Remembering childhood in Singapore (par
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Remember those days when there were no ang mos in Shenton way.
U only see them on TV like Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman.
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Originally posted by Bhw33:
Remember those days when there were no ang mos in Shenton way.
U only see them on TV like Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman.
there is always ang mos in Shenton Way even back in the 70s. More ang mos back in the 60s although Shenton Way is not developed.
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Haha I think I'm the in-between era. I grow up without much electronics. The most being the television (my favourite until now hahahaha). I used to watch cartoons each evening on channel 8 and channel 5 (when okto wasn't founded yet). There were more interactions with neighbours' kids, stray cats at the playground, hanging out at grandma's coffee stall etc..
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
there is always ang mos in Shenton Way even back in the 70s. More ang mos back in the 60s although Shenton Way is not developed.
British and australian troops maybe?
The australians were here until mid 70s.
Engaging Southeast Asia? Labor's Regional Mythology and Australia's Military Withdrawal from Singapore and Malaysia, 1972–1973
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Originally posted by Dalforce 1941:
British and australian troops maybe?
The australians were here until mid 70s.
Engaging Southeast Asia? Labor's Regional Mythology and Australia's Military Withdrawal from Singapore and Malaysia, 1972–1973
The kiwis and oz were stationed here. Many Americans were here on r&r during the Vietnam War during the 60s and 70s.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
The kiwis and oz were stationed here.
Can't criticise Lee Kuan Yew on this policy as Indonesia was hostile to us during that period. Although I am opposed to foreign bases and troops.
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Originally posted by Dalforce 1941:
Can't criticise Lee Kuan Yew on this policy as Indonesia was hostile to us during that period. Although I am opposed to foreign bases and troops.
The dominoes.
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I still remember kiddy shows like Baba Papa, Mumbly, Electric Company, Xiao Tian Tian..
And the Jap. pop craze days where the teenagers wore like Checkers, Akina Nakamori, Seiko Matsuda and hang around at Centrepoint.
Hair styled like a rooster with spikey fringe was so in then.
Madonna and Michael Jackson were also extremely hot then.
Breakdancing was a hit .
And I remember those silly skating days in big groups with names like Lorelei.Haha..
I also loved the Kalkitoes..wonder anyone remembers that..
During those old days, there were people selling food in scooters. I used to live in a high floor apartment then. When they came, my mom would put some cash on a basket, tie a string to it and lower it down from the kitchen window to the ground level. The food-seller would take the money, put the no. of packets of nasi lemak my mom wanted into the basket.Then my mom would bring up the basket by pulling back the string up. Very unique. Sweet memories...
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Originally posted by Poolman:
uncle me now 41 .....
I started playing playmobile when i was about 10 .
U can imagine how long their history for PlayMobile ?
Oh yes..the Playmobile..my mom used to buy tons of that for my siblings and me to play.
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where life was much slower...
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I remember shopping and eating with my mom,younger sis and cousins at Yaohan Department Store which was located at the now Plaza Singapura...Playing with MASK and Starcom vehicles and figures.Watching WWF and EPL highlights in the early 90s on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Playing Sega Megadrive games like Shinobi,FIFA 94 and Bareknuckles on TV.Paying 35 cents for bus fares.Eating prawn noodles and char kuay teow at the hawker center downstairs for only $1.50.
Quite nostalagic...
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Yaohan was such a rage back then.
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The British were at Nee Soon Camp.
Even at Seletar and Pulau Blakang Mati.
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Times are bad.
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in this fast moving era, can we still enjoy childhood hmm
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haiz... those good old days.
