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RE: Memories of old Singapore - Icicle - 16-01-2022

(15-01-2022, 10:31 PM)membrain Wrote: For some reason, I'm reminded of the old Marina South with all its steamboat restaurants. It was only $10 per person, the food quality wasn't very good, and I always ended up hot and sweaty after eating, but good memories. Smile

Yeah the food quality really wasn't good at all, especially compared to the standard of steamboat or hot pot we get nowadays. And since most people visited those Marina South steamboat restaurants for dinner, the seafood was probably not very fresh either... Scared

RE: Memories of old Singapore - membrain - 16-01-2022

(16-01-2022, 05:56 PM)Icicle Wrote:
(15-01-2022, 10:31 PM)membrain Wrote: For some reason, I'm reminded of the old Marina South with all its steamboat restaurants. It was only $10 per person, the food quality wasn't very good, and I always ended up hot and sweaty after eating, but good memories. Smile

Yeah the food quality really wasn't good at all, especially compared to the standard of steamboat or hot pot we get nowadays. And since most people visited those Marina South steamboat restaurants for dinner, the seafood was probably not very fresh either... Scared

Yah I get what you mean. It was really a case of "you get what you pay for". The prawns were quite small and the fish mostly bones. I remember going with a friend who only ate the already cooked food because the steamboat food looked too unappetising for him. Laugh

RE: Memories of old Singapore - Icicle - 19-01-2022

(16-01-2022, 08:05 PM)membrain Wrote: Yah I get what you mean. It was really a case of "you get what you pay for". The prawns were quite small and the fish mostly bones. I remember going with a friend who only ate the already cooked food because the steamboat food looked too unappetising for him. Laugh

Nowadays, $10 for a buffet of just fried food would be considered decent value. Smile

Anyone remember eating these colourful wafers when they were younger?

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RE: Memories of old Singapore - NewtonsAdamsApple - 19-01-2022

(19-01-2022, 04:56 PM)Icicle Wrote:
(16-01-2022, 08:05 PM)membrain Wrote: Yah I get what you mean. It was really a case of "you get what you pay for". The prawns were quite small and the fish mostly bones. I remember going with a friend who only ate the already cooked food because the steamboat food looked too unappetising for him. Laugh

Nowadays, $10 for a buffet of just fried food would be considered decent value. Smile

Anyone remember eating these colourful wafers when they were younger?

[Image: byTxOsf.jpg]

My wife and I were just chatting about these wafers recently. Laugh We were talking about how nice they were to munch on despite being pretty much flavourless.

RE: Memories of old Singapore - totoro08 - 20-01-2022

(19-01-2022, 04:56 PM)Icicle Wrote: [Image: byTxOsf.jpg]

Weird, I remember these things being much bigger in my childhood. Either they reduced in size or it's simply because everything felt bigger when you're a small kid. Laugh

Here's another favourite snack of my childhood. Before chocopie, we had Hiro chocolate cake! I remember buying one in my primary school canteen if I had some pocket money left over at the end of every week.
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RE: Memories of old Singapore - jenzz - 20-01-2022

(20-01-2022, 03:54 PM)totoro08 Wrote:
(19-01-2022, 04:56 PM)Icicle Wrote: [Image: byTxOsf.jpg]

Weird, I remember these things being much bigger in my childhood. Either they reduced in size or it's simply because everything felt bigger when you're a small kid. Laugh

i think they just look bigger when we were small kids la Laugh

here is a pic for comparison

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RE: Memories of old Singapore - totoro08 - 21-01-2022

(20-01-2022, 08:28 PM)jenzz Wrote:
(20-01-2022, 03:54 PM)totoro08 Wrote: Weird, I remember these things being much bigger in my childhood. Either they reduced in size or it's simply because everything felt bigger when you're a small kid. Laugh

i think they just look bigger when we were small kids la Laugh

here is a pic for comparison

[Image: sqEmuPW.jpg]

I swear they used to be bigger than that. Oh well. -_-

RE: Memories of old Singapore - berry_good - 24-01-2022

haha don't ask me why I decided to suddenly search for F4 but I did...and this is how they look now

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and this is what fans had to say...

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Cry Cry Cry

RE: Memories of old Singapore - AroyMakMak - 24-01-2022

(24-01-2022, 04:23 PM)berry_good Wrote: haha don't ask me why I decided to suddenly search for F4 but I did...and this is how they look now

[Image: HyduJiA.png]

and this is what fans had to say...

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Cry Cry Cry

Even teen idols are not spared by age. Smile
But Jerry Yan still not bad leh.

RE: Memories of old Singapore - canary1990 - 25-01-2022

(24-01-2022, 10:19 PM)AroyMakMak Wrote: Even teen idols are not spared by age. Smile
But Jerry Yan still not bad leh.

Lol they all still look good for being in their 40s la.