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What is a Kelong?
The original meaning of "kelong" is a word in the Malay language. It means "stake", a stick or post pointed at one end for driving onto the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, etc.My...
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Outramian Sunny Sng Tiang Kee
Group photo of Primary 1 at Outram School in 1948. Sunny Sng (Seated on first right in the second row. His classmate putting his arm on his left shoulder of Sunny). The teacher-in-chargewas Miss...
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Boss No In ! Any How Sell !
The blog title in the signboard photo for a laugh!To find out more about this sales gimmick on the signboard, please read the last page of this blog.To post this blog, I acknowledge with thanks to...
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Ways Done in the Past - Learning With Fun
Decades ago in Singapore, young children of 5 or 6 years old had the opportunities to attend kindergartens to be prepared for formal education in Primary One.When I was at that age in 1952 or 1953, I...
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Bulletin Board System - Grandfather of Facebook
This is a funny video of the Dial Up Internet Sound which the younger generations of Internet users have not heard before and never ever hear it again.However, my pioneer generation friends would...
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Memories of Taste
Archived photo of Ellenborough Market 1910 courtesy of National Archives of SingaporeToday is the 9th birthday of the "Blog to Express" blog which was born on 7th October, 2007. "Happy Birthday, Blog...
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Ways Done in the Past - Medicine Man
"Medicine Man in Chinatown c 1960s".At the suggestion of Facebook friend, Kok Ah Wang, I found these archived related photos of 'medicine man' curated with the courtesy of the National Archives of...
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Ways Done in the Past - Cable Cars
PM Lee Hsien Loong honours Australian rescuer in 1983 Sentosa cable car disaster here . More about this story below.Many of my younger friends wanted to know about the history of the Sentosa cable...
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Ways Done in the Past - Ice-Cream Man
The ice-cream man is still found in Orchard Road and many places of Singapore.When I was a child in Bukit Ho Swee kampong, the best sound to hear is the ringing of the bell when the ice-cream man...
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Visit of Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip to Queenstown Singapore in 1965
His Royal Highness Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip waving to the residents from the roof-top of a block of HDB flat in Queenstown during his visit to Singapore in 1965.This photo journal blog is posted...
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New Landmark at Beach Road Singapore
The former Straits Settlement Volunteers Force HQ at Beach Road, SingaporeHow many Singapore heritage friends overlooked this century-old building at Beach Road?In fact, the "Civic District Art Trail:...
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When Nations Remember II Presentation
[Mr James Seah advocates on behalf of the Singapore Memory Project (SMP) through the sharing of simple tools to get anyone started on blogging from memory. Photo Credit: irememberSG].More updated...
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Pioneer Food Columnists of Singapore
Long ago in the early days of Singapore, "foodies" who love to eat and share their heritage Singapore food experiences had to pass by their words of mouth. The roadside stalls in Chinatown, Hock Lam...
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Games Seniors Play
Singapore's favourite family carnival, PlayLAH! is back again with an event even more exciting line-up of activities this year. Hours of fun and thrills await you in our Play, Learn, Eat and Bond...
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Food to Celebrate Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner
Violet Oon hosting her very own television cooking program in the 1980s.Get to know the Grand Dame of Singaporean Cooking, Violet Oon.Her influences, inspiration and mission.Violet is living out her...
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Food Rationing in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation
Hokien Street in Singapore c 1950sHokien Street in Singapore in the 1950s as I remember it from the above "memory-aid" photos (with the courtesy of the National Archives of Singapore) when I was about...
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Memories of Pasir Ris Park
Pasir Ris was originally a low-lying, undeveloped area with kampongs and villages like Kampong Pasir Ris, Kampong Bahru and the various Chinese kampongs along Elias Road. The area was well known for...
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Tommy Koh Who?
Tommy Koh's photo curated on this blog with the courtesy of the National Archives of Singapore. The caption on this photo: President of the University of Malaya Law Society. Tommy Koh Thong Bee was...
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More seniors stepping up to help
The young student teaching the elderly grandmother how to use the computer.(Source: The Straits Times, 18 June 2012) Over 100 take training course to become more effective volunteersBy Leslie Kay...
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The Desolation-to-Progress - History of Bukit Ho Swee
The memories of Bukit Ho Swee kampong may be forgotten by many people, but to me, it's in my blood, in my mind because I was born in this little known place in Singapore. My memories would then die...
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