tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post116141048393951477..comments2024-03-18T23:06:57.664+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Places I Remember (2) – Serangoon GardensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-29276844377390299932016-02-22T10:55:39.321+08:002016-02-22T10:55:39.321+08:00Hi
Would like to check whether Ang Sar Lee (in t...Hi <br /><br />Would like to check whether Ang Sar Lee (in the old days like 1980s) is on a flat land or u need to climb a flight of stairs to reach. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-36717305244430487022014-12-09T02:08:56.565+08:002014-12-09T02:08:56.565+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maurice Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955650664538005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-33474325369348276632014-12-09T02:08:56.291+08:002014-12-09T02:08:56.291+08:00Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Fa...Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Farleigh Avenue. It was calles " SS Murarak & Sons"<br />He had some very good comics , Magazines and Toys. I used to go there after school. I wonder what happened to the shop. Is now taken over by a coffee shop/restaurant I think.Maurice Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955650664538005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-35688158121067600232014-12-09T02:08:55.928+08:002014-12-09T02:08:55.928+08:00Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Fa...Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Farleigh Avenue. It was calles " SS Murarak & Sons"<br />He had some very good comics , Magazines and Toys. I used to go there after school. I wonder what happened to the shop. Is now taken over by a coffee shop/restaurant I think.Maurice Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955650664538005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-65373751070163946662014-12-09T02:08:55.489+08:002014-12-09T02:08:55.489+08:00Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Fa...Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Farleigh Avenue. It was calles " SS Murarak & Sons"<br />He had some very good comics , Magazines and Toys. I used to go there after school. I wonder what happened to the shop. Is now taken over by a coffee shop/restaurant I think.Maurice Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955650664538005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-59313483606281368142014-12-09T02:08:54.914+08:002014-12-09T02:08:54.914+08:00Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Fa...Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Farleigh Avenue. It was calles " SS Murarak & Sons"<br />He had some very good comics , Magazines and Toys. I used to go there after school. I wonder what happened to the shop. Is now taken over by a coffee shop/restaurant I think.Maurice Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955650664538005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-42037484365399270802014-12-09T02:08:53.135+08:002014-12-09T02:08:53.135+08:00Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Fa...Yes I remember the Indian Shop at the corner of Farleigh Avenue. It was calles " SS Murarak & Sons"<br />He had some very good comics , Magazines and Toys. I used to go there after school. I wonder what happened to the shop. Is now taken over by a coffee shop/restaurant I think.Maurice Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955650664538005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-18243874025864473242013-08-18T20:42:12.040+08:002013-08-18T20:42:12.040+08:00hi may i use your photos for my research paper? i ...hi may i use your photos for my research paper? i will credit you accordinglyLeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973751375420466013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-48352337581853015732012-06-16T13:11:02.876+08:002012-06-16T13:11:02.876+08:00Trying to piece together Anon's description fr...Trying to piece together Anon's description from my understanding of Chun See's book.<br /><br />20-G is even, does it mean it was on the side of shops 1-4? There was a public toilet across the small road from shop 4. As the wayang stage was behind the shops, 20-G could be on the land shared with the toilet?Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-35331122958128019762012-06-09T10:56:02.043+08:002012-06-09T10:56:02.043+08:00Hi, I'm born in 1967.
