By Danial Yusof
Have you ever thought that our childhood time was the best moment in our life? During that time all of us were in primary school. We managed to create many stories regardless they were good or bad stories. May be at that time we were not aware about this but now when we are in our twenties, we tend to think about it and we feel glad because we were part of it although we are quiet sad because it only happened once in our life time. Besides, why should we feel sad because we already got the happiness of being a kid and we should be happy of it.
During childhood time, our mind was set to do something that is full of fun. When we reached school, we played with our friends, we made a lot of noise, and we disturbed others. But the best part is, when we got scolded by our teacher, we remained silent and did not do anything bad because we were scared the teacher would get angry again. Plus, when the school bell rang, we were really happy because it was the time to go home. While waiting for someone to fetch us, we bought foods and drinks from the seller located just outside the school gate. At that time, the price for these foods and drinks was cheap but not all of us managed to buy the food that we wanted because we didnt have enough money. Our parents only gave us around RM2 and we already finished it during break time. So, the solution was we borrowed some money from our friends and we promised to pay the next day.
Furthermore, we always looked forward for school holidays where we had some fun with friends nearby our house. Activities that we always had during the holidays were cycling and playing football. We enjoyed playing remote control car and had a race with our friends. We also modified and decorated our toy car so that we can show to others and felt proud of it. Our friends will praise us and they wanted us to show how we did it.
We developed certain culture when we were kids. First, when we bought foods or drinks, surely our friends would ask for it. They wanted us to share the foods or drinks although they told us that they would take a little bit of it, but it was a big lie. They took a big portion of the foods or drinks and we got very angry. Sometimes, this small thing can change into a fight but dont worry, our fight with our friends would not last long. Some days later, we would become friends again.
Sometimes upon reflection we asked ourselves if it would be possible to return to our childhood days where as kids we need not have to worry about so many problems, other than having fun with our friends. Unfortunately, those days were over for all of us and we cant afford to remain kids forever. We have to grow up. No doubt, al the good memories of the kid days would remain in our mind.***
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