When we were kids...

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The first super hero on TV, I can remember...


Soft drink, you mean colour or goli soda?


Safe and cheap transport to school


You could actually buy stuff with even one or a few of them

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  1. Anonymous4:06 pm

    short and sweet.. i loved this.. i remember the paneer soda.. the goli types.. used to open it with my thumb and show off to my friends... and 20 paise gas mutttaaai at my granny's place... rickshaw too.. cool..

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  2. Gomathy S4:56 pm

    I dont remember Johny Sokko !! But rest all I could easily associate...

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  3. Fred11:53 am

    Yeah!! I remember Johny Sokko as 'GIANT ROBOT'. I used to rush completing my homework which is the passport to watch this program.

    If am right, it was at 8 pm on Wednesdays..... My Favourite at that time.

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  4. Dhanya12:50 am

    Nostalgic.. rather it also reminded me that our generation is getting older.. :(

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  5. Ashika4:23 pm

    My 'era's' soft drink - Gold spot, the zing thing! Super post, enjoyed it!

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  6. Zee8:41 pm

    ah those 20p coins! or the pretty 10p ones shaped like a flower :) i remember painting one of those pretty coins with my mum's nailpolish!!!! :)

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  7. Vadapoche8:14 am

    @ Chriz: tried searching for paal ice pocs, not lucky! but goli soda rocks, still can find it in a few shops around.

    @ Daisy Blue: Maybe you are too young or WE R @ OLD! but yes, Johny Sokko was something to look forward to back then

    @ Fred: me 2!

    @ Dhanya: yup, and it really hits hard when I see the kids around me

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  8. Vadapoche8:16 am

    @ Oxy: A real pity that Coke discontinued Gold Spot, when they retained Thums Up and Limca, I still remember Campa Cola and the ad that ran for it

    @ Zee: had i retained my old dumb boxes I guess they would have some value now, as antiques!

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  9. PurpleHeart10:50 am

    The Robot used to come on Saturdays, right ? Too good to forget !

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  10. Anonymous11:20 am

    And by playing, we actually played - out there.
    :)

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  11. S. Susan Deborah1:45 am

    How I liked that panneer soda! It was the treat we waited for after our exams. On the last day of our exam, we got 10 rupees as pocket-money and from that one rupee for panneer soda. I still remember that taste and coolness.

    We had the best of growing up and living years.

    Joy always,
    Susan

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