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close your eyes..and go back in time..
eleanor

10/12/01 at 10:00:53

> > > > > Close your eyes.....And go back in time.... Before the Internet
> > > > > or the Mac.... Before semi-automatics and crack ....Before SEGA
> > > > > or Super Nintendo... Way back....
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm talking about Hide and seek in the park
> > > > > The shop down the road,
> > > > > Hopscotch, Donkey, skipping, handstands,
> > > > > football with an old can,
> > > > > Dandy, Beano, Twinkle and Roly Poly
> > > > > Hula Hoops, Jumping the stream
> > > > > Building a swing from a piece of rope tied to a tree,
> > > > > Tennis on the street,
> > > > > The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass
> > > > > Bazooka Joe bubble gum and 2p Flogs,
> > > > > An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a
> > tune
> > > > > Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe neopolitan
> > > > >
> > > > > Wait......
> > > > > Watching Saturday Morning cartoons... short commercials,
> > > > > Battle of the Planets, Road Runner, He-Man, Swapshop, and Why
>Don't
> > You,
> > > > > Transformers or staying up for Knight Rider
> > > > > When around the corner seemed far away
> > > > > And going into town seemed like going somewhere
> > > > > A million mosquito bites
> > > > > Sticky fingers and mud all over you
> > > > > Cops and Robbers, Rounders,Tip the Can, Zorro, Climbing trees
> > > > > Building igloos out of snow banks
> > > > > Walking to school, no matter what the weather
> > > > > Running till you were out of breath
> > > > > Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
> > > > > Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights
> > > > > Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for
> > giggles
> > > > > Being tired from playing...
> > > > >
> > > > > Remember that?> > > > > The worst embarrassment was being picked
>last for a team
> > > > > Water balloons were the ultimate weapon
> > > > > Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a
>motorcycle
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not finished just yet...
> > > > > Eating raw jelly, orange squash ice pops
> > > > >
> > > > > Remember when...
> > > > > There were two types of sneakers - girls and boys -
> > > > > and the only time you wore them at school, was for "P.E."
> > > > > It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends
> > > > > When nobody owned a purebred dog
> > > > > When 25p was decent pocket money
> > > > > When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny
> > > > > When nearly everyone's mum was at home when the kids got there
> > > > > It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb
> > > > > When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner
> > > > > at a real restaurant with your parents
> > > > > When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him
> > > > > to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing
>of
> > it
> > > > > When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the
> > fate
> > > > > that awaited a misbehaving student at home
> > > > >
> > > > > Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of
> > > > > muggings, drugs, gangs, etc.
> > > > > Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat!
> > > > > and some of us are still afraid of them!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Didn't that feel good. just to go back and say,
> > > > > Yeah, I remember that!
> > > > >
> > > > > Remember when....
> > > > > Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
> > > > > Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
> > > > > "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest
> > > > > Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly"
> > > > > The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs
> > > > > It was unbelievable that Kerbs wasn't an Olympic event
> > > > > Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a biro barrel
>pea
> > > > > shooter
> > > > > Nobody was prettier than Mom
> > > > > Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
> > > > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable vitamins
> > > > > Ice cream was considered a basic food group
> > > > > Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true
> > > > > Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
> > > > > Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
> > > > > protectors
> > > > >
> > > > > If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
> > > > > Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up"
> > > life...
> > > > > GO ON, I DOUBLE-DOG-DARE YA!!!
>

Re: close your eyes..and go back in time..
flyboy_nz

10/12/01 at 12:37:22

woah I remember bazooka joe bubble gum!! and the ones that we only used to buy for the stickers or tattoo, not the actual gum ;-D

lets hear it for the Eighties Kids!!:)

hota hai..
princess

10/12/01 at 14:13:53

as'salaamualikum ;-D

[quote]Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better[/quote]

this still works for my eldest nephew :) ;) he's almost 6, inshAllah :) feamanAllah ;-D

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BroHanif

10/12/01 at 17:33:56

[quote]Cops and Robbers, Rounders,Tip the Can, Zorro, Climbing trees
[/quote]

Aye, it was like, it was only yesterday...those sweet young days. Innocent, free from guilt and didn't have a care in the world.!!

