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From Nee Soon Village to Springleaf Park

Posted on June 9, 2019

Taking a stroll at the quiet tranquil Springleaf Park today, it is difficult to imagine that 30 years ago, this place was a bustling centre of activities. The well-known Nee Soon Village had once existed here, along Sungei Seletar, at … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Chan Ah Lak, Chan Chu Kang, Chong Kuo Road, Chye Kay Village, Hainan Village, Hup Choon Kek Village, Kampong Jalan Kula Simpang, Kampong Telok Soo, Kum Mang Hng Village, Lau Chu Kang, Lee Kong Chian, Lee Rubber, Lim Chong Kuo, Lim Nee Soon, Lorong Handalan, Lorong Persatuan, Lorong Sunyi, Lower Seletar Reservoir, Mandai Garden, Mandai Road, Mandai Tekong Village, Meng Suan Road, Nee Soon And Sons Rubber Works, Nee Soon Bridge, Nee Soon Camp, Nee Soon Post Office, Nee Soon Road, Nee Soon School, Nee Soon Village, Old Upper Thomson Road, Orang Seletar, Pineapple Hill Village, Puah Village, Sembawang Road, Springleaf Garden, Springleaf MRT Station, Springleaf Park, Sungei Seletar, Tan Chu Kang, Thomson-East Coast Line, Thong Aik Road, Thong Aik Rubber Factory, Thong Bee Road, Transit Road, Upper Seletar Reservoir, Upper Thomson Road | 1 Comment

The Architectural Legacy of Pearl Bank Apartments

Posted on May 20, 2019

Located on top of Pearl’s Hill, the Pearl Bank Apartments was built in 1976, and designed by local architect Tan Cheng Siong in a unique horseshoe shape when viewed from the above. At 113m tall, the building offered its residents … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Brutalism, Golden Mile Complex, Hock Seng Enterprise, Housing And Development Board, Housing and Urban Development Company, One Pearl Bank, Park Road School, Pearl Bank, Pearl Bank Apartments, Pearl Bank School, Pearl's Hill, Pearl's Hill Park, Pearl's Hill School, People's Park Complex, Singapore 1970s, Tan Cheng Siong, Urban Redevelopment Authority | Leave a comment

Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Chong Pang Village

Posted on April 30, 2019

Chong Pang, the name of a bustling neigbourhood at Yishun, reminds the older generation of Singaporeans of another lively village of the same name, a forgotten one that used to exist near the present-day Sembawang MRT Station. The renaming of … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Chong Pang, Chong Pang City, Chong Pang Garden, Chong Pang Village, Lim Chong Pang, Lim Choon Guan, Lim Nee Soon, Sembawang MRT Station, Sembawang New Town, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Rural Board, Sultan Theatre, Westhill Estate, Westhill Road, Yishun | 1 Comment

The Vanished Colourful Landmark of Rochor

Posted on April 15, 2019

The colourful Rochor Centre flats, previously bounded by Rochor Road, Ophir Road and Queen Street, had seen their demolition completed. Motorists could no longer see the eye-catching landmark on their ways along the busy Rochor Road and Ophir Road. The … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Fu Lu Shou Complex, Housing And Development Board, Interim Upgrading Programme, Kelantan Complex, Little Johor, North-South Corridor, Ophir Road, Queen Street, Queen Street Bus Terminal, Queen Street Taxi Terminal, Rochor Centre, Rochor Road, Sim Lim Square, Sim Lim Tower, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Tanjong Pagar Plaza | 1 Comment

Past and Present Cemeteries of Singapore (Part 1) – Old Chinese Graveyards

Posted on April 7, 2019

The Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival, or Qing Ming, is here once again. It is a period when tens of thousands of local Chinese make their way to the major cemeteries and columbaria to pay their respects to the deceased. Today, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Bidadari, Bu Lim Suah, Bukit Brown, Bulim Cemetery, Cheng San Teng, Choa Chu Kang Cemetery, Choa Chu Kang Columbarium, Chye Teng Teoh Cemetery, Fung Yun Thai Cemetery, Hai Nam Suah, Hiap Guan Suah, Hock Chew Suah, Hock Eng Seng Cemetery, Hock Suah Teng, Holland Road, Hong Lim Suah, Kampong Sungei Tiga, Kheam Hock Road, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Kranji War Memorial, Kwong Eng Suah, Kwong Hou Suah, Kwong Siu Suah, Kwong Teck Suah, Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng, Kwong Yik Suah, Kwong Ying Suah, Leng Kee Suah, Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Lim Bo Seng, Loke Yah Teng, Lucky Gardens, Lui Chwee Suah, Mandai Crematorium And Columbarium Complex, Marang Road, Ngee Ann Kongsi, Outram Road, Pek San Theng, Phuah Pak Tiong, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin, Qingming Festival, Raden Mas Ayu, Seah Eu Chin, Second World War, See Kar Teng, Seh Lim Suah, Shuang Long Shan, Siong Lim Temple, Tai Suah Ting, Tan Tock Seng, Tiong Bahru, Tiong Lama, Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong Temple, Tombsweeping Festival, Upper Changi Road, Upper East Coast Road, Wah Suah Teng, Ying Fo Fui Kun Cemetery, Yio Chu Kang Road | 6 Comments

Sembawang’s Kampong Mosque and Former Coastal Villages

Posted on March 24, 2019

Located in the secondary forest at the corner of Sembawang is an old mosque called Masjid Petempatan Melayu Sembawang. Built in 1963, the mosque served as a place of worship for the Muslim community living at Sembawang. Prior to that, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Gotong Royong, Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Jalan Inggu, Jalan Ketuka, Jalan Mempurong, Jalan Selimang, Jalan Tanjong Irau, Kampong Hailam, Kampong Lobang Bom, Kampong Tanjong Irau, Kampong Tengah, Kampong Tengah Holiday Camp, Kampong Wak Hassan, Lorong Balai, Lorong Nibong, Lorong Resam, Malay Settlement, Masjid Jumah Sembawang, Masjid Kampong Tengah, Masjid Naval Base, Masjid Petempatan Melayu, Mobile Film Unit, People's Association, Petempatan Melayu Sembawang, Pulau Ubin Youth Camp, Sembawang, Sembawang Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Sungei Simpang Kiri, Tanah Merah Youth Camp, Tanjong Irau Beach, Wak Hassan Bin Ali | 3 Comments

Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – The Arrivals and Their Contributions

Posted on March 17, 2019

Singapore celebrates its bicentennial year, the 200th anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles’ arrival, in 2019. One of the commemorative events is the setting up of four statues beside the existing Raffles statue along the Singapore River. Although the bicentennial is … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Hikayat Abdullah, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Munshi Abdullah, Munshi Abdullah Avenue, Naraina Pillai, Pillai Road, Raffles Hotel, Raffles Place, Sang Nila Utama, Sang Nila Utama Secondary School, Singapore Bicentennial, Singapore River, Sir Stamford Raffles, Sri Mariamman Temple, Tan Tock Seng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Temenggong Abdul Rahman | Leave a comment

Author Archives: Remember Singapore

From Nee Soon Village to Springleaf Park

The Architectural Legacy of Pearl Bank Apartments

Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Chong Pang Village

The Vanished Colourful Landmark of Rochor

Past and Present Cemeteries of Singapore (Part 1) – Old Chinese Graveyards

Sembawang’s Kampong Mosque and Former Coastal Villages

Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – The Arrivals and Their Contributions

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