tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post116237972872817082..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Tom O’Brien Remembers Beauty WorldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-66863808065454259952012-02-06T11:06:38.866+08:002012-02-06T11:06:38.866+08:00hi, any of you heard if there were any hotel or bu...hi, any of you heard if there were any hotel or building collapsed back in (maybe in 1950s) along Jalan Jurong Kechil?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-9472614699924551472010-07-06T00:47:45.293+08:002010-07-06T00:47:45.293+08:00I chanced upon this research on the history of Bea...I chanced upon this research on the history of Beauty World which is extremely informative, esp the pre-70s info.<br /><br />http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1344_2009-02-13.htmlOldyonfoldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252972643288312236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-25338339807958474892008-10-29T22:52:00.000+08:002008-10-29T22:52:00.000+08:00Joo Ann Foh is still in operation. It's now run by...Joo Ann Foh is still in operation. It's now run by the son of Paul Ng who, as a young man near his son's age today, tended shop in the 1970s when I first patronized them.Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561076746315039537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-7352005369808407762008-08-21T11:53:00.000+08:002008-08-21T11:53:00.000+08:00So JIN HO is the correct name of the Bakery shop.....So JIN HO is the correct name of the Bakery shop... and Joo Ann Foh is the photo shop..<BR/>Thank you for the correction...<BR/>So I am still miss the Cream Puff from JIN HO.. and not forgetting the Kaya and the freshly baked bread..Chua Meng Senghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423874374982773372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-34221493877500962882008-08-17T20:44:00.000+08:002008-08-17T20:44:00.000+08:00Correction - its not Joo Ann Foh which I mixed up ...Correction - its not Joo Ann Foh which I mixed up with. That was indeed the photo shop at HV. The Chun Tin bakery is Jin Ho Bakery!Oldyonfoldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252972643288312236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-46676441584383770112008-08-11T06:54:00.000+08:002008-08-11T06:54:00.000+08:00chun see,joo ann foh is the name of a photo shop a...chun see,<BR/>joo ann foh is the name of a photo shop at holland village. i don't know if it is still around. used to send my films there for developing and printing.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-75476518062726542672008-08-10T22:45:00.000+08:002008-08-10T22:45:00.000+08:00I don't know. The name Joo Ann Foo brings to my mi...I don't know. The name Joo Ann Foo brings to my mind a photo shop. You know, those small photo kiosks that develop your films in one hour back in the pre-digital cameras age.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-71196976492721388962008-08-10T17:34:00.000+08:002008-08-10T17:34:00.000+08:00You reminded me of the Snake Woman movie which was...You reminded me of the Snake Woman movie which was made by Thai..<BR/>And I like the "fish satay" too ...<BR/>And also reminded me of my childhood day of buying the tasty egg cream puff from Joo Ann Foo...<BR/>I am glad that you are still staying at Chun Tin Road, whereas, for us, we have to resettle to Jalan Jurong Kechil after land acquisition. <BR/>Beauty World still brings me lots of memory as I lived and learnt and grown up there ....<BR/>And not forgetting that I was knocked down by a scooter along the slope in the Beauty World Town..which is now the sloping road leading to the present carpark.. I am glad I was not seriously hurt...Chua Meng Senghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423874374982773372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-76038497927937548852008-07-31T18:00:00.000+08:002008-07-31T18:00:00.000+08:00Hi Chun See,Just want to say how much I appreciate...Hi Chun See,<BR/><BR/>Just want to say how much I appreciate your blog. I live in Chun Tin Rd as a young boy since 1968 and still living in the same house. It is great to read about the good old days.<BR/><BR/>I remembered Beauty World as a really quaint shopping paradise with so many different type of shops. A bit dark. My parents ordered their groceries from a "Kek Ai" in there and they delivered them on a bicycle. After school, my friend and I would drop off at the bus stop just outside BW. There, I had my first taste of Yong Tau Foo.<BR/><BR/>At the corner of CT Rd and Yuk Tong Ave was an old "Kerling" shop. The owner retired and went back to India after so many years. I used to use his public phone to call my Dad to pick me up - but I would only ring 3 times and hang up. Saved 10c so that I could buy fish "satay" from the chinese cinema opposite. I saw Snake Woman there. Had to step over floor covered with Kuah Chih shells. <BR/><BR/>There was also a bakery Joo Ann Foo along CTR beside the kerling shop. The owner's daughter, Margaret, went to Ngee Ann Technical College with me.