Remembering Singapore the way it was
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Time moves pretty fast. Speaking of those days, I'm probably the last 20th century kid who still remember everything, before 21st century.
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Time really flies. This thread really do reminds me of my childhood days. I'm probably one of the few last 20th century batch kid who still have much memories of the 1990s. Things was so much awesome back then.
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The Toyota Corrolla was a reliable and popular car for the middle class.Shapes of cars also changes from time to time.There was one funny looking car the Fiat 850 today anything that can take you somewhere on time is ok.
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These pics I took arent terribly old but still...alas the price of "progress" and development if you know what I mean...
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Awesome photos. But such places have long since been gone.
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I dont know but the general feeling you get about everything now is a lot different compared to even a mere 5 years ago...
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Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
These pics I took arent terribly old but still...alas the price of "progress" and development if you know what I mean...
Now, Singapore is no longer that green that I remember.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Now, Singapore is no longer that green that I remember.
This is what happened when they try to make Singapore a Clean and Green City -
Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
These pics I took arent terribly old but still...alas the price of "progress" and development if you know what I mean...
Nice pictures Marco
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Anybody have any idea how the expression 'Alamak' came to be and its actual origins? I have a feeling it could have come from Japan because old people here have the habit of saying 'Aramah' and the meaning is the same.Also the word'bokok' as in you want to whack somebody's face till his face is bokok.The Japanese word for that is bokoboko and I am sure it is used too often during WW2. What do you think Mr Chew?
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
This is what happened when they try to make Singapore a Clean and Green CityCan forget about the Green, just like any other cities around the world. Dull.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Can forget about the Green, just like any other cities around the world. Dull.
Looking at it on a larger scale even tropical forest like the Amazon is shrinking
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Lorries carrying big billboards advertising latest movies in cinema. The driver also hand out leaflets giving a short review of the movie.
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For those living in the kampung,remember the sanitary specialist- A.K.A shit collector balancing a pole across his shoulders carrying two buckets full of shit.He only comes maybe once every week.And water is supplied to some homes using rubber hosts and not pipes.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
For those living in the kampung,remember the sanitary specialist- A.K.A shit collector balancing a pole across his shoulders carrying two buckets full of shit.He only comes maybe once every week.And water is supplied to some homes using rubber hosts and not pipes.
The 48 doors. Hence the origin of 48. Full of shit.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
The 48 doors. Hence the origin of 48. Full of shit.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
I bet most youngsters never seen one.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
I bet most youngsters never seen one.
Chinatown also have thse type of shit truck collecting shit from the back alleys of the shophouses. Last time, all the buses got no aircon one, sometimes when the bus stop at the traffic lights and these shit truck pull along side, oooooo! the smell is terrible! -
Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
I bet most youngsters never seen one.
Where the hell did you get that???Hahaha -
Originally posted by Sheesh!:
Chinatown also have thse type of shit truck collecting shit from the back alleys of the shophouses. Last time, all the buses got no aircon one, sometimes when the bus stop at the traffic lights and these shit truck pull along side, oooooo! the smell is terrible!Last of these in town were gone by the late 70s although some kampong areas still had them till around 80s.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Where the hell did you get that???HahahaGoogle..
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Google..
I wonder what did you type to get that>LOL -
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
I wonder what did you type to get that>LOLNightsoil carrier.
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Japan still has poo trucks using big hoses to suck up all the crap twice a month.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Nightsoil carrier.
sounds so clean ar!