Remembering Singapore the way it was
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Long time ago every kid owned a 'Seiko' pair of roller skates and a coca-cola yoyo.
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Originally posted by deepak.c:
When you can actually get seats on the MRT.
ask the malays stop giving births
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Originally posted by 韩飞官:
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remebers the 1980s...they had toys!!!!toys from japan.....thos lcd made in japan game over portable games...the first of its kind in the world!!it was from nintendo i think.it was mind blowing!i remebered everyone went for it at the shops....the newspapers advertsed it like it was so far out...from another advanced civilisation.lcd game...they had a metallic cover over a hard plastic casing.....mainly stick figures on lcd..lines n dots or numbers....that was the first time in me life i have heard of GAME OVER.
then in yaohan they had all those made in japan toys all stashed in a corner with all those japanese word n robots n so much advertisement .the words were so attarctive n colourful.
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remebers the days when star wars action figures were on sale at $2.50 each.....and KFC original spice tasted so good.the kfc original taste funny.....i thought that was me but i found kfc in oz tastes like original kfc in spore long time ago.
remmbers they sold replica toy guns everywhere.....neverbought much cuz they were just too expensive.remembers katong had meatball stall......laksa stalls....nasi bheriyani stall...and at corner of katong strip is the chicken rice stall......next to petrol station.and then further down which is siglap joo chiat is the pig tail noodle shop n big prawn noodle shops along with those old car shops...further down would be the old area where joo chiat market used to be...it stinks hell high in tose days....and everywhere is surrounded by peoples houses....and a 7-11 oulet next to bus stop.....then further down would be lemon grass retaurant which has KFC oulet near it and pizza hut and some indonesian restaurant or something,...then next to it would be the rather untidy looking stationary shop which looks like its cluttered with so many stationary and plywood walls.but i liked their range of airfix toys.....then next to it would be some old small cinema which is empty most of the time.theres the coffeshop and next to it.a hardware shop with so much hardware on display....24 hrs indian shop across the street.walking even further down theres te shell petrol station...n some distance would be a indian barber shop,,,,,and across street would be a post office.even further down road theres some places with churches across siglap secondary school goin to lucky heights area.goin down more would then be kheng luck seafood restaurants,palm beach,seafood steamboat restaurants and then theres the country club which was on top of a hill.furtther down,there used to be some rubber amalgated factory which was shut down a long time ago..d it used to have ..a ww2 pillbox near it.then down next to it is a large chinese temple next to a muslim cemetery..and when u go up hill with the vast cemeteries ....it was muslim ...but on top it was a vast stretch of land and u could see so many unspeakable things there,,,damn scary..across it is a vast stretch of overgrown land that the nearby army camp uses for training.............yes.....those were the days.
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remembers........katong shopping centre area...yaohan.....and the hor fun shop opposite tanjong katong girls secondary school.remebers the indian book text book sellers...they had bendy rubber toys...and those tikum machines outside it.remebers walking down towards tanjong katong boys school secondary...it was glooomy and almost empty in those parts.remebers amberview.....such a nice place....so quiet and clean.
remebers churces fried chicken with those haniabila chillis or something on sale at counter.it was the hottest chilli i have ever tasted.
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Go swimming in public pool just 40 cents for two hours and after two hours just tell the lifeguard 'ticket lost....'
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Remember the old days where longkang is the only playground we have. Climb down the longkang and play catching....
Remember the old days where my father brought me to walk at the side of the canel....so scary.....one slip and will fall into the canel.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Remember the old days where longkang is the only playground we have. Climb down the longkang and play catching....
Remember the old days where my father brought me to walk at the side of the canel....so scary.....one slip and will fall into the canel.
At that time also when we see kids playing at the lonkang we say,'Father mother never teach' because there were many deaths from misadvanture at the monsoon drain.In your case father approved and mother stamped 'Longkang OK' -
The good old days when i was 8. I went to the big drain at boon lay and catch fish. " longkang fish " , " Catfish " if really lucky, " Koi ", if really really really lucky " Eeel " Then a few uncles would offer to buy them for $$ depends on what type of fish and size. Good days i make $10++. It was pure heaven.. I could have buy all the ice creams i wanted. Buy all the chips from those " Stall " Homes and Ice Cream only cost 40cents!
