Category Archives: Exotic

Exploring the Ruins of Syonan Jinja at MacRitchie Reservoir

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Remember Singapore

During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese constructed two of their sacred sites in Singapore. One was the Syonan Chureito at the top of Bukit Batok Hill, while the other was the better-known Syonan Jinja at MacRitchite Reservoir. The Syonan Jinja … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged 5th Division Engineers Regiment, Japanese Army, Japanese Occupation, MacRitchie Reservoir, Second World War, Shigeo Odate, Syonan Chureito, Syonan Jinja, The Syonan Times, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Yasuji Tamura | 10 Comments

Tales of Kampongs at Old Upper Thomson Road

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Remember Singapore

In the sixties and seventies, the long meandering Old Upper Thomson Road was well-known as a racing circuit for the popular Singapore Grand Prix. A lesser known fact is that it was also home to some long forgotten villages, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Hainan Village, Jalan Belang, Lorong Pelita, Old Upper Thomson Road, Public Utilities Board, Rambutan Plantation, Seah Eu Chin, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Grand Prix, Survey Production Centre, Thomson Nature Park, Upper Thomson Road | 68 Comments

The Last Fish Farm at Seletar West Farmway 4 Closes

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Remember Singapore

In 2012, a new road named Seletar West Road was constructed as a quick access to the Seletar Aerospace Park, cutting through a network of farm roads and splitting Seletar West Farmway 4 and 6. Four years later, the rightmost … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic | Tagged Jalan Kayu Rural Centre, Seletar Aerospace Park, Seletar West Farmway, Seletar West Road, Sengkang New Town, Summer Koi Farm | 2 Comments

Tuas of Yesteryears – A Fishing Village and Seafood Restaurants

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Remember Singapore

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 →

Posted in Exotic, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged 18 Milestone, Joo Hwa Public School, Joo Koon Public School, Joo Long Public School, Jurong Road, Jurong Town Corporation, Ma Cho Temple, Ministry of Culture, Nantah, Nanyang University, National Service, Pan-Island Expressway, Rulang Primary School, Sin Nan Public School, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Sungei Che Mat Gun, Sungei Piatu, Sungei Tuas, Tengah Reservoir, Tua Pek Kong, Tuas, Tuas South Boulevard, Tuas Tua Pek Kong Temple, Tuas Village, Xingnan Primary School, Yuhua Primary School, Yuqun Primary School, Zhap Buay Kok, Zheng Wan Bao | 5 Comments

The Sarimbun Beach Landing and Jalan Bahtera

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Remember Singapore

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 →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Bahtera Adventure Centre, Bahtera Track, Camp Christine, Choa Chu Kang, Chua Chu Kang, Jalan Bahtera, Japanese Occupation, Lim Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang Road, Ministry of Education, Sarimbun Beach, Sarimbun Scout Camp, Second World War, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Girl Guides Association, Singapore Scout Association, Sungei Gedong | 5 Comments

The Lost Cause and Forgotten Ruins of Fort Serapong

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

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 →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Blakang Mati Artillery Barracks, Coastal Fortifications, Fort Connaught, Fort Fullerton, Fort Palmer, Fort Pasir Panjang, Fort Serapong, Fort Siloso, Fort Tanjong Katong, Imbiah Battery, Japanese Occupation, Mount Serapong, Pulau Blakang Mati, Royal Artillery, Second World War, Sentosa | 16 Comments

The Mystery of a Deserted Japanese Tomb at Mount Faber

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

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 →

Posted in Exotic | Tagged Imperial Japanese Navy, Japanese Cemetery Park, Japanese Occupation, Keppel Hill, Komoto Ekasa, Mount Faber, Second World War, Telok Blangah | 8 Comments

Coney Island and the Forgotten Haw Par Beach Villa

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Remember Singapore

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 →

Posted in Exotic | Tagged Aw Boon Haw, Brahman Bull, Coney Island, Haw Par Beach Villa, Haw Par Island, Pulau Serangoon | 10 Comments

The Clock is Ticking on Singapore’s Last Village

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Remember Singapore

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 →

Posted in Exotic, General | Tagged Buangkok Crescent, Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Last Kampong, Sengkang, Sungei Tongkang | 19 Comments

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

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Remember Singapore

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 →