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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Growing up in the 90s in Singapore

Remember?

You had this really fancyful pencilbox that has many pop out compartment and even a pop up pencil sharperner.

You would rush to school bookshop to check for flag erasers which you don't have. I had a hard time finding Vietnam. (Mine was Singapore. Then I bought 2 from Benjamin for 20 cents. And he gave me two. What a honest boy)

You would pester your parents for 20 cents for those mechanical car/animal rides.

You always had to buy a Dragon Ball card when you go down to the neigbourhood.

It was actually acceptable to openly declare your love for boybands such as Backstreetboys, 98 degrees, 5ive, A1, 911, O Town or even Hanson.

You had to own a Discman to be cool.

Owning a 3210,3310 or better, a 8250 would secure your place in school for the 'in' crowd.

Modding your phone to blue/white LED and blinking keypad.

EVERYone either owned a Tamagotchi or Digimon.

We all wanted a light up sneakers by LA Gear.

Hopskotch, Pickup Sticks, Catching, Pepsi Cola and Five Stones are stipulated games during recess. (YES! We were super awesome in hopscotch and 5 stones)

Tearing when Mufasa Died (Simba's Father) in Lion King.

Watching Titanic countless times while hunting down posters and merchandise all over town was normal.

When the ridiculously big Laser Disc (LD) was thought to be the most technological advance it can get.

Pink Ranger & Green Ranger are meant to be together.

Duplicating Rare Candy and Masterball in Pokemon by surfing up and down Cinnarbar Island.

You would invite your friends to your house to faceoff in Street Fighter II. (Using M Bison and pressing Down + c would be a sure way to beat your friend)

Who doesn't love A&W's Rootbeer float, Curly Fries and Onion Rings?

Mambo No. 5 was playing everywhere you go.

You attended a birthday party at McDonald.

You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

You would bring a autograph book to last day of school.

Furry and Glow in the Dark Stickers are the more sought after when trading stickers.

Canteen food was affordable with 30 cents fried rice and 10 cents fish cake. (Mine was 50 cents for a bowl of noodles and 3o cents for a nugget.)

Waiting by the radio to tape your favourite song.

All our exercise books were made of yellowish recycled paper.

Holding hands while walking to and from the tuckshop

Catching Grasshoppers and Spiders in the grass patch in school. (Okay, this is a little too much. More of Momo's time than mine)

Playing the Titanic or Power Ranger Tune on your recorder.

You've heard of Fire, Canto or Spark Disco but is probably too young to go.

Having to endure the squeaky sound from the chalk board.

You have either read Enid blyton, Goosebumps, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Sweet Valley High or Bookworm (most probably all). (Yep, all.)

PETS Textbook..Tearing out worksheets.. (Yes yes yes!!)

Bringing Uno, Boardgames, Old Maid, Donkey and Gameboy cable to school after exam. (And watching Happy Tree Friends on the projector)

When we were forced to do the Singapore Workout and found it funny.

Painting your BATA bm2000 school shoes before school start.

Penmanship and doing your best cursive handwriting. (Nope, I still can't do it)

Sitting in schoolhall for reading period. (I use to read Tintin) (I used to read Enid Blyton's)

The Happy feeling when you get called out of class to go to your school dentist. (Dread actually when your friend comes back from the dentist and said it's my turn for me)

Doing the 'Spider', 'Bridge' and 'Butterfly' with strings on two hands was entertaining. (I can play all of that!!)

Don't know what got over me but Lala from Teletuby actually was cute. (I find Po cuter :D)

When the ultimate comeback was to say 'I don't friend you'

Sharity the elephant always 'encourage' us to donate our little money during children's day.

Anyone remember the newspaper Streats with the different girl giving the weather forecast everyday?

There use to be a 4 wheel Rollerskate..

We used to own phonecards and it get punched a hole everytime we use it. (Yes, who can forget it!)

