Reminiscence...The Good Old Days...Singapore in the 80s
For those who studied in Singapore primary schools... Remember these?
Heartwarming and a little funny... the things we used to do...
50 things for Singaporean teenagers. Sit,enjoy and think back about the
past...Were you one of these?
1. You grew up watching He-man, Transformers, Silver hawk an Mickey
Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja turtles 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 side10 times too.
3. You know what's Bin(1) Fen(1) Ba (1) San(1) is all about.
4. You know what SBC stands for.
5. You were there when the first chinese serial, the Awakening was shown
on TV. You know who is "Ai Yo Yo Lao Shi"
6. Internet? What the hell is that? So you thought a decade or more ago.
7. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in Secondary
school.
8. 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 BEEEP! when
pressed. There are colourful tickets for TIBS buses. The conductor will
check for tickets by using a machine which punches a hole on the ticket.
9. Your favourite actor and actress is Huang Wenyong and Xiangyun. Next
is Lee Nanxing and Zoe Tay and the Aiyoyo woman.
10. You've probably read Young Generation magazine. You know who's Vinny
the little vampire and Acai the constable.
11. 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.
12. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
13. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls.
14. You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street.
15. 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, wherethe
lollipop is the diamond on the ring and "Di Kam", which you'll win small
to big bells, etc.
16. You watched TV2(also known as Channel 10) cartoons because Channel 5
never had enough cartoons for you.
17. All that you know about Cantonese is from the Hong Kong serials you
watched on TV2.
18. 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.
19. Civics and Moral Education was "Hao3 Gong1 Min2".
20. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve food in plates and
let you use metal forks and knives.
21. 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.
22. Catching was the IN thing and twist the magic word.
23. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor quality paper that
was smooth and yellow.
24. CDIS was your best friend.
25. The only computer lessons in school involved funny
pixellisedcharacters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach you
maths.
26. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you
go.
27. Boys loved to play soccer with small tennis balls in the basketball
court or play something that uses tennis ball to hit other players known
as "HUM TAM BOLA" during recess /after school
28. Hopskotch, five stones,chateh and zero point were all the rage with
the girls and boys too...
29. Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana being the most
important plants of our lives.
30. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John, eternalized in our minds
from the textbooks. Even Mr Willy.
31. You did stupid exercises like seal crawl and frog jumps.
32. 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'.
33. In Primary six you had to play buddy for the younger kids like big
sister and brother.
34. Chinese teachers were always old, boring and damn fierce looking.
35. Your form teacher taught you maths, science and english.
36. The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of poor quality.
37. 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.
38. Famous Chinese singers were only Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok
and Leon Lai.
39. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.
40. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday.
41. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you
$3 or more for pocket money everyday.
42. During class gatherings, parents always tag along in case someone
gets lost at Orchard Road.
43. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up according to
height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl.
44. Handkerchiefs were a must for both genders
45. Collecting notebooks and all kinds of stationery was a popular
thing.
46. 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".
47. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk somemore, I write
your name ah!"
48. You play "Bottle caps" and erasers with various countries' flags
printed on them.
49. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried.
50. You brought every single book to school, even though there was one
thing called the timetable.
Heartwarming and a little funny... the things we used to do...
50 things for Singaporean teenagers. Sit,enjoy and think back about the
past...Were you one of these?
1. You grew up watching He-man, Transformers, Silver hawk an Mickey
Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja turtles 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 side10 times too.
3. You know what's Bin(1) Fen(1) Ba (1) San(1) is all about.
4. You know what SBC stands for.
5. You were there when the first chinese serial, the Awakening was shown
on TV. You know who is "Ai Yo Yo Lao Shi"
6. Internet? What the hell is that? So you thought a decade or more ago.
7. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in Secondary
school.
8. 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 BEEEP! when
pressed. There are colourful tickets for TIBS buses. The conductor will
check for tickets by using a machine which punches a hole on the ticket.
9. Your favourite actor and actress is Huang Wenyong and Xiangyun. Next
is Lee Nanxing and Zoe Tay and the Aiyoyo woman.
10. You've probably read Young Generation magazine. You know who's Vinny
the little vampire and Acai the constable.
11. 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.
12. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
13. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls.
14. You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street.
15. 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, wherethe
lollipop is the diamond on the ring and "Di Kam", which you'll win small
to big bells, etc.
16. You watched TV2(also known as Channel 10) cartoons because Channel 5
never had enough cartoons for you.
17. All that you know about Cantonese is from the Hong Kong serials you
watched on TV2.
18. 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.
19. Civics and Moral Education was "Hao3 Gong1 Min2".
20. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve food in plates and
let you use metal forks and knives.
21. 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.
22. Catching was the IN thing and twist the magic word.
23. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor quality paper that
was smooth and yellow.
24. CDIS was your best friend.
25. The only computer lessons in school involved funny
pixellisedcharacters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach you
maths.
26. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you
go.
27. Boys loved to play soccer with small tennis balls in the basketball
court or play something that uses tennis ball to hit other players known
as "HUM TAM BOLA" during recess /after school
28. Hopskotch, five stones,chateh and zero point were all the rage with
the girls and boys too...
29. Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana being the most
important plants of our lives.
30. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John, eternalized in our minds
from the textbooks. Even Mr Willy.
31. You did stupid exercises like seal crawl and frog jumps.
32. 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'.
33. In Primary six you had to play buddy for the younger kids like big
sister and brother.
34. Chinese teachers were always old, boring and damn fierce looking.
35. Your form teacher taught you maths, science and english.
36. The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of poor quality.
37. 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.
38. Famous Chinese singers were only Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok
and Leon Lai.
39. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.
40. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday.
41. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you
$3 or more for pocket money everyday.
42. During class gatherings, parents always tag along in case someone
gets lost at Orchard Road.
43. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up according to
height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl.
44. Handkerchiefs were a must for both genders
45. Collecting notebooks and all kinds of stationery was a popular
thing.
46. 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".
47. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk somemore, I write
your name ah!"
48. You play "Bottle caps" and erasers with various countries' flags
printed on them.
49. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried.
50. You brought every single book to school, even though there was one
thing called the timetable.
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