Those were the days, my friend

Taken from an email sent to me by a good friend....though I did not do half the things stated in the email...I certainly played some of the games mentioned....:)


Hopefully this will help our grandchildren understand our life before high tech!


NOSTALGIA!

Ah......those were the days. Rose Chan was our favourite performer. Wong Peng Soon was our favorite badminton player. Because we reared fishes, the seller was our idol. Driving license renewal was by pasting an additional slip at the back Of a small booklet Susu lembu was house delivered by our big  friendly and strong Bahiii ............. on his bicycle Kacang puteh man came a peddling , walking and balancing his head top Of 6 compartments o of different type of murukus ... F&N orange was served in wooden crates and displayed on table during Chinese New Year M&M 's was called Treets .. My addition on the good old days, We bought bangkali bread from the Indian roti man who paddled his Bicycle around the neighbourhood with the familiar ringing sound. Sometimes we bought cold storage bread wrapped in wax paper. Spread The bread with butter and kaya wrap with the wax paper and take to School. Crop crew cut by the travelling Hockchew barber; 30 sen a haircut; all The way to the top. Reason easy to dry when curi swimming. During weekends went swimming in the river, no swimming trucks, only Birthday suit. No one laugh at you whether your "kuku" is small, Crooked, etc. On Sunday morning listen to "Kee Huat" radio facts and fancies and Saturday night "top of the pops" DJ was Patrick Teoh. Saturday go for cheap matinee usually cowboy shows or Greek mythology Like Hercules. Father gave 50 sen; 25 sen for ticket, 10 sen for return bus fare, 5 sen for kacang putih and 10 sen for ice "angtau". Sometimes ice ball Only 5 sen "pau angtau" and half red sugar the other half black sugar Or sarsee. Never, never, never talk or mixed with girls until Form 5. Learned the waltz, cha-cha, rhumba, foxtrot and offbeat cha cha from a Classmate sister. First time dancing with a girl nearly freezed; heart went "botobom, botobom"... Do add some more >>>> surely you can ! Those were the days , my friends !!! Subject: Dedicated To All those Born in 1940's, 50's , 60's...by Patrick Teoh Born in 1940's, 50's , 60's (me included) The article below was written by Patrick Teoh  Dedicated To All those Born in 1940's, 50's , 60's First, we survived with mothers who had no maids. They cooked /cleaned While taking care of us at the same time. They took aspirin, candy 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 went to the 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 run like crazy for hours. We caught guppies in drains / canals and when it rained,  we swam there. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE Actually worried about being unhygienic. 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 OFTEN OUT PLAYING!! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, till street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day.WE DID NOT HAVE HANDPHONE TO BUG US. And we were O.K. AND WE WERE 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 were 21 We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and just yelled for them! We don't know what is "Bumiputra"...... The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard Of. They actually sided with the law ! Nobody knew about child Psychology ! 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!