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Searching for the Remnants of Ama Keng 22 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
Mention Lim Chu Kang, and the first impressions that come to our mind are probably ulu (secluded), countryside or cemetery. The name Ama Keng may be even more unfamiliar to many Singaporeans, who are ...
Mata.Mata and the History of Singapore Police 10 Aug 2013 | 12:41 pm
The must-advertised English drama Mata.Mata has finally made its debut on Channel 5 last night. Mata refers to eye in Malay, but mata-mata generally means policeman (or watchman), where a patrolling p...
A Forgotten Past – ‘Prison on Fire’ at Pulau Senang 26 Jul 2013 | 07:05 am
Many movie fans are familiar with Chow Yun-Fat’s blockbuster “Prison on Fire”, a 1987 Hong Kong classic that featured inmates rioting against the prison authorities. Few, however, are aware that a sim...
A Journey into Singapore MRT’s Past 23 Jul 2013 | 09:05 am
It seems like it was only yesterday when the grand opening ceremony of the North-South Line was held at the Toa Payoh station. A total of 26 years has since passed, as the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) sys...
Last Breakfast at Tong Ah Kopitiam 14 Jul 2013 | 06:35 pm
It was a cooling Sunday morning, but I decided to wake up a little earlier to make a trip down to Tong Ah Eating House. It was the last day of operation for the 74-year-old iconic kopitiam located at ...
A Hazy Problem (for 40 years) 19 Jun 2013 | 02:05 pm
Singapore is fortunate to be freed of most natural disasters, but we are not spared of occasional floods and haze. The records at the National Archives and Newspaper Archives of Singapore show that th...
10 Common Misconceptions of the Names of Places in Singapore 16 Jun 2013 | 07:22 pm
Is Ang Mo Kio “ang mo kio” (tomato)? Or is Holland Village named after the Dutch community in Singapore? Are there any links between the new Chong Pang estate and the old Chong Pang Village? Let’s fin...
Compassvale Ancilla and Mang Kah Kar 28 May 2013 | 11:31 am
Recently, there was a rather amusing news regarding the chim (profound) names of the new housing estates at Sengkang and Punggol. Some joke that the job of a taxi driver will get tougher next time wit...
Once in Our Life, Two Years of Our Time 1 May 2013 | 06:50 pm
“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...
Old Holland Road and The Hakka Clan 9 Apr 2013 | 07:16 am
It is Qing Ming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) again. I make my annual trip to pay respects at Fung Yun Thai Association Columbarium near Old Holland Road, where my grandparents’ funeral urns are stored...