[quote]woah I remember bazooka joe bubble gum!! [/quote]

Aye Akhi another thing we share the same.! :) Did you ever collect for the promotional offers...?? Man I miss those days...

Those were the days man those were the days...sigh..

It seems nowadays all the fun has gone, kids today are more into electronics and duff sports.

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shella

10/13/01 at 16:51:09

Salamz

Those were defo the days that brings back a smile! I used to love coming home from school and watching He-man, :) :) and Knight Rider on a Sunday afternoon whilst eating chips! (I dunno why we used to always get chips on a Sunday?!?

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solehah

10/14/01 at 11:23:03

Being a tomboy bruises were met with frowns by my long-suffering momma but well, she always see it as character building.

Happy days were when heavy rain was considered to be God's natural shower and mom allowed us to soak ourselves silly in the rain, when dad would slip us 10cents without mom's knowledge so we could buy coklit and when we could brag that we could swing higher than the rest......

Now, my son insists I bring an umbrella when it rains, has to be shooed into playing outdoors and asks me whats the point of swinging back and forth. Sigh....

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gift

10/15/01 at 04:38:28

[slm]

[quote]staying up for Knight Rider[/quote]

sigh... i used to watch this after coming home from masjid school in the afternoon...those were the days;-D not a care in the world about what's right or wrong

[wlm]

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bhaloo

10/15/01 at 15:52:14

slm

It sounds like they went a little too far back, I don't remember those things. I liked taking a tennis ball, tossing it up in the air, and swinging a bat at it, and watch the ball sail far away.

NS
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Lisha

10/16/01 at 07:56:47

slm,

Those were the days;-D*sigh*
when we got upto mischief, and enjoyed life without gettin frightened!!!
now kids really r electronic addicted these days, but u cant blame them. I think parents hav to b more conscience thes days!! we had soo many ppl lookin over us:)!!!:(

take care

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Barr

10/16/01 at 08:58:56

Assalamu'alaikum :-)

[quote]Happy days were when heavy rain was considered to be God's natural shower and mom allowed us to soak ourselves silly in the rain, when dad would slip us 10cents without mom's knowledge so we could buy coklit and when we could brag that we could swing higher than the rest......[/quote]

Yeah.. I remembered one fateful day, when it rained hard after our daily Qur'an reading class... the water reached to our ankles and we stomped and splashed with our small feet in slippers while we walk and ran back home... Our gleeful laughter and thrill so joyous! My mom never allowed us to play in the rain... so that day was a major ESCAPADE!

And the bike! My BMX blue bike that my late grandfather bought me, for my 10th birthday *I think!* The bike that I went racing with one of the neighbourhood boys *shockohorror! Yes, yes.. All in the name of a race - I'm not that all shy, you know!* And I nearly lost control of my bike as we sped through the neighbourhood ... but of course he won... he's older and bigger.. and so is his bike.

And the swing! Oh the swing! I'd swing sooo high! Feeling the speed of the wind in my face and hair and hmmm...

And now... now that I've grown up... well, I still swing... rarely, but surely.. at night, when noone's at the playground that is so conveniently near our flat, I'd swing sooo high, I could almost touch the sky *hmmm, where did I hear that from?*... only to stop, when the neighbours start peering from their apartment windows.. probably... worriedly wondering whether its a Mad Hijabi or Casper on that swing....

Ahh well... the things children enjoy.... and the adults envy....

Wassalam :-)

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Anonymous

10/16/01 at 11:16:31

ahhh...lets not forget the best, Voltron!!!

