***if you were born in the 70s/80s in Singapore….***

[potato29]

You stupid orange peasant. In school I ate and drank chicken rice, fishball mee, mee rebus, mee siam, soya bean, pineapple drinks, soft drinks etc. I no need to pay. Not say I unfair rob or bully them. My uncles later in the week would settle. More profitable for them somemore. My uncles usually overpaid and told them keep the change.

what happen to your mom/dad??? why uncles pay???

 

[rofthelper]

Where's the pics of Atari games, Nintendo Super Mario and the popular hand-held Western Bar?

 

[Cestbon]

If you were born in the 70s/80s in*singapore….
Original by midnightsunshine, edited by me with pictures

• You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse, Ninja turtles, Carebears, Robocop, My Little Pony and Smurfs.

• You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in Primary school during recess time. You would squat by a drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush your teeth with a coloured mug

• You know what SBC stands for.

• You paid 40 cents for a pyramid-shaped pack of Chocolate or Strawberry milk every monday in class.

• Everyone’s wallet used to be the velcro type

• It was cool to have pagers in secondary/pri school though they were banned.

• SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats are made of wood and the cushionwere red. The big red bell gave a loud BEEP! when pressed.

• There were still bus tickets and bus conductors would come up to check them.

• Envelopes were given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children’s Day.

• You were there when they first introduced the MRT here. You went for the first ride with your parents and you would kneel on the seat to see the scenery.

• Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.

• Gals were fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake, CareBears and Barbie Dolls.

• You learn to laugh and count numbers like The Count in Sesame Street.

• You bought tidbits called ka ka or toro and there was also Hiro Cream Cake (for 30 cents)

• You could buy the ice cream that was put in plastic cups or bread from the street for 40cents and 50 cents would be a huge portion. $1 worth of ice cream was a rare buy

• Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Famous Five and Secret Seven were the most popular books in school.

• You came to school 15 mins before the bell every morning just so you could copy someone’s homework.

• Waterbottles were slung around your neck and a must everywhere you went.

• Boys loved to play 1 leg, chatek, hantam bola, marble balls and plastic ball soccer in the basketball court.

• Girls played five stones or paper dolls with various dresses to hook on.

• Science was fun with the Balsam, the Angsana and Pong Pong fruit being the most important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail being the most important fishes.

• You wore BM2000, or BATA shoes.

• Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English..

• There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday (you hated them).

• You would normally spend 40cents – 50 cents for a bowl of noodles in school. buying an item for $1 at the bookstore was really really expensive.

• Going to McDonald’s was a treat during primary school days.

• The most popular pencil cases were those with buttons and would “shoot out” the different compartments.

• Boys liked catching fighting spiders, earthworms or tadpoles.

• Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.

• Class monitors and prefects loved to say, “You talk somemore, I write your name ah!”

• You got booked for muddy shoes in class. You would also use chalk from the black board to
“color” your white shoes that were dirty.

• There were at least 40 people in one class.

• You brought every single book to school, even though there was a timetable.

• Umbro school bags were extremely popular

• KFC used to be a high class place that let you use metal forks and knives.

Handheld games is a must have for the boys

Bring back old memory. Nearly forget some items if you not bring it out.
One thing why bus ticket have number in center? from 1 ~54 what does it mean?

 

[Alamaking]

Bring back old memory. Nearly forget some items if you not bring it out.
One thing why bus ticket have number in center? from 1 ~54 what does it mean?

Wah Cetbon, you die liao, Ah Leong going to infract you with huge chunked of quote, LOL

 

[Sideswipe]

Where's the pics of Atari games, Nintendo Super Mario and the popular hand-held Western Bar?

think I played western bar during primary 3/4 then brick game primary 5/6.

 

[Cestbon]

Wah Cetbon, you die liao, Ah Leong going to infract you with huge chunked of quote, LOL

It Ok. At least I bump up the topic.
Still no one answer my question!

 

[Alamaking]

It Ok. At least I bump up the topic.
Still no one answer my question!

I dunno about the no.s lah, i think its got to do with the time. Ask Golden Dragon, he maybe a bus conductor at that time. LOL

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Boh lang here ai pak billiards ah? All so kuai kia ah?

I honed my skills in wonderland, khalsa and Ceylon club....before parklane and golden mile tower came along

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Bring back old memory. Nearly forget some items if you not bring it out.
One thing why bus ticket have number in center? from 1 ~54 what does it mean?

The numbers in center were price of the tickets...the 1-54 represents the numbers of bus stops supposedly

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Before sbc was rts (tv station).
Before battle erasers we battle bottlecaps. Other popular games were marbles (glass and the white opaque kind)....
You buy postage stamps to deposit money into savings accounts.

 

[zhihau]

once had a free meal at Kallang KFC, we asked for the bill and the waiters didn't give a hoot, so my family left just like that :p:p:p

those were the days...

 

[Cestbon]

The numbers in center were price of the tickets...the 1-54 represents the numbers of bus stops supposedly

Serial number and price we all know. Only why there is same number on all the ticket 1~54. Why???
All bus have same bus stop?
That still make me ?????? until now.

 

[Alamaking]

Think I have one of these, LOL

 

[Alamaking]

 

[Alamaking]

 

[HedgeTrader]

Serial number and price we all know. Only why there is same number on all the ticket 1~54. Why???
All bus have same bus stop?
That still make me ?????? until now.

Think all bus lines got stage codes 1 to 54 from terminal to terminal. Conductor punched at point you board bus and inspector can check if you underpaid at point of checking. Even now OMO EZlink I think the codes are still in use. At bus stop on the pole showing bus numbers, you can see a small number at corner of the big bus number.

 

[Cestbon]

Think all bus lines got stage codes 1 to 54 from terminal to terminal. Conductor punched at point you board bus and inspector can check if you underpaid at point of checking. Even now OMO EZlink I think the codes are still in use. At bus stop on the pole showing bus numbers, you can see a small number at corner of the big bus number.

Bus conductor just anyhow punch. Always not same number from my experienced. Number so small, bus moving and so many passenger how to punch so accurate?
So what the point to have the number?

 

[HedgeTrader]

Bus conductor just anyhow punch. Always not same number from my experienced. Number so small, bus moving and so many passenger how to punch so accurate?
So what the point to have the number?

The conductor must be bochup type LOL. Anyway now electronic liao also can got fare salah. Sigh.

 

[chonburifc]

This is quite nostalgic. It's styro foam type. Even come with plastic propeller. Anyone here ever pang Lai Yang (Kites)? or pah Lai Yang (fight Lai yang)?

Kite fighting need to use specially glass strings. Need to cut opponent's lai yang.

 

[konstandy]