Those borned in 1985 n before.. lets get Nostagalic!
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Motorola Startec?
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Rojak sold on bicycles...
noisy bus ride. engines that roar like nobody care...and you dun push buttons to get off, you press a stripe on the center of the ceilling...
canvas shoes that you need to coat with white paint ....
u can settle a meal by having a few fish ball in primary school...
20 dollar note was circulating very commonly...
chairs and table were made of thick blocks of wood...
there is a flipping game on the erasers...
work sheets were printed on lousy yellowish paper...english workbook also look lousy quality....
Uses ink eraser to rub off mistake... sometime creating holes on page...
the printer that made copies were odd shaped with many visible rollers...
teachers have the right to wack a student...
school bags could have weigh as much as the carrier... -
Penmanship.
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I can remember during my primary school days!!! my school bag had 4 subjects inside , but like 20 books..... it weighed a few damn tonnes..... at least thats what i felt....Originally posted by Twincat:Rojak sold on bicycles...
noisy bus ride. engines that roar like nobody care...and you dun push buttons to get off, you press a stripe on the center of the ceilling...
canvas shoes that you need to coat with white paint ....
u can settle a meal by having a few fish ball in primary school...
20 dollar note was circulating very commonly...
chairs and table were made of thick blocks of wood...
there is a flipping game on the erasers...
work sheets were printed on lousy yellowish paper...english workbook also look lousy quality....
Uses ink eraser to rub off mistake... sometime creating holes on page...
the printer that made copies were odd shaped with many visible rollers...
teachers have the right to wack a student...
school bags could have weigh as much as the carrier... -
1) chewing & bubble gum
2) ice kachang balls
3) captain james t. kirk of the starship u.s.s enterprise -
Taxi company got Commuters taxis ..... SBS taxis ..... Singapore Airport Bus services taxis ( green color ) taxi , beside NTUC . Citycab not even born .
The flag-down price : $1.20
My bus card must put stamp one , every month must go Bus Terminal buy bus stamp , think is $16 ? i forgot .
My hair then was side punk one .
I wore ali-ba-ba type pf baggy pants to school , don't play play .... tailor made one .
I used to lay crab-trap behind Daimaru during weekends , now Clarke Quay .
That time bus ticket has FOUR numbers on every ticket , then the bus conductor will punched a hole on the ticket . Bus tickets has different color for different price , maximum 80cents i think , for adults ! If school students never show bus pass , not half price , all adult's price , ok !
Then no more ticket , all OMO , put money into the box upon on-board buses .
My first cigarette pack was a Lucky Strike 7's ... $0.65 . -
Being a football fan , or Liverpool fan , that time no internet , so only source to catch up football and interviews was to buy " Match " and " Shoot" football magazine , from those Mama shop , that time cheap la , monthly one version , very late version , like 3 months late @$1.40 .
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During my boy time , Pasar Malam is one fun Pasar Malam ...... all run away from Tay-Gu one ... now those Pasar Malam ... s*cks ! No comparison .
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My boy time , we play marble .... outdoor /indoor , marbles can be play .
Outdoor ? We draw a circle , put a few marbles inside the circle , and must used a striker marble to get the marbles inside the circle out , if vision is block , can " billy "
..... if striker stuck inside the circle , we called " shom" ....
If raining day cannot play circle , can play " guess ' , grap a few marbles you can , hide inside your palm , and guess the total number of marbles of total players . Winner take all . -
Ga-sing anyone ? Spin-top la .
Girls play 5-stones ..... and one game , i forgotten what it called , two girls hold the string at both ends , and the 3rd girl jump level after level , up to Head level from ankle level . What name huh ?
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Motorola 7500 ( water bottel type )Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Motorola Startec? is the first handphone Big brother Big , StarTec not good enough . -
School time under nutricious , so school provide milk every recess time , free one , later they then charge . The milk packet is pyramid shape one .
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The game is called Zero-Point...Originally posted by Poolman:Ga-sing anyone ? Spin-top la .
Girls play 5-stones ..... and one game , i forgotten what it called , two girls hold the string at both ends , and the 3rd girl jump level after level , up to Head level from ankle level . What name huh ? 
Some of the girls really got some skills to step-jump & turn at the same time.
Kinda of like a dance with their skirts on....
As for toys, dun forget about one called Centaurions: Man & Machine
The good guy in the air series is called Ace McCloud I think.
Anybody here still got their collection of Transformers? Til now still find them way cool... The people who designed them must have heck of a headache -
Panini Sticker Albums
Megaman Comic Magazines (Sg version)
Zoo-Ed magazines (from sch)
Milk Packets everyday
Every tuesday must brush ur teeth (pri sch)
Chewing Gum that resembles cigarettes (Darkie pack)
LA Lights (used to have them and worshipped in Pri Sch)
Nike Air Hurache was a must-have -
30cents laksa, instant noodles and fishball noodles in pri sch canteen not forgetting 10cents fishballs, curry potatoes, soya bean milk n chin chow
10-30 cents breakfast cereals sold in canteens
also not forgetting those pri sch teachers who likes to punish students physically
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AH!and then now i rmb,tho born in 1989,i still played this games in skoolOriginally posted by markzz:When playing Police and Thief, no one wanna be the Police!
Why?
The thief can evade arrest simply by yelling "TWIST!"
now those memories of carefree days in pri skool really flows back
things back then were siple and easy!
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My primary sch my time has a eco garden. and also a goat as well. everytime recess time...me and friends will have fun feeding the goat and after that poking the goat with a stick.
hahaha
now i dun think schools has live animals on their premises.... due to hygiene problems i think. eco garden was full of mozzies too tat time. but hey... life was way simpler 14 years ago. LOL
hmm...mee rebus in school only cost 40cents. fishcake 20cents. drinks 40cents. allowance is 2 dollars a day. still got change to buy erasers with the countries flag on it!!!! -
haha..
o yes to add,we always tho of our skool gardner as a ghsot
we students run aways seeing him
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my school gardener got a scandal with our general office lady. everyday eat together... so happy together...Originally posted by olala:haha..
o yes to add,we always tho of our skool gardner as a ghsot
we students run aways seeing him
thinkign its really dumb but well,hilarous
as i got older..ard P6 that time... i realised that both of them are husband and wife!!
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remeber high socks in skools were kool thosedays?Originally posted by mhcampboy:my school gardener got a scandal with our general office lady. everyday eat together... so happy together...
as i got older..ard P6 that time... i realised that both of them are husband and wife!!
im so naive to think otherwise!! hahaha
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oh my gawd!! and some girls will pull the socks high up...and use their palms to roll the socks down....Originally posted by olala:remeber high socks in skools were kool thosedays?
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POWER RANGERS! SEEK KIA!
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omg lol! i remember i used to tuck in my shirt SUPER TIGHT, socks high high, jpg wallet and sharp comb, with my old versace transparent glassesOriginally posted by olala:remeber high socks in skools were kool thosedays?
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only people born in the 80s will remember this.
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Mask and G.I.Joe in Tvs
Lumious Big Yellow Stickers with strange designs, if lucky can get shining sticker
Listening Comprehension is broadcast over the system to whole school
"Dok Ka', Single Legged Man as the game
Mushroom head haircut v popular at one point
Comic books go as low as 1.5 for local version
Lao FU Zi and Doraemon popular comic chars.
Karaoke need to flip through big albums and type the number in
555 cigarettes fav for our grandmas and grandpas
Jotter Book was famous for schoolwork