Re: close your eyes..and go back in time..
eleanor

10/17/01 at 05:46:37

slm

[quote]
It sounds like they went a little too far back, I don't remember those things. 狢 liked taking a tennis ball, tossing it up in the air, and swinging a bat at it, and watch the ball sail far away. [/quote]

It's based on British/Irish childhood, so maybe you don't recognise the games..
it's pretty much my childhood and I'm 25 now, so I don't know if that makes it too far back or too near the present for you brother Arshad!!

wasalaam
eleanor

ps: I thought the coolest thing was eating chips while watching "Chips" ;-D

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eleanor

10/17/01 at 05:48:57

slm

ohmigosh! :o I just divulged my age without being prompted or beaten for it :o :o

hmm.. nice distraction Brother Arshad..

wasalaam
eleanor

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BroHanif

10/17/01 at 17:19:56

[quote]
It sounds like they went a little too far back, I don't remember those things. I liked taking a tennis ball, tossing it up in the air, and swinging a bat at it, and watch the ball sail far away. [/quote]

Not that far back Bro, I'm not much older than you. Although I may look young thats due to me using Oil of Ulay and getting enough Beauty Sleep(not that I need it).

[quote]I thought the coolest thing was eating chips while watching "Chips" [/quote]

What they had Chips in Ireland ??? Maaan that was a classic, when I looked at those guys I too wanted to be a cop however, one of them that guy who looked a bit Mexican was a bit too cheesy with his smile. ;).

Another brief time in my childhood I used to bake potatoes/chicken in the ground and have secret dens and hideouts did anyone else...or was it just me ?

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Nazia

10/17/01 at 17:39:05

slm,

[quote]ps: I thought the coolest thing was eating chips while watching "Chips" [/quote]

When Chips would come on, I would run up to the TV, reach my hand out like I was grabbing something from the screen and then proceed to "eat the show" and say, "Look mommy I'm eating chips!"

Man, I was a *dork* :)

Take Care,
Wassalam,
Nazia

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bhaloo

10/18/01 at 01:17:26

slm

[quote]
Although I may look young thats due to me using Oil of Ulay and getting enough Beauty Sleep(not that I need it).
[/quote]

Oil of Olay? ??? 鼦re you serious? My mom uses that stuff. 𤪻k, you are scaring me. �:o :o :o

Or are you talking about something else? What's the purpose of this "Oil of Ulay" ?
Re: close your eyes..and go back in time..
eleanor

10/18/01 at 05:28:04

slm

[quote]
secret dens and hideouts
[/quote]

Oh Yes!! I remember someone asked me my favourite hobby once to which I replied "climbing trees". My little brother was even worse. He used to go around with a "tool belt" thinking he was McGyver. Once he fell out of a tree and was left hanging from a branch by the straps on his dungarees. (american: overalls). His friend saw him swinging up there and alerted my mother who got him down somehow. When she asked him what would he have done if his friend hadn't found him, he said "well I suppose I'd be hanging there all night in my pyjamas.." He was about 5 at the time... ;-D He was a maniac. Once he dressed up as Zorro and scratched "Z" all over the neighbours car! :O :O (we had very understanding neighbours.. they also didn't mind when he painted their gate green)

wasalaam
eleanor

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Barr

10/18/01 at 08:35:56

Assalamu'alaikum :-)

[quote]
Although I may look young thats due to me using Oil of Ulay and getting enough Beauty Sleep(not that I need it).
[/quote]

*gasp* :O *shockohorror!* :O Br Hanif! Oil of Ulay?! :O ...
waitAminute
Is this the new age manhood thing? *heh heh*

[quote]Or are you talking about something else? �What's the purpose of this "Oil of Ulay" ?[/quote]

When I was just a 'lil girl,
My kid brother asked me, what is this thing, that mommy used...
But on that day, my spelling failed me...
for this is what I read to he...

Que Sara, Sara...

That thing is called Oil of Ugly, you see..
If you wanna be beautiful, like she...
U use Oil of Ugly...

