tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post3970049207379739305..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Roundabout Quiz 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-89820126774995633632013-05-13T06:43:57.518+08:002013-05-13T06:43:57.518+08:00This was probably answered--I scrolled through the...This was probably answered--I scrolled through the comments--Hotel Malaysia was later called the Marco Polo and was located on Tanglin Circus.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-31492365301417187252013-05-10T16:44:43.261+08:002013-05-10T16:44:43.261+08:00Baba Rich. Thanks for contributing that very inter...Baba Rich. Thanks for contributing that very interesting background info about Instant Asia.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-36305188941970211752013-05-10T16:17:10.806+08:002013-05-10T16:17:10.806+08:00Yes, the first 'Instant Asia' show was in ...Yes, the first 'Instant Asia' show was in Loyang Besar by the beach. It was owned & run by an angmo by the name of John Smith. He had retired from the British forces here, bought this place by the sea and organised the Malay villagers to come up with an 'Instant Asia' show that STPB then discovered as a gem of a place. It was called Saujana (Smith) Villa. I had the rare chance of being invited 2C this home made cultural show. Smith got old and passed on. Redevelopment creped in and all good things came to a sad end. Some of the performers carried on his show-repertoire with Mr Preggar who was GM of the old Raffles Hotel (B4 renovation and being taken over by DBSLand). It became the Singapore Sling Cultural Show until the mid-1980s.<br /> <br />STPB (SGP Tourist Promotion Board) tried to 'up-market' the 'Instant Asia' show by building a new cultural theatre next to The S'pore Handicraft Centre', Rasa Singapura. But by then, such cultural shows became tourist traps & the commercialism robbed of real cultural values. The building became a nite club called Atlantis (which soon sank and submerged). After many years later, they're All demolished, becoming today's Tourism Court, Hotel & Tanglin Mall! Baba Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-74012305829659556182007-11-08T00:30:00.000+08:002007-11-08T00:30:00.000+08:00Oh yes, Rasa Singapura.I remembered it having 2 st...Oh yes, Rasa Singapura.<BR/><BR/>I remembered it having 2 storeys, with the food stalls on the 2nd level. Can't remember exactly what was on the lower level though. But I've seen the pictures at picas website. Now I got my orientation correct. Thanks Peter/Victor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-76947716903230561332007-11-07T11:54:00.000+08:002007-11-07T11:54:00.000+08:00Peter - Rasa Singapura was not open-air. There was...Peter - <I>Rasa Singapura</I> was not open-air. There was no air-con but there was a roof. The lower level was the car park while the hawker centre was on the upper level.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-43686393261741786882007-11-07T06:27:00.000+08:002007-11-07T06:27:00.000+08:00Scavin:It should be "Rasa Singapura". It was open...Scavin:<BR/>It should be "Rasa Singapura". It was open-air hawker center where Traders Hotel is now. St Regis was once a row of shophouses, opposite to the Jade House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-88818713465495265882007-11-06T23:22:00.000+08:002007-11-06T23:22:00.000+08:00Hello, I remember Rasa Sayang was located at where...Hello, I remember Rasa Sayang was located at where they are building the St.Regis Residences now. The broad pathway just outside of Dan Ryan's was the same pathway leading to Rasa Sayang, just across Tomlinson Road. Yes I remember the dummy Bullock Cart too.<BR/><BR/>I was about 5yrs old when I remembered my mum bringing me along to Rasa Sayang, to eat the famous "Bonus" Chicken Rice. What's so "Bonus" about the Chicken Rice you may ask. Turns out that my 5 year-old ears didn't understand the word "boneless". I could only hear "bonus" because I was playing arcade games at the shopping centres every weekend then. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-29925296420071501422007-10-28T14:09:00.000+08:002007-10-28T14:09:00.000+08:00Correction - my comment above. I meant:Peter's ans...Correction - my comment above. I meant:<BR/><BR/>Peter's answer is correct for the 2nd Hotel <B>Malaysia</B>. It was much smaller than the first one.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-70691474732327260122007-10-28T14:07:00.000+08:002007-10-28T14:07:00.000+08:00Peter. It just occurred to me that in 1972, you we...Peter. It just occurred to me that in 1972, you were only 18 years or so right? That means you have not even gone into NS?<BR/><BR/>I am afraid not too familiar with that part of Spore. I do know that it has changed a lot recently.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-70702882910667590402007-10-28T01:19:00.000+08:002007-10-28T01:19:00.000+08:00your blog's awesome. :)your blog's awesome. