tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post113932704806982152..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Armenian StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-11110238892827405132015-10-09T17:32:42.394+08:002015-10-09T17:32:42.394+08:00suburbanpeasant gave us these 2 questions and MIA,...suburbanpeasant gave us these 2 questions and MIA, leaving us high and dry.<br /><br />I managed to find the answers here https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=DTOJAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147&dq=dr+William+Heng&source=bl&ots=yVarBxRbsD&sig=KKHiZso6XOBAgvjUyDdiWBWCSrA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwA2oVChMI0r-8xvW0yAIVhweOCh38hAFx#v=onepage&q=dr%20William%20Heng&f=false<br /><br />> William Heng is my mother's cousin. Do you know why the clinic is called Wilmer?<br /><br />William heng's wife is called Merle. Wil + Mer = Wilmer<br /><br />> Another one: which famous person is related to William Heng.<br /><br />William Heng's father is Heng Mui Keng. Most of us would know the road name better than the person though.Peter Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482507125081237002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-73238035391851959722013-03-05T14:32:19.828+08:002013-03-05T14:32:19.828+08:00I visited my dad yesterday and he given me 2 old m...I visited my dad yesterday and he given me 2 old medical records/cards of my sister and myself from Will’s Pharmacy (Wills” Clinic) Ltd.<br />50, Armenian Street, Singapore 6 Office Tel:- 30016 & 33888 Residence Tel: 35704. Both records dated back to 1961 and 1964.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645901558101964004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-27178874951934550792011-09-27T11:56:30.007+08:002011-09-27T11:56:30.007+08:00Hi.
i have found memories of the wilmer clinice ...Hi. <br /><br />i have found memories of the wilmer clinice that used to be located at armenian street. i may be only in my late 20s, but when i was just a boy my father used to bring me along with him for his consultation.<br /><br />i think that doctor's name is william right? anyways i have only vague recollections of the clinic. <br /><br />by the way, your blog is a nice read Mr.Lam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-34320106471223142442011-07-21T09:05:48.790+08:002011-07-21T09:05:48.790+08:00Is that a library that you could walk in to read b...Is that a library that you could walk in to read books? I would surely want to visit it if possible. From the shop name, it seems to be a book publisher. <br /><br />After watching 十月围城, the thought that some of Dr. Sun's great plan that changed history may have been hatched in this store under high secrecy, gives the place a sense of mystery and excitement....haha! imagination running wild!!Tah Chungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-50127312300686270012011-07-20T19:59:21.423+08:002011-07-20T19:59:21.423+08:00Ooh, I think I have seen it in the Cantonment Road...Ooh, I think I have seen it in the Cantonment Road area but books and guides never mention where the library was shifted to. Thanks Tah Chung for the info!Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-35547620187720654412011-07-20T09:40:43.024+08:002011-07-20T09:40:43.024+08:00Icemoon,
The bookstore is now in Cantonment Road...Icemoon, <br /><br />The bookstore is now in Cantonment Road.Tah Chungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-2204499139342697402011-07-19T15:32:42.744+08:002011-07-19T15:32:42.744+08:00Loke Yew is the father of Loke Wan Tho. I cant see...Loke Yew is the father of Loke Wan Tho. I cant seem to find that Sun Yat Sen bookstore.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-78512382284455961682011-07-19T13:07:42.898+08:002011-07-19T13:07:42.898+08:00This area is so rich in history and the neo classi...This area is so rich in history and the neo classical architecture is enchanting.<br /><br />1 Bras Brasah Bookshops :<br />There was a period in the 70s when roller skates was the fad and my parents brought me there to buy a pair of roller skates. As I was writing this, I was transported back into the shop and recalled the sight and sound within the shop, the smell of rubber and steel of the new skates, and the joy of owning a new pair of skates (it was about $15 to $18 if my memory did not fail me).<br /><br />2 Armenian Street Coffee Shop :<br />The ngoh hiang store was selling this fried prawn cracker that was served with salad which balance the deep fried stuff nicely. The hawker asked me to try and said I do not have to pay if it was not nice. I became a fan after that.<br /><br />3 Loke Yew Street :<br />This was the street between the coffee shop and American Embassy. I ever followed my grandpa to visit his friend in one of the houses upstairs. The staircase was pitch dark and there was a switch on both ends of the staircase to on the light. After some time, the light will go off by itself. I think we all like Quiz right? So here you go.....Who is Loke Yew?<br /><br />4 Quiz 2 : Along Armenian Street, there was an unconspicuous bookstore (hint!) with a significant past relating to one of a great personality of China history. What was the name of the bookstore and who was this person?Tah Chungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-62226708356460566062011-07-19T13:05:41.961+08:002011-07-19T13:05:41.961+08:00Ivan Heng? Heng Swee Kiat? O god, don't keep ...Ivan Heng? Heng Swee Kiat? O god, don't keep be suspended!peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-67985771909207397732011-07-19T09:34:12.207+08:002011-07-19T09:34:12.207+08:00"Do you know why the clinic is caller Wilmer...<i>"Do you know why the clinic is caller Wilmer?"</i><br /><br />Could it be that he was a fan of the Flinstones?<br /><br />Eh ... I can't think of any famous person named Heng unless you are referring to one of our new ministers. Or the director Russell Heng.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-87374447783519271522011-07-19T01:11:16.808+08:002011-07-19T01:11:16.808+08:00Chun See
