Category Archives: Nostalgic

Gone Were the East Coast Park Chalets

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Before staycation became a trendy word, chalets have always been a popular choice among Singaporeans, for barbecue sessions, or a short get-together with families or friends during the holidays. And the chalets at East Coast Park were pretty popular in … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Big Splash, Costa Sands Resort, East Coast Park, Goldkist International, Island Park Resort, NTUC Club, Raintree Cove, Singapore 1990s, UDMC Chalet, Urban Development And Management Company | 4 Comments

Retracing the 26 Tracks of Punggol Road

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Remember Singapore

A section of the old Punggol Road has walked into history in late August 2018. The pedestrianisation project will convert the 1.5km-long stretch of the road, between Punggol Drive and Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, into a heritage trail which can also … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Buangkok South Farmway, Cheng Lim Farmway, Choon Seng Seafood, Coney Island, Hock Kee Seafood, Jalan Merdu, Jalan Punggol, Jalan Serangoon Kechil, Kampong Pinang, Kampong Punggol, Kampong Serangoon Kechil, Kampong Sungei Tengah, Kampong Wak Sumang, Kangkar, Lorong Buangkok, Lorong Sengkang, Masjid Wak Sumang, Meng Teck Chinese School, Northshore, Ponggol Hotel, Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, Ponggol Twenty-Fourth Avenue, Primary Production Department, Punggol Beach Massacre, Punggol Farmway, Punggol Fishing Port, Punggol Jetty, Punggol Malay School, Punggol Marina, Punggol New Town, Punggol Point, Punggol Point Community Centre, Punggol Port Road, Punggol Road, Punggol Rural Centre, Punggol Wholesale Fish Market, Punggol Zoo, Seashore Seafood, Second World War, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, St Anne's Church, St Joseph's Convent, Sungei Pinang, Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Upper Serangoon Road, Whee Heng Seafood | 16 Comments

Our Favourite Games of Yesteryears

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Remember Singapore

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 | 4 Comments

Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Seng Poh Road Market

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Remember Singapore

In the late 1940s, Tiong Bahru was recovering from the horrors of the Second World War. Jobs were scarce, so many turned to street hawking. A new market emerged at Tiong Bahru, converted from two old shophouses in the vicinity. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Nostalgic | Tagged Kim Pong Road, Lim Tua Tow Market, Municipal Commission, Second World War, Seng Poh Market, Seng Poh Road, Seng Poh Road Market, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Tiong Bahru, Tiong Bahru Market And Food Cenre, Tiong Poh Road | 1 Comment

Boon Lay, JTC and the En-Bloc Flats

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Remember Singapore

As part of the early industrial development of Jurong, small residential estates were built to accommodate the increasing workers’ population as well as the resettled farmers and fishermen from the Jurong and Tuas villages. Hence, by the mid-sixties and mid-seventies … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Boon Lay Bus Terminal, Boon Lay Court, Boon Lay Drive, Boon Lay Garden, Boon Lay Garden Primary School, Boon Lay Meadow, Boon Lay Place, Boon Lay Place Hawker Centre, Boon Lay Secondary School, Boon Lay Shopping Centre, Corporation Road, Fighting In Built-Up Areas, Ho Kah Leong, Housing And Development Board, Institute Of Technical Education Jurong, Jurong, Jurong Fire Station, Jurong Stadium, Jurong Town Corporation, Jurong Town Police Station, Jurong Vocational Institute, Jurong West New Town, National Day Parade, National Iron And Steel Mills, Old Boon Lay Cinema, Pan-Island Expressway, Rural West Division, Savoy Cinema, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Taman Jurong, Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, Yung Ho Road, Yung Kuang Road | 11 Comments

Sungei Road Thieves’ Market – From Beginning Till the End

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Remember Singapore

It was popularly known as Sungei Road Thieves’ Market, or Sungei Road Flea Market. In the past, it was also known as gek sng kio (“frosted bridge” in Hokkien and Teochew, referring to the former Singapore Ice Works in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Association For The Recycling Of Second Hand Goods, Gek Sng Kio, Jalan Besar MRT Station, Kelantan Road, Pasar Lane, Pitt Road, Robinson Petang, Rochor River, Singapore Ice Works, Sungei Road, Sungei Road Flea Market, Sungei Road Thieves' Market | 1 Comment

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

A Little History along the Kallang River

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Remember Singapore

The Kallang River is Singapore’s longest river, starting from the Lower Peirce Reservoir, via Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Toa Payoh and Geylang Bahru, and ending at the Kallang Basin. The name Kallang had appeared as early as 1835, in a map … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Blue Box Factory, Central Manpower Base, Fire City, Housing And Development Board, Independence Bridge, Kallang Airport, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Kallang Gas Works, Kallang Park, Kallang River, Kallang Road, Kampong Soopoo, Merdeka Bridge, Merdeka Lions, National Stadium, Nicoll Highway, Oasis Restaurant, Orang Kallang, Pasir Laba Camp, People's Association, Public Works Department, Sam Tat Building, Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute, Singapore Gas Company, Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple, Sungei Kallang, Temenggong Of Johor, Urban Redevelopment Authority | 6 Comments

Bird Singing, a Favourite Pastime of the Past

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Bird singing competitions, bird singing corners, bird singing clubs. True enough, bird singing was and is still a favourite hobby among many Singaporeans. The fascinating hobby seemed to have kicked off in Malaysia and Singapore in the late fifties. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Nostalgic | Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bird Singing Contest, Clementi, Community Centres, Gay World Stadium, Guus Van Bladel, Herbie Mann, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Besar Stadium, Jurong Bird Park, Kelab Burong Singapore, People's Association, Singapore Bird Club, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Tampines, Tiong Bahru Block 53, White-Rumped Shama | 6 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 →