Hmmm..I have weird sense of rationality, it seems.... ???

wassalam!
:::Barr:::

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majzoob

10/18/01 at 11:25:26

Asalaams
Just read the post - I am so there!!

seems like it was just yesterday
screaming around and playing like that all day long.
15p for a bag of chips that we'd all walk home sharing.
two of you on a Chopper bike screaming down the hill.
the sun would shine so hard - and days seemed to last like forever.

miss it bad.
M

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Merimda

10/19/01 at 01:27:32

Salam,

Hmm...this is a little before my day..I'm of the generation that grew up watching G.I Joe, Transformers, My Little Pony weekday mornings
Astro Boy, Smurfs, Scooby Doo, Care bears and Gummy (sp?) Bears weekday afternoons and Sat mornings
Tom and Jerry Sunday mornings
And Sesame Street.. when there was nothing else to watch.
And oh yes I used to play COPS (fighting crime in the future time) with my brother and friends..

Salam,
merimda

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Hania

10/19/01 at 13:14:01

Assalamu alaikum

Does anyone remember a program called 'monkey magic'? I don't remember the story lines but one thing that has stuck in my head ever since I was little was the really c@@l theme tune.

Han.

Born from an egg on a mountain top,

The punky-est monkey that ever was,

He knew every magic trick under the sun,

Monkey Magic Monkey Magic,

Monkey Magic Monkey Magic,

Monkey Magic Monkey Magic,

Monkey Magic,

Monkey Magic Oo-ooooh!
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amal

10/19/01 at 15:19:48

slm,

*sigh*...yeah the good old days are gone..when one could get away with being naughty.

My favourite hobby was putting papa's white shirt and go insect hunting, cutting down their legs and arms and then plaster them back, all the while wondering why so many were dying ??? Man, was i lousy doctor!

My other favourite time was when i used to sit on the kitchen floor on a hot humid day in moqdishu with a huge slipper to kill flies.I used to count how many i kill everyday and challenge myself to break my record.

hmmm...on the other hand i guess it's good growing up...at least for the sake of those poor creatures ;-D

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Mystic

10/22/01 at 12:13:20

Subhannalllahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :)
isn't rememberances just awesommmeeeee???
isn't that the very thing that makes us
both
yearn
and
quest?
isn't
that
oil
and
lamp?
light
and
dark?
isnt'
it
all
and
nothing?
Awe
and
inspiration?
isn't
it
life
and
death?
isn't
it
regeneration
and
smoldering
depths?
isn't
it
alllllllllll
and
ahhhhhhhhhhh
and
oooooooooooohhh
isn't
it
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and
baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and
taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and
thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and
khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and
its
goes
all
the way
to
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (of recognition)
and
finally
salaammmmmmmmmmmmmm
which
envelopes
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
and
tell
it
Yes!
Alhamdullillah
YES
YES
YES...
and
with
that
i
seek
to
touch
the
sweet
quest
of
only
the
BEST...
YA
Allah
isn't
He
just
both
the
BLESSING
and
BLESSED?
WOW!!!!
wwoooowww
wow
woww
woooowww

pay attention to the sounds of arabia...they reverberate from the center of your gravity....
and
take
you
out
and
in
to
the
very
depth
of
your
hidden
quest
Alhamdullillah
for
the
beauty
of
rememberance:)

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BrKhalid

10/27/01 at 12:49:30

Asalaamu Alaikum ;-)

[quote]Not that far back Bro, I'm not much older than you. Although I may look young thats due to me using Oil of Ulay and getting enough Beauty Sleep(not that I need it).[/quote]

Bro Hanif, every self respecting guy knows they changed the name from Oil of Ulay to Oil of Olay ages ago!! ;-)

[quote]I thought the coolest thing was eating chips while watching "Chips"[/quote]

Oh yes every Saturday afternoon after Metal Mickey and Buck Rogers!

