Category Archives: Nostalgic

A Different Chinese New Year Celebration

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Remember Singapore

Some traditions survive the test of time. Others disappear due to certain circumstances. Lion dances, angpows, Mandarin oranges and auspicious couplets have always been the items commonly seen in Chinese New Year celebrations in Singapore. More than 40 years ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Chinese New Year, Cracker War, Firecracker, Pop Pop, Singapore 1970s | 2 Comments

Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Lim Tua Tow Market

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Remember Singapore

Between the sixties and nineties, there were two famous and popular wet markets along Upper Serangoon Road. One was the Simon Road Market at lark kok jio (6th milestone), while the other was the Lim Tua Tow Market at gor … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged 5th Milestone, Gor Kok Jio, Lim Tua Tow, Singapore 1980s, Upper Serangoon Road | 36 Comments

The Last of the Street Barbers in Singapore

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Remember Singapore

In the old days, it was well-known as the busy “Barber Street” filled with street barbers, yet the narrow back alley off Aliwal Street today is nothing but a quiet and forgotten lane unnoticed by most passers-by having their lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Aliwal Street, Jalan Sultan, Kim Keat Lane, Street Barbers | 4 Comments

Kampong Spirit and Gotong Royong

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Remember Singapore

The phrase “kampong spirit” has been mentioned frequently in recent years, especially in the media or used by the community leaders in their speech. Another phrase “gotong royong“, a term widely used in the sixties and seventies but relatively unknown … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Gotong Royong, Kampong Spirit, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s | 6 Comments

Searching for the Remnants of Ama Keng

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Remember Singapore

Mention Lim Chu Kang, and the first impressions that come to our mind are probably ulu (secluded), countryside or cemetery. The name Ama Keng may be even more unfamiliar to many Singaporeans, who are unaware of the former existence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Ama Keng, Ama Keng Clinic, Ama Keng School, Ama Keng Temple, Ama Keng Village, Ama Keng Village Community Centre, Chicken Farms, Jalan Pisang, Lim Chu Kang, Lorong Ayam Belaga, Lorong Ayam Beroga, Lorong Ayam Betina, Lorong Ayam Bogel, Lorong Ayam Borek, Lorong Ayam Dara, Lorong Ayam Denak, Lorong Ayam Jalak, Lorong Ayam Jantan, Lorong Ayam Selaseh, Maternity and Child Health Centre, Maternity and Child Welfare Centre, Ministry Of Defence, Murai Farmway, Nan Hoe Village, Neo Tiew Road, Public Works Department, Royal Air Force, Tan Cheng Bock, Tengah Air Base, Thong Hoe Village, Vegetable Farms | 49 Comments

Last Breakfast at Tong Ah Kopitiam

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Remember Singapore

It was a cooling Sunday morning, but I decided to wake up a little earlier to make a trip down to Tong Ah Eating House. It was the last day of operation for the 74-year-old iconic kopitiam located at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Kaya Toast, Keong Saik Road, Kopitiam, Tanjong Pagar, Tong Ah Eating House | 10 Comments

Ang Mo Kio, My Hometown of 25 years

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Remember Singapore

I guess every Singaporean has a story to tell in one way or another… of the place he or she was born and raised. Each story is a unique memory. I’m no exception. My hometown was Ang Mo Kio. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Amoy Quee Camp, Ang Mo Kio, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 7, Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange, Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church, Ang Mo Kio MRT, Ang Mo Kio Public Library, Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex, Big Mac Centre, Broadway Cinema, Catholic Church of Christ the King, Chek Sian Tng, Cheng San, Chingay, Chong Boon, Chong Li, Community Centre, Dragon Playground, Feeder Service 261, Four Leaf Clover Flat, Hawker Centre, John Turnbull Thomson, Jubilee Cinema, Kampong Amoy Quee, Kebun Baru, Kong Lim Kong Temple, Masjid Al-Muttaqin, Mayflower, Merlion, National Day Parade, New Crown, Oriental Emporium, Potong Pasir Joint Temples Association, Queen Elizabeth II, Singapore 1980s, Teacher's Estate, Teck Ghee, Town Centre, Traffic Garden, Upper Thomson Road, Void Deck, Yio Chu Kang Road | 276 Comments

Memories of the Old Clementi Town Centre

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Bounded by Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Avenue 3, the Clementi Town Centre was built in 1980 with facilities such as clinics, cinemas, hawker centres, a wet market and a library to provide convenience for the residents. All the HDB … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged A&W Restaurant, Cecil Clementi Smith, Clementi Book Store, Clementi Bus Interchange, Clementi Town Centre, Emporium Holdings, Empress Cinema, Home Ownership Scheme, Reformatory Road, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Sparrow Playground, West Coast-Ayer Rajah Town Council | 33 Comments

Sipping Teh at a Kampong Kopitiam

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Remember Singapore

I was reading about the “kampong kopitiam” on the Chinese newspaper, and decided to pay a visit one morning. Looking nothing like a typical coffeeshop found elsewhere in Singapore, it actually resembles more of an old school tuckshop. Housed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged 398 Canteen, Kampong Kopitiam, Piccadilly Road, Seletar Camp | 27 Comments

A Pictorial Gallery of Singapore in 1980

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Looking back at time, many say that the eighties was a golden era in Singapore. It was a period of stable economic growth and peaceful society with racial and religious harmony. Inflation was low, as seen in the relatively cheap … Continue reading →