Remembering Singapore the way it was
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Originally posted by the Bear:
okay.. i was a young cub then..
did anyone remember this insane children's series called The Banana Splits?
on hindsight, the creators must have been on some seriously strong acid
My kids watched that. They got some fun rides or do something funny in an amusement park.
Another ridiculous one: Sigmud and the Sea Monsters.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
My kids watched that. They got some fun rides or do something funny in an amusement park.
Another ridiculous one: Sigmud and the Sea Monsters.
The hair bear bunch,The Monkees,Adam's Family,Looney Tunes,Huckleberry Hound,Magilla Gorilla,Yogi Bear and Boo Boo...... -
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I miss Seseme Street
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
I miss Seseme Street
The first episode started in 1970. Kermit, cookie monster, Ernie and Bert, Big Bird, etc
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
The first episode started in 1970. Kermit, cookie monster, Ernie and Bert, Big Bird, etc
Oh i see. Thought they have been around say since the 50s or 60s.It is a very good programme for the kids. I rather kids watch this than those violent cartoons.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Oh i see. Thought they have been around say since the 50s or 60s.It is a very good programme for the kids. I rather kids watch this than those violent cartoons.
Violent cartoons?
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Violent cartoons?
these days, some of those cartoons are violent. Some violent ones are from Japan and US. Lots of fighting involved. -
Originally posted by Fantagf:
these days, some of those cartoons are violent. Some violent ones are from Japan and US. Lots of fighting involved.Boys love to see fighting, guess that what they cater for.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Boys love to see fighting, guess that what they cater for.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
But still there can be a limit to the fighting scenes I supposeThat is the difference between a boy and a girl.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
That is the difference between a boy and a girl.
Difference?Can limit the violent scenes. You will be surprised nowadays girls are catching up, seen some violent ones around. Some love to fight. My little niece enjoys "sword fighting". hahahaha
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Difference?Can limit the violent scenes. You will be surprised nowadays girls are catching up, seen some violent ones around. Some love to fight. My little niece enjoys "sword fighting". hahahaha
Perhaps I'm too old to understand.
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did u all go to the MRT's opening day? I fell head first in the carriage
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Originally posted by Master -_-:
did u all go to the MRT's opening day? I fell head first in the carriage
The first ride from Toa Payoh to Ang Mo Kio in 1984 if I remember correctly.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
The first ride from Toa Payoh to Ang Mo Kio in 1984 if I remember correctly.
i dunno..i was too young to remember..and people kept pushing -
Originally posted by Master -_-:
i dunno..i was too young to remember..and people kept pushingIt was a huge turnout on the first day. Also the souvenir golden coloured ticket.
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i think my relatives went coz they lived there..
asked me if i want to go or not but i could not be bothered...
another thing which hit me suddenly.. does anyone remember that huge lion statue at the alexandra/redhill junction where Thye Hong used to be? the building there now sells furniture..
that lion statue used to be a landmark for the area
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Originally posted by the Bear:
i think my relatives went coz they lived there..
asked me if i want to go or not but i could not be bothered...
another thing which hit me suddenly.. does anyone remember that huge lion statue at the alexandra/redhill junction where Thye Hong used to be? the building there now sells furniture..
that lion statue used to be a landmark for the area
The big lion atop the roof of Thye Hong Biscuits Factory at junction Alexandra and Tiong Bahru Roads.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
The first ride from Toa Payoh to Ang Mo Kio in 1984 if I remember correctly.
It was in 1988 actually, I still have the commemorative tickets and coins. -
Originally posted by Boomslang4829:
It was in 1988 actually, I still have the commemorative tickets and coins.Thanks for the correction. I must be getting old.
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oh.. here's another..
i was schooling around Bukit Timah when i was a cub.. does anyone remember whenever there was a rainstorm, the whole bloody place would flood?
i got stuck in school a few times because of the flood.. and from our school we saw a few guys who were late for school actually disappear (and reappear) when they fell into the drains which were hidden by the floodwaters
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Originally posted by the Bear:
oh.. here's another..
i was schooling around Bukit Timah when i was a cub.. does anyone remember whenever there was a rainstorm, the whole bloody place would flood?
i got stuck in school a few times because of the flood.. and from our school we saw a few guys who were late for school actually disappear (and reappear) when they fell into the drains which were hidden by the floodwaters
Not only that... there was an A&W in the middle of the road around opposite where the Cluny Road NIE (University road after farrer/Adam underpass) is.
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There was a KFC in the middle of the Kg Java Park at where Kandang Kerbau Hospital is now.
Pizza Hut used to be an up-market restaurant.
Seoul Garden actually served authentic Korean food last time
1 Station MRT ride was 45 cents.
Inflation seems not to affect Toilets, in fact deflation happened. Most toilets were 10 cents, and they are still 10 cents. Paragon was a whooping 30 cents but its free now.
Flying overseas for holiday seemed to be a "never in my lifetime" activity with air tickets almost easily going to 4 figure sums even to nearby destinations.
Lucky Plaza was a mall everyone went "wow!" about.
Back in primary one... i thought my 22 year old teacher was super old. Now i am way beyond that age.. but hey.. shes into her late 40s now. haha
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Thanks for the contribution.If my memory serves me right there was a big pond at Kampong Java years before the first KFC was built and after KFC Shakeys Pizza took over.
Paragon probably had the first modern toilet in SIngapore at that time with the automatic glass doors , hand dryers...30cts entry charge.