goes by the name veron. a definitive leo born august 1, 1984. a solo traveler. loves cats, coffee, sensual music, yummy food and technology. when she's not at her job as an IS developer for the government, she's likely to be out dining, or visiting an interesting art gallery or event.
remember that music recorder you used to play in primary school? or Mr. Wolly and Mr. Yakki, two of the recurring characters in textbooks? if any of these seems familiar, you are probably a singaporean who had your childhood in the 80s or early 90s. being a 1984 baby, i found myself chuckling as i went down the list identifying with many of the things listed. it really brought back fond memories of my childhood.
1. You grew up watching He-man, Transformers, Silverhawk, Ultraman, Super Friends, Woody WoodPecker, Tom & Jerry, Care Bears, My Little Pony, Smurfs and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget, maybe Ninja turtles too.
says: cabears! my all time favorite bears. i liked ninja turtles too, and captain planet, and doraemon!
2. 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 colored mug. The teachers said you must brush each side ten times. Not forgetting the silly red tablet which you know not the purpose for.
says: we did this by the large wash basin instead of the drain. in fact i have been using the yellow mug all along and dumped it just last year! it survived over a decade.
3. You know what SBC stands for.
says: singapore broadcasting corporation. who can forget that yellow logo?
4. You know in school, you could subscribe to get the milk which would come before you go back home. Some days you would get chocolate milk, other days strawberry. The old Magnolia fresh milk came in a triangular packet.
says: in my days it was half-dozen milo packet drinks that came once a week. i used to love that!
5. You were there when the first Chinese serial, The Awakening was shown on TV.
6. Everyone in class would tremble in fear when someone with a gauze stuck in the mouth came to your class and called out a name to go visit the school dentist.
says: so true! i was one of the lucky ones that rarely got called upon. tee-hee!
7. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in secondary school.
says: my first mobile phone was a nokia 3210 when i was in secondary school. it was a rock! i remember modding it at one of those neighbourhood shops until it had an inverted black screen with white characters.
8. SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats were made of wood and the cushion was red. The big red bell gave a loud BEEEP when pressed. There were colorful tickets for CSS buses. The conductor would check tickets using a machine that punched a hole in each ticket. All SBS buses used to be manually operated, with a gigantic gearstick to the left of the driver.
says: those colorful tickets were awesome. as a kid i liked to collect tickets of different colors. i remember there were some rare colors like blue or green and i would be thrilled if i found any.
9. Your favorite actor and actress were Huang Wenyong and Xiang Yun. Next were Li Nanxing and Zoe Tay and the Aiyoyo woman (Chen Liping).
says: damn, i think there are actually a couple of those old cassette tapes of the “zao an lao shi” soundtrack still stowed away somewhere at home.
10. You’ve probably read Young Generation magazine. You know who’s Vinny the Little Vampire and Constable Acai. For some, cikgu will always ask to buy the “Dewan Bahasa” magazine.
says: read? i even subscribed to the young generation magazine and diligently took part and won in several lucky draws. one of the prizes included a red and blue horlicks lunch box.
11. You were there when they first introduced MRT here (Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh). 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. Tickets were scrawled across using big red pencils. Ushers brought you into the cinemas using big metallic torchlights.
says: $3.50 huh… those were the days.
13. Gals were fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls. You also collected sticker books of Street Fighter, The Semi-Pro Soccer League (for boys) and care bears (for girls) by Panini, trying to complete the impossible task of filling up each sticker book.
says: believe it or not i have never played with a barbie doll in my entire life. i was more fascinated by regular stuffed toys, polly pockets and lego bricks.
14. You remember some taxis were green in color. Taxis had gearsticks behind the steering wheel, with a transparent knob and little colorful flowers inside the knobs.
15. You longed to buy tidbits 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-cent animal crackers and the ringpop, where the lollipop is the diamond on the ring. There were such things like the 20-cent dinosaur eggs, the 10-cent satay, Choki Choki Chocolate Sticks and the all favorite 10-cent “Air batu” that broke into two parts to be shared amongst friends.
says: the ringpop was absolutely precious! the 10-cent satay still remains a yummy snack even today.
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. You probably would remember George Lam as the moustached man whose line was “Are you OK?” in the Guiness Stout Advertisement.
says: totally familiar! in chinese commercials he used to say “
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it sure does bring good memories reading this entry of urs… ;) those were the good old days View all comments by Naime
i must admit i have already forgotten most of these things until i came across the list. in those days, these things seemed so insignificant but they really bring back pleasant memories. View all comments by Veron
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this is absolutely amazing!! i remember at least half of the things u mentioned…love the list you’ve put here well done…made me remember the times when i was still 5 haha…how nostalgic =) View all comments by Bernie