My address was 20-G Lor...Hi, I'm born in 1967.<br /><br />My address was 20-G Lorong Kinchir.<br /><br />Do u happen to have photos of old my house?<br /><br />It was quite a long house, with zinc roof.<br /><br />In front the house was an open space filled with sand.<br /><br />It's near the public toilet, across was the wayang stage.<br /><br />On the right side of my house, there a small hut for butchery pigs.<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-28210870498291492762012-03-14T06:28:59.706+08:002012-03-14T06:28:59.706+08:00Hi,
I lived at 54 Farleigh Avenue in 1965-1967. re...Hi,<br />I lived at 54 Farleigh Avenue in 1965-1967. reading your blogs has rattled my memory. Although my father did not approve of me going into the Shop area I often did.<br />I remember sneaking into the Paramount Cinema severaltimes to watch the films. Most of the time being caught out and ejected. I remember the bread shop next door and was fascinated by the bread slicing machine. The shop owner used to take the crusts of the bread and put them into big sacks. he used to let me help myself.<br />On market day I remember the Curry Puffs and the pancakes with a peanut taste. Do you remember the Indian gentleman on his bike who used to cycle up and down shouting for buisness sharpening knives?<br />Happy days. I understand that 54 Farleigh Avenue is now a Childrens Kindergarten!<br />Will post more when I remember.Dave Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-25099319608254623362012-02-03T18:04:46.467+08:002012-02-03T18:04:46.467+08:00Chomp chomp OMG :)Chomp chomp OMG :)Old boy of SGSSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-55119467147806844292011-11-20T20:36:17.991+08:002011-11-20T20:36:17.991+08:00Serangoon Garden was the place where I grew up and...Serangoon Garden was the place where I grew up and I still have a great memory there. From the (ex)bus terminal to my school at SGT. <br /><br />I have not visited the place as often as I like since i am living on the other side of the world in the last 30 years but each time when i am in SG, i never fail to visit the place. <br /><br />Seranggon Garden have changed(HUP LEE chicken shop is gone now - this was my hang around place back then)but the charecteristic is still there only heaps of brand new houses.<br /><br />My scholl SGT still standing only looks so much older than it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-269314691093589302011-08-22T16:29:21.702+08:002011-08-22T16:29:21.702+08:00Oh, thanks for the heads up. Will check it out on ...Oh, thanks for the heads up. Will check it out on Wednesday afternoon! <br /><br />Hmm, I looked up National Archives and they called it Garden in the singular form! I guess there is no end to this haha.stranger.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06438903120913305352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-56853398929225710042011-08-21T23:20:20.870+08:002011-08-21T23:20:20.870+08:00No. It is definitely Serangoon Gardens - plural. I...No. It is definitely Serangoon Gardens - plural. I went down to the Serangoon Central Library (at Nex) just a few days ago to see an exhibition of the history of the Serangoon area. They repeatedly used the plural name for SG. You can go down and check it out - should still be on until end-Aug if I remember correctly.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-74316979702177518822011-08-21T23:08:18.907+08:002011-08-21T23:08:18.907+08:00Hi Mr Lam,
Hope you still remember me from oak3fi...Hi Mr Lam,<br /><br />Hope you still remember me from oak3films! <br /><br />I'm now working on the Serangoon episode for the documentary. Anyway I have a photocopy of the old map drawn up by the English developer himself (can't remember his name) and on it he wrote Serangoon Garden Estate Road Plan. The plan is dated 1955.<br /><br />So I believe it has always been Serangoon Garden (singular). Perhaps people generally add an s to the end of garden a la botanical gardenS. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Siminstranger.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06438903120913305352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-43040081986186805692009-11-22T17:10:46.020+08:002009-11-22T17:10:46.020+08:00Thanks Pseudophilosopher, Roy and Anjuli for shari...Thanks Pseudophilosopher, Roy and Anjuli for sharing your memories about Serangoon Gardens.<br /><br />Anjuli mentioned <b>Bola Hantam</b>. You can read what I and my readers recall about this game <a href="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2005/11/braddell-rise-school.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-75758190909432068082009-11-22T15:03:10.136+08:002009-11-22T15:03:10.136+08:00oh yes Serangoon Gardens from the 60's and 70&...oh yes Serangoon Gardens from the 60's and 70's-- For me, it was a place which always 'stood still' in time!! When I went back a couple years ago- the same beauty shop my mother had always gone to was still there-- walking up a narrow stair case above a medicine shop. <br /><br />I remember the Tip top Restaurant- Hawaii 5-0 (I think that was in the '80s) with their set lunches-- then of course NTUC came and changed a bit of the landscape.<br /><br />Was happy to see a pic of the post office- I went there alot with my POSB savings book - saving up all my coins -- mailing letters to penpals.