Category Archives: General

Singapore Trivia – The Tree of One Tree Hill

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Remember Singapore

At the prime district of Orchard lies a road with an interesting name – One Tree Hill. Located off Grange Road, the 500m-long road is home to rows of private residences and condominiums today. But in the 19th century, it … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Alexandre Guthrie, British East India Company, Frederick Lumsden, Grange Road, Guthrie And Company, One Tree Hill, One Tree Island, Orchard Road, Port Of Singapore Authority, Pulau Satumu, Raffles Lighthouse, Theodore Stephenson | 6 Comments

Those Years When We Played Arcade Games Together

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Remember Singapore

After 18 years of operation at Bugis Junction, the Virtualand will be closing their flagship outlet in January 2017. It is hardly surprising, as the popularity of arcades has been gradually declining since the early 2000s, challenged by the rise … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Nostalgic | Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Arcadia, Astropolis, Automobile Association of Singapore, Bedok, Big Mac Centre, Bugis Junction, Circus Circus, Country Funworld, Daytona USA, Devan Nair, E-Zone, Empress Theatre, Fun Plus, Funan Centre, Funland, Genie Funland, Initial D Arcade Stage, Jackie Fun World, King of Fighters, Magic Land, Manx TT Super Bike, Marina South, Ministry of Culture, Mortal Kombat, Paco Fun World, Parklane Shopping Mall, Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association, Street Fighters, Suppiah Dhanabalan, The Wonderful World of Whimsy, Time Zone, Uncle Ringo, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Striker, Virtualand, Wrestlefest, Wywy WonderSpace | 16 Comments

Flashback 30 Years Ago… Singapore in 1986

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Remember Singapore

30 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Do you still remember the major events happened in Singapore in 1986? Singapore’s First Recession In early 1986, Singapore was still recovering from its first ever post-independence recession, which began … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, General, Historic | Tagged Association Of Small And Medium Enterprises, Central Provident Fund, Chaim Herzog, Chinatown, Civil Resource Mobilisation, Conservation Master Plan, Conversations With The Young, Criminal Investigation Department, Faber House, Goh Chok Tong, Gross Domestic Product, Have Three Or More, Hotel New World, Housing And Development Board, Kampong Glam, Lee Hsien Loong, Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill, Lian Yak Building, Little India, Malaysian Chinese Association, Ministry Of Defence, Ministry Of National Development, Ministry Of Trade And Industry, National Theatre, Network for Electronic Transfers, Newspaper And Printing Presses (Amendment) Bill, Owen Primary School, Pan-El Crisis, Pope John Paul II, Pulau Brani, Pulau Brani Naval Base, Republic of Singapore Navy, Serangoon Road, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore Fire Service, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Stock Exchange, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Stop At Two, Tan Koon Swan, Total Fertility Rate, Toto, Town Council Act, Urban Redevelopment Authority, World Trade Centre | Leave a comment

Remembering Ong Teng Cheong (1936-2002), the People’s President

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Ong Teng Cheong (1936-2002) was Singapore’s first elected President. He was also the nation’s fifth President, holding office between 1993 and 1999. In his political career that spanned over 25 years, Ong Teng Cheong had also served as a Member … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Chinese High School, Chua Kim Yeow, Deputy Prime Minister, Development Bank of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong, Group Representation Constituency, Kim Keat, Ling Siew May, Mandai Columbarium, Mass Rapid Transit, Minister For Communications, Minister For Culture, Minister For Labour, Ministry Of Finance, Ministry Of National Development, National Reserves, National Trades Union Congress, Ong Teng Cheong, People's Action Party, Post Office Savings Bank, Richard Hu, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore's President, Toa Payoh | 6 Comments

Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 1) – Telok Ayer Street

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Telok Ayer Street is truly Singapore’s representative street of religious harmony. Several major places of worship – a mosque, Indian Muslim shrine, Chinese temple and church – have made this street, a short 350m-long stretch between Boon Tat Street and Cecil … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, General, Religious | Tagged Al-Abrar Mosque, Chinese Methodist Church, Japanese Occupation, Nagore Dargah Indian Muslim Heritage Centre, Nagore Dargah Shrine, National Monuments of Singapore, Second World War, Telok Ayer Basin, Telok Ayer Street, Thian Hock Keng Temple | 5 Comments

The Old World Charm of Mountbatten

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Mountbatten Road today is a 4.5km-long road, connecting to Geylang Road on one end and linking to East Coast Road on the other, where there is a good mixture of quality bungalows and high-end apartments. New houses have been popping up in this old … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Chan Ah Kow, Chansville, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Grove Estate, Grove Hotel, Grove Road, Lee Cheng Yan, Lee Choon Guan, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Mandalay Villa, Millionaires' Bungalows, Mountbatten Road, Patricia Chan, Reuben Manasseh Meyer, Sea View Hotel, Second World War, Sing Hoe Hotel, Sungei Geylang, Tanjong Katong, Thomas Dunman, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Viceroy of India, William Dunman | 12 Comments

S.R. Nathan (1924-2016) – President, Diplomat, Crisis Leader

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Remember Singapore

At his lowest point in life, he almost could not survive out there in the streets. Yet in the later part of his life, he would go on to become Singapore’s sixth and longest-serving President (2011). It was a colourful and … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ambassador To The United States, Darjah Utama Temasek, High Commissioner To Malaysia, Japanese Occupation, Laju Incident, Lieutenant Kokubu, Michael Fay, Ministry Of Defence, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Order Of Temasek, Pedra Branca, President of Singapore, President's Challenge, Pulau Bukom, Second World War, Security And Intelligence Division, Sellapan Ramanathan Nathan, Singapore Press Holdings, SR Nathan, University of Malaya | Leave a comment

Singapore Trivia – A TV World at Tuas

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Little known to many, there is a Television (TV) World at the end of Tuas, situated just beside the Tuas Second Link checkpoint. Looking like a rundown theme park from the outside, it was mainly used by the Television Corporation … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Channel 8, Hainan Kopi Tales, Joy of Life, Mediacorp, Price of Peace, Strange Encounters 3, Television Corporation Of Singapore, Tofu Street, Tuas, Tuas TV World | 9 Comments

A Final Farewell to the Good Ol’ Underwater World

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Once the largest tropical fish oceanarium in Asia, the Underwater World will be walking into the history books today, after 25 years of operation at Sentosa. It took more than two years, between 1988 and 1991, and $20 million to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Dolphin Lagoon, Haw Par Corporation, Karl Willem Benjamin van Kleef, Resort World Singapore, SEA Aquarium, Sentosa, Underwater World, Van Kleef Aquarium, World Wildlife Fund | 8 Comments

The Red Butterfly – Girl Terrors of the Sixties

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Remember Singapore

The name Red Butterfly may sound harmless and nothing unusual in Singapore today. In fact, in Chinese legend, it is viewed as a bringer of good fortune and happiness. But back in the sixties and seventies, it represented a dark side … Continue reading →