I wonder, how many of us got the opportunity to listen to tales of the olden days - days of our grandparents or even our parents, for the matter.........
I am indeed very lucky, as when I was young my late father used to tell us lots of stories about their hard life and off course my mum also tells us her side of her childhood stories as well as their parents and grandparents. If only we know their stories, then we can appreciate our own life today.
Can you imagine a time with no gas or electric burners, electric rice cookers, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, etc....etc..... All those chores have to be done using bare hands and mind you...... in the olden days, such chores are only done by girls or women!! See how pity they are in those days!!! Don't dare to imagine!!!
I still remember clearly, being a little girl, how my mum do the cooking....... using woods to start the fire and mind you it is never easy....... have to use paper to fan it until the fire starts, then controlling the fire is another hard task!! Not only that....... washing of those pots, with the bottom all BLACK is another tedious task when everyone in the family finishes their meals each day.......... Oh.... all those poor mums, aunties, sisters, grandmas.........
Another good example is doing laundry : clothes were manually beaten or kneaded to get suds through the fabric, then scrubbed on a washboard with a brush and hand-wrung dry. Not to mention the tedious ironing methods of those days???
Today, we are indeed "blessed" as everything is made easy with the latest technology of electrical & electronic household appliances. A fully automatic washing machine with press button control for timers, water control and programme selection can be bought from any electrical store. I believe most household today own though not all but most of these household appliances, which makes life much more easier as compared to the olden days!
Indeed, we should be thankful for all the technologies of today, which gives us all we need in the comfort of our very own home!
I am indeed very lucky, as when I was young my late father used to tell us lots of stories about their hard life and off course my mum also tells us her side of her childhood stories as well as their parents and grandparents. If only we know their stories, then we can appreciate our own life today.
Can you imagine a time with no gas or electric burners, electric rice cookers, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, etc....etc..... All those chores have to be done using bare hands and mind you...... in the olden days, such chores are only done by girls or women!! See how pity they are in those days!!! Don't dare to imagine!!!
I still remember clearly, being a little girl, how my mum do the cooking....... using woods to start the fire and mind you it is never easy....... have to use paper to fan it until the fire starts, then controlling the fire is another hard task!! Not only that....... washing of those pots, with the bottom all BLACK is another tedious task when everyone in the family finishes their meals each day.......... Oh.... all those poor mums, aunties, sisters, grandmas.........
Another good example is doing laundry : clothes were manually beaten or kneaded to get suds through the fabric, then scrubbed on a washboard with a brush and hand-wrung dry. Not to mention the tedious ironing methods of those days???
Today, we are indeed "blessed" as everything is made easy with the latest technology of electrical & electronic household appliances. A fully automatic washing machine with press button control for timers, water control and programme selection can be bought from any electrical store. I believe most household today own though not all but most of these household appliances, which makes life much more easier as compared to the olden days!
Indeed, we should be thankful for all the technologies of today, which gives us all we need in the comfort of our very own home!
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