William Heng is my mother's cousin. D...Chun See<br />William Heng is my mother's cousin. Do you know why the clinic is called Wilmer? <br /><br />A quiz for you. <br /><br />Another one: which famous person is related to William Heng. <br /><br />This is easy<br /><br />sohkiaksuburbanpeasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374634401957065211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-18713954000535559582011-04-08T19:55:21.697+08:002011-04-08T19:55:21.697+08:00For those who are missing the famous Armenian Stre...For those who are missing the famous Armenian Street char kway teow, it is now relocated to Blk 303 Anchorvale Link in Sengkang!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1152947745049736842006-07-15T15:15:00.000+08:002006-07-15T15:15:00.000+08:00Sports shops in those places could be Champions Sp...Sports shops in those places could be Champions Sports Shop - Sikh owned. They also sold weight lifting equipment. It was here I bought my first body building vitamins - Ben Weider. At the corner (on Waterllo Street side)was a guy who did restringing of rackets. Think it was S$5 for good strings.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to buy a badminton racket but out of my budget - think that was Silver Grey (Ong Poh Lim signature on the Y neck area) but luckily Yonex came along with the first lightweight racket. Anyway with new rackets still cannot clear 1st roudn of school championship. So ended my inteerst in badminton....bedminton is much betterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1140018485740316212006-02-15T23:48:00.000+08:002006-02-15T23:48:00.000+08:00i too have not forgiven the government for tearing...i too have not forgiven the government for tearing down the library. it is where i have my fondest memories with my father who has just passed away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139802703612790772006-02-13T11:51:00.000+08:002006-02-13T11:51:00.000+08:00I think the very fact that the Wilmer Clinic is st...I think the very fact that the Wilmer Clinic is still around after 1/2 a century is testimony of their effectiveness. Who knows, without Dr William Heng, I may not be around writing this blog today.<BR/><BR/>As for the Indian stalls, my favourite was the mee rebus, even tho I heard so much about the Indian rojak. The gravy is simply unbeatable and you just cannot find an equal anywhere in spore up to today. <BR/><BR/>I suspect, these Waterloo St foodstalls was one of the contributing factors to the high no. of visitors to the National Library those days.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139800599081805652006-02-13T11:16:00.000+08:002006-02-13T11:16:00.000+08:00Back to the subject of irresistible foods like Mee...Back to the subject of irresistible foods like Mee Rebus and Indian Rojak at Waterloo Street, I would like to comment that there was something unique about the Mee Rebus which we seldom see nowadays - whitish thick gravy sprinkled with dried shrimps, and other ingredients on top, making the dish unbeatable. The talks about Sultans and VIPs frequenting the stalls there seemed credible. Also many said that these hawkers flew back to India and own properties there. Any doubts ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139798702012057522006-02-13T10:45:00.000+08:002006-02-13T10:45:00.000+08:00I was a patient of Dr William Heng when I was a ki...I was a patient of Dr William Heng when I was a kid. One day my mother had the audicity of asking the doctor why he charged so much (at least 35 dollars and above - in the fifties)and his reply was: "Do you know that I am a child especialist(DCH) ? and furthermore my medicines are European types, not Japanese" All-in-all, in my opinion, he was a very effective doctor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139531585949340572006-02-10T08:33:00.000+08:002006-02-10T08:33:00.000+08:00I will try to get all the names of the sport shops...I will try to get all the names of the sport shops dotted along the Bras Basah Road...I have a friend of our age (early 50) whose father used to own a shop there and I will ask him for that...wait till I am able to contact him through email and perhaps he may like to participate in blogging?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139483618253566562006-02-09T19:13:00.000+08:002006-02-09T19:13:00.000+08:00Hi Princess_fifi79I will be most honoured if you l...Hi Princess_fifi79<BR/><BR/>I will be most honoured if you link up to my site. Hope the 'cheong hei (long-winded) posts and comments from me and my 'laudie' gang, Victor, Simon ++, do not bore you.<BR/><BR/>Chun SeeLam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139477413527028922006-02-09T17:30:00.000+08:002006-02-09T17:30:00.000+08:00hi...i was blog hopping when i saw ur blog...inter...hi...i was blog hopping when i saw ur blog...interesting with all the pics. Can link up?Fiona Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493533555552147685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139466570215307332006-02-09T14:29:00.000+08:002006-02-09T14:29:00.000+08:00Thank you so much for your wonderful memories!!!! ...Thank you so much for your wonderful memories!!!! I am not Singaporean but had the privilege of living there for just a year in 1984, and cherish the memories I have of the places you mentioned plus many more. I am so thankful I took rolls and rolls of photographs of Chinatown as it was disappearing even then!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139466179429044312006-02-09T14:22:00.000+08:002006-02-09T14:22:00.000+08:00I think one of the sport shop name along Bras Basa...I think one of the sport shop name along Bras Basah is "Winston Sports". I used to go there to buy shuttlecocks from Hillview Avenue and ended up with deliciousIndian Rojak and tasty teh tarik at one of the many sarabat stalls along Waterloo Street. I really missed those sarabat stalls... wonder if any of those are still around....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139452392817457492006-02-09T10:33:00.000+08:002006-02-09T10:33:00.000+08:00I just checked the phone directory for Wilmer Clin...I just checked the phone directory for Wilmer Clinic and indeed the doctor listed is Dr Brian Heng, probably the son of Dr William Heng like what you said. I don't think that there were many specialists in Singapore in the 1950s so Dr William may be a GP whose fees were probably quite affordable. I am sorry to have been caught up in that time warp.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139451627999121102006-02-09T10:20:00.000+08:002006-02-09T10:20:00.000+08:00One of the second hand bookstore is still around.....One of the second hand bookstore is still around... Sultana book store, located at the second floor of Peace Center. <BR/><BR/>Changed owner, but just as messy... however without the examination guides.<BR/><BR/>DiggoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1139449704385792402006-02-09T09:48:00.000+08:002006-02-09T09:48:00.000+08:00Maybe we shd test our Rambling Librarian and see i...Maybe we shd test our Rambling Librarian and see if he knows anything about the USIS Library?Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com