[quote]Does anyone remember a program called 'monkey magic'?[/quote]

Actually I think it was just called Monkey but Sea Monster was the character in it that really rocked ;-)

They sure don't make 'em like they used to! ;-)

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eleanor

10/28/01 at 03:47:17

slm

yaaaaaaaaaay!!!! Welcome back Brother Khalid!!!!!!!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

I thought you were never going to come back!!
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
that would have been awful!!

but now you're here to happily share my memories..yes it was Saturday night..but was the Fall Guy on Saturday night too? All I remember was when the Fall Guy was over then it was up the stairs and into bed!!!

wasalaam
eleanor

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BroHanif

10/28/01 at 10:48:52

[quote]Bro Hanif, every self respecting guy knows they changed the name from Oil of Ulay to Oil of Olay ages ago!! [/quote]

Ah I see, one has been using the products quite frequnetly, does the wife now yet, or has she approved ? ;)

Anyway nice to see you back Bro.

Tell us about your marrige life now....

Salaams

Hanif

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BrKhalid

10/30/01 at 09:55:13

Assalamu Alaikum ;-)

[quote]�but was the Fall Guy on Saturday night too?[/quote]

Hmmm�I seem to recall Sunday night�.;-)

[quote]Tell us about your marriage life now....[/quote]

Its good�.it𠏋 the moving house that's 賷ifficult!!! ;-)

Alhamdulillah we're both fine ;-)

[quote]Ah I see, one has been using the products quite frequnetly, does the wife now yet, or has she approved ?[/quote]

Are you trying to say I've got wrinkles Bro Hanif? ;)

[quote]I thought you were never going to come back!![/quote]

You should know, as with everyone else Sr Eleanor, the addictive qualities of this board ;-)
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Kathy

10/31/01 at 07:55:59

[quote]
Its good�.it𠏋 the moving house that's 賷ifficult[/quote]

I would imagine it would be hard to catch....

So how long before we see a little Br. Khalid smiley face next to yours?
( This is a typical question from an old(er) lady... )

NS
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nehar

11/04/01 at 20:35:58

[slm]

Memory lane, u guys r gonna make me cry :( !! i wanna b 3 yrs old again, they were the good old days.

my fav were hide n seek, skippin, handstands, hoola hoops and rounders. I rember playing cops and robbers and witches. 4 sum reason i was always the witch, lol!

[quote]Eating raw jelly, orange squash ice pops[/quote]
i luved that 2

[quote]Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt[/quote]
i still do that

[quote]The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs[/quote]
i still beleive that, so i've now got skinches 4 life!

[quote]When 25p was decent pocket money[/quote]
u cud buy so much with that much b4!!

[quote]Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable vitamins[/quote]
i still consider them as sweeties

I think my funniest memory is i wanted 2 do the house work, me and my sis used 2 fight 2 do the hoovering and dusting.

im going 2 bed now and gonna have sum sweet dreams.
take care

[wlm]

Nehar

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nehar

11/04/01 at 20:38:22

[slm]

Care bears and Gummy Bears were kool, wat happened 2 them?
do u remember the wozzles??

[wlm]
Nehar

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Merimda

11/04/01 at 21:25:18

Salam,

Hmm.. Wozzles sounds familiar..are they those fuzzy puppets that lived underground?

Up to last year Care bears was still running weekday mornings where I live..don't know if it still does..

I remember one time this guy in my class two years ago told me he liked watching Gummy bears on the cartoon channel every morning..^_^

salam,
merimda

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MorningStar

11/06/01 at 03:31:02

..ahhh yes those WERE the days...

I also remember coming home for lunch and watching Trumpton, Camberwick Green, Magic Roundabout, Rainbow and Bod. (My sister was telling me that Rainbow is making a come back, I think I saw a tee-shirt with Zippy on the front the other day!)

As for Knight Rider and Chips we would watch it as a family, even mum and dad loved them. ( I think my mum had a secret thing for Erik Estrada, she loved his smile :-) )

My fondest memories of my childhood are meeting up every weekend with my cousins and a couple of other close friends. We would spend the whole day playing in the fields behind my uncles house.

Hide and seek, rounders, seven stones, and of course cricket! We used to team up girls versus boys and of course the girls always won!

...ahh yes those were the days... :-)

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