tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post4068691698834932253..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Singapore, 1962-64 : 7 Sian Tuan Avenue (by Tim Light)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-27047284329574111562012-08-02T04:24:35.217+08:002012-08-02T04:24:35.217+08:00Hi,
Thanks for the memory. I'm a new resident ...Hi,<br />Thanks for the memory. I'm a new resident to the area and always wonder why it was called Hong Kong Park. Could anyone shed some light? Thanks!Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-25027088256767887832012-06-26T14:11:20.394+08:002012-06-26T14:11:20.394+08:00Yes thanks for the memory i used to live in Hong K...Yes thanks for the memory i used to live in Hong Kong park in the 70s.Yes the indian shop next to the coffee shop where i used to buy my airfix model planes for $3 prices sum then.<br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-9716841927782405952012-06-02T03:46:13.970+08:002012-06-02T03:46:13.970+08:00Zen
If you look on Google Satellite view, the sch...Zen<br /><br />If you look on Google Satellite view, the school buildings ... about six or seven of them ... still exist, enclosed by St, Helena Road, Queens Avenue and Admiralty Road East.<br /><br />Last I heard it was a prison officer's training school or some such.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-49638317233707887412012-06-01T20:49:06.835+08:002012-06-01T20:49:06.835+08:00Brian and Tess
Please be assured that no one is l...Brian and Tess<br /><br />Please be assured that no one is likely to be hurt by the firing of firecrackers in present day Singapore because it is officially banned in this country. Only on Chinese New Year days(likely in Chinatown) or on a special occasion when firecrackers are allowed to be set off - even then it must be done in a confined and barricaded area supervised by authorized people with the assistance of the fire brigade.Zennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-57092971451783554442012-06-01T16:20:17.446+08:002012-06-01T16:20:17.446+08:00Tim
beware with incriminating yourself - I am sti...Tim<br /><br />beware with incriminating yourself - I am still trying to live down the revelation in one of my blogs that we used chinese firecrackers on defenceless crabs on Changi Beach! I am not sure I can revisit Singapore safely!Brian and Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208616667962513171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-85475006373477520582012-06-01T10:38:12.554+08:002012-06-01T10:38:12.554+08:00The name Hong Kong Park is interesting becos nowad...The name Hong Kong Park is interesting becos nowadays we seldom use this name. Likewise, the area I am staying at, which is just about 3 km away, is called Lucky Park, but hardly anyone uses that name anymore. Similary, not far from us is Eden Park; where the streets are named after treea like Fir, Maple, Redwood etc.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-19877458246835202452012-06-01T09:50:25.793+08:002012-06-01T09:50:25.793+08:00Tim - I went into the naval base once when my fath...Tim - I went into the naval base once when my father was working there. I am curious where your school was located. Was your school building situated near to a low lying football field next to Deptford Road?Zennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-91536714424728326622012-06-01T00:41:29.705+08:002012-06-01T00:41:29.705+08:00Yes, we always kept an eye on the railway when we ...Yes, we always kept an eye on the railway when we were passing.<br /><br />Other boys that I knew in Hong Kong Park were Ray Wildman, Alan Childs and another Alan ... forgot his surname ... who lived in Hua Guan Avenue. We were all the same age, and we all went to the Naval Base School on the bus. We got into mischief too ... nothing too serious, but we were no angels.timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-42167251453626818042012-05-31T23:47:23.180+08:002012-05-31T23:47:23.180+08:00It's interesting that another friend of GMY, T...It's interesting that another friend of GMY, <a href="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2006/11/tom-obrien-remembers-beauty-world.html" rel="nofollow">Tom O'brien</a> lived just nearby to Tim at Hua Guan in the 1960's. I wonder if Tim had any recollections of the nearby KTM railway track.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com