Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Walking down memory hill
Had to send some form by hand to SEAB (Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board) at Bt. Ho Swee. It brought back many memories. It was my 'playgound' when I was small. My grandparents stayed and still stat at Tiong Bahru.
Every Sat., my aunty will sponsor and direct me and my brother to go to the 'peak' to buy biscuit, the three layered waffle with cream type. The uncle would open and weigh out the biscuit. I can't remember how much, but it was a big package. Some time, we buy bread instead and ask for kaya and butter spread. It was the old traditional bread where they had to remove the burnt skin. We would then go back and all of us would sit in front of the black and white TV and wait eagerly for the afternoon matinee. Tarzan was the all time favourite then. We waited eagerly to see how Tarzan would battle the lion or the tribe. Haha... it was that simple.
I visited an aquarium which was there since I was small. They have not changed much except the items they are selling. I remember how my bro and I would be very excited to see what new fishes have they stocked up and we would be calculating if we could buy any new fishes. My uncle then was gold fish lover. He spent $30 to buy a pair of big gold fish. That's alot then, and still is. Anyway, the investment was sound, cos they later laid many eggs. I had the chance to watch the female laying eggs while the male chasing behind to release the sperm. And finally the fry hatched. It was fun.. no wonder I love nature and biology.
I miss those days.... :-)
tse horng blogged at 3:11 AM