Fad things when i grew up in the nineties

How was it when u guys grew up?? It was probably the best times in our life. Especially around the age of 8-12. Things we watched, things we played really gave us a big impact on who we are today.

So here are a few fads during the nineties..

1. Digimon
During my childhood days, it was a dream to have one of these. All your friends have it and you go to the surau to meet friends and battle with them. Thats a bad example kids. there would be skills on how to win battles too.. tekan sana, tekan sini and skill tembak three taiks.. haha!! it was legendary

Well, Digimon came to fame due to the existence of the Tamagochi. A Tamagochi is a japanese invention, which you will have a digital virtual pet in a handheld. So, the pets need to be fed and gave attention. And one day, Japanese bookies got nothing to bet on other than tamagochis. Soon the bookies got tamagochis to fight each other, with slight mods. Thats how digimon got invented. At least the true story la.


2.Ultraman

Ultraman is a mystical (is it??) alien from outer space which takes the form of a human on earth, and has the ability to transform to its original form to save earth. Ultramans are really tall (like hantu galah one) and can fire laser rays from their forearms and kill monsters.

Ultramans influenced a lotta kids. Kids wanted to cartwheel like ultraman. but even with so much i9nfluence from ultraman, i've always wondered why ultramans need to 'fire' when their energy is at a critical level. After they have fired, they have to go charge up and fly to the sun. near the sun is the world of ultraman where all the ultramans are.. Ultraman ayah, ultraman mak, abang adik ipar, sepupu and all are.. And to this day, i still play ultraman with my baby cuzin and watch Ultraman Mebius and Cosmos on TV. Its cool. SPOILER ALERT, mebius ada family of ultra!! or was it cosmos?

3.Tamiya Racing Cars
DASH YONKURO!!! Siapa tak pernah ada kereta 4wd dash yonkuro mmg kesian laa. These are kit cars which we assemble on our own and we race them on a track made for it. or in my case, longkang sekolah. The cars are extremely modifiable and can go really fasst. It became more famous with the show dash Yonkuro on TV.


Kids would tend to modify them by taking the body off, putting on metal bumpers so protect the plastic chassis, take of the front wheels and use a 'ball-pen' type wheel. Modifications in motor was also done by adding more copper wires and changing the wires. some kids would go "waa!! Kau punya kaler Ijau!! Laju Gila!!". And because the cars eat batteries for breakfast, lunch snd dinner, snack in between as well, we would put the batteries under bright sun to recharge them. I study chemistry but i still dunno why it seemed to work at that tym.

Well, these are the few things that most kids who gew up in the nineties would remember. Lost now are those fond memories (and culture) of going out to play these toys with friends, the spirit of competition. Now kids play games too much. Its unhealthy!!