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Roads Named after Cargo Boats, and the Vanished Charcoal/Firewood Trade at Tanjong Rhu

Posted on March 25, 2018

The Tanjong Rhu area once had four roads of interesting names – Twakow Place, Tongkang Place, Sampan Place and Mangchoon Place. They were named after the local cargo boats that plied the rivers of Singapore for decades. The boats, also … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Dunman High School, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Batu, Kampong Arang Road, Kampong Kayu Road, Mangchoon, Mangchoon Place, Sampan, Sampan Place, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Sungei Geylang, Tanjong Rhu, Tanjong Rhu Boys' School, Tanjong Rhu Girls' School, Tanjong Rhu Primary School, Tongkang, Tongkang Place, Twakow, Twakow Place | 2 Comments

Closure (Partial) of Tanglin Halt Close

Posted on March 12, 2018

The loop made up of Tanglin Halt Road and Tanglin Halt Close was once the witness of the rise of Singapore’s earliest light industrial development program. When the iconic 10-storey Tanglin Halt flats were built in the early sixties (they … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth Drive, Great Malaysia Textile, Jurong Town Corporation, Lee Kah Ngam, Nippon Paint, Roxy Electric Industries, Sekisui Malaysia Company, Setron Televisions, Sheng Hou Enterprises, Tanglin Halt, Tanglin Halt Close, Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate, Tanglin Halt Road, Van Houten Chocolate | 3 Comments

A Tale of Towers and Pagodas

Posted on February 19, 2018

Between the late sixties and mid-seventies, four lookout towers, including one pagoda, were built in Singapore. Two of them are located at the western side of Singapore (Jurong Hill and Chinese Garden), while the other two are at Toa Payoh … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Bukit Peropok, Chinese Garden, Goh Keng Swee, Housing And Development Board, Jelutong Tower, Jurong Hill, Jurong Hilltop Restaurant, Jurong Town Corporation, MacRitchie Reservoir, Mount Vernon, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Ru Yun Ta, Sentosa, Southeast Asian Peninsula Games, Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower, Tiger Sky Tower, Toa Payoh Town Garden, Upper Seletar Reservoir, VIP Hill, Yishun Pond Park | Leave a comment

Vanished Traditional Teochew Games

Posted on February 19, 2018

The older Teochew folks in Singapore may have known the game called ngeow cher kay chow kia (老鼠嫁女儿). It was an old Teochew game said to have brought over to Singapore from China during the pre-war era. The name of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Chinese New Year, Ho Lo Boon, Lok Her Hair Hoi, Ngeow Cher Kay Chow Kia, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Teochew Games, The Rat Marries Off Its Daughter | Leave a comment

Our Favourite Games of Yesteryears

Posted on January 27, 2018

Large open spaces, some creativity, lots of stamina, and simple improvised materials using sticks, stones, tin cans. All these added to the recipe for games that provided hours of fun and joy for the kids of the past. Catching, police … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Nostalgic | Tagged Aeroplane, Arcade Games, Bola Lubang, Bola Tin, Capteh, Cat's Cradle, Catching Game, Congkak, Court Martial, Dodgeball, Encang Kuda, Five Stones, Galah Panjang, Gasing, Goli, Hantam Bola, Hide-And-Seek, Hopscotch, Horselegs, Jongkak, Kaki Kuda, Kaunda-Kaundi, Keleret, Kuti-Kuti, Layang Layang, Lom-Chiam-Pas, Long Long, Marbles, O-Bay-Som, People's Association, Police And Thief, Rounders, Scissors-Paper-Stone, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, Singapore Gasing Federation, Statues Game, Teng Teng, Tic Tac Toe, Tick Tock, Wheeling, Zero-Point | 1 Comment

Sloane Court Hotel and other Former Hotels of Singapore

Posted on January 11, 2018

Located along Balmoral Road at the prime district 10 vicinity, Sloane Court Hotel became the latest hotel in Singapore to end its business. It was recently acquired by Tiong Seng Holdings and Ocean Sky International for $80 million; its site … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Adelphi Hotel, Amber Close, ANA Hotel, Anson Road, Apollo Hotel, Armenian Street, Asian Currency Crisis, Balmoral Road, Bellevue Hotel, Berkeley Restaurant, Boulevard Hotel, Cairnhill Hotel, Caledonian Hotel, Century Park Sheraton Hotel, Cockpit Hotel, Coleman Street, Copthorne Orchard Hotel, Crown Prince Hotel, Cuscaden Road, Dai-Ichi Hotel, Duke Hotel, Dunearn Road, Dutronquoy's Hotel, Embassy Hotel, Eu Tong Sen Street, Furama Riverfront Singapore, Garden Hotel, Gaston Dutronquoy, Goodwood Park Hotel, Grand Hotel de l’Europe, Grand Park Orchard, Great Southern Hotel, Havelock Road, Hong Leong Group, Hotel Ambassador, Hotel De La Paix, Hotel Malaysia, Hotel New Hong Kong, Hotel Van Wijk, Jalan Rumbia, Katong Park Hotel, Khoo Teck Puat, Kwek Hong Png, Lion City Hotel, London Hotel, M Hotel, Marco Polo Hotel, Mayfair City Hotel, Mayfair Hotel, Merlin Hotel, Ming Court Hotel, Nam Tin, Nassim Road, New 7th Storey Hotel, Ng Teng Fong, Novotel Orchid Inn, Oberoi Imperial Hotel, Orchard Road, Orchid Inn, Raffles Hotel, River Valley Road, Rochor Road, Sea View Hotel, Singapura Forum Hotel, Sloane Court Hotel, Tanglin Circus, Tanglin Road, The Imperial, The Light At Cairnhill, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Yu Kwok Chun, Yue Hwa Chinese Products | 9 Comments

Changes in the City – Afro-Asia Building

Posted on December 17, 2017

One of the oldest office buildings at the Central Business District (CBD), the Afro-Asia Building will be demolished and replaced by a new 19-storey tower that is expected to cost $320 million in construction. The current Afro-Asia Building, owned by … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Afro-Asia Building, Afro-Asia Shipping Company, Central Business District, MPH Bookstores, National Trades Union Congress, Pizza Hut, Robinson Road, Shenton Way, Singapore Bank Employees' Union, Telecoms Building | Leave a comment

Author Archives: Remember Singapore

Roads Named after Cargo Boats, and the Vanished Charcoal/Firewood Trade at Tanjong Rhu

Closure (Partial) of Tanglin Halt Close

A Tale of Towers and Pagodas

Vanished Traditional Teochew Games

Our Favourite Games of Yesteryears

Sloane Court Hotel and other Former Hotels of Singapore

Changes in the City – Afro-Asia Building

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