<BR/><BR/>I better stop here. Thanks for the great memories. I voted for your blog :)Oldyonfoldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252972643288312236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-73939072611021143742008-01-02T15:48:00.000+08:002008-01-02T15:48:00.000+08:00Thanks Meng Seng for sharing that bit of history w...Thanks Meng Seng for sharing that bit of history with us.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-23175925498236157752008-01-02T14:44:00.000+08:002008-01-02T14:44:00.000+08:00I stayed in Beauty World from 1968 to 1980....From...I stayed in Beauty World from 1968 to 1980....<BR/>From the old photo.... the bridge next the bus stop lead to a big house....<BR/>The bridge is where the vendor trades their piglets and chicks..... as well as performing some sterilization for the chicken... as I could recall....<BR/><BR/>I could remember that there were many foreigner staying at the Hoover park which is on the left the road...Chua Meng Senghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423874374982773372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1163038856798827962006-11-09T10:20:00.000+08:002006-11-09T10:20:00.000+08:00That would be really excellent! A post reminiscing...That would be really excellent! A post reminiscing the old A&Ws. Do you happen also to have photos?Chuang Shyue Chouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162986654241945012006-11-08T19:50:00.000+08:002006-11-08T19:50:00.000+08:00A&W was as Chun See the first fast food chain in S...A&W was as Chun See the first fast food chain in Singapore. Owned and operated by the British group called Bowater Group Ltd thru' the Temengong Pte Ltd. 2 outlets in Singapore - Bukit Timah and Kallang Park. <BR/><BR/>Before Bukit Timah Canal was widened it was directly opposite to NUS Bukit Campus. As students then in the mid-70s we used to patronise it day & nite (only 24 hours place). For those who studied at the last minute at the Union House (besides playing snooker whilst studying), A&W was a cool relief for that root bear and ice-cream waffle. If you needed to date a campus girl in-between lessons, that was the place. Ask any law student from that era because it was the "mooting place" for future lawyers!<BR/><BR/>Chun See: Floral Mile was that stretch of nurseries between Whitley Road (Whitley Sec School, Swiss Cottage Secondary)and ACS Baker Road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162962523299676312006-11-08T13:08:00.000+08:002006-11-08T13:08:00.000+08:00I think A&W was the first fast food restaurant in ...I think A&W was the first fast food restaurant in Spore. It was along Dunearn Rd near the Shell station between Adam Rd and Kheam Hock Road. Next to the canal. That stretch was called the Floral Mile. Maybe can be topic for another post.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162960057496780002006-11-08T12:27:00.000+08:002006-11-08T12:27:00.000+08:00Do you remember the old A&W drive-throughs at Buki...Do you remember the old A&W drive-throughs at Bukit Timah?Chuang Shyue Chouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162866432149264312006-11-07T10:27:00.000+08:002006-11-07T10:27:00.000+08:00By they way, did you know that the stretch of Upp ...By they way, did you know that the stretch of Upp Bt Timah Road separating the old and new Beauty World (see the last 3 photos) used to be a 2-way street in the 60's? Then it was converted to 1-way street in the Northward direction. Then (last year?) it was re-converted back to 2-way after the Anak Bukit underpass/flyover was completed.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162522607501727612006-11-03T10:56:00.000+08:002006-11-03T10:56:00.000+08:00When people get old, all their physical and mental...When people get old, all their physical and mental faculties deteriorate. Even younger Singaporeans find the going tough, let alone the older folks. Talks of retraining, new attitudes- among others, are easily said than done. Anyway, is there any other choice ? except bitng the 'bullet'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162460383174177472006-11-02T17:39:00.000+08:002006-11-02T17:39:00.000+08:00Hi ChuckI think Ernie Koh was a kampung boy who li...Hi Chuck<BR/>I think Ernie Koh was a kampung boy who lived in Chestnut Drive area. Could have been from Boys Town English School. He should be in his late 50s and plays R&B music. There was also another Eurasian, the Jansen Brothers if I can recall.<BR/><BR/>For use to make a living we had to play commercial; e.g. Santana, The Stylistics, Chicago. We rotated with Heather & the Thunderbirds at the "London Scene" in the basement of the Marco Polo Hotel (then called Hotel Malaysia). Then we played at "Moonshine" at the Ocean Park Hotel Katong before the group broke up (because of NS). We played 3-4 sets of 45 mins each on Friday and Sat nights.<BR/><BR/>I came back later to make a living whilst monnlighting at the university - that was the era of Jacintha AbinshiXXX (cant remember the spelling), Dick Lee, Tina Tan (the model who became the owner of Link Boutique today) and Chris Ho, the DJ. Brian Richmond was spinning the disc at the Goodwood Park Hotel.