Saw a 10-cent coin in drain

[Lurpsexx]

Never underestimate the power of 5 or 10 cents... when u urgently need one or short of one, and cannot find it.. then u know...

 

10cents still can use to make emergency calls at public tel ma... and when u lao sai and short of 10 cents to buy the toilet paper then u will know ah....

 

Last time when got chewing gum, we used to take the branches and stick the gum to one end, then poke the 10 cents out from the drain to buy another piece of gum to chew.. hehe... simple pleasures when for a kid..

[Jman888]

kids dun look at coin now, i have a coin bowl that collect all the loose change from our pocket when we come home, the kids cant bother to 'take' from it as if those are not 'money'

[Yewheng]

Never underestimate the power of 5 or 10 cents... when u urgently need one or short of one, and cannot find it.. then u know...

 

10cents still can use to make emergency calls at public tel ma... and when u lao sai and short of 10 cents to buy the toilet paper then u will know ah....

 

Last time when got chewing gum, we used to take the branches and stick the gum to one end, then poke the 10 cents out from the drain to buy another piece of gum to chew.. hehe... simple pleasures when for a kid..

 

For me when I was in primary school, I did open up drain cover ( its heavy) and take 10cent coin. Those were the days..

[Albeniz]

kids dun look at coin now, i have a coin bowl that collect all the loose change from our pocket when we come home, the kids cant bother to 'take' from it as if those are not 'money'

 

When I was in primary school, my parents used to have a bowl of coins and it was always filled.

I was allowed to take some coins every night to the hawker center for a cup of kopi or supper. That was the childhood days.

 

[Jman888]

When I was in primary school, my parents used to have a bowl of coins and it was always filled.

I was allowed to take some coins every night to the hawker center for a cup of kopi or supper. That was the childhood days.

 

 

we have to clear the bowl every other month it cost $0.0075/coin to bank into POSB

[Fitvip]

at four horse road...........once a old lady asked for $$$..............gave her $2 from my change.................she asked for $5.........saying not enough for one meal...... [laugh]

 

When I visited Cambodia years ago, the child beggars at Ang Kor Wat asked for US$!

[Phluvcat]

Remembered when i was small, would definitely pick up the coin as that would mean a sng bao treat. kids nowadays just walk away from it.

 

I would still pick up the ten cents, because ji shao chen duo, and every cent counts.

[AnimalFarm]

When I was in primary school, my parents used to have a bowl of coins and it was always filled.

I was allowed to take some coins every night to the hawker center for a cup of kopi or supper. That was the childhood days.

 

when i was small,i used to take a bowl and sit at 4 horse road.

the bowl will magically fill itself up with coins.

[Happily1986]

when i was small,i used to take a bowl and sit at 4 horse road.

the bowl will magically fill itself up with coins.

 

Either you were lucky or you are bluffing. I am surprised Social Welfare officers didn't pick you up. First they do will be to call up your parents. Alot of trouble will ensue because they will investigate whether there are instances of child abuse, lack of proper child supervision etc.

[Albeniz]

when i was small,i used to take a bowl and sit at 4 horse road.

the bowl will magically fill itself up with coins.

yeah... it was reported in the evening papers that some are even chauffeured in Mercedes Benz.

Edited September 9, 2012 by Albeniz

[Sga54g]

at four horse road...........once a old lady asked for $$$..............gave her $2 from my change.................she asked for $5.........saying not enough for one meal...... [laugh]

Saw this beggar who asked for $ to buy food and my fren told him to just order the food at the hawker stall & he will pay for it.... Guess what, he walked away! Argued but rejected him cos my fren thinks he wants to buy to ciggi...

[Albeniz]

Saw this beggar who asked for $ to buy food and my fren told him to just order the food at the hawker stall & he will pay for it.... Guess what, he walked away! Argued but rejected him cos my fren thinks he wants to buy to ciggi...

Many years ago, there was this middle-aged aunty who would go around Redhill Hawker Center asking for money. And at one point, my relative overhead her talking about 4-D bettings.

 

 

[Silver_blade]

Many years ago, there was this middle-aged aunty who would go around Redhill Hawker Center asking for money. And at one point, my relative overhead her talking about 4-D bettings.

Henderson area also have similar 'day time beggars'. They will drink beer by crate and smoke in the evening. Don't if they buy 4-D, etc. Takings should be decent.

[Albeniz]

Henderson area also have similar 'day time beggars'. They will drink beer by crate and smoke in the evening. Don't if they buy 4-D, etc. Takings should be decent.

Looks like we stayed in the same area, many years ago.

[Xanavi]

if you drop 10 cts in toilet bowl, will you pick it up?

 

i did

 

Me too.

[Rncw]

in primary school last time 10cents can buy a bowl of nice noodle ... last time pocket money only 25 cents daily

[Silver_blade]

Looks like we stayed in the same area, many years ago.

My parents move there a few years ago. A couple crates of beer should cost quite a bit...especially for 'beggar'. Anyway, the truely poor ones will either receive help from a few grassroot groups (gov and pte ones) in the area or get free food from some hawkers.

[Albeniz]

in primary school last time 10cents can buy a bowl of nice noodle ... last time pocket money only 25 cents daily

 

You must be older than me. When I was in primary one, the cheapest soup noodle in the canteen was already 20cents.

 

My P1 pocket money was 40cents. But in the subsequent years, the allowance was increased to 60 cents. Thanks to Ah Gong.