Whampoa’s Majestic Long Curved HDB Block
At about 312m long, Block 34 of Whampoa West is one of the longest HDB flats in Singapore, stretching from one end along Serangoon Road to the other end near Bendemeer Road. The 12-storey block,...
View ArticleSingapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Purple Millettia
A handsome 35m-tall tree called Purple Millettia stands along the popular Swan Lake at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. A member of the Legume family (Fabaceae), its scientific name is Callerya...
View ArticleKay Poh Road… A Busybody Road?
Kay Poh Road is neither a busy road, nor a busybody road. It is a relatively significant minor road currently home to half a dozen condominiums. Located off River Valley Road, it, however, has a...
View ArticleHave a Break, Have a Kacang Puteh
When was the last time you had kacang puteh? It used to be one of the favourite snacks for movie-goers, dating couples at the theme parks and football fans watching an exciting match. Nowadays, there...
View ArticleArmy Camp, Lifestyle Enclave, Visual Arts Hub… Gillman Barracks’ Journey in...
Today, Gillman Barracks is largely known as a visual arts hub located at a small quiet area off Alexandra Road. But it used to be a much bigger British military camp in the past. Completed in the...
View ArticleCool but Obsolete… Gadgets and Apps of the 1990s and 2000s
The recent news of BlackBerry ending the support for its signature devices brings back memories to many who have previously owned the phones. One of BlackBerry’s iconic series was BlackBerry Bold,...
View ArticleChanges of Dakota 3 – Guillemard Camp Walks into History
Guillemard Camp was built in 1969 by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), two years after the establishment of National Service (NS). It was therefore one of the oldest SAF camps, excluding those pre-war...
View Article1942 Singapore’s Darkest Moment at Former Ford Factory
Eighty years ago, on this date of 15 February 1942, the former Ford Factory witnessed the darkest chapter in Singapore’s history, when the British unconditionally surrendered to the Japanese, marking...
View ArticleDemolition of Old Boys’ Brigade Headquarters
The old Boys’ Brigade Headquarters at Ganges Avenue is currently undergoing demolition. Located at the junction of Zion Road and the Singapore River, the premises had been The Boys’ Brigade’s base for...
View Article100 Years of the Causeway
The Causeway is finally reopened after almost two years of closure. Despite decades of congestion woes, trafficking issues or an occasional tool used in political bickering, the Causeway remains an...
View ArticleRedevelopment of the Rustic Bah Soon Pah Road
The rustic nature of Bah Soon Pah Road may soon be no more. The area has been marked for residential development, as an extension of the Khatib housing estate, in the Urban Redevelopment Authority...
View ArticleSingapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Terap
Till date, there are 17 trees at the Fort Canning Park granted the heritage tree status. Four of them are the terap tree (artocarpus elasticus), with three located along the park’s 14th Century Walk of...
View ArticleKranji Industrial Estate and its Little Enclave of Eateries and Shophouses
Tucked at the corner of Kranji Industrial Estate is this little cluster of shophouses and eateries that has been present since the late eighties. In the late sixties, shortly after independence,...
View ArticleThe Forgotten WWII Tomb Memorial at Choa Chu Kang Cemetery
At Choa Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery Path 4 lies an undisturbed, almost forgotten, tomb. It is the tomb memorial for the Bamboo Lane’s Chinese victims who were killed during the Second World War. Their...
View ArticleAn Old Riverine Temple at Sungei Kallang
Chwee Kang Beo (水江庙) was a rare Chinese riverine temple in Singapore in the past, when it stood in the waters of the Kallang River. Throughout its rich history of more than seven decades, it has...
View ArticleThe Vanished Pasir Ris Farmways and Pet Farms
The area between Pasir Ris Park and Lorong Halus Wetland used to have three roads named farmway – Pasir Ris Farmway 1, Pasir Ris Farmway 2 and Pasir Ris Farmway 3. Only Pasir Ris Farmway 1 is left...
View ArticleNantah’s Sundial, a Time-Telling Relic Lost in Time
At Nanyang Technological University (NTU), one can find remnants of the former Nanyang University, or Nantah, from the fifties and sixties, such as the Chinese Heritage Centre (former Nanyang...
View ArticleThe Legacies Queen Elizabeth II Left in Singapore
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died at an old age of 96. While Queen Victoria (1819-1901), in her 63 years of reign, managed arguably the golden era of the...
View ArticleThe WWII Stories of Changi Chapel, Cross and Murals
The Changi Chapel and Museum is one of the war museums in Singapore, telling stories of the harsh and difficult days of the prisoners-of-war (POWs) during the Japanese Occupation. When Singapore fell...
View ArticleFarewell to Old Tanglin Halt
A total of 31 blocks – Block 24 to 32, 33 to 38, 40 to 45, 55 to 56, 58 to 60 and 62 to 66 – at Tanglin Halt Road and Commonwealth Drive was placed under the Selective En-Bloc … Continue reading →
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