Remembering Singapore the way it was

last SG · 2009-09-29T12:02:51+00:00

Time moves pretty fast. Speaking of those days, I'm probably the last 20th century kid who still remember everything, before 21st century.

Forbiddensinner SG

last time the bus i like pressing the bell cos the bell is not the button kind, its like one whole strip of black color plastic on the ceiling of the bus or sometimes by the window

And bus where got Air-con der.... kids nowadays are lucky

deepak.c SG

i remember the school uses blackboards and chalk.

Then i always take the chalk and throw into the fan.

My teacher uses the blackboard duster as fei biao when you talk while he is writing things on the board.

When the missile hits, you will see a cloud of white smoke.

Fantagf SG

I think there are 1 or 2 universities located there too.

Think it's University of Las Vegas or something, had a friend studying some hopitality management degree there.

That I am not aware. I know there is one US uni opp Clemenceau Shopping Centre

Fantagf SG

I prefer the old Singapore because now I am lost everytime I want to move around

It is ok, it is a matter of time you would be able to get around. When you are here just ask for the places, there will be people there able to guide you. For your info, there is no more Van Cleef Aquarium. Clarke Quay is now full of restaurants, more of a place for angmos to hang out.

Uraniumfish SG

I remember when the playgrounds had real sand.

LordoftheLamers SG

Everything I look around, I smile to myself.

Why, No fucking foreigners.

Absolutely! Bloody right! We used to be the only ones. Now any working class moronic euro-trash can just come in, and not to mention rowdy chink wogs from China who spit! Although that does remind me of the old Singapore, when the local SIngaporeans behaved EXACTLY like the Chinese PRCs, amazing what 20-30 years of decent living can do the savage.

Now in the MRT, i see too many foreigners. It's horrible sometimes. But what to do, they are here and they contribute; or rather we contribute. I certainly do.

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Another memory.

Did any of you know we ACTUALLY HAD decent beaches in Singapore? ECP was fabulous! White sandy beaches, clear water (up to 0.5 m) and with nice shell-like-water-snail creatures on the sand in the water, very nice to walk on. But then development firms built condominiums and reclaimed the sea-bed.

And it was fabulous at the time because VERY FEW people went to the beach, so there was enough beach for everyone.

Short Ninja SG

last time the bus i like pressing the bell cos the bell is not the button kind, its like one whole strip of black color plastic on the ceiling of the bus or sometimes by the window

whaalan you really want to go that far back ar? LOL

and sometimes when you press no guarantee got sound so have to run your finger on the strip and press again.

Short Ninja SG

i remember the school uses blackboards and chalk.

Then i always take the chalk and throw into the fan.

Chalks were meant for chalk war when teacher is absent and the toopid monitor is in charge

Short Ninja SG

And bus where got Air-con der.... kids nowadays are lucky

And when it rains someone would struggle with the jammed window t then suddenly it will come down swiftly like a *guillotine how you spell this french word?

Short Ninja SG

Fish must have moved to underwater world (sentosa) they also need to upgrade.

Pro-Socialism SG

Short Ninja SG

I remember when the playgrounds had real sand.

used to kapoor the sand to make sandbags and punching bags

Short Ninja SG

Now in the MRT, i see too many foreigners. It's horrible sometimes. But what to do, they are here and they contribute; or rather we contribute. I certainly do.

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Another memory.

And it was fabulous at the time because VERY FEW people went to the beach, so there was enough beach for everyone.

Changi beach had the longest stretch and most people every weekend but driving the from the city took about 1 and half hour

Ajen SG

Pyramid Game @ TCS 5.

Who remember?

Last time Marina Square got the indoor themepark.

Satay Club @ the current Esplanade.

Satay Club @ the old Sembawang Shopping Centre.

Boomslang4829 SG

I remember Choon Seng restaurant at Pungol jetty, and when you could walk into one of the tracks leading off Pungol Rd and see miles and miles of forest, with parakeets and migratory birds everywhere...with wild tapioca, starfruit, etc, growing everywhere. Now it's become Sengkang Estate.

Also I remember Holland V when they had a Fitzpatricks in the shopping center there, and there was a Big Rooster restaurant at the corner, and there weren't so many yuppies around.

I could go to Changi Beach and catch batfish and small groupers, and there were so many horseshoe crabs swimming in the water that we caught them easily.

Back in the day, I could go kite flying on a large hill between Serangoon Gardens and Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, which is now the PIE expressway.

I could walk across Braddell Rd from my aunt's flat at Toa Payoh, to go to a water hyacinth farm in Bishan to catch fighting fish in the ponds.

Most sadly, I miss the restaurant "Chinatown" at the Imperial Hotel overlooking Fort Canning. They had an awesome ala carte buffet, and their Chinese pancake for dessert was the best ever.

Good thing these memories are all still in my head, because Singapore has changed so much.

OHSheet SG

My teacher uses the blackboard duster as fei biao when you talk while he is writing things on the board.

When the missile hits, you will see a cloud of white smoke.

i also rmber my teachers used the long long 1m wooden rulers.

and everytime slam it on the table when ppl fall asleep. scary sia.

in one term she break like 12 of the 1metre rulers.

OHSheet SG

also.. i remember my pri school got one fish pond, and i always go by the longkang and catch tadpoles.

deepak.c SG

I caught tadpoles in the longkang also.

Does your school have pink walls?

Short Ninja SG

Buona Vista longkang good place to catch guppies but too eerie even in broad daylight

Master -_- SG

about the same age as Masters and you?

I am soooo not of the same age as you

First Mac was at Liat Towers..

Denny's was at Marine Parade (republic theatre)

A&W at Singapore Zoo

KFC at Marina Square ?

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