Lived2Devil: Cheers to the 80's (babies)

A re-cap for those borned in the 80's.

Remember those days when we were kids? Our favourite pastime? And the drama/cartoon that was broadcasted in the former "SBC" which was changed to "TCS" and, now named MediaCorp?

Those days happened years back, but it seems vivid to me as if it took place just yesterday. Back then, there were only couple of channels. Channel 5, Channel 8 and TV2, which belonged to the malaysia media. Subsequently, the "prime" and "premier"Channel or what (I seriously can't remember) came out. That shows pretty handful of cartoons other then Channel 5. Of course, there were no such thing call Cablevision or what the younger generation deemed as SCV.

The cartoons:

Every weekend, there's Captain Planet - The cartoon that portrays the value for eco-friendliness. The episodes would feature villians that tried to do evil deeds which pollutes the earth. Captain Planet and his chosen planeteers would gather together and destroy the whosoever villian. Cool, huh. Least it teaches the kids positive values. Unlike nowadays, too much violence. Somehow, they lacked the essence of cartoon. You know you know? I know you know.

"Captain planet, he's our hero. Gonna get pollution down to zero..."

Hah! Memories for the lyrics. First 2 sentences only thou'... ;P

(Wah piang, this is so so so retro liao lor~LOL)

Oh, not forgetting Carebears and little ponies. Girls go gaga over them.

The scent of freshly cut grass remains clear. I was in my elementary school, with my huge bag, and would hop my way back happily. Cuz' I know I'll have my daily serving of "tao huay" bought from Granny. Not forgetting the afternoon nap which I loved most. Till this very moment. I'll feel sleepy whenever the colck strikes 3pm everysinglemutherfuckingday. Habit cultivated since kindergarten. Imagine how tough it is for me to pull through the period when I'm working. All those sleepyness, so overwhelming that I'd desperately find a corner to sleep. *Chuckles*

All those flashbacks. When we were kids. For what we cared was the fear of not handing up our homework on time, fear for showing our report book to our parents for their signatures, fear for our good/best friend will not befriend us. What's more? Those innocent fears of ours seemed nothing but wonderful, sweet memories now. Aren't they?

On the later part of my elementary school, when I was about 11 or 12, cartoons like Sailormoon, 小甜甜, 忍者乱太郎 and many more accompanied my childhood days. These cartoons would be shown mostly on Saturday. Starting from 11am all the way till 1 or 2pm, afterwhich, I'll be off for my nap, follow by my late lunch. Yup, that's how I was brought up.

小甜甜, the awfully sad cartoon which I think Shakespears would have liked if he's still alive.

The girls of my time envied her actually. Cuz' it seems like 小甜甜 was saved by many prince charmings whenever she's in trouble. Awww *daydreams*

Alright, back to reality, Jinxed.

Another of my favourite. I'll go crying if I'd missed any of the episodes.

People who knows me will definitely know that I'm a huge fan of sailor moon for sure. I even made profit ~~trading~~ selling those cards. *glee*

Dad even bought me their figurines! Daddy is the best lah. And those small little accessories - Uncountable.

Hee hee. I know this sound so juvenile. But...but...but...I really really adore them mah. Of course, I've grown outta it. Though I'll still go search their images once in a blue moon. Look how nice this picture is!

Trends back then was hideous, now that I think of it.

Ok, I'm gonna test you a lil' here...

Remember the bubble socks? So popular they even have a retail shop called "The Socks house" selling mostly bubble socks. And its frigging ex. Retailing about $10 a pair? No. Maybe more.

Here's how it looked like:

*drumrolls*

Voila~! Managed to refresh abit of your horrifying school days memories?

Such combination was a megafad back then. (at least for my time) Other than our usual school shoes (we wear such socks to school FYI, plenty of ewl-ness eh?). The "doll shoes" were what they'll matched with bubble socks. What's the real term for such shoes anyway? Anyone tell me? It's definitely not Mary-Jane.

Another megafad. PLATFORMS!!! The ultimate star saviour of many shorties. Including me. *ahem* I've grown taller. Standing at 160cm ain't too short, am I? Articles would be featuring how dangerous girls were to wear the 3-inches platform running along the streets. Sprained ankles were the most commonly doctored that period I reckoned...

Taaa-daaah! The Spice Girls. How can I not include them, right? They are like our teenage icons. There's like different spice girl catered for different likings. The teens luuuurved them. Dunchu? Baby Spice aka Emma Bunton was the key trend-setter during our secondary school days. Look at what she's wearing and you'll know.

My fave was Melanie C. Who was yours?

*Shivers with irks* They were soooo much better back then.

Was browsing some songs was thinking of sharing a few with you guys. To let you have abit more understanding of what Jinxed is like. Whilst all of you think I'm a all-so-cheena-pop lover, hey, I do listen to english songs. No particular interest nor dislikes. But oldies and ballades catches my attention most.

Then again, I think I do have dislikes. Can't seem to appreciate the art of rapping. It's cool, but not my cuppa teh lah.

Here it goes...

WAIT. Really, do listen to the songs. If you are at work and can't listen to em, then my advice to you is - don't bother to continue. Else, drop by some other time when you can enjoy these musics. ^-^

Turn up the volume, enjoy...

Dance with my father again

This has gotta be sweetest, sad song I've ever come across. Especially when I'm so close to daddy. Dedicated to all the daddy's girl. Be proud to be one.

Luther Vandross had one of the most angelic voice that god has created. Like the singer so much I went did a brief research.

Jinx's deepest tributes to:

Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr.
Born: April 20th 1951 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Died: July 1st 2005 (Age: 54), Edison, New Jersey, United States
Genre: R&B, soul, quiet storm, soft rock
Years active: 1968–2005
Label(s): Cotillion, Epic, Virgin, J, Legacy
Website: http://www.luthervandross.com/

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross)