If you were born in the 70s/80s in*singapore….
Original by midnightsunshine, edited by me with pictures
• You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse, Ninja turtles, Carebears, Robocop, My Little Pony and Smurfs.
• You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in Primary school during recess time. You would squat by a drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush your teeth with a coloured mug
• You know what SBC stands for.
• You paid 40 cents for a pyramid-shaped pack of Chocolate or Strawberry milk every monday in class.
• Everyone’s wallet used to be the velcro type
• It was cool to have pagers in secondary/pri school though they were banned.
• SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats are made of wood and the cushionwere red. The big red bell gave a loud BEEP! when pressed.
• There were still bus tickets and bus conductors would come up to check them.
• Envelopes were given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children’s Day.
• You were there when they first introduced the MRT here. You went for the first ride with your parents and you would kneel on the seat to see the scenery.
• Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
• Gals were fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake, CareBears and Barbie Dolls.
• You learn to laugh and count numbers like The Count in Sesame Street.
• You bought tidbits called ka ka or toro and there was also Hiro Cream Cake (for 30 cents)
• You could buy the ice cream that was put in plastic cups or bread from the street for 40cents and 50 cents would be a huge portion. $1 worth of ice cream was a rare buy
• Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Famous Five and Secret Seven were the most popular books in school.
• You came to school 15 mins before the bell every morning just so you could copy someone’s homework.
• Waterbottles were slung around your neck and a must everywhere you went.
• Boys loved to play 1 leg, chatek, hantam bola, marble balls and plastic ball soccer in the basketball court.
• Girls played five stones or paper dolls with various dresses to hook on.
• Science was fun with the Balsam, the Angsana and Pong Pong fruit being the most important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail being the most important fishes.
• You wore BM2000, or BATA shoes.
• Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English..
• There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday (you hated them).
• You would normally spend 40cents – 50 cents for a bowl of noodles in school. buying an item for $1 at the bookstore was really really expensive.
• Going to McDonald’s was a treat during primary school days.
• The most popular pencil cases were those with buttons and would “shoot out” the different compartments.
• Boys liked catching fighting spiders, earthworms or tadpoles.
• Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.
• Class monitors and prefects loved to say, “You talk somemore, I write your name ah!”
• You got booked for muddy shoes in class. You would also use chalk from the black board to “color” your white shoes that were dirty.
• There were at least 40 people in one class.
• You brought every single book to school, even though there was a timetable.
• Umbro school bags were extremely popular
• KFC used to be a high class place that let you use metal forks and knives.
Handheld games is a must have for the boys
Original by midnightsunshine, edited by me with pictures
• You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse, Ninja turtles, Carebears, Robocop, My Little Pony and Smurfs.
• You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in Primary school during recess time. You would squat by a drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush your teeth with a coloured mug
• You know what SBC stands for.
• You paid 40 cents for a pyramid-shaped pack of Chocolate or Strawberry milk every monday in class.
• Everyone’s wallet used to be the velcro type
• It was cool to have pagers in secondary/pri school though they were banned.
• SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats are made of wood and the cushionwere red. The big red bell gave a loud BEEP! when pressed.
• There were still bus tickets and bus conductors would come up to check them.
• Envelopes were given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children’s Day.
• You were there when they first introduced the MRT here. You went for the first ride with your parents and you would kneel on the seat to see the scenery.
• Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
• Gals were fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake, CareBears and Barbie Dolls.
• You learn to laugh and count numbers like The Count in Sesame Street.
• You bought tidbits called ka ka or toro and there was also Hiro Cream Cake (for 30 cents)
• You could buy the ice cream that was put in plastic cups or bread from the street for 40cents and 50 cents would be a huge portion. $1 worth of ice cream was a rare buy
• Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Famous Five and Secret Seven were the most popular books in school.
• You came to school 15 mins before the bell every morning just so you could copy someone’s homework.
• Waterbottles were slung around your neck and a must everywhere you went.
• Boys loved to play 1 leg, chatek, hantam bola, marble balls and plastic ball soccer in the basketball court.
• Girls played five stones or paper dolls with various dresses to hook on.
• Science was fun with the Balsam, the Angsana and Pong Pong fruit being the most important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail being the most important fishes.
• You wore BM2000, or BATA shoes.
• Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English..
• There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday (you hated them).
• You would normally spend 40cents – 50 cents for a bowl of noodles in school. buying an item for $1 at the bookstore was really really expensive.
• Going to McDonald’s was a treat during primary school days.
• The most popular pencil cases were those with buttons and would “shoot out” the different compartments.
• Boys liked catching fighting spiders, earthworms or tadpoles.
• Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.
• Class monitors and prefects loved to say, “You talk somemore, I write your name ah!”
• You got booked for muddy shoes in class. You would also use chalk from the black board to “color” your white shoes that were dirty.
• There were at least 40 people in one class.
• You brought every single book to school, even though there was a timetable.
• Umbro school bags were extremely popular
• KFC used to be a high class place that let you use metal forks and knives.
Handheld games is a must have for the boys
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Umbro school backs will the favorites of the m&ds. That was after I completed Sec. 4. The pyramid milk was there together with the PVC bag version. Those who sign for the extra milk can use the extra 10 minutes to get out of classroom to drink milk, TCSS. I also cannot afford to buy the 'panther' brand sports shoes. There is also a favorite china made school bag, either in green or white. Ah Beng wannabes will draw their favorite poems or dragons/animals on their bags
