Tag Archives: Yio Chu Kang Road

The Small Quiet HDB Estate of Lorong Lew Lian

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Remember Singapore

The small quiet neighbourhood of Lorong Lew Lian today is located near the meeting point of three old major roads – Upper Serangoon Road, Upper Paya Lebar Road and Yio Chu Kang Road. Also known as Upper Serangoon (or Hougang) … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Barley Rise Estate, Goh Chok Tong, Housing And Development Board, Kampong Lew Lian, Lew Lian Gardens, Lim Tua Tow Road, Lim's Dentist, Lorong Lew Lian, Lorong Ong Lye, Nanyang Neo Clan Association, Ngee Ann Kongsi, Paya Lebar Police Station, Paya Lebar Road, Tan Cheng San, Upper Paya Lebar Road, Upper Serangoon Road, Wonder Grove, Yio Chu Kang Road | 1 Comment

Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Boh Sua Tian Road

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Remember Singapore

Along Yio Chu Kang Road once existed a Boh Sua Tian Road that extended into the rural parts of Seletar. The road was named after the nearby wireless station, which was formerly owned by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Seletar … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Boh Sua Tian Road, Central Expressway, Kampong Amoy Quee, Kampong Pengkalan Petai, Kong Hwa Chinese School, Lorong Anchak, Lorong Andong, Lorong Gemilap, Lorong Hablor, Lorong Jirak, Lorong Selangin, Seletar, Seletar Expressway, Seletar West Farmway, Sin Cheng Chinese School, Singapore 1970s, Sungei Seletar, Yio Chu Kang Flyover, Yio Chu Kang Road, Yio Chu Kang Village | 7 Comments

The Forgotten Former Schools at Parry Avenue

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Remember Singapore

Parry Avenue came into existence after the war but its surrounding areas were still largely undeveloped in the early fifties. The Singapore Rural Board, in 1949, prohibited pig rearing activities near Parry Avenue as it was developed as a residential … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Ministry of Education, Parry Avenue, Parry Avenue Boys' School, Parry Avenue Girls' School, Parry Chinese School, Parry Government Chinese Middle School, Parry Government Chinese Primary School, Parry Government Chinese School, Parry Primary School, Parry Secondary School, Peicai Secondary School, Primary School Leaving Examination, Rosyth School, Seletar Hills, Upper Serangoon Road, Xinghua Primary School, Yio Chu Kang Road | 11 Comments

Teachers’ Housing Estate – Then and Now

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Located near the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Upper Thomson Road, the small quiet neighbourhood of Teachers’ Housing Estate was first developed in 1967 by the Singapore Teachers’ Union (STU), a teachers’ organisation that was established back in … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Boh Sua Tian, Estate Upgrading Program, Fitzpatrick's, Green Meadows Condominium, Hainan Village, Hup Choon Kek Village, Iqbal Avenue, Kalidasa Avenue, Lak Shun, Li Po Avenue, Lim Kim San, Munshi Abdullah Avenue, Munshi Abdullah Walk, Nee Soon South Division, Old Yio Chu Kang Road, Omar Khayyam Avenue, Singapore Teachers' Union, Tagore Avenue, Tagore Road, Teacher's Estate, Teachers' Centre, Teachers' Housing Estate, Teachers' Park, Tu Fu Avenue, Upper Thomson Road, Yio Chu Kang Road | 2 Comments

Past and Present Cemeteries of Singapore (Part 1) – Old Chinese Graveyards

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival, or Qing Ming, is here once again. It is a period when tens of thousands of local Chinese make their way to the major cemeteries and columbaria to pay their respects to the deceased. Today, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Religious | Tagged Bidadari, Bu Lim Suah, Bukit Brown, Bulim Cemetery, Cheng San Teng, Choa Chu Kang Cemetery, Choa Chu Kang Columbarium, Chye Teng Teoh Cemetery, Fung Yun Thai Cemetery, Hai Nam Suah, Hiap Guan Suah, Hock Chew Suah, Hock Eng Seng Cemetery, Hock Suah Teng, Holland Road, Hong Lim Suah, Kampong Sungei Tiga, Kheam Hock Road, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Kranji War Memorial, Kwong Eng Suah, Kwong Hou Suah, Kwong Siu Suah, Kwong Teck Suah, Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng, Kwong Yik Suah, Kwong Ying Suah, Leng Kee Suah, Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Lim Bo Seng, Loke Yah Teng, Lucky Gardens, Lui Chwee Suah, Mandai Crematorium And Columbarium Complex, Marang Road, Ngee Ann Kongsi, Outram Road, Pek San Theng, Phuah Pak Tiong, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin, Qingming Festival, Raden Mas Ayu, Seah Eu Chin, Second World War, See Kar Teng, Seh Lim Suah, Shuang Long Shan, Siong Lim Temple, Tai Suah Ting, Tan Tock Seng, Tiong Bahru, Tiong Lama, Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong Temple, Tombsweeping Festival, Upper Changi Road, Upper East Coast Road, Wah Suah Teng, Ying Fo Fui Kun Cemetery, Yio Chu Kang Road | 8 Comments

There was Once a “Cut Stomach Open” Street off Yio Chu Kang Road

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Remember Singapore

In the early 20th century, there was a dark small road, off Yio Chu Kang Road 6th milestone, that led to an old cemetery with a terrifying name – Phuah Pak Tiong (剖腹塚), which in Hokkien, means “a cemetery for those whose stomach … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Jalan Phuah Pak Tiong, Phuah Pak Tiong, Plantation Avenue, Singapore Rural Board, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Yio Chu Kang Road | 1 Comment

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 →