Much has been written about KTM Tracks lately. A simple search on Google and Yahoo will bring you to numerous websites such as this and this. After all, this cantankerous relic was Singapore's brave new world in the early 20th century. I have always been a believer of my secondary school's motto, "Rooted in Tradition, Equipped for the Future."
一摊油条传三代 在玛格列熟食中心，“生活公市”说得上是个客至如云的摊子。这个小摊子，不售卖任何煮炒；摊子主人则一年三百六十五天，天天在摊内起个炉炸上一条条的油条。 “生活公市”摊主李马才先生（58岁）是这家油条摊的第三代。 祖父自中国南来便炸油条为业，后来其父亦继承了祖父的业务。“生活公市”自1969年起，正式迁入玛格列熟食中心营业。李先生从小便跟随父亲学手艺，在油锅边打转。 李先生的油条，以香脆爽口闻名。在80年代初，李先生每一日几乎可炸近200条油条。李家一家五人总要齐齐上阵来应付顾客的需要。 如今，虽然李先生的摊子已搬迁到亚历山大村熟食中心，但他对玛格列熟食中心仍然十分怀念。再见了，玛格列熟食中心！
Mr. Phoon Hon Sun, 64, and his family started selling barbeque pork from a pushcart at the terminal for Hock Lee bus service no.9 some 53 years ago. The bus terminal was located next to Blocks 6B and 7 along Margaret Close, a cluster of flats which were demolished during the 1990s. A familiar sight no more Every afternoon, residents who lived in the seven
Last week, MyQueenstown team interviewed Mdm Chan about her life in Blk 15 Holland Drive. Under SERS, she was assigned a new apartment in the newly developed blocks just a stone throw sway. Today, we visit Hisham Suni, 38, who moved over from Blk 17 to his new apartment in Blk 18C Holland Drive. Hisham Suni and his son =) Hisham is delighted by his new ap
Blk 15, Holland Drive looked vacant and cold when MyQueenstown team visited this morning. The shop houses under the apartment block were all covered with card boards and all that was left were traces of glass panels, which could possibly be a beauty parlor in its place before. The lift was still working. Mdm Chan - a long time resident at Holland Drive A c
The front door was wide open when MyQueenstown team visited Mr Lee, 78, at his apartment in Blk 74 Commonwealth Drive. Feeling curious, we knocked onto the door and was greeted by a sleepy looking Mr Lee. Mr Lee who lives alone at Block 74 Retired more than a decade ago, Mr Lee is living alone as he prefers being independent to tagging along with his chi
A week ago, Mr. Eric Tan, Director of the National Archives of Singapore, explained that the archives have generously acceded to our requests for photographs to be published in our website, upcoming book and newsletter. This was not the full story. Last year, we wrote in to the National Archives of Singapore, requesting them to sponsor photographs of the ol
Tanglin Halt residents are wokened up by the vociferous wailing of nadaswaram and thavil ensemble at Sri Muneeswaran Temple this morning. More than 15,000 residents and devotees have gathered at the Southeast Asia's largest Hindu temple worshiping the Muneeswaran god to witness the consecration ceremony. A consecration ceremony is a festive occasion done on
女皇弄组屋 同一垃圾糟 两年3纵火 女皇弄组屋走廊垃圾糟,三度起火,居民人心惶惶,警列恶作剧纵火处理。 位于女皇镇一带的女皇弄第21座组屋8楼的电梯口,今早7时15分左右发生大火。 一名住在事发地点附近的居民,惊见滚滚黑烟从该处冒出 最高74万5000元 最低40多万 女皇镇 四房转售价 相差近37万 在热门组屋区女皇镇里,有四房式组屋最近以74万5000元的最高价转售,但也有37万8000元。 组屋溢价回升之际,热门地点如女皇镇的组屋转售价也持续攀升。今年4月,一间位于女皇镇史达拉摩道(Strathmore Ave)的四房式高楼单位,以74万5000元售出。 最后一次乘搭火车北上 火车开动了！该各就各位了吧。经过女皇镇、武吉知马、武吉班让时看到铁路旁站着许
The industrialisation programme took off in Queenstown when the Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate was established to generate employment in the neighbourhood. Initially, the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) planned a small industrial estate at Tanglin Halt to provide employment for the new residents. Measuring some 20 acres of land consisting of 38 factories
The Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) set aside seven sites for religious use and advertised for religious organisations to ballot in the 1950s. Of the ten enquiries received, four withdrew, leaving six Christian organisations. These went on to build the first churches of Queenstown; Queenstown Baptist Church, Queenstown Lutheran Church, Faith Methodist Ch
Established in 1931 by German businessmen, Archipelago Brewery Company was the first commercial brewery in Singapore. It was located next to the Malayan Railway, which provided convenient transportation for exporting the beer in Tanjong Pagar. Archipelago Brewery Company One of the more popular beer produced at Archipelago Brewery Company was Anchor Beer.
