28 Dec 2008

i saw this on nad's blog and decided to copy it.
sorry nads.

Fond memories for those who born in the 70s and 80s.

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.

i did some of these. i remember when cartoons didnt all come from japan. and were BETTER.

2. You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in Primary school during recess time. You together with all your classmates beside you, will brush your teeth with a coloured mug. The teachers said you must brush each side 10 times too.

no i didn't. i remember the school dentist though. i always insisted she mispronounced my name.
and she gave me free toothbrushes, too.

3. You know what SBC stands for.

yep. singapore broadcasting company. i dont remember watching it though.

4. You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK every week in class.

fuck no. i got a dollar a day. i spent most of it on food. rice with 1 fried egg and a packet drink. everyday.

5. You watch a very popular Malay dubbed Japanese drama on RTM1 about schoolgirls who possess powerful skills in volleyball called Meoro Attack.

nno, no idea at all. i watched ultraman in malay though. for the fight scenes.

6. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in Secondary school.

nah. i was kinda weird. oh and i missed the whole pager era.

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.

nope. i remember the buses, bbut im not THAT old. i used the farecard thingy.

8. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children's Day.

yep. and i never gave. im a bloody scrooge.

9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine. You know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable.

read before. not often though. couldn't afford it. i borrowed a lot of bookworm gang though. who remembers that?

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.

nope. though i remember kneeling on the seats to look out. funny though, i only did so in tunnels. when there was nothing to see.

11. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50. &@%#$*@#$^*!@#&^$

ehh i never paid for movies so i wouldn't know. i remember only watching movies 1 or 2 times a year though.

12. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls.

i only remembber torturing my sis'd barbie dolls.
i used to perform mock autopsies on them.

13. You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street.

yes i did. i think i still can. maybe i should, eh?

14. You longed to buy tibits called Kaka (20 cents per pack), and 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.

nope. only maybe 1 or 2 times? i remember i was crazy over the chilied tapioca chips though.

15. You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons because Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you.

funny enough, no. i had too much homework etc. and most times i preferred the playground.

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.

i read those, yes. but they were far from thickest. i read thesauruses at 5. or before, i cant remember. 3-4 maybe?

17. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve food in plates and let you use metal forks and knives.

yah i rmb. my mum even did an advert campaign for them too.

18. The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and idiot and THE MOST EXTREME WAS 'super white'...you just couldn't bring yourself to say the hokkien relative.

nope. i said stupid and idiot.

19. Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic word.

yeah it was. i wasn't always sluggish and pudgy.

20. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow.

yes. and all my worksheets too.

21. CDIS were your bestfriend

nope. no idea.

22. The only computer lessons in school involved funny pixellised characters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach you maths.

nope. i had stupid chinese lessons on the computer too. never learned any from them, nor had any fun.

23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you go.

yep. and i beat up kids with them, too.

24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plastic balls in the basketball court.

funny, i didn't.

25. Ting-ting, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola and zero point were all the rage with the girls and boys too...

nope.

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 fishes.

no i hated science. too easy.

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

yes, i remember. seems kinda pc now. in every group of friends there ALWAYS is exactly 1 chinese, 1 malay, 1 indian and 1 angmoh.

28. We carry out experiments of our own to get yourself badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.

yes i did. i dont know why.

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'.

yes. waste of my fucking time lol.

30. In Primary six you had to play buddy for the younger kids like big sister and brother.

yeah i remember. i ditched my buddy.

31. We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.

yep. bata. with that white scrub powder all over it too.

32. Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English.

think so. wouldn't swear to it tho.

33. The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of poor quality.

yep. i remember they were bloody thick tho.

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.

no i took the schoolbus. hehe. SUCKERS

35. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.

yeah. what happened?

36. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday.

yeah, and i got them perfect everytime.

37. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money everyday.

well i got 1, so...

38. You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.

nope. shook his hand once as a kid though.

39. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up according to height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl

no i just didn't. wasn't very obedient. i remember calling my teacher a nutter to her face once.

40. Boys like to catch fighting spiders.

yes. all the time.

41. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.

yep. only had 1 or 2 though.

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".

never touched those. honest. i was about as socially in as the plaque.

43. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk somemore, I write your name ah!"

yep. i grabbed their "name writing" books. and tore them up.

44. There were at least 40 people in one class.

yeah around there.

45. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried, some with handles that could be extended allowing the bags to be dragged.

i had those trolley bags in primary 4 and thought they were bloody cool.

46. You brought every single book to school, even though there was one thing called the timetable.

nope. i still remember it was bloody heavy though. 5kg school bag. fuck.

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We're coming back, we're coming back
We're coming back to you
We're never gonna go away again
Hold on a little longer, try a little harder
'Til we're arm in arm together to the end

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