How do you know that you're
not young anymore...
Before
You take a bus from Marina
MRT to Marina Bay during the weekend and all is norm
Now
You take a bus from Marina
MRT to Marina Bay during the weekend and other than the bus driver, you
re the oldest person in the bus
Before
You go to Disco Dances
Now
You go to Dinner & Dances
Before
Your auntie and uncles call
you Ah Boy/Ah Girl
Now
Your auntie and uncles call
you Dennis/Irene
Before
Kids call you Gor Gor/Ze
Ze (Chinese Hokkien dialect for big brother/Sister)
Now
Kids call you Uncle/Auntie
Before
You talk about exams, teacher,
homework, friends
Now
You talk about career, bosses,
office-work, colleages
Before
You come back very late
at night and your mum is pacing along the common walkway, waiting anxiously
Now
You come back very late
at night and your mum is sound asleep
Before
Your mother gets paranoid
when girls/guys call you
Now
Your mother gets paranoid
when girls/guys don t call you
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