Dot the Future from the Past
What matters to Steve Jobs in 1993?Everyday when I watch people in the streets, in the MRT , buses, everywhere in public in Singapore, the young and not so young nowadays are travelling with iPhone,...
View ArticleOther Ways To Go to School
Children go to school in various parts of the world. Education is for everyone, everywhere. Lets take a look at how the mountain children go to school slide down rail.Going to School on a...
View ArticleWays Done in the Past - Public Toilets
Public toilet at Chulia Street in 1970Where to look for public toilets in Singapore in the early days?One public toilet I remember as a child in 1950 when my mother brought me to visit my grandmother...
View ArticleChinatown On A Hot Saturday
Yesterday (September 22, 2012, Saturday), I decided to make a trip to Chinatown on a hot Saturday afternoon to update the recent blogs here and here.ChinatownChinatown in the day during the Mid-Autumn...
View ArticleFrom Ferris Wheel Joyride to Singapore Flyer
I remember this ferris wheel joyride in the Great World Amusement Park which I rode many times when I was ten years old in 1958. The ticket per ride was 20 cents or 30 cents each. It was located...
View ArticleWays Done in the Past - Air Travel in Singapore
Entrance to the Kallang Airport c 1945Crowd at Kallang Airport during Singapore Air Display 1949These archived photos are shared on this blog with acknowledgement and thanks to the National Archives of...
View ArticleWays Done in the Past - Mobile Services
Government Health Deparment's Rotary Mobile Dispensary in 1951In the 1950s in Singapore, when we mentioned the word "mobile", we were not talking about mobile phone as a piece of equipment for...
View ArticleWays Done in the Past - All-Girl Bagpipe Band
Singapore All-Girl Bagpipe Band march-past City Hall at National Day Parade 1967.Do we remember the ways done in the past in Singapore for the formation of the Singapore All-Girl Bagpipe Band?The...
View ArticleWays Done in the Past - School Canteens
Gan Eng Seng School canteen in 1986Every school has a canteen where the students need to buy food, drinks, tid-bits during recess time. We also remember them in the early days as "tuckshop", a place...
View ArticleJust Married
"Just Married" car plate (above) in 1950 and the one (below) in 2012Just two simple words "Just Married" announced to the whole world in different ways and styles five decades ago then and now. One to...
View ArticleWays Done in the Past - Tree Planting
Tree Planting Day on 28 October, 1971 - Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew planting a tree sapling at East Coast Park. Photo Credit: National Archives of Singapore (NAS).Tree Planting Day on 28 October,...
View ArticleChildhood Memories Through Photos
While watching a video clip on an amazing footage of birds feeding young on YouTube, it inspires this blog to share with parents the childhood memories of their children through photos over the...
View ArticleMemories through Melodies
The attractive banner displayed at the Hougang Kovan Food Centre. "PassionArtsC Singing Festival 2012" - A Singing Festival brought to you by Aljunied Cluster Community Arts & Culture Clubs at the...
View ArticleTalent is Ageless
This blog continues with the "Memories through Melodies" to sing, dance and be merry at the "Singing Festival 2012" at Kovan Hub on November 24, 2012.Every precious memorable moments are captured with...
View ArticleMemories of Bukit Ho Swee Fire
Group photo of my friends at Woodlands Regional Library on 9 December, 2012My friends in the photo (from left to right): Ng Koon How, Lina-Catcat, Thimbuktu, Lam Chun See, James Tann and Tay Choon...
View ArticleFrom Squatters into Citizens
Mr Loh Kah Seng described the historical impact of Bukit Ho Swee fire in 1961 .Date: Sunday Dec 16, 2012Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMVenue: Programme Zone in Woodlands Regional LibraryFrom Squatters into...
View ArticleToday is the Tomorrow Yesterday
Today is the Tomorrow we worried about Yesterday...and all is well. "End of the World" on December 21, 2012 is over and we are still here today.My blogger friend Jerome Lim of "The Long and Winding...
View ArticleWays Done in the Past - Boxing Day
Children's boxing match in 1954. Photo credit: National Archives of SingaporeDecember 26th is Boxing Day and is a holiday celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and other Commonwealth...
View ArticleGive enjoyment to your lover
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