Category Archives: Exotic

Tuas of Yesteryears – A Fishing Village and Seafood Restaurants

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

Before the eighties, Tuas Village was one of the westernmost points of Singapore. Made up of largely Chinese Teochew and Malay families, the bustling fishing village was said to have existed since the 1880s, founded by one of the pioneering gambier planters … Continue reading →

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The Sarimbun Beach Landing and Jalan Bahtera

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

On 8 February 1942, in a quiet and dark night at Lim Chu Kang, the worst nightmare had arrived at Singapore as the Japanese invaders crossed the Straits of Johore and landed near the Sarimbun Beach. Sarimbun Beach Landing It … Continue reading →

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The Lost Cause and Forgotten Ruins of Fort Serapong

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

Built between the 1870s and 1890s, Fort Serapong, together with Fort Siloso, Fort Connaught and the Imbiah Battery, formed an integrated part of the British’s southern coastal defence at Pulau Blakang Mati (present-day Sentosa). The fortifications, along with Fort Pasir … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of a Deserted Japanese Tomb at Mount Faber

Posted on March 6, 2016 by

The “rediscovery” of Keppel Hill Reservoir hit the newspapers’ headlines in 2014, but there was another forgotten relic at the southern slope of Mount Faber not known to many people. Hidden in the forested slope, at almost the top of … Continue reading →

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Coney Island and the Forgotten Haw Par Beach Villa

Posted on November 1, 2015 by

When Coney Island, also known as Pulau Serangoon, was opened to the public on 10 October 2015, most are more interested and eager to spot the lonely Brahman bull that has roamed the tiny island for many years. Few, however, … Continue reading →

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The Clock is Ticking on Singapore’s Last Village

Posted on January 13, 2015 by

The Last Kampong on Mainland Singapore Lorong Buangkok was originally a swampy area. In 1956, a traditional Chinese medicine seller named Sng Teow Koon bought a piece of land at Lorong Buangkok and rented it to several Chinese and Malay … Continue reading →

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A Southern Islands’ Tour – Kusu, St John’s and Lazarus

Posted on November 27, 2014 by

Kusu, St John’s and Lazarus Islands belong to collective group known as the Southern Islands that is currently taken care by the Sentosa Development Corporation. The other islands under their charge are Sentosa, Pulau Seringat, Sisters’ Islands (Pulau Subar Laut … Continue reading →

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