I have a pen
My pen is blue
I have a friend
My friend is you
My pen is blue
I have a friend
My friend is you
I found this poem while rummaging through old books last weekend. Very classic indeed :). If memory serves me right, I think I was in Standard 3. A friend must have scribbled it in my book during one of our boring classes. Memories of my childhood days were flashing in my mind and most certainly brought smiles to my face.
My early years of primary school were full of innocence. I don’t know about the kids nowadays but back then (primary school in the 80s), poems like these were used during occasions like when sending out greeting cards or when signing autograph/biodata book/school yearbook.
On top of my head, these are some that I can recall:
Pen merah
Pen biru
You marah
I love you
Pecah kaca
Pecah gelas
Sudah baca
Harap balas
Pecah kaca
Pecah tong
Sudah baca
Harap gantung
The king sails in a goldenship
The queen sails in a silvership
But we sail on a friendship
Don’t marry a pilot
I’ll tell you why
He’ll take you to the airport
And say bye-bye
I can’t help but laugh when reading this back again. It sounds funny now and so childish. Those were the good old days. It’s definitely a childhood memory thats worth treasuring.
I can’t remember the other poems but if you grew up within the same era, do let me know of the others. It’s nice going down memory lane.
My early years of primary school were full of innocence. I don’t know about the kids nowadays but back then (primary school in the 80s), poems like these were used during occasions like when sending out greeting cards or when signing autograph/biodata book/school yearbook.
On top of my head, these are some that I can recall:
Pen merah
Pen biru
You marah
I love you
Pecah kaca
Pecah gelas
Sudah baca
Harap balas
Pecah kaca
Pecah tong
Sudah baca
Harap gantung
The king sails in a goldenship
The queen sails in a silvership
But we sail on a friendship
Don’t marry a pilot
I’ll tell you why
He’ll take you to the airport
And say bye-bye
I can’t help but laugh when reading this back again. It sounds funny now and so childish. Those were the good old days. It’s definitely a childhood memory thats worth treasuring.
I can’t remember the other poems but if you grew up within the same era, do let me know of the others. It’s nice going down memory lane.
31 comments:
yes babe..good 'ol days..
darjah 3 dah pandai tulis surat cinta, dan diakhiri dengan pantun, yg pen2 tu..
hummmm
Missy,
You dah pandai tulis surat cinta masa tu? Amboiiiii... :)
hahhhaaaa..teringat la maser antar kad raya kat kengkawan dulu2...those were the days..
awwww... memories of school days. You were in primary school in the 80s. I was there in the 70s. yikes!
I remember that "I have a pen" poem. This one below is my favourite. I continued to use it in lower secondary school. :D
Roses are red
Violets are blue
If I had your face
I'd join the zoo
Budak-budak pegi sekolah
Pegi sekolah naik bas oren
Budak-budak balik sekolah
Balik sekolah naik bas oren
i think the "lepas baca harap balas' was in every hari raya card i dapat masa sekolah2 dulu2..sekarang semua e-card....hmmm..
Pecah katalog,
Pecah kotak,
saya dah komen awak punya blog,
awak komen saya punya pulak.
Hi Trueblue,
I like those days. Those were unpretentious times with friends. It was easier.
I'll never forget all those sweet pantun 2,3 and 4 kerat...
They say diamonds are forever...
I think not!
Memories of childhood is the best remedy.. esp when I'm feelingggg ssoooo the very lowww....
Hahaha..oh man! This brings back so much memories of my childhood...used to hate it when ppl write in raya card,
pecah kaca pecah gelas
sudah baca harap balas
Coz it means I have to balas the raya card!
uglybutadorable,
Masa tu takde pantun lain la..Balik-balik yang pecah kaca pecah gelas tu..hehehe
j.t,
Hahahaha...I burst out laughing reading your poem. I've never heard that one before. Hillarious!
akula,
Ah yes...thats a very logical poem. :)
red raven,
kan? kids nowadays more IT savvy.
sixty,
Hahah..ok..nanti saya komen blog awak pulak ye :P
K Ruby,
Hello! There were not much things to worry about those days. Definitely easier. No stress. It was all about having fun. I remembered the games we played like batu seremban (??), tingting, galah panjang, main kejar-kejar. *sigh* i miss them days...
monster mom,
I so agree with you. When we look back at the old photos, we can't help but smile.
cosmic_gurl,
Bila dapat kad yang ada pantun tu, rasa pressure sangat nak kena balas. :)
hahahha...cute apa those pantuns. i esp love the pen merah, pen biru thingy.
maybe u should write about our letters while u're going down the memory lane. tu lagi malu ;)
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
But not as sweet as you!
I received a piece of paper when i was in primary 5 from a classmate. Hahaa
eiseai,
I think people will puke if I tell them about our letters. So overly perasan!
Angel eyes,
Yes, I remember that one too. Kalau dapat that poem, memang rasa kembang habis lah.
Oi, achei teu blog pelo google tá bem interessante gostei desse post. Quando der dá uma passada pelo meu blog, é sobre camisetas personalizadas, mostra passo a passo como criar uma camiseta personalizada bem maneira. Até mais.
lol i love them rhymes. dulu tulis kat sume org. cam cool gila kan. ahhh those were the good old days...
rodrigo,
huh? err..Need some translation here
lil' miss easydent,
yaa..one of the great times
hahahha...i remembered during raya, you meant it when you wrote the pecah kaca pecah gelas thing...and if someone tak reply, no cross the persons name next year...hahahahha
sorry...slh type - you cross the persons name next year....hahahah
so young kan masa tu
If I were to put my childhood photos, my "voque" friends now would have thrown stick and stones to me. :D. Hedious is an understatement if you know what i mean.. hehehe
i hate my hairdo in the 80's.
I've always been the experiment victim by my sisters.
Eddy Purnama Sparrow,
Yelah, nama pun budak-budak. Bila tak reply tu jadi isu besar la :)
Shell,
I don't remember you having bad hairdo's that time
ye lar. mmg kelakar. teringat plak masa dolu2.
my all time favourite was the
pecah kaca
pecah tong
Sudah baca
harap balas
especially bila nak hantar kad raya!.
opps pecah gelas not pecah tong..terconfuse sebentar :P
Diaharris,
At this age if we bagi pantun tu kat orang, mau kena gelak punya :)
Nour,
Hi babe. How are you? Its good to see your name back in the blogging world. I hope you are coping well. Take care!
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