<BR/><BR/>I jammed during varsity when they had lunchtime concerts and with a guy called Joe Peters (best double bassist in Singapore) who later formed the NUS Band and the NUS Music Department in the 70s. Actually this was how I got my first job in the IT industry whilst playing as a musician. It was fun playing 3 months here and there - the "Jade Lounge" at Ming Court Hotel with David Ng/Julai Tan Quartet, The "Rang Mahal Restaurant" at the Oberoi Imperial, a Japanese club/restuarant called the Okoh at Supreme House and on the ground floor of Hyatt Hotel (if you walk through the main entrance today, the lounge was on the right side. Sadly many musicians died or became taxi drivers because there was no future in the local industry. You must have heard about Joe Chandran and the experiments - he became spiritual - after his stint at the Los Horizon disco at the Shangrila.<BR/><BR/>Hope this bit of history interest our readers!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162453591264900302006-11-02T15:46:00.000+08:002006-11-02T15:46:00.000+08:00Chuck - Now we are inspired to sing the Green Gree...Chuck - Now we are inspired to sing the Green Green Grass of Home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162453259238749642006-11-02T15:40:00.000+08:002006-11-02T15:40:00.000+08:00Hi Peter, glad to know you were with a band many y...Hi Peter, glad to know you were with a band many years back. During that time, I am sure you have heared of this band - Pest Infested during the seventies. The lead singer is Ernie Koh and he is my neighbour. The drummer if not mistaken is Henry. I remembered they once held a concert in a hill near the Gombak Radar Station. They called that hill - 'Heaven'. That is the hill where I chopped of Tembusu trees to make my lastic. Wonder if there are any more Tembusu trees as it is now a restricted areaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162436716090729382006-11-02T11:05:00.000+08:002006-11-02T11:05:00.000+08:00Killburn Estate was an old name given to an estate...Killburn Estate was an old name given to an estate comprising leasehold houses (25 yrs) built between Rifle Range Road and the present Sime Darby Center.<BR/><BR/>Rifle Range had an ammo dump built by the British during WW2 and the houses were for the British married personnel. Later the ammo dump was moved to a bigger ammo depot at Kranji Ammo Base(present water treatment center).<BR/><BR/>There used to be an abandoned black wooden building as railway quarters for KTM workers working at the nearby Bukit Timah Station behind Blackomore DriveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162435022960889352006-11-02T10:37:00.000+08:002006-11-02T10:37:00.000+08:00Peter - Great to know that you were one of the vet...Peter - Great to know that you were one of the veterans in music scene during the sixties, which I consider the golden era of Singapore Pop Music. Local part-time musicians were not only talented, but also had great stamina and a sense of purpose. Take for example my office colleague (a drummer in a R&B band) who played part-time in PUBS during week-ends and turned up at the office on Sundays to work overtime in order to support his father and siblings - a salute to you guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162433871986642032006-11-02T10:17:00.000+08:002006-11-02T10:17:00.000+08:00Does anyone know about the Kilburn Estate that Tom...Does anyone know about the Kilburn Estate that Tom mentioned? I can't find it in the street directory. Peter?Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162433045696182572006-11-02T10:04:00.000+08:002006-11-02T10:04:00.000+08:00Peter, I know the Lifting shop that you mentioned....Peter, I know the Lifting shop that you mentioned. I wrote in my earlier post on <A HREF="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2006/07/kampong-life-4-charcoal-irons.html" REL="nofollow">Kampong Iron</A>, that my brothers and I took liked that brand. We used to patronize the shop at People's Park Complex ground floor. Haven't been there for ages. Must have changed considerably.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1162424582823706792006-11-02T07:43:00.000+08:002006-11-02T07:43:00.000+08:00There was one place where we could tailored our cl...There was one place where we could tailored our clothes like what Tom described. It was "Liftings Shirt" (next to Metro High Street)somewhere down North Bridge Road where the Funan Center now stands. <BR/><BR/>The fashion then was bell-bottom pants (even for the school uniform) with 25" as a minimum and long pointed collars and 2.5" collar in height. A shirt like this cost S$15 and pants S$20. "Hot" shirt texture were jersey materials and for pants - corduroy. The teenaged girls never went to tailors but to Bibi & Baba at the old Supreme House basement (remember Skillet Coffee House). Bibi & Baba was modelled after the same fashion house in Carnaby Street in Chelsea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com