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A Heart-Warming Trip Down Memory Lane

To those of you born in the 1970s or 1980s, let's take a
trip down memory lane...

You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers,
Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse. Not to forget Ninja
Turtles, Care bears, My Little Pony and Smurfs too...

You know what SBC stands for.

You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons
because Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you.

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.

We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.

Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and
English.

The worksheets were made of brown rough paper of poor
quality.

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.

You've probably read Young Generation magazine. You
know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acai the
constable.

You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK
every week in class.

You longed to buy tibits called Kaka (20 cents per
pack), and Ding Dang / Tora (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.

You find your friends with pagers and handphones cool
in Secondary school.

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...

Bus fares barely reached 50 cents.

There are colourful tickets for TIBS buses. The
conductor will check for tickets by using a machine
which punches a hole in the ticket.

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 catch the scenery.

Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50. (if we did
watch movies then.)

KFC used to be a high class restaurant that served
food in plates and lets you use metal forks and
knives.

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, Malory Towers. And R.S.Stine and
Goosebump series were probably the scariest story you ever read.

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.

Boys like to catch fighting spiders. Collecting and
battling erasers was a pastime for boys.

Gals are fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and
Barbie Dolls.

Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola and zero
point were all the rage with the girls and boys too...

You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street .

'Catching' was the IN thing and twist as the magic word.

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

There was once the craze over Tamiya cars and toy
dispensers where you had to slot in a coin and twist
the knob, while your other hand anticipated the
toy to appear. 20 cents for colourful rubber balls and
50 cents / 1 dollar for toys in plastic egg shells.

The only computer lessons in school involved funny
pixellised characters in 16 colours walking about
trying to teach you maths.

Waterbottles were slinged around your neck and a must
everywhere you go.

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.

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?

We carry out experiments of our own to get yourself
badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.

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'.

In Primary six you had to play buddy for the younger
kids like big sister and brother.

School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.

There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do
almost everyday.

Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your
parents gave you $3 or more for pocket money everyday.

You see Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.

You freak out when the teacher tells you to line up
according to height and hold hands with the
corresponding boy or girl.

Autograph books were loaded with "Best Wishes",
"Forget Me Not", and small poems like
"Birds fly high, hard to catch.
Friend like you, hard to forget".

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

There were at least 40 people in one class.

Large, colourful schoolbags were carried.

You brought every single book to school, even though
there was one thing called the timetable.

Spread this heart warming message around, you don't
get something like this very often. =)

Color Test - Results

Your Existing Situation

"Craves change and new things, always looking for new adventures and activities. Becomes restless and frustrated when he has to wait to long for things to develop. His impatience leads to irritability and a desire to move on to the next project."

Your Stress Sources

Feeling empty and isolated from others and trying to bridge the gap between himself and others. Wants to live life to the fullest and experience as much as possible. He cannot stand any restrictions or obstacles put in his way and only longs to be free.

Your Restrained Characteristics

Giving more than he is getting back and feels misunderstood and unappreciated. Feels he is being forced into compromising and even his close relationships leave him feeling emotional distant.

His arrogance causes him to take offense quickly. Only those closest to him know deep down he is sensitive and sentimental.

Conceited and is easily insulted. Holds back emotionally but is able to find satisfaction through sexual activity.

Current events leave him feeling forced into compromise in order to avoid being cut off from affection or future cooperation.

Your Desired Objective

"Highly optimistic and outgoing personality. Loves to learn new and exciting things, and craves new interests. Looking for a well-rounded life full of success and new experiences. Does not allow himself to be overcome with negative thoughts or self-doubt. Takes life head on, with enthusiasm. "

Your Actual Problem

"Fights resistance or limitations, and insists he is free to develop in his own way. Rewarded by accomplishing things on his own, with little to no help from others."

Your Actual Problem #2

Is afraid he will be held back from obtaining the things he wants leading him to act out with a hectic intensity.

Take the test here