Category Archives: Nostalgic

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 | 28 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 →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Beach Road, Bedok Swimming Complex, Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Boat Quay, Central Business District, Central Fish Market, East Coast Lagoon, Hawker Centres, Jurong Fishery Port, Kranji Way, Lau Pa Sat, Marine Parade, Mount Faber, National Service, National Stadium, Orchard Road, Oriental Emporium, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Road Safety Park, Satay Club, Shaw Towers, Shenton Way, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Cable Car, Singapore River, Singapore Zoological Gardens, Social Studies, Telok Ayer Market, Ulu Sembawang, Urban Renewal, Victoria Memorial Hall, Westin Stamford, Woodlands | 56 Comments

A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Old Woodlands Town Centre

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Situated just before the Woodlands Checkpoint, the Old Woodlands Town Centre is the last point in Singapore before one crosses over to Malaysia. A resting point for many, it is now a sleepy old neighbourhood, paling in comparison to its … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Bus Terminal, Lookout Tower, Marsiling Apartments, Oriental Emporium, Woodlands Bus Interchange, Woodlands Theatre, Woodlands Town Centre, Woodlands Town Garden | 38 Comments

Rediffusion And Its Glorious 63 Years

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Rediffusion has officially walked into the history books as the midnight struck on the 30th of April 2012, bringing down the curtains of its glorious 63 years of operation. It was 1949 when the first office of Rediffusion was set … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Chinese Dialects, Chong Soon Fat, Clemenceau Avenue, Lee Dai Soh, Ng Chia Kheng, Ong Toh, Radio Television Singapore, Rediffusion, Roger Kool, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Speak Mandarin | 21 Comments

A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Serangoon Gardens

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Serangoon Gardens was formerly a residential estate for the British (and some Australian and New Zealand) soldiers and airmen, where some of them were based in the nearby RAF (Royal Air Force) Chia Keng Camp, until the early seventies. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Ang Sar Lee, Chomp Chomp, Paramount Theatre, Red Zinc Roof, Serangoon Gardens | 205 Comments

The Disappearing Chee Pow Kai and Hum Chim Peng

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Remember Singapore

It takes years of effort and determination to build a reputable brand. But sometimes, luck plays an important part too. There are many decades-old local famous and popular names that, for certain reasons, find it difficult to carry on their … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Chee Pow Kai, Clementi Bookstore, Hougang Lark Kok Jio, Hum Chim Peng, Maxwell Market, Nam Heng, Orchidville, Seletar West Farmway, Sembawang Music Centre, Simon Road Market, Sunset Grill & Pub, Thye Moh Chan, Union Farm Eating House | 33 Comments

A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Redhill Close

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Remember Singapore

Redhill Close is a small estate of 21 blocks of flats numbered 1 to 3 and 5 to 22. There is no block 4 found. Many would think this is due to the number being considered inauspicious for the Chinese, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Ang Sua, Chek Lau, Hang Nadim, Jalan Bukit Merah, Main Upgrading Programme, National Day Parade, Redhill Close, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Silat Road, Silat Road Sikh Temple, Singapore Improvement Trust, Tang Suahn Kiong San Soh Hoo Chu Temple | 99 Comments

A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Tiong Bahru

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Remember Singapore

Tiong Bahru is the first public housing estate to be built in Singapore (Queenstown is the first satellite new town). It was a project undertaken by Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in the thirties, where SIT was a government body set … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Bird Corner, Chinese Pioneers, Guan Chuan Street, Singapore Improvement Trust, Tiong Bahru, Yong Siak Court | 18 Comments

A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Jalan Kayu

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Remember Singapore

Mention Jalan Kayu, and most Singaporeans will think of the delicious crispy roti prata. Indeed, the two large roti prata shops at Jalan Kayu, perhaps more popular and famous than the ones at Upper Thomson Road and Clementi Road, have … Continue reading →