70s & 80s Memories:)

Reading this...it really brings back memories


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

1. You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Silver Hawk andMickey Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja turtles, MyLittle Pony and Smurfs too. (I agree)

2. You grew up brushing your teeth with a mugin Primary school during recess time. You will squat by a drainwith all your classmates beside you, and brush your teethwith a coloured mug.The teachers said you must brush each side 10 times too. (I agree)

3. You know what SBC stands for. (I agree)

4. You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK every week in class. (I agree)

5. You watch a very popular Malay dubbed Japanese drama on RTM1about schoolgirls who possesspowerful skills in volleyball called Meoro Attack. (What's that?!)

6. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in Secondary school. (Not so rich lor..this only happens to me during Poly days)

7. SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats are madeof wood and the cushion is red. The big red bell gives a loud BEEP!when pressed. There are colourful tickets forTIBS buses.The conductor will check for tickets by using a machine whichpunches a hole in the ticket. (I agree)

8. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant everyChildren's Day.9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine.You know who'sVinny the little vampire and Acai the constable. (I agree)

10. You were there when they first introduced MRT here. You wentf or the first ride with your parents and you would kneel on theseat to see the scenery. (Nope din go)

11. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50. (Cant rem...my first movie was during Secondary sch days)

12. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry ShortCake and Barbie Dolls. (I agree..I am not a strawberrt shortcake fan cuz I find them very Freckly...I love barbies dolls! I even cut Barbie Dolls' hair to create new hairsyles for them and thought their hair will grow again sobsob)

13. You learn to laugh like The Count inSesame Street. (No leh...I only know the song!)

14. You longed to buy tibits called Kaka (20 cents per pack), andDing Dang (50 cents per box), that had a toy in it and it changesevery week not forgetting the 15 cents animal crackers and the ring pop, wherethe lollipop is the diamond on the ring. (I agree)

15. You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons becauseChannel 5 never had enough cartoons for you. (Not true! Ch 5 got my favourite Wrestling Show)

16. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The ThreeInvestigators, Famous Five and Secret Seven are probably the thickeststory books you ever thought you have read. Even Sweet Valley Highand Malory Towers. ( I prefer Famous Five and Secret Seven :))

17. KFC used to be a high class restaurant thatserve food in plates and let you use metal forks and knives. (Is that so?)

18. The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and idiot and THE MOST EXTREME WAS 'super white'...you justcouldn't bring yourself to say the hokkien relative. (That's still not my most vulgar word I used...during Pri Sch I scolded "Gao Bei Gao Mu" and dont even know what it means :P)

19. Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic word. (What's that?!)

20. Your English workbooks was made of somedamn poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow. (oki lar)

21. CDIS were your bestfriend (What's that?!)

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

23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you go. (I dont sling ard my neck, my shoulder instead)

24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plasticballs in the basketball court. (I am Mrs Tootsie...will ask Mr Tootsie)

25. Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentambola and zero point were all the rage with the girls and boys too... (I only play zero point during recess time)

26. Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana being the mostimportant plants of our lives, guppies andswordtail being the most important fish. (ok lar)

27. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei andJohn, eternalized in our minds from the textbooks. Even Mr Wally & Mr.Yakki. What abt Miss Lala??? And Zaki and Tini in Malay Textbooks
(hahaha Yeah...Ahmad, Sumei, Bala, the Wolly and Yakki frens and Miss Lala..!!!)

28. We carry out experiments of our own to get yourself badges forbeing a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc. (Yeah I collected lots:))

29. Every Children's day and National dayyou either get pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day 1993' or dumbfiles with 'Happy National Day 1994'. (I agree)

30. In Primary six you had to play buddy for theyounger kids like big sister and brother. (ok leh)

31. We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes. (I wear Bata)

32. Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English. (cant rem)

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 andwarm socks and shoes. (I agree)

35. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm. (yes!)

36. There would be spelling tests and mentalsums to do almost everyday. (My fav :))

37. Your friends considered you lucky and rich ifyour parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money everyday. (bo leh...mine only $0.80 cents)

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

39. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up according to height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl (Ya I was shy then)

40. Boys like to catch fighting spiders. (Mr Tootsie did that..he once told me)

41. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys. (Mr Tootsie..are u one of them?)

42. Autograph books were loaded with "BestWishes", "Forget Me Not", and smallpoems like "Bird fly high, hard to catch.Friend like you, hard to forget". (I agree)

43. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk somemore, Iwrite your name ah!" (Have meh?)

44. There were at least 40 people in one class. (sort of)

45. Large,colourful schoolbags were carried. (think so...)

46. You brought every single book to school, even though there was one thing called the timetable. (Not so stupid lar)...

For those who are born in those days... remember the good old days?
For those who arent.... know what u missed out..?

Does/can the present be exchangable for the past?

U decide.