Thursday, November 10, 2005

random indulgence in nostalgia

if you're a guy in your early twenties with a lingering nostalgia for the times when TCS/SBC wuxia dramas were so much better, then you're probably gonna love this.

I present to you that elusive theme song from that classic channel 8 serial 最后一个大侠 which recedes in the deepest recesses of the minds of every singaporean boy who grew up in the early nineties. That is the absolute coolest SBC/TCS theme song EVER. (you'll probably have to wait for a while for the music to stream)

In memory of those less complicated times, where playtime with friends simply meant exercising one's imagination playing out roles from each wuxia serial and bashing each other up instead of playing multi-player RPG in front of the computer.

maybe that's why kids these days have so many issues. they'll probably need more positive influence from old school SBC wuxia dramas like 最后一个大侠 which constantly bombarded their predessors with a healthy dosage of unequivocal moral righteousness. 正邪不两立.

i would hate to imagine how this generation of kids who grew up watching cartoons like Cow and Chicken or that stupid 美人鱼 channel 8 show would turn out....

PS: Purple Killer (紫镙刹) has to be the COOLEST villian EVER in the history of singaporean telly-land.

13 Comments:

Blogger R2D2 said...

Who doesn't remember a gay guy who can kill people with his purple fingernails? And the woman who the main character liked(not Zoe Tay) seemed hot to me then. But it's so long ago.

Friday, November 11, 2005 2:22:00 AM  
Blogger the virgin undergrad said...

oh yah...hmm who was the other female character??

Friday, November 11, 2005 10:06:00 AM  
Blogger Elvina aka LaoNiang said...

Oh i love this song too! Hahah....wah danz. Remind me of HOW OLD I really am now.

But you are right. Good old shows are still the best. Nowdays the shows and movies really have absolute zero value. What's with all the stoopid cartoons like Barney that bloody purple oversized lizard that don't even teach you great stuff like Electric Company and Sesame Street used to do.

I think I shld start showing my kids porn. At least they will have a healthy sex life. Haha.

Saturday, November 12, 2005 5:19:00 PM  
Blogger Adrian said...

WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU MANAGE TO DIG UP THIS GREAT SHIT?!

Oh, and yeah, our generation was all about 正义 and 义气, while today it's all about blingbling and ho's.

Saturday, November 12, 2005 9:41:00 PM  
Blogger the virgin undergrad said...

laoniang: erm what's the electric company. i guess that's even beyond my time. ok, you are old! hehe

aiya, u dun have to show ur kids porn one they'll find out themselves. besides, that's gonna the the thrill outta the forbidden fruit symdrome. if social progression is anything to go by, considering i watched my first hardcore porn flick @ 11, ur kids' generation will prolly watch porn before their 7th birthay hahaha.

adrian: really nostalgic isn't it? i ripped it off some TCS compilation album i bought last vacation but left lying around without finding out the gem in it.

hell yeah, must have been the hip hop culture that's perpetuating the blingbling/hos infatuation. well at least there's still the Wu-Tang Clan which at least by virtue of their name trying to instill some 正义 in da homies. there's hope for the world yet.

Sunday, November 13, 2005 12:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OMG!!!

i watched that too in primary school!!!
oh man... that purple killer is way too evil la...
chou chu meng is better...
lol

Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

omg! thats like one of the best song ever! wow, accidentally come across ur blog n finds such gem! thx dude. u mind sending it to me to my email? afbos81@yahoo.co.uk
=)

Monday, November 14, 2005 4:12:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah yeah! Post it somewhere on your blog so we can all download it! Thanks!

Monday, November 14, 2005 11:03:00 AM  
Blogger the virgin undergrad said...

Glad you guys liked the song. U can download the mp3 from here: http://www.filelodge.com/files/hdd2/28506/Last%20Swordsman.mp3

Monday, November 14, 2005 1:27:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow! Fast! Efficient! Thanks Virgin Undergrad. Which Uni you from by the way?

Monday, November 14, 2005 3:22:00 PM  
Blogger the virgin undergrad said...

no worries. i'm from Uni Western Australia.

Monday, November 14, 2005 11:59:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, the link works, but the file doesn't play. Or is it just me?

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:58:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ya...me too...how come the file cant be played???

Friday, November 18, 2005 12:30:00 PM  

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