last week i brought this pencil case
it really got me thrilled for quite awhile
because it has been years since i last
bought a pencil case
it drove me back into the memory lane
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i believe during these days
everyone took pride in our stationeries so much
especially pencil case
it is like a symbol of status
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if i got a new one which i really like
fingers were helplessly toying with it
eyes were diverted to the cute pics
while teacher was teaching in front
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and i actually went hunting for
all the old pencil cases which are still around
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the shopaholic spirit in me
was unleashed at a baby stage
in buying stationeries and pencil cases
Std 6 was the climax where
i changed at least one every month
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there were quite a few that i gave away
during a X’mas to some needy kids
here are what i found
blue still dominates the crowd
and i realized most of it has got its own story
sit back and let them be revealed
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1st, Little Bobdog
i guess everyone would at least own a Little Bobdog
it’s like the pencil case market leader..
Superbrand!!
that buddy of him
black in colour
anyone happened to know
what his or her name is?
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this slim long box
was the most convi one for tuition classes
it’s compact, “double-storey”
and can be stuffed in pocket or even file
and if i forgot to bring ruler.. no worries
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another Little Bobdog
a bday gift from my Cousin to my sis
haha a hand-me-down
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the Bobdog already faded away
or maybe i scratched it off after
there were some cracks
and drew a Woodstock there instead
this was my $ pouch during Form 5
when i was serving as the class treasurer
the next year i was promoted to
the position of assistant monitor… kaka
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another hand-me-down
the plastic round “window” went missing
and my dad fixed it
and added in a Dalmatian…
i don’t really know what is this called
taken from bottle cap
his childhood collection
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this is the only standing pencil case
Winnie the Pooh
during that time i was trying so hard
to protect the cartoon pictures
that’s what i did
pasted a layer of transparent tape
and trimmed it according to the shape of the cartoon
can see the tape peeling off, right?
yet the pictures below remain scratch-free
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among my collections
Snoopy will always be around
in history there were at least 3
one went missing outside the school library
during Form 3
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we bought six of this from Bum City
Sue-yin, Min Wey, Pei Chin, Xue Chee, Pei Shan
and to differentiate one from another
printed out some D-I-Y stickers
to paste on the other side
still using it as my domestic pencil case
girls, are yours still around
and Pei Shan’s one
hope her family is still keeping it
we really miss her
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very very tired indeed
(ssshhh… did some shopping again today)
gonna go to bed soon
although i thought i still have tonnes
of case files to be revealed
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oh ya
i remember now
Standard one
how i left one at school
and second day it went missing
must be the morning session
Standard Two senior…
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Standard Two
how one day the fatboy sitting in front
turned around and put his arm on my pencil case
and the poor fragile box went cracking
i think i still have one of these
just can’t find it
yellow and blue colour
a friendly green dino on top
and in there was a dino timetable card too
a free gift from Lady’s Choice
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talking about free gift
everyone would have own one from Milo too
water bottles too
they came in all shapes
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Standard Five
bought a Bobdog maroon colour one
along with a Pilot Shaker
it was the trendiest mechanical pencil back then
next day brought it happily to school
half day through
my pencil case went missing
finally found it on top of
the class cabinet
but the Shaker was no longer in there
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although i did buy another Shaker later on
but that was my first one
poor baby
the Bobdog case was still around
not so long ago
but i simply couldn’t find it
arrgh…
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when Ah B saw all the cases
she didn’t even look interested
i still thought i can hand it down to her
after ransacking she found her own treasures
she been carrying them around all the time for days
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good night world
i am so tired
although i feel like writing another post
although i feel like waiting for his new post too
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along the journey
i collected loads of memories
it makes me feel alive again
hope Mr. Happy will accompany me
for the journey to come
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and as you can see..
it’s too small for a calculator
i don’t wanna have anything to do
with complicated Maths in my life anymore
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