Remembering Singapore the way it was
-
Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
The whole family swam over?
I think in the news report it says that too,small herd of elephants. One happy FT family looking for free lunch. -
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
I think in the news report it says that too,small herd of elephants. One happy FT family looking for free lunch.More like illegal immigrants looking for greener pasture.
-
Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
More like illegal immigrants looking for greener pasture.
that one ar...3 indonesian guys in pulau tekong>LOL -
time to sleep tomorrow got work......at work can post again>LOL
-
Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
The whole family swam over?
Hi Chew Bakar,
Here are the articles concerning the elephants. Do note that these are two separate cases.
http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_443_2004-12-28.html
Cheers
-
LOL elephants at Pulau Ubin all happened in the 2000s.
Our memories are really haywired.
I am sure everyone will have remembered the millenium bug? The so called computers will all crashed on 01012000?
-
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
The Indian rojak and food at the old CMPB still there?
which CMPB camp address? ..... : )
-
Originally posted by Arapahoe:
which CMPB camp address? ..... : )
Not Depot Rd but Dempsey Rd (did I get the names of the rds correctly?) -
Maybe Singapore cant help it if living creatures want to swim across to the island but it has to find a way to stop people from going to JB in the same manner.
-
Originally posted by viciouskitty74:
LOL elephants at Pulau Ubin all happened in the 2000s.
Our memories are really haywired.
I am sure everyone will have remembered the millenium bug? The so called computers will all crashed on 01012000?
The World was also supposed to end then but it didnt instead it got postponed to December 21st 2012.Hahaha.Frankly we all have enough worries and problems in our lives to be thinking about a 'Doomsday' scenario.
-
national day songs a la bookworm short stories.
-
Originally posted by soleachip:
national day songs a la bookworm short stories.
-
And speaking of songs.In the old days people thought they knew how to sing the National Anthem.In 2009,people still think they know how to sing it.
-
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
And speaking of songs.In the old days people thought they knew how to sing the National Anthem.In 2009,people still think they know how to sing it.
-
Whale beached in 1994,anyone remembers that?
-
anyone remember the real pasar malam?
the ones that was along the streets, lit with those kerosene pressure lamps? and not those we have now?
-
So pasar malam now bluff one izzit? Yes, I remember the real ones when you mentioned about the pressure lamp a picture came into my mind....A lady trying to bargain for a good buy when the lights suddenly went dim, 'Wait ar ' and then the seller started to pump his lamp...
-
Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
Whale beached in 1994,anyone remembers that?
Marine Parade?
-
Sorry not Marine Parade.....I meant East Coast Park
-
last time, really night market.. these days, they put up the thing there for 2 weeks and the stalls are there throughout the day and night
the lamps are kinda scary actually.. i remember how those guys light the thing by setting a little cloth thing on fire then frantically pumping the heck out of it until it glowed white hot...
-
It was the Saturday night fever of the 60s you can find them all over the island, people could make a living doing just that without paying any rental /space fee and for security reasons sure got Ang Chia on standby.
-
and the "tae gu lai liao!!" and all running for it?
-
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Sorry not Marine Parade.....I meant East Coast Park
Does anyone have more info about the whale? Newspaper links would be nice...
-
Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
Does anyone have more info about the whale? Newspaper links would be nice...
Is this what you refer :
The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours - Prof Chou Loke Ming reports "A 3.75m female false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), appeared trapped for a week within Tuas Bay, a large man-made bay, in January 1994. After refusing attempts to guide it out of the bay, its carcass was found outside the bay with body injuries."
-
Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Is this what you refer :
The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours - Prof Chou Loke Ming reports "A 3.75m female false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), appeared trapped for a week within Tuas Bay, a large man-made bay, in January 1994. After refusing attempts to guide it out of the bay, its carcass was found outside the bay with body injuries."
I dont know whether it was at Tuas or East Coast...But I remember very clearly it was in 1994 so this should be the one. I remember the whale was trapped there for a week or so with newspaper providing daily updates.
Would appreciate if more info is provided.