Good Old Days...
The good old days...
Message: For those who born in the 70s and 80s. Fond
memories......
1. You grew up watching He-man, MASK,Transformers,
Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja
turtles, My Little Pony and Smurfs too.
2. You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in
Primary school during recess time. You will squat by a
drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush
your teeth
with a coloured mug.The teachers said you must brush
each side 10 times too.
3. You know what SBC stands for.
4. You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK
every week in class.
5. You watch a very popular Malay dubbed Japanese
drama on RTM1
about schoolgirls who possess powerful skills in
volleyball called Meoro Attack.
6. You find your friends with pagers and handphone
cool in Secondary school.
7. SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned.
The bus seats are made of wood and the cushion is red.
The big red bell
gives a loud BEEP! when pressed. There are colourful
tickets
for TIBS buses.The conductor will check for tickets by
using a machine which
punches a hole in the ticket.
8. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant
every Children's Day.
9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine.You
know who's
Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable.
10. You were there when they first introduced MRT
here. You went
for the first ride with your parents and you would
kneel on the seat to see the scenery.
11. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
12. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and
Barbie Dolls.
13. You learn to laughlike The Count in Sesame Street.
14. You longed to buy tibits called Kaka (20 cents per
pack), and
Xiao Ding Dang (50 cents per box), that had a toy in
it and it changes every week not forgetting the 15
cents animal crackers and
the ring pop, where the lollipop is the diamond on the
ring.
15. You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10)
cartoons because
Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you.
16. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three
Investigators, Famous Five and Secret Seven are
probably the thickest story books you ever thought you
have read. Even Sweet Valley High and Malory Towers.
17. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve
food in
plates and let you use metal forks and knives.
18. The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and
idiot
19. Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic
word.
20. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor
quality paper
that was smooth and yellow.
21. CDIS were your bestfriend.
22. The only computer lessons in school involved funny
pixellised
characters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach
you maths.
23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a
must
everywhere you go.
24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plastic balls
in the basketball court.
25. Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola and
zero point
were all the rage with the girls and boys too...
26. Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana
being the most
important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail
being the most important fish.
27. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John,
eternalized in our
minds from the textbooks. Even Mr Wally & Mr.Yakki.
What abt Miss
Lala??? And Zaki and Tini in Malay Textbooks?
28. We carry out experiments of our own to get ourself
badges for
being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.
29. Every Children's day and National day you either
get pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day 1993' or
dumb files with 'Happy National Day 1994'.
30. In Primary six you had to play buddy for the
younger kids like
big sister and brother.
31. We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.
32. Your form teacher taught you Maths,Science and
English.
33. The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of
poor quality.
34. You went to school in slippers and a raincoat when
it rained,
and you find a dry spot in the school to sit down, dry
your feet,
and wear your dry and warm socks and shoes.
35. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.
36. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to
do almost everyday.
37. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if
your parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money
everyday.
38. You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.
39. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line
up according
to height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or
girl.
40. Boys like to catch fighting spiders.
41. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for
boys.
42. Autograph books were loaded with "Best Wishes",
"Forget Me Not", and small
poems like "Bird fly high, hard to catch.Friend like
you, hard to forget".
43. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk
somemore, I write your name ah!"
44. There were at least 40 people in one class.
45. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried.
46. You go to Wonderland in Kallang with your parents
whenever you get good results in exams.
47. You watch your favourite show 'Xiao DD' on tv
everyday without fail.
48. You have all kind of funny pose when you go to
Hawpar Villa to take picture.
49. You always wear identical clothings if you have a
elder or younger brother thanks to your ingenius
parents' creativity.
50. You brought every single book to school,even
though there was one thing called the timetable.
Message: For those who born in the 70s and 80s. Fond
memories......
1. You grew up watching He-man, MASK,Transformers,
Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja
turtles, My Little Pony and Smurfs too.
2. You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in
Primary school during recess time. You will squat by a
drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush
your teeth
with a coloured mug.The teachers said you must brush
each side 10 times too.
3. You know what SBC stands for.
4. You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK
every week in class.
5. You watch a very popular Malay dubbed Japanese
drama on RTM1
about schoolgirls who possess powerful skills in
volleyball called Meoro Attack.
6. You find your friends with pagers and handphone
cool in Secondary school.
7. SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned.
The bus seats are made of wood and the cushion is red.
The big red bell
gives a loud BEEP! when pressed. There are colourful
tickets
for TIBS buses.The conductor will check for tickets by
using a machine which
punches a hole in the ticket.
8. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant
every Children's Day.
9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine.You
know who's
Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable.
10. You were there when they first introduced MRT
here. You went
for the first ride with your parents and you would
kneel on the seat to see the scenery.
11. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
12. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and
Barbie Dolls.
13. You learn to laughlike The Count in Sesame Street.
14. You longed to buy tibits called Kaka (20 cents per
pack), and
Xiao Ding Dang (50 cents per box), that had a toy in
it and it changes every week not forgetting the 15
cents animal crackers and
the ring pop, where the lollipop is the diamond on the
ring.
15. You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10)
cartoons because
Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you.
16. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three
Investigators, Famous Five and Secret Seven are
probably the thickest story books you ever thought you
have read. Even Sweet Valley High and Malory Towers.
17. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve
food in
plates and let you use metal forks and knives.
18. The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and
idiot
19. Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic
word.
20. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor
quality paper
that was smooth and yellow.
21. CDIS were your bestfriend.
22. The only computer lessons in school involved funny
pixellised
characters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach
you maths.
23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a
must
everywhere you go.
24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plastic balls
in the basketball court.
25. Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola and
zero point
were all the rage with the girls and boys too...
26. Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana
being the most
important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail
being the most important fish.
27. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John,
eternalized in our
minds from the textbooks. Even Mr Wally & Mr.Yakki.
What abt Miss
Lala??? And Zaki and Tini in Malay Textbooks?
28. We carry out experiments of our own to get ourself
badges for
being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.
29. Every Children's day and National day you either
get pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day 1993' or
dumb files with 'Happy National Day 1994'.
30. In Primary six you had to play buddy for the
younger kids like
big sister and brother.
31. We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.
32. Your form teacher taught you Maths,Science and
English.
33. The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of
poor quality.
34. You went to school in slippers and a raincoat when
it rained,
and you find a dry spot in the school to sit down, dry
your feet,
and wear your dry and warm socks and shoes.
35. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.
36. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to
do almost everyday.
37. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if
your parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money
everyday.
38. You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.
39. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line
up according
to height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or
girl.
40. Boys like to catch fighting spiders.
41. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for
boys.
42. Autograph books were loaded with "Best Wishes",
"Forget Me Not", and small
poems like "Bird fly high, hard to catch.Friend like
you, hard to forget".
43. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk
somemore, I write your name ah!"
44. There were at least 40 people in one class.
45. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried.
46. You go to Wonderland in Kallang with your parents
whenever you get good results in exams.
47. You watch your favourite show 'Xiao DD' on tv
everyday without fail.
48. You have all kind of funny pose when you go to
Hawpar Villa to take picture.
49. You always wear identical clothings if you have a
elder or younger brother thanks to your ingenius
parents' creativity.
50. You brought every single book to school,even
though there was one thing called the timetable.