Fond memories for those who born in the 70s and 80s

1. You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja turtles, My Little Pony, Carebears and Smurfs too. (i still miss those cartoons)
   
   
2. You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in Primary school during recess time. You will squat by a drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush your teeth with a coloured mug. The teachers said you must brush each side 10 times too. (I miss the times when i forget my mug and brush and i will try to hide behind those big size friends, but in the end always kana caught by the nurse)
   
   
3. You know what SBC stands for. (isnt that baby used to work as?)
   
   
4. You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK every week in class
   
   
5. You watch a very popular Malay dubbed Japanese drama on RTM1 about schoolgirls who possess powerful skills in volleyball called Meoro Attack (not my times)
   
   
6. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in Secondary school (its common to have pagers in my times and hp was slowly getting common too)
   
   
7. SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats are made of wood and the cushion is red. The big red bell gives a loud BEEP! when pressed. There are colourful tickets for TIBS buses. The conductor will check for tickets by using a machine which punches a hole in the ticket. (my batch conductor use their hands to tear and no machine)
   
   
8. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children's Day
   
   
9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine. You know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable
   
   
10. You were there when they first introduced MRT here. You went for the first ride with your parents and you would kneel on the seat to see the scenery
    
    
11. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50. (and now its tripple!)
    
    
12. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls
    
    
13. You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street
    
    
14. You longed to buy tibits 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 cents animal crackers and the ring pop, where the lollipop is the diamond on the ring. (i miss the tibits)
    
    
15. You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons because Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you
    
    
16. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three Investigators, Famous Five and Secret Seven are probably the thickest story books you ever thought you have read. Even Sweet Valley High and Malory Towers
    
    
17. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve food in plates and let you use metal forks and knives. (it used to be a once in a blue moon food our us cos we have no means to eat)
    
    
18. The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and idiot and THE MOST EXTREME WAS 'super white'...you just couldn't bring yourself to say the hokkien relative
    
    
19. Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic word. (we used to play catching in HDB blocks and catch them like hell cos we have to run like hell)
    
    
20. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow. (thats so true! i cant understand why the books are so yellow and easily torn)
    
    
21. CDIS were your bestfriend
    
    
22. The only computer lessons in school involved funny pixellised characters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach you maths
    
    
23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you go
    
    
24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plastic balls in the basketball court
    
    
25. Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola and zero point were all the rage with the girls and boys too... (^-^)
    
    
26. Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana being the most important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail being the most important fish. (thats so true!)
    
    
27. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John, eternalized in our minds from the textbooks. Even Mr Wally & Mr. Yakki. What abt Miss Lala??? and Zaki and Tini in Malay textbooks. (hahahhaa i still miss them)
    
    
28. We carry out experiments of our own to get yourself badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc
    
    
29. Every Children's day and National day you either get pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day 1993' or dumb files with 'Happy National Day 1994'
    
    
30. In Primary six you had to play buddy for the younger kids like big sister and brother
    
    
31. We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes
    
32. Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English
    
    
33. The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of poor quality
    
    
34. You went to school in slippers and a raincoat when it rained, and you find a dry spot in the school to sit down, dry your feet, and wear your dry and warm socks and shoes
    
    
35. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm
    
    
36. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday
    
    
37. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money everyday. (we only get $1 per day in sch)
    
    
38. You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall
    
    
39. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up according to height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl
    
    
40. Boys like to catch fighting spiders. (i like too yeah)
    
    
41. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys (i never understand whats the fun pushing all the erasers)
    
    
42. Autograph books were loaded with "Best Wishes", "Forget Me Not", and small poems like "Bird fly high, hard to catch.Friend like you, hard to forget" (hahahaa never know what i should write in friends autograph book and always see what others write and copy abit)
    
    
43. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk somemore, I write your name ah!". (hahahahaa yeah thats what they always like to say)
    
    
44. There were at least 40 people in one class
    
    
45. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried
    
    
46. You brought every single book to school, even though there was one thing called the timetable
    
    

Spread this heart warming messagearound, you don't get something like this very often.
Never frown when you're down, you never know who's falling in love with your smile...For those who are born in those days... remember the good old days?

For those who arent.... know what u missed out..? Does/can the present be exchangable for the past?

U decide

* Quote from an email