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>>Signs that you are a 80s' baby :>>>>You grew up watching He-man,Transformers,Thundercats, Silver Hawk>>and>>Mickey>>Mouse. Not to forget, Ninja turtles, Mask and Smurfs too. Girls>>watched

>>Japanese cartoon like -"Xiao Tian Tian", Hua Xian Zi" etc.>>>>You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in primary school after>>recess>>time. You squatted by a drain with all your classmates beside you,>>and>>brushed your teeth with a colourful mug.>>>>Remember the days when the school nurse, comes with a list for the>>dentist>>appointment,the sound of the drilling when ur friend has a fill in>>his>>tooth.>>>>You remember the packets of milk we get in primary school to

>>encourage>>us to>>drink more milk.>>>>In secondary school, girls go to the library to borrow their>>favourite>>romance storybook. In secondary school, girls altered their school>>skirt to>>shorten it and guys will go to the school appointed school uniform>>tailor>>shop to tailor make their school trousers to the then fashionable>>"baggy>>pants"!>>

>>During primary school days, the teacher will punish you using a>>ruler>>to hit>>your palm. A bowl of noodles soup cost only 40c in primary school>>days.>>When>>you were in primary school, girls like to go to the bookshop to buy>>cute>>stuff such as animal erasers,sharpeners,notebook etc.>>>>Yaohan departmental stores used to be a favourite hangout for>>families>>during weekends.>>>>In secondary school days, you buy the Bata BM Turbo school shoes.

>>Some>>guys>>like to wear those china made ankle high shoes. Some even like to>>wear>>those>>very thick socks with their school shoes.>>>>Internet? E-mail? What the hell is that? So you thought a decade or>>more>>ago. Your friends don't have pagers or handphones in school.

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>>>>CDs? What's that? Cassette tapes were the norm.>>>>Movie tickets used to cost less than $5 last time.>>>>The goodies from Mama shop used to be Mamee, Ka ka,Kum Kum, Ding>>Dang

>>choco>>balls (with toys in the box), colourful hard "egg", "cigerette">>chocolate,>>pink bottle of bubbles, and small tubes with yellow sticks to blow>>"more>>lasting" bubbles that you can pop more air in or slam it on. You>>never>>forget 'Ti Kam'.>>>>When exams are over, the board games(eg:UNO,Monopoly,CLUEDO) & hand>>held>>video games will be all over the class room.>>>>Your favourite sound is the bell! For it's the homemade ice cream>>man.

>>The>>cream that tops Haagan Dazs!The pink colour ice-cream with eyes>>plus a>>wide>>smile.>>>>And the other peddler you love is the old lady who sells juicy Muah>>Chee and>>thick golden syrup rolled in a ballon the tip of a chopstick stick.>>>>Another bell is the recess bell, a time to get away from school>>work>>and to>>eat. Another time when there is no bell but all guys will anxiously

>>wait for>>it...The PJ,PE time(time for football)>>>>Your favourite childhood games were playing "guli"(marbles), five>>stones,zero-point, catching, and/or "Pepsi-Cola one two three"!>>Police>>&>>Sentry.>>>>The best thirst quencher of all times is the yummy colourful ice>>tubes>>you>>can buy from provision shops. To eat them, break the tab and suck>>while>>holding the freezing tube!

>>>>All gals have a barbie doll/strawberry shortcake/my little>>pony/pound>>puppy,>>while all boys have a star wars figurine or a rubber band catapult>>thatshoots folded paper!>>>>Once was the era whereby ice-cream sticks were valueable items,>>than>>came

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>>the paper aircrafts, chalk fights.>>>>Everyone envies the class monitor and his assitant, cos they were>>the>>ones>>who can come up with the daily duty rooster, giving names to>>teacher on

>>who>>makes the most noise.>>>>The elite group are the prefects, the one with license to move>>around,>>they>>consider themselves above the law.>>>>Some boys made their own guns from wood,and used 'Bacali' as the>>bullets.>>>>Some even used matches to shoot and burn kids'lanterns during>>MoonCake>>Festival.>>

>>And your favourite holiday was Lunar New Year!New clothes, ang pow>>shopping,>>junk food and family outings! (YEAH...WITH ALL THE FIRE CRACKERS>>AND>>LION>>DANCES...)>>>>Cheers to the 80s babies!!!>>>>GONE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS HUH? DOES READING THIS BRINGS YOU BACK>>TO>>THE>>GOOD OLD TIMES?