Awesome 80s! Year End Banquet
Year End Banquet 2012
A few months before the year ended, I was approached by some good friends that they would like to plan an awesome party. The theme was the Awesome 80s! I couldn't have agreed more as I am an 80s child. I grew up in the 80s, watching the A-Team, Knight Rider, The Cosby Show and Growing Pains. Listening to groups or singers like Michael Jackson, Thompson Twins, Duran Duran, Wham, Nik Kershaw, Bananarama and Pet Shop Boys. Playing the Rubik's Cube, Pacman, Super Mario and Nintendo's Game & Watch games. The rise of the modern electronic devices such as Casio Keyboard, Hit Stix (drum set that does not need any drums), the heavy duty Motorola mobile phone and computer desktop.
Oh yes, what can I say? It is an awesome era to be part of.
Awesome 80s Banquet 2012 - It was a fun night!
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What to Wear?
Costume of the 80s
It was an awesome party to celebrate the year of 2012. We all had to dress as to what the theme suggested which relates to the 80s! We were searching and scratching our heads for some ideas of what to wear. Google the theme "80s costume" and a whole lot of images came out!
Some came as cartoon characters, some as movie stars, rock stars or pop singers, even computer game characters such as Super Mario brothers! Just to name a few, we saw Boy George, a few Michael Jacksons (adult's and kid's version), Jane Fonda, Ghostbusters, Punky Brewster, Jon Bon Jovi, God of Gambler (Cantonese movie) and many more.
Picture is from CostumesLuck.com
Electronic vs Rubik's Cube
Both have your fingers pretty worked out. Exercise your fingers!!! But I think Rubik's will have your brains exercise too!
Is Rubik's Cube better than Game & Watch?
Toys in the 80s - Down to Memory Lane
Do you remember these toys? I know I used to enjoyed playing with them before all the new techky stuff (iPad, iPhone and etc). No doubt it was the era where hand held electronic devices were emerging. There was the Rubik's cube craze at one time! Different types of Rubik's puzzle. Competition to solve Rubik's puzzle. To tell you the truth, I still have not master the skill of solving all the 6 sides! At most for me, is only 2 sides and it is by chance! See if you can solve it?
Collector's Item - Fingers Exercise!
I remembered our first Nintendo Game & Watch was "Popeye". The game describes Popeye saving goods that was thrown by Olive Oil. You have Brutus as the bully trying to punch Popeye into the water. As the game proceed, the pace will pick up! Gosh, my fingers have to work as twice as fast!
Then my dad bought us the second Game & Watch, which was "Turtle Bridge". The objective is to get the man from left to right across the turtle bridge carrying goods on his head to the other side and pass the goods to the receiving man. Then back again to left and reload the goods. Simple enough? The tricky part was the turtles would not stay long at the surface of the water. As the game proceed, (usually the case) it gets harder when things gets faster! You'll get picture.
It became such a hit with kids during the 80s. Whenever, we went to our cousins' house we will bring ours to ex-changed with each other to see who can score the highest points. There were many other versions, some came with 2 buttons game play, some with 4 buttons game play, classic screen , wide screen and even multi screens!
A List of Game & Watch
Just to name a few:
Ball, Flagman, Vermin, Popeye, Fire, Parachute, Octopus, Fire Attack, Donkey Kong, Dongkey Kong Jr., Turtle Bridge, Mario, Super Mario, Chef, Egg, Snoopy Tennis & many more. Take a look at the video.
