Of many evergreen songs....

I was surfing through Youtube for many songs that were popular in the 90s. Since i did not have the means to purchase that many CDs back then, many of the songs were either played frequently on radio or I somehow managed to listen to friend's discmans and walkmans then. Those were considered luxury goods and to be able to afford 1 is certainly something. By the way, my Panasonic discman purchased in 1997 is still running strong and Angela is still using it today. Nowadays, electronic goods are not as durable as it used to be. Partly due to economic reasons, companies cannot make their goods too lasting or else they will be out of business in no time. The company that produced sewing machines Singer is one such example. My mother's sewing machine lasted for 30 years before it finally decided to retire. Even then, my mum managed to locate an old shop in Clementi that could repair it albeit with newer parts. That took them sometime to complete the job as they needed to source for reconditioned components. However, Singer company closed down during the Asian financial crisis as their products were 'over-engineered' which made them lose repeat purchases. So do not be surprised that a certain commodity we all have right now might not last more than 3-5years.