I was browsing the facebook when I saw this group "if you were born in the 80's in Singapore." I am born in the 80's, late 80's, so I'm in.

Upon joining, I found this description written by the creator of the group and I thought it's interesting.

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You grew up watching He-man, MASK, Transformers, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse, Ninja turtles, Carebears, Robocop, My Little Pony and Smurfs.
I remember myself watching MASK, Mickey Mouse, Ninja turtles (don't remember the names) and Robocop (Cyborg right?) but I thought He-man, Carebears, My Little Pony and Smurfs were the 90's things? I have no idea what exactly is the Silver Hawk, I do know Silver Surfer!

You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in Primary school during recess time. You would squat by a drain with all your classmates beside you, and brush your teeth with a coloured mug.
I don't squat by a drain, GM is kind enough to let me brush by the long sink. By the way, back then the only time I brush my teeth was during recess time. I don't brush my teeth at home. How I regret it, those plaque and my bad breath is acclmulated over years I guess.

You hated or loved the school nurse (she was either pretty or mean).
I don't always see the school nurse, I visited the dentist more often.

You know what SBC stands for.
No idea what SBC is. Singapore Broadcast Centre?

You paid 40 cents for cartons of Chocolate or Strawberry milk every week in class.
I didn't get such privilege. Which school did that?

Everyone's wallet used to be the velcro type.
That is my first wallet, and I bought it myself! A blue checkered one with a Bob dog head printed on the surface. I still have it now! It's somewhere lying around in my house I believe. I remember Maverick, my nephew, was playing with it.

It was cool to have pagers in primary school.
In my impression, nobody brought pagers to school.

SBS buses used to be non-air-conditioned. The bus seats are made of wood and the cushionwere red. The big red bell gave a loud BEEP! when pressed.
I remember the bell, not the seats.

There were still bus tickets and bus conductors would come up to check them.
Those bus tickets, I used to fold them into miniature origami.

Envelopes were given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children's Day.
My Mum always hate those stuffs.

You've probably read Young Generation magazine.You know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable.
What is that magazine? I thought Young Generation (YG) was the 90's stuff?

You know what PETS are and the hidden animals in all the text pages. You hated penmanship.
I loved to read PETS textbooks, but I don't find my English to be good.

Writing lines and caning hands were common, esp if you failed chinese spelling (caning was actually allowed. no shit).
My Primary 2 Chinese teacher, always bring a cane or ruler. I was beaten a few times because I didn't do her homework and fail her testes.

You were there when they first introduced the MRT here. You went for the first ride with your parents and you would kneel on the seat to see the scenery.
I guess MRT started during early 80's, and I don't travel on MRT back then, I took buses.

Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
I watched only one movie in the whole of my Primary school days. It was paid by my parents, so I have no idea how much a ticket costed.

Gals were fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls.
I can't answer this question, but I do kind of like Polly Pocket. My neighbour playmate (now she has gone) used to play it with my brother and I. We use it to play heroes to the rescue.

You learn to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street.
I don't watch Sesame Street.

You bought tidbits called beebee (20 cents per pack, 10 cents in MGS), and mamee (30 cents), that had a different sticker in it every time.
Beebee? I only know MaMee!

You carried a lunch box to school but either threw away the food or brought it back home again.
No lunch box. I brought Gardenia bread to school during Primary 1 & 2 because I don't know how to use money. Imagine using $1 to buy a fishball, and that uncle actually just let me go! Things change after I am Primary 3, some crash course by my Mum to learn how to use money?

You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons because Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you.
Don't remember, but I do go to my neighbour's home to watch Cartoon Network. I guess that is more "high-class"?

Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three Investigators, Famous Five and Secret Seven were probably the thickest story books you thought you would ever read.
Didn't read any of those except for a book of Famous Five.

KFC used to be a high class restaurant that served food in plates and had metal forks and knives. (I dont remember this, anyone?)
I don't remember this too.

The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and idiot and THE MOST EXTREME WAS 'chicken pie'...you just couldn't bring yourself to say the hokkien translation.
I don't remember I scolded any vulgar during Primary School days. I am very pure with the usage of language. Trust me. When I scolded "Fu*k You" and pointed middle finger during my Secondary School days, my classmates would go "Wah!".

Catching and pepsi-cola was the IN thing, and twist was the magic word.
Catching is the only IN thing for me. Papsi-Cola is the foot stepping game right? What is Twist?

Your English workbooks were made of some damn poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow.
Can't remember.

You came to school 15 mins before the bell every morning just so you could copy someone's homework.
I don't do this until I was in Upper Primary.

CDIS was your best friend.
What is this?

The only computer lessons in school involved funny pixellized characters in 16 colours walking about trying to teach you math.
I don't remember.

Waterbottles were slung around your neck and a must everywhere you went.
They are indeed slung but it's not a must.

Boys loved to play soccer with small stones or tennis balls in the basketball court.
In my impression, soccer is NEVER small stones, more like big round black and white ball! I do play tennis balls, not in basketball court though. I play hopscotch back then. I am quite good at it.

Girls played five stones and boys played with marbles.
Tried five stones and I find no fun in it. Marbles are rare stuff for me.

Science was fun with the Balsam and the Angsana being the most important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail being the most important fishes.
My Mum hate my Science project. I was so ignorant back then and wasted her money.

Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John, immortalized in our minds from school textbooks.
Those classic examples.

We conducted experiments of our own to get badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.
I didn't get those badges. It's just too tough for me.

Every Children's day and National day you either got pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day 1993' or useless plastic files with 'Happy National Day 1994'.
Yes!

You wore BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.
Bata! I miss those shoes. It's so comfortable!

Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English.
Nope, I guess late 80's babies get those "more-specialised" teachers.

You went to school in slippers and a raincoat when it rained, and you find a dry spot in the school to sit down, dry your feet, and wear your dry and warm socks and shoes.
I don't wear slippers, I wear those fishmonger-boots. My Mum still keep it! It do comes in handy, although none in my family can wear it. My nephew wore it and it fits perfectly!

There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday (you hated them).
Hate spelling tests, I do love mental sums, at times.

Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you $2 or more for pocket money everyday.
I was clueless about money back then.

You saw Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.
Who's that?

Boys liked catching fighting spiders, earthworms or tadpoles.
I don't play earthworms and tadpoles. I do remember playing with spiders. Last time, spider bites won't kill.

Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.
I battle only.

Class monitors and prefects loved to say, "You talk somemore, I write your name ah!"
I totally agree. It's so cool! I always wanted to be a class monitor or prefect, but I guess the school won't recruit a person who was always being bullied.

You got booked for muddy shoes in class.
My shoes are clean!

There were at least 40 people in one class.
Agree!

You brought every single book to school, even though there was a timetable.
I am the only stupid one in class.

There was a pro-yo/bumblebee, digimon craze at some point in time.
Yo-yo! I only buy those cheapskate ones. I don't play the rectangular digivice, I play those animated series digivice.

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Those were the days.