<br /><br />As for games in those days- definitely masak masak- but can anyone remember hatam bola? ouch!! Oh in those days NO ONE stayed inside- I feel so sad for the children nowadays- always inside except when they go for organized sports. In those days, you could hear children's voices playing outside-- laughing- talking- telling 'ghost stories' :)<br /><br />good times-lots of great memories!!Anjulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563616683370799899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-56253672287670804702009-11-03T04:18:13.474+08:002009-11-03T04:18:13.474+08:00I and my wife lived at 100 Cowdray Avenue, Serango...I and my wife lived at 100 Cowdray Avenue, Serangoon Garden Estate with my wife in1962/63 and have a number of photos of the area. The church mentioned by Lam Chun See was probably St Peters<br />which was at the far end of the estate.<br />I recall the local shops and the outdoor markets along with the man who used to carry a beam over his shoulders with hot food in a container/wok at each end.<br />Fortunately my wife has a far better memory than me and could provide more info.<br />We also used the cinema on a regular basis.<br /><br />RoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-72074997379388996362009-03-10T23:37:00.000+08:002009-03-10T23:37:00.000+08:00The church is called St Francis Xavier. You mentio...The church is called St Francis Xavier. You mentioned passing it when you were at Cardiff/<BR/>Chartwell. It was built in 1959 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It is a Roman Catholic church.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431930592804614742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-60486262202572303092008-10-06T23:46:00.000+08:002008-10-06T23:46:00.000+08:00Hi!I'm a student who's doing a module on the chang...Hi!<BR/>I'm a student who's doing a module on the changing landscapes of Singapore and just happen to chance upon your blog.<BR/><BR/>As a younger generation, I am appalled at the photos and your personal account of the past. It allows me to see Sg in a different light. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1384269793726910272008-09-29T20:44:00.000+08:002008-09-29T20:44:00.000+08:00Hi Tony. Thanks for sharing that bit of history.Re...Hi Tony. Thanks for sharing that bit of history.<BR/><BR/>Recently SG was very much in the <A HREF="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/376578/1/.html" REL="nofollow">news</A> becos of the controversy over proposals to build a dormitory for foreign workers there. Thanks to that, we can confirm that the correct name was Serangoon Gardens and not Garden.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-77917501114349540232008-09-29T19:51:00.000+08:002008-09-29T19:51:00.000+08:00there's long periods of silence between times i am...there's long periods of silence between times i am able to get my father to talk about serangoon garden. when i saw your post of Mr Tan Pan Beng, i remembered my father's uncle Tor Ming Peh. not sure if this is a blood relations or not but certainly your account of Tan Pan Beng's situation matches to my father's account.<BR/>my grandfather moved into the serangoon vicinity in the late 1800s, first near Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre and later into Serangoon Garden where they started a farm. farm is on the left of Lor Chuan in the direction of the circus. it is adjacent to a freshwater pond filled with water hyacinth. Sadly the farm was acquired by the authorities in the 70s/ 80s so all that is left are some pictures and memories. Tor Ming Peh has a pork stall in the S'goon gdn hawker centre as did some of my relatives.<BR/>I studied at PAP kindergarten ontop of Chartwell Dr and i still have a picture of the graduation ceremony where MP Lau Teck Soon shook my hand. My first cinema experience was a kindergarten school trip at the paramount cinema where we watched Disney's Bambi in the afternoon. Visits to NTUC was special as there was cold air con...<BR/>I asked my father about the origins of Ang Sar Lee, his explanation varies slightly differently from yours and of most accounts. Apparently, there used to be a bicycle shop at the corner of Yio Chu Kang Road and Serangoon Garden Way. This shop decided to paint their zinc roof red and since S'goon Gdn Way was a main throughway to the town centre, it became a lankmark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-49644124762040896022008-07-24T12:24:00.000+08:002008-07-24T12:24:00.000+08:00I was born in 57,lived in Rosyth road,schooled in ...I was born in 57,lived in Rosyth road,schooled in Rosyth Primary,64-69.Then SGSS 70-73.Used to cycle around then to Lor Chuan,S gardens area.Hanged around NIB to free browse Dandys & Beanos.Paramount was showing DRACULA then and our school SGSS did the first CHOMP CHOMP signboard on wood for its opening ceremony.Was hanged by chains set loosely on tree-branch like pole.<BR/>There was this SG sports club which I used to hang around & watched guys playing billiards.<BR/>Very nostalgic indeed.I am now based in Sweden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-76250733057016929602008-01-04T09:53:00.000+08:002008-01-04T09:53:00.000+08:00You're welcome Nostalgic.Unfortunately these days ...You're welcome Nostalgic.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately these days I seldom go back to SG. And every time I go back that area, I feel lost becos so much changes. I couldn't even trace the shortcut that we used to take, when cycling, by cutting through Cardiff Grove and then down Chartwell Drive to SG Circus. As for the right side of Lor Chuan, e.g. Plantation Ave, the kampongs have all gone.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com