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-51944343730687373372007-10-27T05:47:00.000+08:002007-10-27T05:47:00.000+08:00Ngiam:"Instant Asia" Show was once held in a bunga...Ngiam:<BR/>"Instant Asia" Show was once held in a bungalow house during the ealry 1970s in Jalan Loyang Besar, near the former SAF Loyang Camp. It was run by a British x-sailor who later helped to put up the Sentosa Coralarium. When we were doing NS there, we used to go and see the show; typically Malay cultural dances. After the place was demolished the show went to Singapore Handicraft Center. I still can remember that bungalow had a wall panel full of sea-shells. <BR/><BR/>TRY N GUESS WHERE IS JALAN LOYANG BESAR TODAY? Only the end of Jalan Loyang Besar terminating near NTUC Club Pasir Ris Escapeworld(?) still remains.<BR/><BR/>Next door to this Jalan Loyang Besar bungalow was the SIA Holiday Bungalow which was used by the airline cabin crew. As usual in the army any girl dressed up with tight-fitting sarong kebaya was good looking, if u know what I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-24633173344273912142007-10-26T20:36:00.001+08:002007-10-26T20:36:00.001+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ngiam Shih Tunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800779441060614157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-48124269372881038422007-10-26T20:36:00.000+08:002007-10-26T20:36:00.000+08:00There also used to be a Singapore Handicraft Centr...There also used to be a Singapore Handicraft Centre and a Cultural Theatre where they used to have tacky "Instant Asia" shows. Rasa Singapura was part of the same complex. All located where Tanglin Mall/Traders Hotel are now.<BR/><BR/>There are some photos of the Handicraft centre under construction on picas, including a view of Tanglin Circus.<BR/><BR/>http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/picas/public/internetSearch/advancedSearch.jsp?thesaurusFlag=Y&simpleSearch=singapore%20handicraft%20centre%20tanglinNgiam Shih Tunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800779441060614157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-23118065416099812432007-10-26T17:57:00.000+08:002007-10-26T17:57:00.000+08:00Peter's answer is correct for the 2nd Hotel Negara...Peter's answer is correct for the 2nd Hotel Negara. It was much smaller than the first one.<BR/><BR/>I think Rasa Singapura was at somewhere present Tanglin Mall or Tourism Centre. I have a couple of photos of the place. They used to have model bullock cart there.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-10339166083748742942007-10-26T16:24:00.000+08:002007-10-26T16:24:00.000+08:00Oops. :POops. :PVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-61539779283551683832007-10-26T14:56:00.000+08:002007-10-26T14:56:00.000+08:00No lah the one at Claymore Drive was Hotel NegaraNo lah the one at Claymore Drive was Hotel NegaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-80413721907036137642007-10-26T14:43:00.000+08:002007-10-26T14:43:00.000+08:00Now it's called Meritus Negara Hotel.Now it's called Meritus Negara Hotel.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-42302869778831164142007-10-26T14:41:00.000+08:002007-10-26T14:41:00.000+08:00I think I know the answer to the follow-up questio...I think I know the answer to the follow-up question. Hotel Malaysia was at Claymore Drive, behind Orchard Towers.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-18557784881595003482007-10-26T11:21:00.000+08:002007-10-26T11:21:00.000+08:00anybody heard about RASA SINGAPURA of the 1980s? ...anybody heard about RASA SINGAPURA of the 1980s? Make a guess on its locationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-63173157654916405172007-10-26T11:19:00.000+08:002007-10-26T11:19:00.000+08:00On Cuscaden Road -owned by the Goodwood Park Hotel...On Cuscaden Road -owned by the Goodwood Park Hotel ppl. Now empty piece of ladn next to Hard Rock Cafe. Could be the back of the Four Seasons Hotel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-56751258689239519602007-10-26T10:20:00.000+08:002007-10-26T10:20:00.000+08:00Here's a follow-up question. Later there was a nea...Here's a follow-up question. Later there was a nearby hotel named Hotel Malaysia. Where was it located?Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-1956955215776739142007-10-26T10:16:00.000+08:002007-10-26T10:16:00.000+08:00Well done! Answers are: Tanglin Circus (not Circle...Well done! Answers are: Tanglin Circus (not Circle), Hotel Malaysia and Marco Polo Hotel.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-39195958819320676532007-10-26T10:09:00.000+08:002007-10-26T10:09:00.000+08:00Question 1: dunnoQuestion 2: dunnoNew name - Marco...Question 1: dunno<BR/>Question 2: dunno<BR/><BR/>New name - Marco Polo Hotel<BR/><BR/>Ha ha, that's all I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-52425204440410140782007-10-25T23:37:00.000+08:002007-10-25T23:37:00.000+08:00Q1Tanglin CircleQ2Hotel MalaysiaYou played in a ba...Q1<BR/>Tanglin Circle<BR/>Q2<BR/>Hotel Malaysia<BR/><BR/>You played in a band!!Wow. What instrument?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com