[size=[font="Times New Roman"]>> > Just take a few minutes, sit back with the ol' days!!!
>> > The good ole' days... I'm talking about the time of....Hide and Seek in
>> > the park...or the dark...or anywhere. The tearoom down the road,
>> > Marbles, Donkey, skipping and handstands, backyard cricket with a
>> > tomato box, house house game, 5 stones, jumping the river, building a
>> > swing from a piece of rope tied to a tree, tennis on the street or
>> > swing ball in the backyard, Black Shoe black Shoe, Ing Ching China
>> > Mina,
>> >
>> > My
>> > name is Cane, Four Corners , Crocodile, Open Gates, Hoopoo, Gully
>> > Gundha, Mercy, Slides & climbing trees.
>> > Remember when there was a season for everything, before play stations
>> > and cartoon networks, computers... The sound of the fish or fruit &
>> > veg vendor in his van. Wicks bubble gum for a cent! Chappies, Roller
>> > skates, BMX, go carts Wait, can you still remember...
>> > Getting up at 3 in the morning, sitting under a blanket at the back of
>> > a bakkie to spend the day at Park renie, illovo beach or midmar dam?
>> > When
>> > around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going
>> > somewhere, and your ma made you "dress up" for the trip. Going to Town
>> > to do Christmas shopping. Peeling skin in summer. Sticky fingers and
>> > sand in and on everything Marbles, yo yo's, tops, kites... Walking to
>> > school no matter what the weather and too embarrassed to wear a
>> > raincoat. Walking home and spending the bus fare. 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. Being tired from playing... Remember that?
>> > The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
>> > I'm not finished just yet...... Can you still taste and smell... eating
>> > egg sweets and jellytots, Ice lollies made from cold drink in
>> > Tupperware holders in the freezer. Licking the spoon when cakes were
>> > baked.......... Camping in a tent (with no electricity) was not an
>> > option. Marshmallow fish and mice.
>> >
>> >
>> > Remember when... There were two types of takkies North Star and the
>> > canvas ones, and the only time you wore them at school, was for "PE" in
>> > your white shorts and ..... Startrek, A team, Airwolf, Knight Rider,
>> > Gummie Bears, The Lone Ranger, Bravestar... It wasn't odd to have two
>> > or three "best" friends, if you're a boy its ok for a girl to be your
>> > bestfriend and vice versa, you knew everyone in the road, even their
>> > cousins were your friends. Nobody owned a pedigree dog!
>> >
>> >
>> > When it was considered a great privilege and very unusual to be taken
>> > out to
>> > dinner at a real restaurant or in a proper hotel.
>> >
>> >
>> > When watching spaghetti westerns or karate movie in the art room on
>> > Friday
>> > afternoon was the highlight of the week? And trying the moves out when
>> > the movie was done!!! Or when on the rare occasion your father bought
>> > Kentucky ? Remember how we used to lie on the grass & eat mango and
>> > chilli
>> > powder
>> > or bhor and figs. Remember 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 master'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, "Nix!" A "race issue"
>> > meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money was handled by whoever
>> > was the banker in "Monopoly". Having a weapon in school meant being
>> > caught with a BIC pen, pea shooter or a "kettie". Taking drugs meant
>> > orange flavoured chewable vitamin C, Milk of Magnesia Or a spoonful
>> > of castor oil. Ice cream was considered a basic food group. Skills and
>> > courage were discovered because of a "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 (especially those who grew up in Natal )
>> > Who may need a break from their "grown up" life![/font]][/size]