I read this and agreed with all of the points below. Except I think this little stroll down memory lane will be limited to people who grew up in Singapore. Anyway, enjoy this. Enjoy the walk or if you understand nothing, hopefully this will give you some insight into the Singaporean mind.
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 squatby 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 handphones cool in Secondary school.
7. SBS buses used to be non-air conditioned. 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 tool which punches a hole in the ticket.
8. Envelopes given to us to donate to SharityElephant every Children's Day.
9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine. You know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acaithe 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 Cakeand Barbie Dolls.
13. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "Youtalk some more, I write your name ah!"
14. You longed to buy titbits called Kaka (20cents per pack), and Ding Dang (50 cents per box),that had a toy in it and it changes every week not forgetting the15 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 Mallory 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 andidiot and THE MOST EXTREME WAS 'super white'...youjust couldn't bring yourself to say the hokkien relative.
19. Catching was the IN thing and ‘twist’ as the magic word.
20. Your English workbooks was made of some damnpoor quality paper that was smooth and yellow.
21. CDIS were your best friend.
22. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money everyday.
23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you go.
24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plasticballs 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 Wollie & Mr. Yakki. What abt Miss Lala??? And Zaki and Tini in Malay Textbooks?
28. We carry out experiments of our own to getourself badges for being a Young Zoologist /Botanist / Astronomer… etc.
29. Every Children's day and National day you either get pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day1987' or dumb files with 'Happy National Day 1988'.
30. In Primary six you had to play buddy for theyounger 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 paperof poor quality.
34. You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.
35. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.
Hope you enjoyed it as much as me!
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