Thomson Plaza used to be something of a second home to me when I
was growing up, as it was only a 15-minute walk from my house.
After school and on weekends, my neighbourhood friends and I would
often ride our bikes there, chain them to the fence along Soo Chow
Garden Road just outside the south entrance of the building, and go
to the video arcade on the second floor next to Yaohan. I remember
playing the original "Space Invaders" video game when it first came
out around 1980; it was 20 cents a game, if memory serves. After
that, we would often adjourn to the Swensen's restaurant for ice
cream before cycling home.
I miss those days.
I'm afraid to admit that I'm old enough to remember what
occupied that plot of land prior to the construction of Thomson
Plaza. Anyone care to take a guess?
I don't even know, much less remember.
