why so much mystery surrounding Punggol area?
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Supposed to be a damn developed place, but because of lack of demand, Punggol 21 scrapped, so only half is developed. A quarter is fields, and another quarter is forest.Originally posted by skyfoo:when i first step into punggol, i feel like i'm in rural malaysia, except with some hdb flats. step out of the mrt station, look left and just a big blank field -
Sook Ching op, wtf is that?Originally posted by SBS1908B:Want to tour izzit? Then I recomend svc 082 from bus-stop near HG Ctrl Int. This svc penetrates deep into Punggol, into the forest(creepy), and into Punggol Beach, where its reputed for the Sook Ching op last time.
PS: I should know, this bus SBS1908B has done svc 82 to Punggol before.
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You dunno? How could you not know? I know.Originally posted by Fiorina Fury 161:Sook Ching op, wtf is that? -
Ok found out:
The Sook Ching Massacre (肅清大屠殺
was a systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among ethnic Chinese Singaporeans by the Japanese military administration, after the British colony surrendered on 15 February 1942 during World War II. Sook Ching was later extended to include Chinese Malayans.
The term sook ching (肃清 is a Chinese word meaning "a purge through cleansing". Ironically, the Japanese also described the incident as such, although term daikenshō (大検証, lit. "great inspection" is also used. Although the term "Sook Ching" appeared as early as 1946, it was not commonly used in the Chinese press or other publications until the 1980s. -
082 from bus-stop near HG Ctrl Int, which interchange? at hougang MRT that one?
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Serangoon MRT.Originally posted by Fiorina Fury 161:082 from bus-stop near HG Ctrl Int, which interchange? at hougang MRT that one? -
Arr........how to describe?Originally posted by Fiorina Fury 161:082 from bus-stop near HG Ctrl Int, which interchange? at hougang MRT that one?
At the bus-stop next to the big canal at HG Ctrl there. -
Board at the stop along Hougang Ave 10 outside Blk 522.Originally posted by Fiorina Fury 161:082 from bus-stop near HG Ctrl Int, which interchange? at hougang MRT that one? -
In 10 years, a rural area had changed to an urban setting, beyond recognition.
URA should had used back the old names of roads in the area. -
Now 82 have a few NAC buses even better More windy and cheaperOriginally posted by tranquilice:Board at the stop along Hougang Ave 10 outside Blk 522. -
Sengkang was formerly called Kangkar until 1996. The first flats to be built in Kangkar were Blk 1 to 5, Blk 206 and 207 located at Buangkok South Farmway 1. Demolished recently under SERS.Originally posted by Fiorina Fury 161:When were the first flats built in Senkang ? -
Coney island also known as Pulau Serangoon is to the north-east of the town. Serangoon Harbour is not a harbour but the sea channel between the northeastern islands (Pulau Ubin, Pulau Ketam and Coney island) and the mainland.Originally posted by Fiorina Fury 161:It is bounded by :
Tampines Expressway
Sungei Punggol
Straits of Johor & Serangoon Harbour
Sungei Serangoon
It includes Coney Island.
http://www.ura.gov.sg/dgp_reports/punggl21/main.html
Got such thing as Coney island and serangoon harbour? I never heard b. It is that ulu ah?
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Taken from here.
Kampong Punggol, which was located in the vicinity of the Punggol Jetty, was believed to have existed 200 years ago, even before Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore. It was one of the oldest settlements in Singapore. The original settlers were predominantly Malays. Fishing was then the main activity. Villagers also planted fruits and vegetables.
In Malay, Punggol (also spelled Ponggol), means hurling sticks at the branches of fruit trees to bring the fruits down to the ground. It also refers to a place where fruits and forest produce are offered for wholesale.
The early Chinese immigrants, who settled in Punggol from the mid 19th century onwards, were engaged in plantation work (mainly rubber). As more and more Chinese immigrants settled in Punggol, poultry farming and pig rearing activities flourished.
Trading on farm produce, fruits and vegetables was carried out in the marketplace at the former eighth milestone of Punggol Road.
The Serangoon River mouth became the docking point for fishing boats where fishermen gathered to sell their catch.
In the 1960s, basic amenities like piped water, electricity, paved roads, and drainage systems were introduced through government and self-help programmes. It was also at this time that television became popular and antennas could be seen installed on many kampong rooftops.
Poultry and pig farms were gradually phased out when redevelopment commenced in the 1970s. Land vacated by resettled farmers were then tendered out on short term leases for non-pollutive agricultural activities (eg. vegetable farming).
Punggol was also known for its sumptuous seafood and boatels that provided services like docking and renting of boats for boating, water-skiing and skin-diving lessons. These seafood restaurants and boatels have since been relocated to facilitate reclamation works.