Childhood Memories of Titbits

Cheese Cubes

I used to eat The Laughing Cow cheese cubes as a child. Seeing these cheese cubes shall brings back fond childhood memories although there are more flavours now. 

Ultraman

I happened to see this on a car on campus after I returned from a school visit. One of my childhood superheroes! 

Unfortunately, youngsters nowadays may not know him. Lol. 

Last Christmas

The song, Last Christmas has a special place in my heart. I first heard it when I was in Europe for 3 weeks in 1986. I like the original version by Wham. Over the years, there have been different versions of Last Christmas and I like Ariana Grande's version. 

Last Christmas (uploaded by ArianaGrandeVEVO)

Childhood Memories: Viper vs Raider

"After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth." 

I grew up watching the original Battlestar Galactica tv series and I loved it.

I couldn't contain my excitement when I saw the Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider in a toy shop. The toys sure brought back fond childhood memories. 

Childhood Memories: Stationery

How many of you remember this?! I was so thrilled when I saw it. I couldn't help but keep smiling away. Do you know what it is? Lol. 

I used it when I was in kindergarten and in lower primary. It is called gum but I think that word is seldom used now. It is what we call glue now but it is of a thicker consistency and there is a little spoon-like appliance which one can use to scoop out the gum. My girls saw the photo and thought it is old-fashion. So what if it is old fashion, it still does its job of sticking papers together. :) 

Life's Simple Pleasures

I invited for a closed-door discussion at IPS.

It's so good to be back here after 20 years! It definitely brings back fond memories of my PGDE days in NIE, which helped to form a crucial part of who I am today. :)

A Blast from the Past

I found this while I was in the midst of organising my things in my new office. 
What a blast from the past!! 

This particular document really shows how LONG I have been with my workplace, Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. Haha. :P

Childhood Memories: Woh Hup zichar

Tonight, I am a child again. :) I had dinner with my parents at Woh Hup zichar, Hong Lim Market and Food Centre. My parents used to bring my younger brother and I to Woh Hup for dinner, especially the fish slice been hoon when we were young. It's a wonderful childhood memory for me, especially tucking into the small bowl of fried lard pieces! :P 

Fish slice bee hoon and the delicious fried pork lard pieces

The pork ribs are yummy

What is missing tonight is my brother who has been in UK since his secondary school days. YM, come back to Singapore soon with your family and we can relive our childhood days. :) 

Boxing Day "Spring" Cleaning

Once the cleaning bug bits you, you can't stop cleaning lol. It's Boxing Day (not that I have much to do anyway) and I continued with my "spring" cleaning. Today's target is my book cupboard. I started in the late morning and didn't finish until 9:30pm! You would think that one cupboard is easy peasy. Oh I was so wrong. I am either a hoarder or I am just sentimental. I kept lots of things in that cupboard from my SCGS-NJC student days until my MOE HQ working days (spanning from 1984 to 2003). All totally forgotten until today! 

I was in ELDDS in NJC lol

Assignments and course notes from UQ and NIE

My beloved Battlestar Galactica books and comics!! KEEPING! :)

I realised today that I have lots of memories hidden away in the cupboard from my SCGS-NJC days, my UQ days, my NIE PGDE days, my NIE MA(Applied Psy) days, my teaching days, my MOE HQ days - lecture notes, assignments, photos, meeting notes, etc. Amidst the taking out of books, files, notes, etc, the cleaning and the re-organising (including deciding what to throw and what to keep), I was also reminiscing and sharing my fond memories on Facebook haha.  
In the end, I had to harden my heart and threw out all my lecture notes (if I haven't look at them in the last 10-15 years, I probably won't look at them in the near future). Now my cupboard looks a little better, not so crammed. :)

Memories of Korea

These mandarins reminded me of Korea. I miss Korea. Never thought I would be saying that lol. :P

Final Farewell, Shashlik Restaurant

I went back to Shashlik Restaurant again to bid it a final farewell as well as to celebrate its good food and its great desserts.

Chicken a la Kiev "Imperial"

Banana Flambee

I don't think I can come back for dinner for my Baked Alaska but I totally enjoyed my Banana Flambee. 
Thank you, Shashlik for all the sweet memories. 

