For those who studied in Singaporean primary
> >schools... Remember
> > >these?
> > >
> > >
> > >Heartwarming and a little funny... the
things
> >we used to do...
> > >
> > >50 things for S'porean teens!!!
[memories :-)]
> > >50 things for Singaporean teenagers.
Sit,enjoy
> >and think back
> >about
> > >the
> > >past...Were you one of these?
> > >
> > >1. You grew up watching He-man,
Transformers,
> >Silver hawk an
> >Mickey
> > >Mouse.
> > >Not to forget, Ninja turtles and
Smurfs too.
> > >
> > >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 side10 times too.
> > >
> > >3. You know what's Bin(1) Fen(1) Ba
(1) San(1)
> >is all about.
> > >
> > >4. You know what SBC stands for.
> > >
> > >5. You were there when the first chinese
> >serial, the Awakening
> >was
> > >shown on
> > >TV.
> > >
> > >
> > >6. Internet? What the hell is that?
> > >
> > >
> > >So you thought a decade or more ago.
> > >
> > >
> > >7. You find your friends with pagers and
> >handphone cool in
> >Secondary
> > >school.
> > >
> > >
> > >8. 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 BEEEP!
> >when
> > >pressed.
> > >There are colourful tickets for TIBS
buses.
> >The conductor will
> >check
> > >for
> > >tickets by using a machine which
punches a
> >hole on the ticket.
> > >
> > >
> > >9. Your favourite actor and actress is
Huang
> >Wenyong and
> >Xiangyun.
> > >Next is
> > >Lee Nanxing and Zoe Tay and the Aiyoyo
woman.
> > >
> > >
> > >10. You've probably read Young Generation
> >magazine.
> > >You know who's Vinny the little
vampire and
> >Acai the constable.
> > >
> > >11. 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.
> >
> > >12. Movie tickets used to cost only
$3.50.
> >
> > >13. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry
Short
> >Cake and Barbie
> >Dolls.
> >
> > >14. You learn to laugh like The Count in
> >Sesame Street.
> >
> > >15. 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
and "Di
> >Kam", which you'll
> >win
> > >small to
> > >big bells, etc.
> >
> > >16. You watched TV2(also known as
Channel 10)
> >cartoons because
> > >Channel 5
> > >never had enough cartoons for you.
> > >
> > >17. All that you know about Cantonese
is from
> >the Hong Kong
> >serials
> > >you
> > >watched on TV2.
> > >
> > >18. 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 SweetValley High and Malory Towers.
> > >
> > >19. Civics and Moral Education was
"Hao3 Gong1
> >Min2".
> >
> > >20. KFC used to be a high class
restaurant
> >that serve food in
> >plates
> > >and
> > >let you use metal forks and knives.
> >
> > >21. 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.
> > >
> > >22. Catching was the IN thing and
twist the
> >magic word.
> >
> > >23. Your English workbooks was made of
some
> >damn poor quality
> >paper
> > >that
> > >was smooth and yellow.
> >
> > >24. CDIS was your best friend.
> >
> > >25. The only computer lessons in school
> >involved funny
> >pixellised
> > >characters in 16 colours walking about
trying
> >to teach you
> >maths.
> >
> > >26. Waterbottles were slinged around
your neck
> >and a must
> >everywhere
> > >you
> > >go.
> >
> > >27. Boys loved to play soccer with small
> >tennis balls in the
> > >basketball
> > >court or play something that uses
tennis ball
> >to hit other
> >players
> > >known as
> > >"HUM TAM BOLA" during recess /after
school
> >
> > >28. Hopskotch, five stones,chateh and
zero
> >point were all the
> >rage
> > >with the
> > >girls and boys too...
> >
> > >29. Science was fun with the balsam
and the
> >angsana being the
> >most
> > >important plants of our lives.
> >
> > >30. Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and
> >John, eternalized in
> >our
> > >minds
> > >from the textbooks. Even Mr Willy.
> >
> > >31. You did stupid exercises like seal
crawl
> >and frog jumps.
> >
> > >32. 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'.
> > >
> > >33. In Primary six you had to play
buddy for
> >the younger kids
> >like
> > >big
> > >sister and brother.
> > >
> > >34. Chinese teachers were always old,
boring
> >and damn fierce
> > >looking.
> >
> > >35. Your form teacher taught you maths,
> >science and english.
> > >
> > >36. The worksheets were made of brown
rough
> >paper of poor
> >quality.
> >
> > >37. 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.
> >
> > >38. Famous Chinese singers were only
Jacky
> >Cheung, Andy Lau,
> >Aaron
> > >Kwok and
> > >Leon Lai.
> >
> > >39. School dismissal time was normally
around
> >1 pm.
> >
> > >40. There would be spelling tests and
mental
> >sums to do almost
> > >everyday.
> >
> > >41. Your friends considered you lucky
and rich
> >if your parents
> >gave
> > >you $3
> > >or more for pocket money everyday.
> > >
> > >42. During class gatherings, parents
always
> >tag along in case
> > >someone gets
> > >lost at Orchard Road.
> >
> > >43. You freak out when the teacher
tells you
> >to line up
> >according to
> > >height
> > >and hold hands with the corresponding
boy or
> >girl.
> >
> > >44. Handkerchiefs were a must for both
genders
> > >
> >
> > >45. Collecting notebooks and all kinds of
> >stationery was a
> >popular
> > >thing.
> >
> > >46. 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".
> >
> > >47. Class monitors and prefects loved
to say
> >"You talk somemore,
> >I
> > >write
> > >your name ah!"
> >
> > >
> > >48. There were at least 40 people in one
> >class.
> >
> > >
> > >49. Large, colourful schoolbags were
carried.
> >
> > >
> > >50. You brought every single book to
school,
> >even though there
> >was
> > >one
> > >thing called the timetable.