For Those Born In The 50's, 60's and 70's

[raynreg]

very nostalgic...

Thanks for the post. Fond memories where neighbours would open their doors all day and you could just pop in anytime.........

[UncleLau]

Great, thanks unclelau. It really brought back some memories of the past. Many have big family, with 5 to 7 or more siblings, running around in the kampong wearing slippers or nothings. I really cannot remember how we could passed our exam spending most time outside and guess what, we never ever attended outside school tuition.

And, things changed, everybody own their home, woman go to work, 4 or 5 Cs, employ maids, extra lessons and lots of tuition for the children, electronic games, etc etc.

But, it OK, for we are all blessed for what we are now, we survived and achieved in our time. And the younger generation will survive and achieve theirs.

Well said bro ! Well Said !

[Familyfirst]

The early 60's one

Great, thanks unclelau. It really brought back some memories of the past. Many have big family, with 5 to 7 or more siblings, running around in the kampong wearing slippers or nothings. I really cannot remember how we could passed our exam spending most time outside and guess what, we never ever attended outside school tuition.

And, things changed, everybody own their home, woman go to work, 4 or 5 Cs, employ maids, extra lessons and lots of tuition for the children, electronic games, etc etc.

But, it OK, for we are all blessed for what we are now, we survived and achieved in our time. And the younger generation will survive and achieve theirs.

[~Diver~]

like this

very true for me and brings back good memories 72~

[feilong108]

hahaha...singapore kids nowadays are too smart for their own good...

[UncleLau]

Yes i recall my student a EX school teacher told me story years back....

A teacher wanted to cane a child for some serious offence...the child stood up and said " Teacher ! You have NO right to Cane ME ! I know my RIGHTS ! I Call my LAWYER 1st !!!! "

Too much TV ?

[SamGMT]

Thanks for sharing UncleLau, i recalled back then my mum will tell my teacher to cane me if i'm naughty....now parent will tell their children if teacher cane you...tell daddy.....haha

[UncleLau]

For Those Born In The 50's, 60's and 70's

Halo everyone, i like to share with you guys this article from my golf kakis Uncle Soo......Thanks for sharing Soo....




To All those Born in the 50's , 60's & early '70s..
The article below was written by Patrick Teoh in his blog "Niamah!!".

To All those Born in the 50's , 60's & early '70s...

First, we survived with mothers who had no maids. They cooked/cleaned while taking care of us at the same time.
They took aspirin, candies floss, fizzy drinks, shaved ice with syrups and diabetes were rare. Salt added to Pepsi or Coke was remedy for fever.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.
As children, we would ride with our parents on bicycles/motorcycles for 2 or 3. Richer ones in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a private taxi was a special treat.
We drank water from the tap and NOT from a bottle.
We would spend hours on the fields under bright sunlight flying our kites, without worrying about the UV ray which never seem to affect us.
We go to jungle to catch spiders without worries of Aedes mosquitoes.
With mere 5 pebbles (stones) would be a endless game. With a ball (tennis ball best) we boys would ran like crazy for hours.
We catch guppy in drains/canals and when it rain we swim there.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually worry about being unhygenic.
We ate salty, very sweet & oily food, candies, bread and real butter and drank very sweet soft sweet coffee/tea, ice kacang, but we weren't overweight because..... .
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, till streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. AND WE DONT HAVE HANDPHONES TO BUG US. And we were O.K. AND WE ARE SAFE.
We would spend hours repairing our old bicycles and wooden scooters out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem .
We did not have Playstations, X-boxes, Nintendo's, multiple channels on cable TV, DVD movies, no surround sound, no phones, no personal computers, no Internet. WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and we still continued the stunts.
We never had birthdays parties till we are 21
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and just yelled for them!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
Yet this generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 40 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned

HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And YOU are one of them!
CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the government regulated our lives for our own good.
And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.

PS: -The big type is because Long-sightedness or hyperopia at your age. hehehehehehe

[eddiepuricon]

I will surely say 'siao ah'...want to sell me cheap cheap, cos nobody would wear big watches liao!

[116520]

Ha ha.... it makes me think what if people will be still wearing PAMs or those huge watches 10 years from now and eddiepuricon will say "siao ah"...

last time in the 80's wear baggy pants was so cool and 'in'...now if I spot anybody wearing, I would say 'siao ah'....then go Texas skating ring at Amara?? ....in the 90's, I every Friday and Saturday night sure go Sparks and bio MM..hehe

[eddiepuricon]

last time in the 80's wear baggy pants was so cool and 'in'...now if I spot anybody wearing, I would say 'siao ah'....then go Texas skating ring at Amara?? ....in the 90's, I every Friday and Saturday night sure go Sparks and bio MM..hehe

[pet]

Can can, provided ppl sporting la..last time org then no ppl go le

u say got mei mei, all auto sport leow... hehee

[Nooch]

Now?.... its even more happening... Godfather

I like Music Underground back then...

Last time Boss right? damn ex place

[Nooch]

i like chicken...

i also like fishing ...

u org outing ah ?

Can can, provided ppl sporting la..last time org then no ppl go le

[pet]

Last time:

Fire disco (3 floors) at Orchard Plaza but now there like chicken shop,
Spark then Grease then dunno wat.,
Studebaker then Venom then Chinablack now also gone liao..
Ridleys at ANA Hotel then hotel was demolished, moved to Hotel Phoenix also demolished, now dunno wat happen to Ridleys liao..

Sigh..last time fun all gone.. used to be a fishing ground for us..keke

i like chicken...

i also like fishing ...

u org outing ah ?