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Naalala mo pa ba ang 80s, pinoy-style?

haha guess what i found in my old email add, a forwarded message from a good friend Vincent Carbonel a.k.a. kulas. i received it almost 7 years ago and it still made me laugh.

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Message: Naalala mo pa ba ang 80s, pinoy-style?
(Huwag kang magpanggap na ‘di mo naabutan ang
80s!)

You had a barkada around your neighborhood and all of you had bikes.

You ate all the aratilis in your neighborhood.

You plucked all the gumamelas in the area for soap bubbles.

You know all the street games – patintero, agawan base, langit-lupa, etc.

You owned a family computer.

You know this code by heart:
UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-B-A-B-A-
START (select-start for 2 players).

You owned a superhero costume (especially a superman costume).

You had a denim jacket.

You had “stone-washed” jeans, with “artistic patches”.

You had a sticker book especially that Age of Dinosaurs sticker book.

You were addicted to rainbow brite, carebears, my little pony & friends, thundercats, bioman, voltes v, mazinger z, daimos, etc., etc.

You’ve spent hours in the afternoon catching tutubi… yellow-green was the easiest to catch, blue being finicky, and red being a rare breed…

You know the catoon show, Beverly Hills Teens.

You watch Uncle Bob’s Lucky Seven Club You used AQUA NET to fashion ur 2-inch-high bangs. Your blouses had paddings.

You owned wide studded colorful belts.

You watched some of your favorite movies on betamax.

You collected and “swapped” perfumed stationeries with your classmates and friends, but followed the unwritten rule that you never write on them.

The only place you go to for summer vacation is BAGUIO!

On that note, Camp John Hay served the BEST ice cream.

Most of us were brought to the EDSA revolution.

You remember what Ricky Martin used to look like back then.

You thought that Julie Vega would be beside Mama Mary pag nag-”Second Coming”.

You know all the Bagets and Ninja Kids.

You got to ride the train ride at Greenhills Shopping Center.

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were THE players at the time.

You were taught to comb your hair one-sided.

You’ve collected matangpusa and mongo beans so you can have ammunition for sumpit.

You knew who manang bola, sitsiritsit and alibangbang was.

Every Christmas you anticipate going to BIG Bang sa Alabang and slide down the giant slide.

You had Mighty Kid shoes and Greg shoes.

You know what Time Space Warp means (and you know who Fuma Lae-Ar is).

You and your barkada had a specific Bioman name.

You sucked all the nectar from the santan plant hence your mother got really pissed at you for destroying the santan plant.

You played with marbles, tatching, and text (yung cards ha!!!)

For girls: You wore denim miniskirts with rubber shoes… For guys: You had those bitin na pantalon which you wore with high-top rubber shoes!!!

You loved cheezels and chicakdees because of the great prizes it had!

Puffy cone still existed!!!

Sosi ka if you bought a Magnolia drumstick.

Twin Popsies were meant to be shared with a friend.

Ice Drop was the cheapest treat.

You know who Alf is. Also Larry and Balky.

Idol mo si MacGyver.

“That’s Entertainment” ang “the bomb” nung mga panahon na yun.

Sikat ka kapag alam mo ang wordstar at lotus 1-2- 3.

Six digits lang ang telephone number niyo dati.

Tatlong bentesingko lang eh makakatawag ka na sa pay phone.

Cute pa si Aiza non sa Eat Bulaga.

Si Amado Pineda pa ang nagbabalita ng panahon.

You drank Chocolate milk from the Magnolia glass bottle which you kept for holding water in your ref. Brown Cow tasted better than Hershey’s!

“Shake Rattle and Roll” and “Gabi Ng Lagim” were the most horrifying movies ever.

The most comfortable shoes for you is still Sperry Topsiders.

Dress shoes mo eh loafers pa rin.

The best movies of all time are Pretty In Pink, Breakfast Club, and Some Kind Of Wonderful.

You show off your pencil case which has hidden compartments that pop-out at the press of a button.

You have Bensia pencils which are refillable.

Nakakasakay ka pa sa kotseng walang aircon.

You know the lyrics ng “Tinapang Bangus”
at “Alagang-alaga namin si Puti” ng Batibot.

You know these commercials:
a. YCBIKINIBRIEF – remember this one?
Ycbikinibrief / ycbikinibrief / ycbikinibrief for the man who packs a wallop / YC has fashion / YC has style…
b. RA Homevideo – those guys from cash and carry makati couldn’t have done it better. Sports.
Adventure. Cartoons. Award Winners and More.
Featuring the voice talent of Frankie
Evangelista.
c. La Germania Mama Mia commercials.

Bumibili ka ng caramel candy, texas or bazooka bubblegum, tira-tira at tootsie rolls sa tindahan.

Naabutan mo pa na korteng flower ang singko.

You’re familiar with this song: si nena ay bata pa, kaya ang sabi niya ay um-ah-um-ah-ah.
Hanggang patanda siya nang patanda at pabastos ng pabastos hehehe!

Do you still remember the San Miguel beer (top cover) “TANSAN”, making a hole in the center to make your marakas for Christmas???
(YES, i made lots of it when i was a kid, hehehe!) … ewan ko, sadyang ako ata ay naging batang kalye noon at can relate ako to most of these memories especially the first six items from the bikes, aratilis tree, so on and so forth, hehe!