Tag Archives: Singapore 1980s

Old School National Day’s Memorabilia

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Remember Singapore

It is Singapore’s National Day again. I remember during my primary and secondary school times, we used to receive memorabilia during the National Days. Each student would receive a small item that marked the annual joyous celebration. The memorabilia ranged … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Children’s Days, Chong Li Primary School, Family Sports Days, National Day, Singapore 1980s | 7 Comments

20 Most Memorable SBC (Channel 8) Dramas of the 1980s

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Remember Singapore

Television used to be an influential item that was once a big part of our life. It probably still is today, except that its influence is being challenged by internet, smartphones and other entertainment devices. Like many others, the Singapore … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Army Series, Five Foot Way, Good Morning Sir!, Huang Wenyong, Li Nanxing, SBC, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, Son of Pulau Tekong, The Awakening, The Samsui Women, Xiang Yun, Zeng Huifen | 66 Comments

“Rediscovering” My Childhood Toys

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Remember Singapore

I was doing some spring cleaning for Chinese New Year two weeks ago, and “rediscovered” a box of toys which I have played during childhood. The box has been hidden in a corner of the storeroom for many years, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Masak-Masak, Singapore 1980s, Vintage Toys | 15 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

Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Remember Singapore

With intensive usage of media, campaigns are launched to achieve certain particular goals, usually in a political, social or commercial sense. Sometimes, a campaign represents an era, and some of its posters go on to become iconic representations that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural | Tagged Better Food For Better Health, Chinese Dialects, Clean And Green Singapore, Eat Frozen Pork, Family Planning And Population Board, Graduate Mothers' Scheme, Hanyu Pinyin, Keep Our Water Clean, Keep Singapore Clean, Keep Singapore Crime Free, Lee Kuan Yew, Long Hair Will be Attended Last, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Health, National Courtesy, National Heart Week, Road Safety, Seat Belts Save Lives, Singa the Courtesy Lion, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Campaigns, Singapore Kindness Movement, Singapore River, Singapore Tourism Promotion Board, Singlish, Speak Good English Movement, Speak Mandarin, Stop At Two, Wash Your Hands | 38 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

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

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

The Emporium Legend Lim Tow Yong (1925-2012)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Remember Singapore

China was in a state of chaos in the early 20th century. A pair of Teochew brothers from a traditional family of farmers in Suatow decided to venture out into Nanyang for a better life. At age of only 15, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Departmental Chain, Emporium Holdings, Lim Tow Yong, Oriental Emporium, Singapore 1980s | 30 Comments

Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Remember Singapore

How many of you have spent hours of your childhood playing in these sand-based playgrounds with local-styled designs? Many of them, built in the late seventies, are the works of Khor Ean Ghee (born 1935), Maria Boey, Lee Kwee Wah … Continue reading →