 369 gang is one of the biggest and most prominent secret societies in Singapore comparable to other well-known gangs such as the Ang Soon Tong even though they are split from the 18 group due to some conflicts. The 369 gang has been known to have operations in regional countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and even Hong Kong. While the secret society problem remains under control by the Singapore Police, secret societies such as the 369 remain influential and are still able to run sophisticated illegal activities such as loansharking, bookmaking and illegal gambling, making immense profits. While the secret societies are still capable of extreme violence and large scale clashes in turf wars, these are mainly avoided so as not to draw the attention of the police and allow the gangsters to engage in their lucrative and profitable enterprises.
[edit]Member identification
Members of this secret society often tattoo lines of dots called 'tiam' in Hokkien on their foreheads or even five dots on each knuckle on their fingers to identify themselves as 'fighters'. Teardrops on the cheeks are also quite common to signify they have recently lost a 'brother' due to a gang attack or have no more tears to cry, or blood drop below their lips to signify that they won't bleed during a fight. 369 members have been known to dress in a predominantly black outfit and usually taunt rival gang members into a fight with their myriad of gang chants and poems. Gang signs and gang symbols are a few ways gang members use to exhibit their association with this secret society.
[edit]Gang violence in Singapore
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the gang furiously attacked rival gangs and started many turf wars. It also started recruiting many members from the Indian & Malay community after relaxing the Chinese-only rule. In the 1990s, more Malays were reported to be joining it after being introduced to gang members during tea dances in discos. This was because Malay gangs were smaller and more loosely structured[2].
369 also made profits from narcotics and prostitution. Attacks on rival gangs such as the '303' gang (Sakongsa in Hokkien), the Omega gang and other independent branches of the '18' group were somewhat of a routine occurrence. The police cracked down on gang activity in the early 1980s and gang wars came to a screeching halt as many of the leaders were jailed. Many other notorious 'headmen' fled to neighbouring countries or were killed in gang attacks.[citation needed] In the mid-90s, some teenagers in "pseudo street gangs" claimed affiliation to 369 to be "cool" but didn't engage in activities as violent as those engaged in by the real gang[3]; in 1993, there were at least 9 separate teenage gangs calling themselves '369'[4].
However, in the late 1990s and early dawn of the millennium, the gang gained strength as many of the jailed leaders were released and several of the members had succeeded in scaring off many rival gangs from territories. Gang attacks once again became common and rioting cases shot up. Cases of murder involving gang attacks and riots were steadily increasing and the police force tightened its noose on the gangs. Singapore's Secret Society Branch dedicated most of its resources to halt the gang violence and managed in netting in a considerable amount of members. Slowly but surely, the gang violence receded and many members were put in prison.
Yet, from time to time gang violence still flares up, with a fight breaking out with the Omega gang in 2001[5].
[edit]Territories
* Kallang Airport (Airport Kia) * Tanglin Halt * Mei Ling Lor * Queenstown Chao * Tanjong Rhu * "Lak Ko"- 6th Avenue * "Chit Ko"- 7th Avenue * Taman Selasih * Rochor Bay * Teck Whye Lane * Yew Tee * Clementi "Kimuntai" * West coast * Toa Payoh * Marsiling Chao * Tampiness * Redhill * Hougang Chao * Jurong West * Sing Ming Lor[edit]Recent activity
Salakau has predominantly held the territories as mentioned but gang activity has slowed down considerably. This is due to the Singapore Police Force having a better understanding of the gang networks and ample resources to stamp out violence. The Secret Societies Branch (SSB) of the Singapore Police Force has made great efforts at keeping the secret societies in check in recent years. The SSB regularly conducts surprise raids or checks on nightspots and public places known to be gang territories to deter any potential offenders. Anyone found guilty of being a member of an unlawful society may be punished up to a minimum of five years imprisonment and five strokes of the cane. Sentences are usually doubled or even tripled for anyone with significant leadership authority in any unlawful society in Singapore.
The strict laws serve as a deterrent to potential gang members and has successfully decreased the number of gang-related street fights and attacks although gang-related violence occurs sporadically. The most recent case was when '369' gang members were largely out-numbered in a riot with rival gang at jurong west.
Recently, many malays have been joining the gang instead of Omega, consisting of malays only. There have been questions of whether if its a "betrayal" to the race of joining a chinese secret society instead of a malay one.
Wikipedia is reliable.
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oh yea lets add on ..
Esplanade is one of the hottest place to have gang fight
(OT: the ads very irritating. 'Congratulation, you won!')
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I think,I can believe what flame said.
But,only about the 18 lorhans of shaolin.
The 18 lorhans of shaolin may be a joke.
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the founders of 369 is from china and maybe they learn from shaolin come here create 369.
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YOU MUST BE JOKING.
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Originally posted by Ajen:
oh yea lets add on ..
Esplanade is one of the hottest place to have gang fight
(OT: the ads very irritating. 'Congratulation, you won!')
yes lol the ads damn annoying
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Originally posted by T3chn0g33k3:
YOU MUST BE JOKING.
No. -.-
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Hi flame, I believe u give an accurate historical background of the origins of this secret society group known as 369. Additionally may I add, besides this 369 gang, we also have the 08 & 24 groups which incidentally were always at logger-heads & inevitably resulted in constant gang clashes.
I still remember the favourite weapons of those early years were the parang & sharpened triangle bearing scrapper & in extreme situations some of the gangs have guns (known in gang jargon as 'dog').
Thanks for the history/memories.
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Originally posted by richong 3216:
Hi flame, I believe u give an accurate historical background of the origins of this secret society group known as 369. Additionally may I add, besides this 369 gang, we also have the 08 & 24 groups which incidentally were always at logger-heads & inevitably resulted in constant gang clashes.
I still remember the favourite weapons of those early years were the parang & sharpened triangle bearing scrapper & in extreme situations some of the gangs have guns (known in gang jargon as 'dog').
Thanks for the history/memories.
No problem.
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Cheh.....
I rather join Boy Scout gang.
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Wow...
till then I see many sbs bus back seats vandalised with the artistic 369 logo~
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It came from a song.
Three, six, nine
The goose drank wine
The monkey chewed tobacco on the street car line
The line broke, the monkey got choked
And they all went to heaven in a little row boathttp://lyrics.webfitz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=82
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369 was an address of their first meeting spot...
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the meeting first started off with tom dick and harry, thus the number 3. Then they brought their wives mary, helen and nancy along, thus 6 people. And finally they decide to bring their child, seng, beng and heng along, thus 9 people.
Thus 369.
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Hi,guys.
The 369 gang was originally opened by me.
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I LOL'd
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nowadays more and more kids are using the numbers to gain friends, and act strong
lol
but they all weak 1
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Originally posted by AOAHAO369:
Hi,guys.
The 369 gang was originally opened by me.
Hi,guys.
The 369 gang was originally disbanded by me.
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369 is the total of all the IQ points of the members