Another would be going to Jurong east would be like the biggest topic in my school since none of us even go there..People were alot simpler back in the days..i miss those uncles and aunties who give me free money whenever i board the bus...Dont ask me why they give..I also dont know..
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Jurong point had just build and was only 1/4 of its current size.
There was a SAF signal relay unit near Boon Lay Interchange. You can access thru it with crossing the fences by the big drain but inside the compound got wild dogs running around ready to attack intruder.
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In the good old days, also went to catch 'fighting fish' at longkang with my cousins. And want to make 'business' quickly find a tree far far away from the main road, climb on top and do business....
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You all lucky have father to take you to a longkang,my father once took me to a tall coconut tree showed me how to climb just one time and after that he yelled at me like SAF encik all afternoon until i climbed all the way to the top
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Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
You all lucky have father to take you to a longkang,my father once took me to a tall coconut tree showed me how to climb just one time and after that he yelled at me like SAF encik all afternoon until i climbed all the way to the top
wow...yr father takan you. hahahaYes climb coconut tree...until now, I still dont dare to climb slang coconut tree. Looks scary.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
wow...yr father takan you. hahahaYes climb coconut tree...until now, I still dont dare to climb slang coconut tree. Looks scary.
My father also military guy so become like father like 'son of a gun' but my son escaped Singapore NS because he wants to join the self defense force>LOL -
My father told me he watched old movies in the Alambra theatre which now stands as the Shaw tower or centre.(previously housing Prince and Jade theatre in the complex)in beach road .And a few minutes walk , it's the beach area in Elizabeth Walk.(reclaimed land now). That's where they alway go for a long stroll.
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Originally posted by langer68:
My father told me he watched old movies in the Alambra theatre which now stands as the Shaw tower or centre.(previously housing Prince and Jade theatre in the complex)in beach road .And a few minutes walk , it's the beach area in Elizabeth Walk.(reclaimed land now). That's where they alway go for a long stroll.
Geez I didnt even know that Jade and Prince theater no more! -
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I think they have a change of ownership. Let me check.
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Yes Dec 10th ,Prince and followed by Jade.It's dark now.
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Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
Geez I didnt even know that Jade and Prince theater no more!
I love capitol cinema, also Lido, Jade (beach road) right? Yeah, also my favourite place.And I love Yaohan shopping center too.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
I love capitol cinema, also Lido, Jade (beach road) right? Yeah, also my favourite place.And I love Yaohan shopping center too.
Because you love so many places I will buy you 'I love SIngapore' T-shirt cheap cheap from Mustapha.
Yaohan Shopping at that time was the first biggest shopping place and tiny kids ,ake the place look even bigger.
Capitol was old but very grand,have you tried the circle seats?
Jade theater was the darkest and coldest theater...good to bring GF for playing show and tell in the theater>LOL
Yeah those were the days when SIngapore had less people and so much space
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Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
Because you love so many places I will buy you 'I love SIngapore' T-shirt cheap cheap from Mustapha.
Yaohan Shopping at that time was the first biggest shopping place and tiny kids ,ake the place look even bigger.
Capitol was old but very grand,have you tried the circle seats?
Jade theater was the darkest and coldest theater...good to bring GF for playing show and tell in the theater>LOL
Yeah those were the days when SIngapore had less people and so much space
Never tried the circle seat, that time also very poor boy.You ever seat at VIP room in the cinema before? I have!!! Due to circle seat fully occupied. And was escorted to 3 level vip room. Just like watching opera soap. I forgot the cinema name, it still exist, beside Plaza Singapura. The new cinema looks very grand.
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Cathay theater
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Originally posted by Shorter ninja:
Cathay theater
Yes bro cathay!!! hahaha....now seldom watch cinema show liao.Dont buy t shirt 'i love spore', buy handkerchief will do.