Tag Archives: Singapore Armed Forces

Jurong Stadium Gone Under the Wrecking Ball

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Completed in 1973, the old Jurong Stadium was meant to be part of the sports and recreational amenities for a rapidly developed Jurong town in the late sixties and early seventies. Managed by the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), the stadium … Continue reading →

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

Flashback 30 Years Ago… Singapore in 1986

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Remember Singapore

30 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Do you still remember the major events happened in Singapore in 1986? Singapore’s First Recession In early 1986, Singapore was still recovering from its first ever post-independence recession, which began … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Exotic, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged 18 Milestone, Joo Hwa Public School, Joo Koon Public School, Joo Long Public School, Jurong Road, Jurong Town Corporation, Ma Cho Temple, Ministry of Culture, Nantah, Nanyang University, National Service, Pan-Island Expressway, Rulang Primary School, Sin Nan Public School, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Sungei Che Mat Gun, Sungei Piatu, Sungei Tuas, Tengah Reservoir, Tua Pek Kong, Tuas, Tuas South Boulevard, Tuas Tua Pek Kong Temple, Tuas Village, Xingnan Primary School, Yuhua Primary School, Yuqun Primary School, Zhap Buay Kok, Zheng Wan Bao | 5 Comments

The Sarimbun Beach Landing and Jalan Bahtera

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Remember Singapore

On 8 February 1942, in a quiet and dark night at Lim Chu Kang, the worst nightmare had arrived at Singapore as the Japanese invaders crossed the Straits of Johore and landed near the Sarimbun Beach. Sarimbun Beach Landing It … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Bahtera Adventure Centre, Bahtera Track, Camp Christine, Choa Chu Kang, Chua Chu Kang, Jalan Bahtera, Japanese Occupation, Lim Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang Road, Ministry of Education, Sarimbun Beach, Sarimbun Scout Camp, Second World War, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Girl Guides Association, Singapore Scout Association, Sungei Gedong | 5 Comments

Once in Our Life, Two Years of Our Time

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Remember Singapore

“Training to be soldiers To fight for our land Once in our life Two years of our time Have you ever wondered Why must we serve? Coz we love our land And we want it to be free, to be … Continue reading →