CELEBRATING LIFE - the early years, before 1989
I was born in 1983, 13 March to be exact. It was a great day for me, so great that I can't remember anything I did on that day. But I am sure it was a great day for my parents and other family members. It was the first day I saw the big wide world. I guess memories of that day only belong to my parents now, and maybe my sister.
However, for those who were already a bit older on the day I was born, they might remember other more significant events:
The leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party, Joshua Nkomo, flew into London as his country appeared to be teetering on the brink of civil war.
Well, apart from that, many other things happened in the year of 1983:
Nicol Ann David, the squash player, was also born.
The movie, Tears of Endearment, won best picture at the Academy Awards.
That's about it. 1983.
What happened after that until 1989 when I was around 7 years old?
Let's see... I lived in this area called Kinamount, in Luyang. It was a nice housing area, with fun neighbours. I am not sure why, but I can remember so many things that happened during those years. Justin Yong was my neighbour, and around the area was also Joshua Choo, and Bernard Chiu (Kevin Chiu's cousin), and a huge playground (well, it was huge when I was that small). We used to cycle around the area, we were the street kids who would enjoy the afternoon just chasing each other on our bicycles, then bringing snacks to the playground and just relax. Then we'd go to Justin's house to watch cartoons. Then it was home for dinner. We used to climb over each other's fences.
I went to Tadika Nasional. I still remember I spent three years in that kindergarten. I still remember certain events, like PLAYWEEK, where my mum used to organise games and activities for us. That was also the place where I touched a computer for the first time. We had to learn LOGO. Haha. LOGO. Haven't seen that program in a long time. Wonder who still uses it! It was also where I met my teacher, Lisa Au, who is still in touch with my family. Turned out after all these years, we learnt that she was a distant relative of ours, I think. In Tadika Nasional, we also used to have lots of bazaars. I remember I was always helping out at the hot dog stall, 'cause that's the stall my mum would always be in charge of. I used to make hot dogs for people. There was also always a 'Guess The Weight of the Cake' game that I would help out with. Why do I remember these little things? No idea. Oh, there was this see-saw that I would always play on. Usually Chui Lin would play with me. There was also sports day, where I remember doing some dance under the hot sun. I can still remember the song to that dance.
It was around this time that I was very good at LEGO. Justin and I, together with whoever was in his house, would play it all the time. Then we had a lot of Cops & Robbers episodes, with toy guns, where we'd chase each other and have our own version of 'catch'.
Oh, remember Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or Thundercats, or He-Man, or Care Bears? Yeah, we had no Teletubbies or some fruits in pyjamas back then. Thank goodness! We did have a big huge yellow bird that could count up to 10, sometimes higher, or this blue thing that would so rudely eat his cookies on TV as though no one was watching... Now, the singing dinosaur took over them.
I used to have birthday parties.. I remember one birthday party where only 2 or 3 people turned up - because there were riots due to the Sabah elections. No one dared to leave their houses. I actually have no visual image of that day, but I remember that happened.
That's all pre-7-years-old.....
Posted at 03:14 pm by
domluk
