tajuk: To All those Born in the 40's, 50's , 60's & early '70s...
suara: Patrick Teoh di Niamah!!!
To All those Born in the 40's, 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 HANDPHONE S 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 no t 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!
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 . he... he....
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 HANDPHONE S 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 no t 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!
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 . he... he....
Nota:
-Tulisan original amat besar dan colourful. Saja aku kecilkan untuk jimat ruang..
-kamu yang tidak lahir pada tahun-tahun tersebut amat rugi!! haha!
-kamu yang tidak lahir pada tahun-tahun tersebut amat rugi!! haha!
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you said it, teoh. one up for my generation!
early 70's? late 70's pun banyak main kat luar jugak! tak pakai henpon jugak! Pernah mandi hujan jugak!
*tetiba je suka dgn umur skrg!hahah
mujur aku masuk dlm kategori org yg tidak rugi itew....
yg pasal bday party tu aku ingat lagi masa umur 6 thn ada sorang kwn ni mak dia wat bday party ada kek icing bunga2 wah masa tu kira femes le kita klu ada kek tu.so aku idam2kan sampai la umur 7 thn.
bila tarikh bday aku nak tiba, aku bgtau mak aku..aku nak jemput kwn2 mkn dan nak kek.mak aku heran la sbb tak penah pun sambut mcm tu.so mak aku suh aku jemput kwn2 dtg.aku tak sbr2 sgt sebab duk fikir nanti dpt le kek yg ada icing tu.esoknye bila kwn2 seme dah tunggu nak mkn sebelum baca doa...kwn2 aku nanya, mana kek icing awak tu. jeng jeng jeng...mak aku bwk kek buah yg dah potong2 keping....then abah aku baca doa untuk kesejahteraan kami semua...dan mknlah mknn yg ada mmg sedap...tapi aku rasa sedih sbb kek icing tadak.
bila aku suarakan hati pd mak,mak aku ckp tak payah lah kek2 icing ada lilin tu.tu bukan budaya kita.:).
p.crayon.
aku suka harold lloyd!
..ben nostalgia tu nostalgia...rasa jadi bebudak balik..ehekk..
seronok jadi bebudak...takde pikir masalah negara...haha
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