Tag Archives: Mount Faber

A Thousand Buddhas at Telok Blangah Hill

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The Telok Blangah ridge area was made up of at least seven small hills. In 1845, Singapore’s superintending engineer Captain Charles Edward Faber (1807-1868) was tasked to clear the thick vegetation and construct a road and signal station on top … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Alkaff Mansion, Charles Edward Faber, Henderson Road, Mount Faber, Pender Road, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Telok Blangah, Telok Blangah Drive, Telok Blangah Heights, Telok Blangah Hill, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Telok Blangah Road, Thousand Buddha Hall, Thousand Buddha Hill, Thousand Buddha Temple, Washington Hill, Wat Suthat Temple, World Buddhist Society | 2 Comments

Goodbye Sentosa Merlion

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The only constant is change, and Sentosa is the perfect example. Its latest change is the closure of the Sentosa Merlion, which has officially walked into history on 20 October 2019. Come end of the year, the gigantic landmark will … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Asian Village, Coralarium, Fantasy Island, Greater Southern Waterfront, Lee Kuan Yew, Merlion, Monorail, Mount Faber, Musical Fountain, Pulau Brani, Sentosa, Sentosa Merlion, Singapore 1990s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Tiger Sky Tower, Underwater World, Volcanoland | 3 Comments

Seah Im Road and the Mysterious Bunker

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The name Seah Im, to many Singaporeans, may ring a bell when they think of that popular hawker centre opposite of Harbourfront that serves delicious duck porridge, nasi goreng ayam and curry rice. It is Seah Im Road, however, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Ang Seah Im, Harbourfront Bus Interchange, Harbourfront Centre, Heritage Tree, Jardine Steps, Kapok Tree, Keppel Harbour Community Centre, Keppel Hill Reservoir, Marang Road, Maritime Square, Mount Faber, Port Of Singapore Authority, Pulau Selegu, Seah Im, Seah Im Bunker, Seah Im Carpark, Seah Im Hawker Centre, Seah Im Road, Sentosa, Telok Blangah, Telok Blangah Road, World Trade Centre, World Trade Centre Bus Terminus | Leave a comment

The Mystery of a Deserted Japanese Tomb at Mount Faber

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

The “rediscovery” of Keppel Hill Reservoir hit the newspapers’ headlines in 2014, but there was another forgotten relic at the southern slope of Mount Faber not known to many people. Hidden in the forested slope, at almost the top of … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic | Tagged Imperial Japanese Navy, Japanese Cemetery Park, Japanese Occupation, Keppel Hill, Komoto Ekasa, Mount Faber, Second World War, Telok Blangah | 8 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 →