Altivo 3rd Gear November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 hmmmmmmmm............ I remembered ... my primary school teachers always kana when they pull the classroom door ... yeah! But sad to say, it was banned together with the pop pops ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 Kicakapoo at least still can taste in Mountain Dew. The one extinct is Sinalco. The factory used to be by the river at bendemeer next to the fire station. Another long lost soft drink is Green Spot Orange, we call it si lang chui 死 人 水 because all funeral visiting serve with only this orange soft drink, the Green Spot Orange factory along Upper Bukit Timah was taken over by Fire Station and currently it turn into a restaurant. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 Wah thanks. yes thats the name!! Not Pepsi Cola 1 2 3 meh? 2100274114_60d65ce6f7_o.jpg Last time Jolly Shandy was the "in" drink during my generation cos it had alcohol content in it (I think) and we weren't of legal age back then to buy alcohol. Cheap thrill. haha yes...only for 1-2 yrs it was extremely popular when it came out. not that nice to drink and once the fad stopped, haha no one drink liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 hmmmmmmmm............ I remembered ... my primary school teachers always kana when they pull the classroom door ... If you teach your son to play with this mini bomb in present sensitive society, he will be investigated for terrorism Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxilplix Turbocharged November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 (edited) Grrrreeeeen Spot Don't know why it was named after the orange soft drink simi simi simi S.P.O.T. SPOT! GRRREEEEEEEENNN SPOT!! Never heard of one leg and bulldog.. Maybe I'm from neighborhood school. I do play zero point though. My primary school abit jiak kantang one, no hokkien available. One leg is the "catcher" must hop on one leg and tag the "runner", played in a limited space (usually a square area, we used half of badminton court cos got lines). Edited November 14, 2013 by Myxilplix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hshs 5th Gear November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 Imho, 80s is the best year. Things was cheap and most of us can afford. No COE/ERP, free watching EPL/WC, cheap patrol/housing/power supply/transport/food etc etc. 80s also have the best song and movie. Now day song and movie cmi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 60's & 70's theatre got 3 kind of seats, front seat, rear seat and circle seats. Cost at 50c, $1/- & $1.50/- 80's change to Stall & Circle, stall $1.00/- and Circle (upstair) $1.50. 90's no more Circle seat and all stall at $1.50/- late 90's , comes the Multi-plex cinemas, all $2.50/- If not mistaken, first multi-plex cinema was Prince 1 & Prince 2 at Beach Road ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 (edited) Most converted cinema is REX Cinema ... Its started as a 'live' performance theatre in the 50's and converted to cinema in early 60's. Thats where I watch my first movie "One Armed Swordman" at Rex threater when I was in primary school. In middle of 70's when 'ice-skating' was hot at Kallang, Rex cinema was converted into a skating ring. After skating die down for few years, the cinema converted to become a church. After which, left vacant for few years and now converted back to cinema showing 'Bangadesh' movies till now... Edited November 14, 2013 by Picnic06 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 60's & 70's theatre got 3 kind of seats, front seat, rear seat and circle seats. Cost at 50c, $1/- & $1.50/- 80's change to Stall & Circle, stall $1.00/- and Circle (upstair) $1.50. 90's no more Circle seat and all stall at $1.50/- late 90's , comes the Multi-plex cinemas, all $2.50/- If not mistaken, first multi-plex cinema was Prince 1 & Prince 2 at Beach Road ... In the 70's, I drove my Ford Escort 1.3L with few friends into Taman Jurong Drive-in Cinema, wind down all windows enjoyed watching the movies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxilplix Turbocharged November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 There are people that don't know what i'm talking about or don't believe me when I tell them there used to be drive-in cinema in Singapore. 1994 Orchard cinema still got circle seats, before the closed and tore it down to build cineleisure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmour 4th Gear November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 Where can I buy the Tomy toy dashboard? