8 Nostalgic Things All Malaysian Millennials Confirm Used to Do as Kids

A person’s childhood is one of the most memorable milestones in their life, so here’s a little throwback to all the things us Malaysians used to do as kids. If you’re a millennial and growing, you are sure to have done at least half of these things when you were younger (and who knows, maybe even now!).

1. Challenging your friends to a game of batu seremban

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We even came up with our own gaya tricks to get extra points in order to win.

2. Celebrating our birthday at a fast food restaurant

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We have all celebrated our birthdays at least once at a McDonald’s, KFC, or A&W! If you hadn’t, I’m sure you at least attended a birthday at such an establishment before. Birthdays would always be the most exciting time of our young lives (whether it was ours or not!).

3. Going out at night in our pyjamas

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Because let’s face it, you felt like the coolest kid in the pasar malam in those Ultraman pyjama pants and matching top.   

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Of course, that isn’t to say we don’t still do this. Even celebrities are wearing their sleepwear out in public.

4. Pretending to fall asleep in the car so we’d get carried back into our beds

After a night out with the parents, we’d “accidentally” fall asleep so we don’t have to walk from the car to the house… because our beloved daddy or mommy would carry us, mah!

5. Going “oh-oh-tah-tah-yoh!” when our friend did something bad

For a sentence that made no sense whatsoever, it was the most condescending and threatening thing for a kid to hear. Wanna take it to the next level? Add the dreaded finger wag.

6. Making rubber band guns

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Equipped with nothing but our fingers, a rubber band and precision, you can say that this was one of the deadliest weapons we had as a kid. Face, arms, legs, family jewels; everything was a potential target! 

7. Collecting erasers and having eraser wars

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The best erasers weren’t the fancy ones either. The real MVPs are the ones with the country flags printed on them that you can get from the bookshop for 20 to 50 cents. They had the perfect weight and flip to makan your opponents’ eraser! 

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8. Simply ‘hentam’ the buttons on the controller when we played fighting games

The more buttons we press in succession, the more our character fights. Makes sense right? Whether it was the old school arcade machine or the game console we had at home, we only had one goal in mind: WIN. Who had time to remember the button combinations for combos and special attacks anyways? 

We all agree the best part of our childhood was getting to stay in and play the games on our PlayStation or GameBoy or whatever other gaming devices we had. Being allowed to take a break from homework and chores, and just having fun with our games was the most exciting thing ever. Fast forward a few years later and now, with the availability of smartphones, we’re still able to do all that and more! If you were (or are) a fan of these games, we have great news for you!

Based on the animation series, Ejen Ali, the game Ejen Ali: Emergency is an isometric action puzzle mobile game developed by Media Prima Digital.

Players play as Ejen Ali to infiltrate the MATA facility to rescue Ejen Bakar and Comot, and escape the highly secured facility in a series of 50 levels. Too little of a challenge for you? See how long you can last and try your hand at survival mode instead!

Other features include event-based gameplay that rewards players with additional power-ups and exclusive costumes, the latest being the ‘Merdeka’ event. Players can now unlock the ‘Agent Patriot’ costume by defeating the enemy and completing the ‘Merdeka’ level. Players can also unlock a limited-time Malayan Tiger costume by collecting all 20 MATA badges in 3 secret areas.

This award-winning mobile game has more than 1.5 million players worldwide, and it is available for download on both Android and iOS devices. All for free for a limited time only so what are you waiting for?

Visit the Appstore here or PlayStore here to download it now! Warning because you’ll very likely end up getting hooked on this game. If you do, support lokal lah and vote for Ejen Ali: Emergency in the ‘People’s Choice Category’ for the 2nd IMGA SEA by clicking here!