received this email.. and i should add what we are doing in this new century.. 45 things we did in the 70s and the 80s..
1. You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Centurions, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget Ninja Turtles, My Little Pony and Smurfs,Visionaries,too..
(now watch reality shows and singing competitions which is more sucks than the 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 teacher said you must brush each side 10 times too.
(i donno whether is there such a practice in primary school now)
3. You know what SBC stands for.
(what about TCS?? i know now is mediacorp)
4. You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK every week in class.
(haha, that what i used to do back then.. but after primary 4, no more supply coming in liao..)
5. You watch a very popular Malay dubbed Japanese drama on RTM1 about schoolgirls who possess powerful skills in volleyball called Meoro Attack and Oshin.
(huh.. i dont watch these kind of show back then..)
6. You find your friends with pagers and handphone cool in Secondary school.
(now primary school students take the latest hp liao.. still secondary school..)
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.
(all air-con liao, people complain what to do and bus company rich ma, still increase fare.. now is ding dong.. not BEEP!!)
8. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children's Day.
(i think this charity closes down liao as the donations is less than 2 dollars..)
9. You've probably read Young Generation magazine.You know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable.
(ya.. now we read FHM, Maxim, Newman..)
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.
( now MRT is a new place for those who want to kill themselves.. )
11. Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
(now $9.50.. but still considered cheaper in other countries..)
12. Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls.
(now girls are into maplestory and chasing idols..)
13. You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street.
(only crazy people will laugh like that..)
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.
(no more supply liao.. )
15. You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons because Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you.
(the trend still continues.. now show those repeated movies, american sitcoms, reality shows, and football matches..)
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 .
(now not books liao.. all go internet liao.. or play LAN games.. )
17. KFC used to be a high class restaurant that serve food in plates and let you use metal forks and knives.
(try that before, much more delicious back then.. chicken portions also bigger.. now so small, must buy 2 sets then eat full.. now all paper and use your hands.. KFC is a restuarant, not a fast food restuarant.. hai)
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.
(now even parents also bring into the equation liao.. small kids also saying that now..)
19. Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic word.
(mention the word 'DoTA' now, everyone crowds around you..)
20. Your English workbooks was made of some damn poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow.
(now all Double A paper.. no wonder school fees is on the rise..)
21. CDIS were your bestfriend.
(who is that? i donno who is CDIS..)
22. The only computer lessons in school involved funny pixellised characters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach you maths.
(now much faster, much more pixels, more colours..)
23. Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must everywhere you go.
(now water bottles are put beside the bag..)
24. Boys loved to play soccer with small plastic balls in the basketball court.
(lifestyle still the same, but ball bigger and harder..)
25. Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola and zero point were all the rage with the girls and boys too...
(now is all sit down and stare at computer liao.. no more sweating outside playing those games..)
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.
(im out of touch with Science subject.. so i got no comments)
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?
(ya.. at least now better, with new names that are hard to pronounce..)
28. We carry out experiments of our own to get ourself badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.
(im a lazy bugger back then.. now i dont think got this type of activity..)
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'.
(i throw away already.. i dont think there is any to give out now..hahaha)
30. In Primary six you had to play buddy for the younger kids like big sister and brother.
(everywhere is the same.. be it in primary school or secondary school.. working world also the same)
31. We wear BM2000, BATA, Double Happiness or Pallas shoes.
(hahaha, now more brander shoes can be wear to school..)
32. Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English.
(ya ya.. very true.. see the form teacher see until sian.. now got different teacher for different subject..)
33. 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.
(now people drive their children to school whether is rain or shine.. what luxury we had back then..)
34. School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.
(i will find it surprise if school end at 1 now.. now school ends at 3 or 5..)
35. There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday.
(now what kind of test also have.. CA followed by SA, followed by prelim, followed by final exams..)
36. Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money everyday.
(now the sky is the limit.. the line is clear between rich student and poor students)
37. You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.
(now is S. R. Nathan's face)
38. You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up according to height and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl.
(no such rule in my school.. i think if a boy touch a girl, girl shout molest liao..)
39. Boys like to catch fighting spiders.
(boys use it to scare girls.. not see spiders fighting with other spiders..)
40. Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.
(all those rubbers that got countries on it.. now is very rare..)
41. Autograph books were loaded with "Best Wishes", "Forget Me Not", and small poems like "Bird fly high, hard catch. Friend like you, hard to forget".
(now got internet, msn, friendster..)
42. Class monitors and prefects loved to say "You talk somemore, I write your name ah!"
(i have been a monitor during secondary school and ite.. but i not that of person to say this kind of thing..)
43. There were at least 40 people in one class.
(now 20 people in one class is already consider big liao..)
44. Large, colourful schoolbags were carried.
(now all kinds of slingbags which is black.. no more colourful schoolbags..)
45. You brought every single book to school, even though there was one thing called the timetable.
(now can go internet and check timetable.. no need to bring books also can..)
Apparently, some people who cant wait to get the phone to be release in Asia next year, they went and buy 3 sets. Yet, they still cant make a call as the phone is not compatible in Singapore, not even tested by the IDA.