abacus....not the food one

udontknowme SG

anybirdie here had to do abacus in primary school...????

what was the purpose of it?

dunno why just now when i was writing my test i suddenly thot abt learning how to use the abacus in primary school.......

ChoCoChips SG

me!

i loved it back then haha

Karma88 SG

It`s to train the kids mental calculation .

Or that`s wat i heard

TehJarVu SG

no learn in school
but my house used to have 1

my mum knows how to use it

angel7030 SG

when young, i use it as skate board

manyu882 SG

purpose to calculate stuffs lo...

donoe what jia yi jian 4 that kind of stuffs.. no need much memory to do it also... lol

FireIce SG

if u can master it, u can calculate faster than pressing calculator

the Bear SG

true.. but i've seen those children who mastered it.. and made to do mental sums..

they were all gesturing around with their hands in the air as if to click the beads on the abacus.. their actions looked... very.. disturbing

angel7030 SG

if u can master it, u can calculate faster than pressing calculator

ya, rite, unfortunately most guys prefer to mastered the other mastur with a bate

gunner77 SG

i learn tis in primary 1

but i don see wats the use of learning tis

FireIce SG

tts the prob of our education system
touch and go nia

let u know a bit of this a bit of that
jack of all trades

angel7030 SG

tts the prob of our education system
touch and go nia

let u know a bit of this a bit of that
jack of all trades

ya, jack of all trades, but master of bate

hegu SG

anybirdie here had to do abacus in primary school...????

what was the purpose of it?

dunno why just now when i was writing my test i suddenly thot abt learning how to use the abacus in primary school.......

this abacus looks weird, how come got 2 beads on top? i tot 1 is enough?

alwaysdisturbed SG

this abacus looks weird, how come got 2 beads on top? i tot 1 is enough?

older version

wonderamazement SG

I still have mine! Last time P1 bought for $10 then P2 stopped using... The ones at the top is the "Tens" if i recall... And got food called Abacus meh?

kopiosatu SG

ASPARAGUS LAH

^tamago^ SG

i also noe hw but so long nvr use liao

udontknowme SG

ASPARAGUS LAH

u drunk oredi arh....????? hahahaha....

kopiosatu SG

u drunk oredi arh....????? hahahaha....

where got food called abacus???

udontknowme SG

GOT LARR!!!

the i think it's a hokkien dish....? use yam paste and rice flour (I THINK) to make one. some kind of chinese gnocchi =p
you want you can go google: 算盘子