Mr Chua, 25, runs Ah Luck Beancurd in Tanglin Halt market for more than 2 years. He is renting the stall from the original owner who has based his stall in the same area for more than 40 years. Ah Luck Bean Curd offers drinks and deserts such as soya bean drink, grass jelly and the residents' favorite soya bean curd (60 cents). A Delicious Bowl of Bean Curd
Ann, 46 runs the family food stall for over 10 years in Tanglin Halt hawker centre. Serving halal food for over a decade in the same place, Ann has integrated her dishes to suit the taste buds of Queenstown residents, especially the Malay community. The simple food stall offers snacks such as satay, otah and seafood dishes. As a family styled bus
DessertStory, located in Anchorpoint basement one, has been serving residents tasty snacks and deserts for the past four years. Wendy, the supervisor of the cafe, introduced the various homemade desserts that they offer. A bowl of Almond Paste Hot desserts are mainly the favourite choice among Queenstown residents. Firstly, they have almond paste which is m
7 funerals in 2 weeks. There is a flurry of "activity" these two weeks for correspondents from My Queenstown. We did not leave our traces in photographs as a mark of respect for the deceased. We did leave our sincere prayers and heartfelt condolences for those present. Quietly and fleetingly, we made our way to some of the funerals and understood that all o
On a Friday afternoon three weeks ago, several Bangladeshi workers, presumably from the Town Council, took their tool boxes to the lift lobby of Block 39A. In less than half an hour, they carried a metallic frame on their shoulders and placed it on a lorry parked in front of the apartment block. Farewell Block 39A The letterboxes The stretch of corrid
The Point Blocks, along with 5 other blocks at Mei Ling Street were given a new coat of paint over the past week. The familiar combination of blue, yellow and orange was a thing of the past as these foreign workers toiled day and night, rain or shine to make Mei Ling Street "attractive again." White seems to be the "in" thing in Queenstown lately. Ten-store
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The owner of Long Hui Store is run by my primary school's classmate's parents. I was born and lived in Queenstown since 1973. I studied in Mei Chin Primary School(long gone and now taken over by an indian international school). I grew up all my life in Queenstown, until I got married and shifted to Sengkang in 2008. Mine, that's a real 35 years! My parents live at blk 168A and I was born in my uncle's house at blk 173(long gone since 2006). I've many memories living in Queenstown. I have seen the Old Alexandra Road round about and the kampong surrounding that round about, saw the building of Alexandra Village, the old Alexandra Fire Station, the old HDB flats opposite blk 160 next to the railway line, the old falts where the Queens Condo lies and also my favourite old style bread shop, the old Mei Chin Market where my mum does her marketing(She still goes there today), the old PAP where I used to attend at blk 174, the provision shops, Bak Kua Shop below Blk 173, the old bread shop at blk 174, I used to jog and walk to the Queenstown swimming pool where the new HDB now resides next to Queenstown MRT station, and when APB brewery was still around my dad used to bring me to the railway line to watch the trains passby(next to the former SAFRA and IKEA building), and visits to Alexandra Hospital Scoccer field (behind the hospital's main building), and the old Long Kang near the railway line where me and my primary schools mates used to catch fish. Not forgeting the old Margret Drive where I remember the old Tai Chong Shopping Center, the HDB's around it, the 3 cinemas, hawker center, bowling center, NTUC supermarket, and the old market next to the main road. Mine, time has passby and my beautiful memories of the old Queenstown still lives in me! Now many changes have faded the old Queenstown, but my fond memories of my childhood, teenage, and my twenties still lives vividly in my mind. My dad has passed away since 1997 and my mum still lives at Blk 168A.
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