100 THINGS SINGAPOREANS LOVE ABOUT THE 80s

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

I often heard of a "Dua sek gai" aka Big World... or something like tat...

where is it at?

TehJarVu SG

new world at jalan besar
great world at river valley

zulkifli mahmood SG

I often heard of a "Dua sek gai" aka Big World... or something like tat...

where is it at?

Big World sounded very familiar to me but I can't recall it...hope clive could help you with this...

TehJarVu SG

then, upskirt was done with handheld mirrors, now with handheld smartphones.

last time no cell phones. meet 5pm at far east macdonalds means have to get ready and leave the house at 4. cannot sms your friend and tell her you'll be "sightly late".

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

then, upskirt was done with handheld mirrors, now with handheld smartphones.

last time no cell phones. meet 5pm at far east macdonalds means have to get ready and leave the house at 4. cannot sms your friend and tell her you'll be "sightly late".

So true~ people were more punctual then

Unless until the Pagar era, when we leave message using alpha-neumeric...

zulkifli mahmood SG

TehJarVu, how old were you in the 80s?

zulkifli mahmood SG

So true~ people were more punctual then

Unless until the Pagar era, when we leave message using alpha-neumeric...

The Pager era was in the late 80s...usually telephone number appeared and then we called back.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

The Pager era was in the late 80s...usually telephone number appeared and then we called back.

I remember during the mid of the pagar era, you could leave other number/message if u press * once then followed by the number(s) and * twice, instead of the usual * twice...

Clivebenss SG

I remember during the mid of the pagar era, you could leave other number/message if u press * once then followed by the number(s) and * twice, instead of the usual * twice...

siang kah pager?

Big World = Great World with 3 cinemas Globe, Sky and Silver City and amusment rides.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

siang kah pager?

Big World = Great World with 3 cinemas Globe, Sky and Silver City and amusment rides.

so Great world = great world city...???

Clivebenss SG

so Great world = great world city...???

yes now become great world city.

zulkifli mahmood SG

I remember during the mid of the pagar era, you could leave other number/message if u press * once then followed by the number(s) and * twice, instead of the usual * twice...

Extra service charge from Singapore Telecom for that service I think. My pager was only receiving phone numbers and then I return their calls. However, in the late 80 too Singapore Telecom came up with a service for residential phone to receive voice mail box...I can't recall whether got extra charge for that or not.

zulkifli mahmood SG

Hey ILikeHippo, you have nothing to say…its your topic. Anyway, how old were you in the 80s?

ILikeHippo SG

Still recovering from my lau sai... Of course have, stay tune. I was about 5 years young that time.

zulkifli mahmood SG

Retirement age was 55 and Singaporeans received their hard earn money from their CPF back.

zulkifli mahmood SG

Mass wedding events organised by ROM and ROMM.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

Most wedding was held in resturants and not hotel, I think...

zulkifli mahmood SG

Bought a 4S room HDB flat at Yishun for $44,500 with 25 year loan scheme directly with HDB. Joint ownership with my wife to be, paid deposit of $8000 deducted from our CPF accounts in late 1986.

Early 1987, we got our flat key and got married. HDB had 100 per cent controlled over the sales, resale, purchase and loan of HDB flat housing market.

Banks in Singapore were not allowed to be involved in HDB housing market. HDB flats were not allowed to be mortgaged or used as collateral for any bank loans and HDB flats too were not allowed to be used as a business address registrations. It was better this way for Singaporeans.

zulkifli mahmood SG

Most wedding was held in resturants and not hotel, I think...

I think it depends....on the sponsors I think....always came up in the mass media news to promote more marriages in Singapore.

zulkifli mahmood SG

Singaporeans who believed and followed the ideology of Communism were detained by the Singapore Government under ISA Act.

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