Collecting Bomberman.

When we sported either Armani or Center-Parting Hairstyle. (And the mushroom bob)

Anyone remember going to Yaohan, Daimaru, Oriental Emporium. (HAHA. Yaohan!! Now Thomson Plaza)

The 10 cents per scoop of colored syrup drink in school. (Mine was 50 cents)

You DON'T want to be in the TUFF club. (Oh yes, you don't. But i was never in anyways)

We use to secure our velcro wallet to our school pants with a springy twirly transparent rubber chain. (Flinging your wallet at friends when attached is optional) (Didn't had that but saw people having it and pretending with the wallet to be a gun)

Bright red cushioned seats on the non air-conditional SBS bus.

Eating Hiro Chocolate Cake, BeeBee Snacks and some Mamee-like snack with a 'Robocop' and some chocolate snack with this fake 'Doraemon' printed on it. (I still eat BeeBee in RP. But I miss Mamee)

The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and idiot and the furthest you can go was ‘chicken pie’ (HAHA! YES!!)

You play soccer with a ping pong ball in school.

Wondering why the song 'Tarzan & Jane' can't get out of your head. (I am Tarzan from jungle, you can be my friend.)

Having a secret crush either on Kimberly (Pink Ranger) or Xena the warrior princess

Days of Floppy Disk and the amazingly sounding 56k dial up modem. (Yes, I remember the A drive)

Collecting 偶像 cards. (YES!)

We all know the Macarena dance move and lyrics to Lemon Tree song. (I just sang it the other day to April :D)

The irritating Paddle pop advertisement.

Golden Axe, Bareknuckles are must play for all guys.

Getting our fingers all sticky while wearing our Ring Pop (later became Push Pop, fingers still sticky). (YES!! And I always freeze Milo in it after i finish the ring pop)

Visiting Science Center and sneaking off to buy a Jaw Breaker.

Gathering either at Bishan MRT or Serene Center to have your Magic Tournament.

Going to Road Safety Park (Yup, we all wanted to be a driver, oh well..) (Yes, it is a must go place for our school)

Mr lobba lobba advertisement..(Mr bombastic)

Class monitors and prefects typical threatens "You talk somemore, I write your name ah!" (Yes, and that comes forth Lao Bra, Lim kopi and Looney Tunes (read: Brandon, Lim Kang Xian and Loon Yew. Al the threats :D)

搞笑行动 o_o (I cried when it stopped airing.)

The most happening thing that can happen in your tuckshop would be the bookfair (teacher will give you a list of whats to come and you feel oliged to get something). (And most of the money would be spent there too :D)

When Ice cream sticks were much more than a ice cream stick. (Oh yes. You collect them. And doctors put them in your mouth too)

There is NO way you can finish a 50 cents Chee chiong fun. (NO way i can finish any meal by myself too)

Girls love either Strawberry Shortcake or Barbie (Especially the one in ballet/wedding costume).

Rescuing Princess as a fat Italian Plumber..

When we actually believed that Britney was a virgin.

Was eminem the coolest or what? Rapping competition in 8 miles and all.

You actually feared the teacher with that seemingly longer than 1 metre wooden ruler.

The Milo from the Milo truck always taste so nice.

Watching Triple Nine Reruns on Thursday 4pm ( James Lye, Wong Li Lin, Lim Yu Beng)

The simple days when all our aspired professions were either Doctor, Soldier, Policeman or Teacher. (teachers would ask us to draw what we want to be next time) *I..want..to protect..my country. I want to be a soldier!* Times change eh my fellow ORDed personnel. LOL

Collecting all those "I am a Young Scientist" collar badges e.g. I am a young Zoologist/Astronomer/Mathematician etc. 20 Stars to earn you one badge! The more badges on your collar, the better

Vanguard Sheet costed 30cents in bookshop.

There was always a big gathering of people outside Pacific Plaza waiting to go in Chinablack.