Category Archives: General

SG50 – A Glance at Singapore in the Past 50 Years

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Remember Singapore

Fifty years, fifty old and new photos of Singapore, and fifty familiar names, events and landmarks that helped to shape and define Singapore between 1965 and 2015. To celebrate SG50, let us take a look at Singapore’s enormous progress and … Continue reading →

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Singapore Trivia – When a Tree’s Not a Tree

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Remember Singapore

It looks like a tree, yet it looks a little odd in its appearance and shape. If you have seen this kind of artificial trees at Old Choa Chu Kang Road or other parts of Singapore, usually at the western … Continue reading →

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Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Kuala Loyang Road

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Remember Singapore

There are many Malay-named roads or places in Singapore that are named after the island’s natural landscapes, such as bukit (“hill” in Malay), sungei, (“river”) or tanjong (“cape”). But there are not many with the name kuala, which refers to … Continue reading →

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Transit Road – A Transition from Retro Shops to New Condos

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Remember Singapore

Many former National Servicemen who did their BMTs (Basic Military Trainings) at Nee Soon Camp would remember Transit Road, the short link between the army camp and the main Sembawang Road. Despite the limited space, Transit Road used to house … Continue reading →

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Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Lorong Bistari

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Remember Singapore

Lorong Bistari was one of the numerous roads that were expunged in the late eighties and early nineties due to the development of Choa Chu Kang New Town (Choa Chu Kang North, or Yew Tee today) and the expansion of … Continue reading →

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Remembering Lee Kuan Yew, the Founding Father of Singapore (1923-2015)

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Remember Singapore

On 23 March 2015, Singapore fell into a grieving state as Lee Kuan Yew, widely regarded as the country’s founding father, passed away at the age of 91 at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). The former prime minister had been … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Old Yishun Bus Interchange

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Remember Singapore

On 13 March 2015, the residents of Yishun bid farewell to the bus interchange they were so familiar with. The departure of the last bus meant that it was time to say goodbye to the Yishun Bus Interchange that had … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Diamond of Taman Jurong

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Remember Singapore

The four blocks at Yung Kuang Road (Block 63-66) used to be the pride of Taman Jurong. Not only that, at 21 storeys, they were the tallest flats at Jurong when they were completed in the 1970s, the unique diamond shape … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Singapore’s Iconic Fountains of Dreams

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Remember Singapore

Fountains were originally used to provide drinking water for the public, especially in the early Western civilisations. The ancient Romans were among the first to use fountains as decorative ornaments for their cities. During the 7th century, the Arabs built … Continue reading →

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