Remembering Singapore the way it was
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and who remembers those funny and weird pencils. where the refils are like little 2 cm bullets.
Then can push and refil the pencil leads from the top of the pencil.
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Originally posted by Boomslang4829:
What??? You mean no more A&W in Singapore?
What about the one on Thompson Road near Lake View Estate? What about the one in AMK central?
Do they at least sell the root beer? I loved how they used to serve it in the restaurant in chilled mugs. Then ppl would try to steal the mugs home.
Closed down ages ago. I think the last A&W outlet to go was the AMK one. You can still buy A&W root beer in canned or bottled form from supermarts but without the chilled mugs served at the restuarant, -
also remember the first few liquid paper.
like one small bottle, with a cap and brush. Then slowly paint the words away.
and it stinks badly too.
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You still can get that now. Back then if you have the "shaker" pencil, you part of the cool crowd.
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I rmb back in pri sch days which was long long time ago... ppl bring gameboy (1990s' psp) to sch and show off...
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Originally posted by starExcaliblur:
Closed down ages ago. I think the last A&W outlet to go was the AMK one. You can still buy A&W root beer in canned or bottled form from supermarts but without the chilled mugs served at the restuarant,
Damn, that's sad. I remember they were the first to offer culry fries back in the day.Here in the US, A&W is mostly found in the more ulu towns...pretty weird.
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Originally posted by ~N3RD~:
I rmb back in pri sch days which was long long time ago... ppl bring gameboy (1990s' psp) to sch and show off...
i have gameboy le. haha. last time used to bring to sch and play with my other friends.
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I was collecting marbles of different designs and colours at primary school.
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okok..
who remembers country erasers? there was once a big big issue with country erasers.
everyday ppl buy 1 big bag and go gamble with them.
flip flip flip and vs each other, and must climb over the other eraser to win.
and loser forfeits his eraser.
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Originally posted by OHSheet:
okok..
who remembers country erasers? there was once a big big issue with country erasers.
everyday ppl buy 1 big bag and go gamble with them.
flip flip flip and vs each other, and must climb over the other eraser to win.
and loser forfeits his eraser.
i was one of the kids....hence i had no money to eat for recess and ended up underweight, hence the disgusting milk. Hell, we even had a "World Cup" for that. The good old days in the year 1994
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Originally posted by Man!x:
i was one of the kids....hence i had no money to eat for recess and ended up underweight, hence the disgusting milk. Hell, we even had a "World Cup" for that. The good old days in the year 1994
you played country erasers as well?
i know i invested loads of money in them. hahahaa. WASTED MY FREAKING POCKET MONEY!!
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Ya... I also invested a lot in the country erasers also... still rmb my sch got "illegally" organised tournament... Then more than 30 students played... I managed to be in top 5... Those above are one hit ko type... can recall that I won like 100 erasers in total...
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Originally posted by ~N3RD~:
Ya... I also invested a lot in the country erasers also... still rmb my sch got "illegally" organised tournament... Then more than 30 students played... I managed to be in top 5... Those above are one hit ko type... can recall that I won like 100 erasers in total...
hahaha!! same same! illegally organised ones. then soon some idiots modified their erasers with staple bullets sticking out at the sides.
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Originally posted by OHSheet:
hahaha!! same same! illegally organised ones. then soon some idiots modified their erasers with staple bullets sticking out at the sides.
Seriously I spent like $100- on the erasers for 6 years back then... Kena 2 times confiscated by the DM... Damn him la... Then he gave it to the bookshop to resell...
Then got see ppl bet so high... 1 to 100 eraser... If lose... ho seh... -
Originally posted by ~N3RD~:
OH YA!!! CLASSIC COCA COLA BOTTLE!!! I missed that... now all can...
This bottle can still be found in Japan
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Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
I was from Silat Primary-one of the first pri sch in SG. It closed in 1991.
Must have had a lot of fights in your school...no not joking because of the name but if I could still recall these were some of the schools which had gang related problems.
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Originally posted by OHSheet:
and who remembers those funny and weird pencils. where the refils are like little 2 cm bullets.
Then can push and refil the pencil leads from the top of the pencil.
Hahaha yes those colorful bullets but if one go missing then problem -
Back in 75 Macdonalds and Walkman made their debut in Singapore.While poor kids would try their best to order those costly burgers, howlian rich kids would stroll up and down the streets a few dozen times with their walkman..think it cost over $400.... at that time big money you know!
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Originally posted by starExcaliblur:
I was collecting marbles of different designs and colours at primary school.
And the rare marbles were called 'Goondoo'....dont know the origin of that word. -
Originally posted by OHSheet:
and who remembers those funny and weird pencils. where the refils are like little 2 cm bullets.
Then can push and refil the pencil leads from the top of the pencil.
they still have them at the novelty and party-supplies shops..
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Originally posted by ~N3RD~:
Seriously I spent like $100- on the erasers for 6 years back then... Kena 2 times confiscated by the DM... Damn him la... Then he gave it to the bookshop to resell...
Then got see ppl bet so high... 1 to 100 eraser... If lose... ho seh...You are rich...
I only spent about $5 back then ( 10 cents for one ), and now after so many years I am still struggling to use finish the erasers
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Originally posted by Forbiddensinner:
You are rich...
I only spent about $5 back then ( 10 cents for one ), and now after so many years I am still struggling to use finish the erasers
You can probably hand them down to your kids, grandkids and great grandkids. It has lots of historical value in them, provided the rubber don't disintegrate.
As for N3RD, I don't think his future generations need buy any more erasers.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Back in 75 Macdonalds and Walkman made their debut in Singapore.While poor kids would try their best to order those costly burgers, howlian rich kids would stroll up and down the streets a few dozen times with their walkman..think it cost over $400.... at that time big money you know!
when it was introduced, the Walkman was known as the Soundabout...the thing had everything you wanted in a little stereo, recording, condenser mic, mic jack, 2 stereo headphone jacks, compact speakers, AM/FM radio.. but it was pretty big but still smaller than anything else..
i lusted after one but only managed to save enough to buy dunno how many generations later one..
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I remember those high-end pencil cases with all sorts of buttons with all sorts of functions.
You press one button, the pencil sharpener pops up. You press another button, a little drawer for more pencils pops out. And so on.
Those kids with these pencil cases were the big shots in class.