The death of Michael Jackson somehow stirred the 80's child in me. I grew up listening to his music and at one point, I was convinced that he was a zombie in real life. To me, he represented an era that made me who I am now. My childhood, which I spent practically in the 80s, was the best years of my life to date. Looking back to it always reminds me of how life was back then, simple and uncomplicated. (Just like my tagline). LOL!
1. BATIBOT, my all-time favorite TV show. Who would ever forget Manang Bola, Kuya Bodjie, Ate Shena, Kiko Matsing and Pong Pagong? Isama na rin sina Sitsiritsit at Alibangbang. I have never missed a single episode.It was damn so addicting!
2. SUPERBOOK and FLYING HOUSE are two cartoon series that I got hooked on. It made Bible stories more appealing and exciting. I remember joining Super Kids' Club just to get freebies such as bookmarks, pens, mini calendar, etc.
3. BIOMAN and SHAIDER caught my fancy mainly because of the colored suits that the characters had to put on. It actually "humanized" Voltes 5. LOL! I was going gaga over Red 1, who I think was the most good looking. Pink 5 was the prettiest Asian I have ever seen in grade school.
4. CHOCOLAIT/ HI-C. A staple in my lunchbox. Iba na tawag sa Chocolait ngayon, Chuckie na. They may taste the same but Chocolait will always be an icon of the 80s.
5. PANTRANCO was our only means of transportation in my part of the world. Di pa uso non ang aircon bus! Yikes! We had to endure at least 5 hours travel time from Tarlac to Manila. There was no NLEX back then. I remember vividly that I used to have motion sickness when I was younger. Naka-ilang suka rin ako sa Pantranco!Haha!
6. PIKO (hopscotch), PATINTERO, BAHAY-BAHAYAN, LUTU-LUTUAN, CHINESE GARTER, etc. These are the games that I enjoyed playing. I had wonderful neighborhood kids who trooped to the house especially during weekends. It is just so unfortunate that kids today no longer have an idea how these games are played.
7. PARTY LINE. This is so 80s! A true blue promdi at heart, I always marveled at the telephone in my aunt's place in Quezon City. When no one was around, I had a habit of picking it up and to my surprise, without me dialing any number, there were people speaking on the line. Confession time, yes, I eavesdropped! So what, they didn't notice anyway.
8. GAME AND WATCH. My generation's version of PSP. Yun nga lang, isang game lang pwede. Back in Grade 5, my friend Cristina was the only one in the class who had one. Oh boy, you could just imagine how the rest of the class envied her. We started nagging her to share her toy. What she did was, she let us borrow it provided that we would take turns and follow the schedule list. Silly, silly, silly.
9. AQUANET. Another must-have! Pataasan kasi ng bangs dati! The higher, the more hip you are!
10. MACGYVER -- my personal 80s hero! Pag Sabado, 7pm sa RPN 9, nktutok na ako sa MacGyver. I even wished he was a phone a call away everytime our faucet leaked. He knew what to do in any given circumstance. Amazing!
Can anyone bring back the 80s???
