>>Signs that you are a 80s' baby : >> >>You grew up watching He-man,Transformers,Thundercats, Silver Hawk >>and >>Mickey

>>Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja turtles, Mask and Smurfs too. Girls >>watched >>Japanese cartoon like -"Xiao Tian Tian", Hua Xian Zi" etc. >> >>You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in primary school after >>recess >>time. You squatted by a drain with all your classmates beside you, >>and >>brushed your teeth with a colourful mug. >> >>Remember the days when the school nurse, comes with a list for the >>dentist >>appointment,the sound of the drilling when ur friend has a fill in >>his >>tooth. >> >>You remember the packets of milk we get in primary school to >>encourage >>us to >>drink more milk. >> >>In secondary school, girls go to the library to borrow their >>favourite >>romance storybook. In secondary school, girls altered their school >>skirt to >>shorten it and guys will go to the school appointed school uniform >>tailor >>shop to tailor make their school trousers to the then fashionable >>"baggy >>pants"! >> >>During primary school days, the teacher will punish you using a >>ruler >>to hit >>your palm. A bowl of noodles soup cost only 40c in primary school >>days. >>When >>you were in primary school, girls like to go to the bookshop to buy >>cute >>stuff such as animal erasers,sharpeners,notebook etc. >> >>Yaohan departmental stores used to be a favourite hangout for >>families >>during weekends. >> >>In secondary school days, you buy the Bata BM Turbo school shoes. >>Some >>guys >>like to wear those china made ankle high shoes. Some even like to >>wear >>those >>very thick socks with their school shoes. >> >>Internet? E-mail? What the hell is that? So you thought a decade or >>more >>ago. Your friends don't have pagers or handphones in school.

>> >>CDs? What's that? Cassette tapes were the norm. >> >>Movie tickets used to cost less than $5 last time. >> >>The goodies from Mama shop used to be Mamee, Ka ka,Kum Kum, Ding >>Dang >>choco >>balls (with toys in the box), colourful hard "egg", "cigerette" >>chocolate, >>pink bottle of bubbles, and small tubes with yellow sticks to blow >>"more >>lasting" bubbles that you can pop more air in or slam it on. You >>never >>forget 'Ti Kam'. >> >>When exams are over, the board games(eg:UNO,Monopoly,CLUEDO) & hand >>held >>video games will be all over the class room. >> >>Your favourite sound is the bell! For it's the homemade ice cream >>man. >>The >>cream that tops Haagan Dazs!The pink colour ice-cream with eyes >>plus a >>wide >>smile. >> >>And the other peddler you love is the old lady who sells juicy Muah >>Chee and >>thick golden syrup rolled in a ballon the tip of a chopstick stick. >> >>Another bell is the recess bell, a time to get away from school >>work >>and to >>eat. Another time when there is no bell but all guys will anxiously >>wait for >>it...The PJ,PE time(time for football) >> >>Your favourite childhood games were playing "guli"(marbles), five >>stones,zero-point, catching, and/or "Pepsi-Cola one two three"! >>Police >>& >>Sentry. >> >>The best thirst quencher of all times is the yummy colourful ice >>tubes >>you >>can buy from provision shops. To eat them, break the tab and suck >>while >>holding the freezing tube! >> >>All gals have a barbie doll/strawberry shortcake/my little >>pony/pound >>puppy, >>while all boys have a star wars figurine or a rubber band catapult >>thatshoots folded paper! >> >>Once was the era whereby ice-cream sticks were valueable items, >>than >>came

>>the paper aircrafts, chalk fights. >> >>Everyone envies the class monitor and his assitant, cos they were >>the >>ones >>who can come up with the daily duty rooster, giving names to >>teacher on >>who >>makes the most noise. >> >>The elite group are the prefects, the one with license to move >>around, >>they >>consider themselves above the law. >> >>Some boys made their own guns from wood,and used 'Bacali' as the >>bullets. >> >>Some even used matches to shoot and burn kids'lanterns during >>MoonCake >>Festival. >> >>And your favourite holiday was Lunar New Year!New clothes, ang pow >>shopping, >>junk food and family outings! (YEAH...WITH ALL THE FIRE CRACKERS >>AND >>LION >>DANCES...) >> >>Cheers to the 80s babies!!! >> >>GONE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS HUH? DOES READING THIS BRINGS YOU BACK >>TO >>THE >>GOOD OLD TIMES?