Redditer: Does anyone remember their time as a kid playing along the HDB corridors in the 80s and 90s?

[Flibbertigibbet]

Does anyone remember their time as a kid playing along the HDB corridors in the 80s and 90s?​

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I was thinking about the recent influx of complaints about neighbours being nuisance especially those with kids and it got me thinking when did we become so intolerant?

I remembered as a kid I always played on my bicycle along the corridor from one end to the other end and my next door neighbour would tease me about when I’ll remove my training wheels. And then there’s time when me and one of the neighbour kids would play outside our units along the corridor together with our toys laid out on ground. Also I am pretty sure I probably made a lot of noise as kid jumping around with my skipping rope and singing along to kids show. But I don’t recall anyone coming down to our unit to complain. To be honest, I’m not even sure I’ve ever interacted with the neighbours directly above or below our unit. And before anyone says that it’s because the flats were build different in the past, I would like to highlight that noise nuisance complain today come from all types of HDB flats not just the newer BTO flats.

This got me thinking about the mouse utopia experiment conducted by John B Calhoun where mice were given unlimited resources in a controlled environment which led to population to boom initially, but it eventually collapsed despite there still being an abundance of resources. Calhoun described this phenomenon as behavioural sink.

Are we, as Singaporeans, in the pursuit of population growth heading towards the same direction as the mice in Calhoun’s experiment? Our birth rates are abysmal and our society feels more fragmented than before which are similar trends that appeared in the experiment before the mouse colony declined. I am interested to hear what Singapore redditors think about this.

 

[A Singaporean]

Rather live in a cave.

 

[KingFook Sr]

My recall .... looking for white-faced spiders between leaves at the foothill of Fort Canning.

 

[ChiKopPow]

My recall .... looking for white-faced spiders between leaves at the foothill of Fort Canning.

Are you talking about me? That sounds familiar!

 

[True Believer]

My recall .... looking for white-faced spiders between leaves at the foothill of Fort Canning.

Nowadays, we have to look out for black-faced CECAs trying to stab us in the back.

 

[Balls2U]

I used to play Hopscotch along the common corridor. Draw the squares with chalk stolen from the classroom.

 

[True Believer]

Nowadays, there is the Squid Game. Real squids cannot be used in super expensive Singapore.

 

[rocket]

Does anyone remember their time as a kid playing along the HDB corridors in the 80s and 90s?​

General

I was thinking about the recent influx of complaints about neighbours being nuisance especially those with kids and it got me thinking when did we become so intolerant?

I remembered as a kid I always played on my bicycle along the corridor from one end to the other end and my next door neighbour would tease me about when I’ll remove my training wheels. And then there’s time when me and one of the neighbour kids would play outside our units along the corridor together with our toys laid out on ground. Also I am pretty sure I probably made a lot of noise as kid jumping around with my skipping rope and singing along to kids show. But I don’t recall anyone coming down to our unit to complain. To be honest, I’m not even sure I’ve ever interacted with the neighbours directly above or below our unit. And before anyone says that it’s because the flats were build different in the past, I would like to highlight that noise nuisance complain today come from all types of HDB flats not just the newer BTO flats.

This got me thinking about the mouse utopia experiment conducted by John B Calhoun where mice were given unlimited resources in a controlled environment which led to population to boom initially, but it eventually collapsed despite there still being an abundance of resources. Calhoun described this phenomenon as behavioural sink.

Are we, as Singaporeans, in the pursuit of population growth heading towards the same direction as the mice in Calhoun’s experiment? Our birth rates are abysmal and our society feels more fragmented than before which are similar trends that appeared in the experiment before the mouse colony declined. I am interested to hear what Singapore redditors think about this.

I used to play soccer at void decks. I took freekick then balloon hit car. Car siren rang all ran.

 

[The Crow]

zero point ...

 

[Truthspeak]

I remember I have played explosives and fireworks during CNY until whole block of neighbors were alerted and mata, fire engines also arrived but also nothing

The people these days are all snowflakes

 

[True Believer]

I remember I have played explosives and fireworks during CNY until whole block of neighbors were alerted and mata, fire engines also arrived but also nothing The people these days are all snowflakes

You seem to have sustained brain damage from those fireworks and crackers (not explosives, you moron).

 

[Truthspeak]

You seem to have sustained brain damage from those fireworks and crackers (not explosives, you moron).

As if you have witnessed what I’ve done and played.

This alone confirms who the one suffering brain damage is

 

[True Believer]

As if you have witnessed what I’ve done and played.
This alone confirms who the one suffering brain damage is

I don't wish to witness you pleasuring yourself in one corner of your rental HDB flat. Hahaha.

 

[uniboi]

Nowadays, we have to look out for black-faced CECAs trying to stab us in the back.

Children got to look out for incoming cars and CECAs look to bang them when they cross the road. Sad for a Sinkie childhood these days

 

[Truthspeak]

I don't wish to witness you pleasuring yourself in one corner of your rental HDB flat. Hahaha.

No, now I understand why you can took Jewish covid vaccine for your pleasure because you can be easily deceived LOL

 

[KingFook Sr]

Are you talking about me? That sounds familiar!

White-faced spiders are male fighters.

 

[True Believer]

White-faced spiders are male fighters.

Black-faced back stabbers are CECAs.

 

[True Believer]

Children got to look out for incoming cars and CECAs look to bang them when they cross the road. Sad for a Sinkie childhood these days

I believe you mean oncoming cars.

 

[Sustanon]

zero point, pop pop fire crackers, water bomb....

 

[Sustanon]

White-faced spiders are male fighters.

fighting spiders put inside matchbox with leaves inside.... alot at fort canning near old NLB there....