tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post8782499124014199041..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: AD 1947 – Ian Layzell’s Life NotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-58769510801932592392009-12-29T18:44:18.432+08:002009-12-29T18:44:18.432+08:00Thanks for sharing this article and your story in ...Thanks for sharing this article and your story in your blog.<br />It was very nice.<br /><br />Looking for more..................Cannes Accommodationhttp://cannesrental.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-31629059246982692792007-08-21T02:11:00.000+08:002007-08-21T02:11:00.000+08:00Tom said ... sorry Chun see got my dates wron...Tom said ...<BR/> sorry Chun see got my dates wrong, I was in Alexandra hospital, with swollen legs and a <BR/>high temperature,in 1962. And I remember the water rationing in Singapore then. The food rationing was in the UK untill 1952.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283468129139631266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-14788019195850779832007-08-20T10:54:00.000+08:002007-08-20T10:54:00.000+08:00I remembered the 'Rain Maker" who was flown to Sin...I remembered the 'Rain Maker" who was flown to Singapore to solve the problem of drought in 1962. His name was a Mr. Smith from Australia. Unfortunately despite spending S$1m to seed the clouds, the rain was induced but did not land on Singapore but somewhere between Batam and Singapore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-77261274940086567512007-08-20T09:40:00.000+08:002007-08-20T09:40:00.000+08:00Tom is right. We forget the past so easily until s...Tom is right. We forget the past so easily until someone joys our memory.<BR/><BR/>But the food rationing you talked about in 1962, did that apply only to the British troops? I only remember water rationing happening in the sixties.<BR/><BR/>Also, how did the food rationing cause you to end up in hospital?Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-71868262912394768842007-08-20T04:47:00.000+08:002007-08-20T04:47:00.000+08:00Tom said ... Ian,I remember Alexandra Hos...Tom said ...<BR/> Ian,I remember Alexandra Hospital, I was in medical ward for three weeks. year 1962,food rationing,each family had to have a ration book to get food ,if you did not have one you got no food.It just shows, you can forget the past so easily, Till some one jogs your memory.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283468129139631266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-44438201910187657352007-08-20T01:27:00.000+08:002007-08-20T01:27:00.000+08:00I think they are moving AH to Yishun and naming it...I think they are moving AH to Yishun and naming it Khoo Teck Puat Hospital of goodwood hotel like in TTSH due to his family donation. Not sure what they would do with AH premises. Heard about the massacre at AH during the 2nd WW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-34049245198537482992007-08-19T18:50:00.000+08:002007-08-19T18:50:00.000+08:00In his last article, John Harper mentioned about s...In his last article, John Harper mentioned about see the Alexandra Hospital on his way to school in Gillman.<BR/><BR/>"From Orchard Road the bus would take us along Tanglin Road and then turn on to Alexandra Road driving past the Archipelago Brewery. Once we had passed the British Military Hospital (BMH) with a distinctive cross of St George painted on the roof, we knew we were almost there."<BR/><BR/>I heard that the St George cross was still existing in AH and so I went down the other day to see if I could find it and take a photo. But unfortunately, I couldn't. If any reader has any information, hope you can share with us here.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-38463223187209102542007-08-19T09:41:00.000+08:002007-08-19T09:41:00.000+08:00Ian's story is his sentimental trip down memory la...Ian's story is his sentimental trip down memory lane in this part of the world. He gives an insightful account of post-war events, some of which led to the present hellish conflicts in the middle-east, affecting the whole world in general. Britain had wisely reflected on itself after WWII, and decisively granted independence to all its former colonies, which evolved into the commonwealth of nations, closely knitted to help others in time of need. Singapore is pround to be in this 'family'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-14466730906742035982007-08-17T23:20:00.000+08:002007-08-17T23:20:00.000+08:00Thank you very much Ian, for sharing that bit of h...Thank you very much Ian, for sharing that bit of history and your personal story with us.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com