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Shooting Selfies With Keepsake
Zinkie Aw with ThimbuktuThe Singapore Memory Project (SMP) organized by the Memory Maker Series "Shooting Selfies with Keepsake" conducted by Zinkie Aw at the Woodlands Regional Library on 18 October,...
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Footprints of Singapore Immigrants
An oil painting entitled Dr Sun Yat Sen and Chinatown a century ago by artist Chen Chudian displayed at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. (Photo above).Following in the Footsteps of Singapore's...
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活跃乐龄，从心出犮
叶金富遇到困难时总喜欢自己摸索，不喜欢向人求助。享受自我挑战的乐趣。摄影 - 黄施嫣曾是"暴龙"级的科技恐龙，退休后却化身科技达人。在网上畅所欲言，竟引來匿名恐吓。曾是体肓健将，却因一场运动意外，被告知不能再踏上球场。58芕毅然离开坚守38年的工作岗位，乐龄生活却是一刻也不得闲。乐龄生活障碍重重，他到底有何能耐，克服一切？文• 萧佳慧"杀人很好玩，多杀几个也不错。"...
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Raffles City Then and Now
The Raffles City in Singapore over 30 years is stll young and not described as an old heritage building. Many visitors to this place for their first time to Singapore wouldn't believe that this famous...
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Memories of Provision Shops in Singapore
The provision shop in the rural areas in 1960s.The place where I was born in 1948 was located at No. 608A, Havelock Road in Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore.In this intuitive blog to turn back the clock to 66...
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Kan Chia Chek Daughter's Marriage
I am inspired to blog a true life story which happened in 1963, about 2 years after living at a HDB 1-room "emergency flat" at Block 9, Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore. I was then 15-years-old and have...
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Home-bred Singaporean Movie Stars
The above juxtaposed photos of Zoe Tay as published recently by MediaCorp and when she was a young girl with her smaller sister in their father's farm in Lim Chu Kang. She was born in 1968.Zoe Tay...
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Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2015
Singaporeans can look forward to an exciting year in 2015 to celebrate our nation’s 50th year of independence. The 2015 programme line-up was unveiled today at a press conference with Chairman of the...
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RSAF45 @ Heartlands - Simei
The Republic of Singapore Air Force posted an announcement on Facebook timeline.Want to know how we defend our skies 24/7 for 45 years? Want to check out our cutting edge UAVs and Ground Based Air...
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Malam Joget Cha Cha & Dut 2015
An evening of kampong nostalgia for dancing with "live" music for everyone to enjoy! The "Malam Joget Cha Cha & Dut 2015" organised by the Radin Mas Community Centre Malay Activity Executive...
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Gas-lighted Street Lamps in Olden Times
View of Orchard Road from the junction of Grange Road c 1905The antique-designed street lamp in Orchard Road was lighted with gas by City Council workers.My blogger friend Lao Kokok posted his "Times...
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Travelling Circus in Town
Since 2002, Singaporeans no longer had the chance to watch travelling circuses in Singapore.When I grew up in Bukit Ho Swee in the 1950s, the children would be excited and curious whenever the colorful...
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Traditional Friendship of Singapore and United Kingdom Remain Strong
A toast to Queen Elizabeth II by PM Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana. Photo Credit: AFS collectionPM Lee Kuan Yew with Queen Elizabeth II during a dinner reception in SingaporeOn the 90th birthday of...
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School Bands - Cultural Life of Singapore
At what age can a schoolboy in Singapore join the school bands?Few schools had school bands 50 years ago and the primary school I attended on completion of the PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination)...
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Mystery of the "Gold Rush" at Queenstown
An abandoned WWII ammunition bunker near Kay Siang RoadThere are no gold bars, treasure chests or hidden precious stuff buried underneath the vicinity of the abandoned bunkers near Kay Siang Road in...
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Why Lee Kuan Yew Did Not Remove Eyes And Break Teeth To Seek Revenge
The Civilian War Memorial Park at Beach Road, SingaporeThe Civilian War Memorial is a monument dedicated to civilians who perished during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942-1945). It is...
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50plus Expo 2015 - Singapore Jubilee Edition
The main stage of the 50plus Expo 2015 (Singapore Jubilee Edition)The 50plus Expo was a long-awaited annual event to embark on an active ageing journey for Singaporeans and non-Singaporean...
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Singapore Constitution Exposition Souvenir Number 1959
Produced by the Department of Information Services and printed by The Straits Times Press Ltd.Price: 75 cts. (Photo courtesy of National Library Board).This SingaporeWho are we in Singapore who...
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Singapore Constitution Exposition 1959
Photo of the Singapore Constitution Exposition with courtesy of the National Library Board, Singapore. Recently, the irememberSG group on Facebook posted this message: [In 1937, the Kallang...
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