In the early days, Ang Mo Kio (AMK) housing estate had a different name, it was more commonly known as Kow Tiow Kio (“nine bridges” in Hokkien). That was because people have to cross over nine bridges across tributary streams of the Kallang River, to get from present-day Lorong ChuanContinue Reading
A green belt that I am familiar with, passing by regularly by bus or on the East West line MRT train ride from Clementi station for a few decades when I am heading into school in the Tanjong Pagar/Downtown area, this journey continues into my professional working career. I didn’tContinue Reading
Singapore, an internationally well-known modern cosmopolitan city in the world, what images come to your mind when you hear about Singapore? Whether you are speaking to a local or a traveler visiting Singapore, they would have different views on the cityscapes that define Singapore. From the modern iconic Marina Bay,Continue Reading
At the start of February 2021, I was approached with a request for permission to use my photographs in a documentary about Tanglin Halt. The photographs they were looking at were the Tanglin Halt block party for blocks 74 to 80 in 2015 that I published inside my article “CommonwealthContinue Reading
The Old Playgrounds of Singapore, the good old days of our childhood for some of us, probably many of us. I decided to continue and find my Dinosaur Playground in Toa Payoh, one of the few remaining Old Playgrounds on my list. After some research and check, I had anContinue Reading
The Old Dragon Playground in one of Singapore’s oldest HDB housing estate Toa Payoh, she’s a Grand Old Dame of our Old Playgrounds in Singapore! The Old Dragon Playground is like an iconic Asian symbol, the Dragon, the size and history behind the growth and development of Singapore in herContinue Reading
In those days, when there were no internet, smartphones, computers, cable TVs and probably most modern technology gadgets of today, what were our source of leisure, recreation and play? The outdoors were where we can find our fun, from the old long open style corridors to the old playgrounds nearbyContinue Reading