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Oct 6, '07 11:09 AM
for everyone

Some stuff from waaaay back that are still in my possession.

According to my bankbook, I had P1,400+ in my name in Dec. 1980. Does anyone remember who sang the Sanrio theme ("wont you come my way, lalalalala...")? Or better yet, have a copy? Anyone, anyone??

The cassette player I kept in my bathroom and like rubber duckie, truly made bathtime lots of fun. The radio still works (I was obviously an RT listener as a child), but the player has gone to rest after so many years.

I'm proud to say the betamax is in good working condition which can still play my Depeche Mode, Alice in Chains, MTV and 21 Jumpstreet beta tapes.

And finally, the cellphone! It's not exactly vintage, but with the new models that are being churned out every quarter, this baby that first allowed us to send and receive SMS messages definitely deserves a special mention ;-)

Happy Savers Club
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Cassette Recorder
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Betamax

1st Nokia GSM phone
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rarivera78 wrote on Oct 6, '07

retro! meron din akong betamax na gumagana =)

diceycala wrote on Oct 6, '07

Happy Savers Club!! Didn't an ID go with that?

anne1ramos wrote on Oct 6, '07

wow blast from the past! Happy savers club....panalo!

dizzychick76 wrote on Oct 6, '07, edited on Oct 6, '07

love it! You still have Betamax! (With 21 Jumpstreet pa) woohooo.
I think we all listened to RT way back when.

sayang your tape deck doesn't work either...there are cassettes that we'd all love to listen to again.

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

rarivera78 said

retro! meron din akong betamax na gumagana =)

How cool! Is it the one where the tape holder pops up and comes with a cabled remote control??

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

diceycala said

Didn't an ID go with that?

Did it? I don't remember, all I found was the passbook and the slipcase :(

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

anne1ramos said

wow blast from the past! Happy savers club....panalo!

Anne, I bet you were a member too?? For some reason, it made me look forward to going to the bank though I didn't really care much why.

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

dizzychick76 said

Would you believe I even transfered those Jumpstreet tapes to VHS myself, only to discover a few months later that it was going to be released on DVD?

Thank God for NU, I was able to resurrect some Dredd cassette recordings.

lagkat wrote on Oct 7, '07

Wow, you're a bigger pack rat than I am! That's cool, though. :-)

nazgulqueen wrote on Oct 7, '07

I had that exact same model of cassette recorder! I no longer have it but...I still have my casettes! Not all of them but after reading this blog I don't know if I should toss them out or hang on :-) ... I recently got a blank stare when I mentioned Shaun Cassidy ... ha ha ha ha!

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

lagkat said

Wow, you're a bigger pack rat than I am! That's cool, though. :-)

Well, I never intended to keep them, they just happen to find them lying around! Although it was hard parting with a betamax player that still works, especially with all the tapes that I accumulated throughout my childhood ;-)

nazgulqueen wrote on Oct 7, '07

Oh my gosh, I recognize..."Patty and Jimmy"

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

nazgulqueen said

The cassette recorder was pretty common model, I know a lot of people back then who had the same one, and a lot were also kept in their bathrooms!

Shaun Cassidy??? Hahaha, did I ever tell you he was my first crush?? I was three then, and I refused to let my yaya change my clothes in front of my cousin's Hardy Boys posters in their room, for fear of him seeing me naked. CHOS!!! But speaking of Shaun, I still have his albums sleeves (unfortunately it's somewhere in my tita's house for storage) but the record is long gone. A doo ron ron ron a doo ron ron.....

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

nazgulqueen said

Oh my gosh, I recognize..."Patty and Jimmy"

Notice how My Melody isn't there though. I don't think she was around at that time yet hehehe.

diceycala wrote on Oct 7, '07

Hehe, I could easily be confused too.

nazgulqueen wrote on Oct 7, '07

isabetlog said

I refused to let my yaya change my clothes in front of my cousin's Hardy Boys posters in their room, for fear of him seeing me naked.

Reminds me of the portraits in the horror movies with the eyeballs moving...wooooo.

Hardy Boys, they should replay that you know. I watched that too! On Friday nights! Something to look forward to.

I mean if they replay Voltes V, they should replay THAT! Cult favorite! He he.

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

diceycala said

Hehe, I could easily be confused too.

Especially now, they've come out with a gazillion and once new characters since!

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

nazgulqueen said

I mean if they replay Voltes V, they should replay THAT! Cult favorite! He he.

Yeah, that and 21 Jumpstreet! Hehehe! I wonder if they've released it on DVD yet. Hmm...

dizzychick76 wrote on Oct 7, '07

Post the dredd recordings!!!!
Flashback would be good right about now.

We are of the Voltes V generation... hahahaha.

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

dizzychick76 said

Post the dredd recordings!!!!
Flashback would be good right about now.

We are of the Voltes V generation... hahahaha.

They're on my music page ;-)

dizzychick76 wrote on Oct 7, '07

perfect. thanks.
from one Isabel to another...grazie

isabetlog wrote on Oct 7, '07

prego, amigo!

gypsysoul73 wrote on Oct 8, '07

Omigod, my mom still has this, exactly the same!

isabetlog wrote on Oct 9, '07

Does the tape player still work??

anne1ramos wrote on Oct 10, '07

isabetlog said

Anne, I bet you were a member too?? For some reason, it made me look forward to going to the bank though I didn't really care much why.

Hey i just realized you had a substantial amount of money in your happy savers club account - P 1,400? Wow! I think i only had P 300 all through out its existence! That's why you looked forward to going to the bank! =)

isabetlog wrote on Oct 11, '07

Yeah I suppose you could say that was a lot back then. But alas, it's all gone now hahaha....

gypsysoul73 wrote on Oct 11, '07

Yes it does, would you believe!

isabetlog wrote on Oct 11, '07

Wow, amaaaazing!