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 er, chiong one ah ?? SPICA ???? er.. ya,.. anyone here tried to make your own rocket before? what I did was use 2 match sticks (both match heads facing each other), wrap with those silver foil found in a cigarette box and burn the part where the 2 match heads were. one of the match stick can fly pretty far. I tried with those sparkle wand.. Scrape off (carefully) the burning part and use as "solid fuel".. Of course all these done in Malaysia nia.. Grrrreeeeen Spot Don't know why it was named after the orange soft drink That is my favourite recess game.. Always return to class full of sweat.. What I did was flatten the bottle caps, use a scissor and cut into 5 pointed star shape and turn them into ninja weapon. we practice throwing these ninja darts on a tree trunk. Can use paper and fold to ninja stars too.. then strengthen the edge with alu foil and stapler.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enye Hypersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 Not Pepsi Cola 1 2 3 meh? guess we are from different generations How about "Kickapoo" bottle drinks ... Always advertised as "Kickapoo Joy Juice" .... I got into trouble with that drink in primary school I asked my mum for extra pocket money to buy bottled milk for recess but used the money to buy Kickapoo got caught 1 day when my mum visited the school unexpectedly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 I tried with those sparkle wand.. Scrape off (carefully) the burning part and use as "solid fuel".. Of course all these done in Malaysia nia.. last time no money to buy sparkle, so use whatever I can find in the home which is match sticks. we also collect beer bottles to sell just to buy sien bao aka ball ice-kacang. and there was this babu singh who will cycle to our village to sell kaya bread which I can't find anymore now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 I love these nostalgia threads. I used to play with so many of these toys. Incidentally, the "bomb bags" can still be purchased in Singapore - especially during Deepavali season at the fair. In fact, we just bought a box of these for Deepavali, and didn't finish them all.I thought I'd mention some other favourite toys that haven't yet been featured:How many of you also had these?Takara Robot Watch:Worked fine until I decided to dip it into water like an idiot.Bandai Missile Invader:There was a bug in this one that enabled you to hit the Invader every time without damage - I hit the top score so many times it became unchallenging to continue.SciSys Travel Mate chess computer:Dad brought this back from Geneva once, after a WHO junket. Was practically the first of its kind on the market (this was in 1980 or so). The AI wasn't strong, and I handily beat it very soon, even at the hardest levels. The interesting quirk about this device is that when cornered, it would often "cheat", making illegal moves and even denying your own valid moves. Very cool and spookily human. I still have this, in perfect working order with all pieces intact, sitting in my drawer right now.I also used to have a nice collection of Nintendo Game and Watch-es. I still have my MASK toys - Rhino, Jack Hammer and the piece-de-resistance, Laser Command, in full working order, box and instructions intact. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Bear Turbocharged November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 any one played bottle caps before? Yeah. Coca colas were nice. Yeo Hiap Seng cannot use becaus they had this plastic-cork thing underside. There are people that don't know what i'm talking about or don't believe me when I tell them there used to be drive-in cinema in Singapore. 1994 Orchard cinema still got circle seats, before the closed and tore it down to build cineleisure. 大映场。taman jurong area. Been there once or twice, very vague memories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic November 14, 2013 Share November 14, 2013 One game that never be 'outdated' and I had been playing since I was in primary school 40+ years ago ..... "MONOPOLY" ... Names of streets & places on the board may changed but the rules are the same.. Only recently in 2006 came the computer version. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic November 15, 2013 Share November 15, 2013 80s where got so cheap .. toward the end, already $3/4 for stall/circle. 90s still got circle in older cinemas but coming up to $7 or $8 when the Yishun 10 came about .. the first true multiplex in SG with 10 screens, ..:) This was the era when film was still used so making multiple copies for multi-screens was big cost and logistic loh ... somemore posters were manually painted , .. but easily overcome in the age of digital. Prince 1 / 2 / Jade was only 3 screening theaters which you find in other places as well like Golden, Princess, etc. IIRC. If talking about Lido, Orchard, Cathay, yes... 80% of the theatres still cheap.... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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