Pinic

I totally agrees that a picnic is more about a state of mind. When I was young, my mother used to prepare my brother and I food so that we could have a picnic in our garden. It was really fun. 

You Are a City Picnic

You are a person with an adventurous spirit, even if you don't have much time for adventure in your life. You try to make every day just a little extra special. And you're totally the type to have an impromptu picnic for lunch. You like to have a fast paced life, and you enjoy novelty. A picnic appeals to you because you can try out many locations. You also like the idea of creating fun and interesting picnic lunches. You definitely will think outside the basket. Of all the types, you're the most likely to enjoy a picnic by yourself. You're happy to just people watch. You don't need much for a picnic - just some good food and an interesting spot. A picnic is more about a state of mind.

What Type of Picnic Are You?

Life's Simple Pleasures VI/ Childhood Memories

Simple pleasures of life - seeing the Milo van/truck at my counselling school!!! Can you imagine the happiness I felt?! I never ran so fast to the Milo van besides every Sports Day when I was in school. :P The Milo uncle even posed for me!

The Milo Uncle and van/truck before the students and I swarmed it

My second cup of Milo! 

Somehow the tiny Milo cup makes one crave for Milo even more haha. I only drank two cups of Milo but I have seen the students going back for 3rd, 4th and xxth cups of Milo! I think my classmates and I used to do that too when we were students ourselves haha. :P 
The Milo van/truck is definitely a fond childhood memory for me! How many of you remember it? :)

Childhood Memories: Hello Kitty

During my growing up years, Hello Kitty was the cute in-thing just like now with all those cute Japanese stuff. I didn't get to buy a lot of Hello Kitty merchandise because my mother is a practical lady and doesn't believe in buying something, e.g. soft toys that you have no useful need for. So most of my childhood Hello Kitty stuff were stationery. :)

(Source: www.flickeringmyth.com)

(Source: www.mtv.com)

I love Hello Kitty! :)

A Distant Tarot Dream

I came across a free tarot reading Facebook page. Having experience in tarot reading, I decided to try it out. It was pretty good with details. :) 
I was into tarot reading in the 1990s and early 2000s. I used to read tarot for my friends who claimed that I am very accurate! Lol. I used to have a dream - to open a lemon cheesecake cafe with tarot reading on the side. :) Alas, it is a distant dream now... 

Childhood Memories: Plum Tablet Candy

This is one of my childhood memories: Plum tablet candy. I love its sweet sourish taste. Now my younger girl loves it too. :)

Butter Cream Cakes

My colleagues/friends and I had butter cream cakes for snack. 

One of them had never eaten such butter cream cakes before! :O Sigh. Generation gap.
Butter cream cakes are a fond childhood memory of mine. Nowadays, only the tradtional/ old school bakeries sell such butter cream cakes.

Comfort (Medicinal) Soup

I accidentally pulled my back again yesterday. It is the second time within 1.5 weeks! :( Either I am really clumsy or I am getting old. :( I worked from home as I didn't fancy taking the public transport with my back in this state. At lunch time, I was surprised by my mother. She cooked for me black chicken soup double-boiled with some herbs which are supposedly good for strengthening the back and bones.

The soup was a real comfort for me. Besides being tasty (no horrible, bitter herbal taste but rather light and refreshing), the soup brought back childhood memories for me. I was a very sickly child when young (falling ill at least once/ twice a month) and my mother used to double-boil all kinds of herbal soups for me, trying to build up my immunity and strength. 
Thank you, Mama!

Childhood Memories: Sweets & Toys

Isetan is having Children's Day Celebration from 27 September till 9 October 2014. 
It brings forth many happy memories of my childhood with its large display of sweets and toys of yesteryears! :)

The huge array of simple toys that gave us many hours of pleasure :)

Marbles, five stones, card games, tops, washable tattoos, etc

Chinese chess, pick-up sticks, wind-up vehicles, pull-back vehicles, etc

A wide selection of candies, sweets and snacks :)

Biscuits and cookies in tins :)

Sodas in glass bottles :)

Look at the size of that White Rabbit milk candy! :P

Can you remember playing with and eating these? :)

I think our childhood of yesteryears are so much more hands-on, interactive and fun as compared to children of today lol. :)