tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post6295903532609692296..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Public Bus Transport (Part 2) - Singapore’s First Air-conditioned Public Bus (by Peter Chan)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-41213678526441698342019-07-03T11:15:10.539+08:002019-07-03T11:15:10.539+08:00The STC 139 was the third aircon bus brought in fo...The STC 139 was the third aircon bus brought in for trial by STC. It was a Mitsubishi also bodied by Fuji Heavy Industries which bore superficial resemblance to the other Jap buses. There were thin wires running along part of the roof and that gave it away as a special bus. Step inside, the surprise was there.. it was cold!buzzpersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058565159009781452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-34946427994218301572013-04-20T12:41:54.754+08:002013-04-20T12:41:54.754+08:00I would like to say that your post is wonderful. W...I would like to say that your post is wonderful. We can learn many things from it. You have done a good work. Thanks for posting.<br />car rental in singaporehttp://sg.sixt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-57430363369570854082013-02-20T18:10:20.024+08:002013-02-20T18:10:20.024+08:00Thanks for the nice blog. It was very useful for m...Thanks for the nice blog. It was very useful for me. Keep sharing such ideas in the future as well.Thanks for sharing the such information with us.<br />Singapore to Kuala Lumpurhttp://www.busonlineticket.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-88297083688137388802008-09-16T09:45:00.000+08:002008-09-16T09:45:00.000+08:00Dear friends, this is also getting quie interestin...Dear friends, this is also getting quie interesting; and exciting for me. Could I please ask you to hold off your inputs and comments about Thomson and Balestier for just a while. I plan to start a new thread about this area very soon; maybe tonight or tomorrow latest.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-21583148263259795682008-09-16T03:31:00.000+08:002008-09-16T03:31:00.000+08:00yg, I think this is going to be so interesting. ...yg, I think this is going to be so interesting. We are digging more and more into the old Balestier Road bringing back many memories ! Did you live there ? My sister who is 10 years older than me had a lot of friends who lived in Balestier. Some of them at the kampong behind Lee Kuo Chuan Primary School. We can blog about the kampong someday. I have fond memories of the kampong.<BR/><BR/>There was a kampong at the junction of Thomson/Balestier which was just next to Peking Studio shophouses. There was this Chinese family who operated a chap gee kee den. My mum used to place her bet there and sometimes I would be her carrier. The grandson of the chap gee kee operator was my classmate at Lee Kuo Chuan Pr Sch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-56678754994560302492008-09-16T03:24:00.000+08:002008-09-16T03:24:00.000+08:00Yg, We moved out from Balestier Road around 72 and...Yg, We moved out from Balestier Road around 72 and don't remember any tau siah piah. I remember there was Season Cake Shop.<BR/><BR/>And one of the shops at the row of shophouses where Thomson Medical Center now sits was a tailor shop. Thomson Police Station was also next to it. Also was Singapore Telecoms. <BR/><BR/>Now Balestier Road is full of nightlife, I heard. Do you remember the wet market further up from Thomson/Balestier junction after Balestier Hill Schools and after Tai Gin Road, Ah Hood Road ? Is the market still there ? My mum used to do her marketing there and I would tag along just to buy toys which were being sold outside the market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-33152056915301035622008-09-16T02:38:00.000+08:002008-09-16T02:38:00.000+08:00Now I remember that before Thomson Medical Center ...Now I remember that before Thomson Medical Center there was a block of flats and a large carpark in front. You need to drive up a steep gradient to get to this flat. My music school was on the ground floor, run by an ang mo lady. I think 3 storey because the staircase for the apartments upsides from the front. That would be around 1968. I hope I can find the music school receipts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-71218141727887375152008-09-15T21:10:00.000+08:002008-09-15T21:10:00.000+08:00anonymous, i think the charcoal seller's squatter ...anonymous, i think the charcoal seller's squatter hut was between jalan raja udang and jalan datoh.<BR/><BR/>the now famous loong fatt tau sar piah was already being sold at the corner coffee-shop when you lived above the studio.<BR/><BR/>along thomson road, the thomson medical centre was just no. 329 wc cheng's clinic. then there was a row of shops along thomson road just before the junction with balestier road. i used to have my bicycle fixed at the bicycle shop, which also repaired motor-cycles, especially scooters.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-59457908704580618452008-09-15T13:35:00.000+08:002008-09-15T13:35:00.000+08:00Hi yg, you are right, the owner of Peking Studio w...Hi yg, you are right, the owner of Peking Studio was Hainanese. He also had another branch in Toa Payoh managed by his son. The stationery shop's name was Chang Chiang and the charcoal place must be the little squatter hut managed by an elderly couple on a small lane maybe Jalan Raja Udang ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-22606367937416587952008-09-14T23:03:00.000+08:002008-09-14T23:03:00.000+08:00Tom said , Peter I had another look at fig. no 2,...Tom said , <BR/> Peter I had another look at fig. no 2, the Edinburh Lothian Bus , does look very similar, But there is a wee bit of a difference, I will send you a photo of the bus , and see if you can spot it, if you do, see if you can put it on good morning yesterday , and let see if some else good spot the difference. Zen that letter opener could have been worth a few pounds .Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283468129139631266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-84543648551299994672008-09-14T14:33:00.000+08:002008-09-14T14:33:00.000+08:00About that Peking Studio, I think I took my passpo...About that Peking Studio, I think I took my passport photos at their Toa Payoh branch. I just don't recall goining to Balestier Road to take passport photos. More when I blog about this later.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-18195038407974713012008-09-14T12:16:00.000+08:002008-09-14T12:16:00.000+08:00Tom - The British had a significant presence in th...Tom - The British had a significant presence in this part of the world for some two hundreds years, leaving behind many things for present Singaporeans in this country to connect with its past history, from large building like the supreme court to the 'made in England' stationery. When my father passed away in 2001, he left behind some souvenirs in his drawer, in which one was a letter opener inscribed with the words 'HMS govt'. Unfortunately I lost it during house removal. So it is not surprising to find things in UK (even a bus) resembling one in Singapore.Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-81643179150123555982008-09-14T10:58:00.000+08:002008-09-14T10:58:00.000+08:00hi anonymous - the one who lived above peking stud...hi anonymous - the one who lived above peking studio, i also had some passport/ic photos taken at the same studio but unlike chun see i don't keep old stuff like the small envelope. if i am not wrong, the owner of the studio was a hainanese. i also used to buy stationeries from the shop next door. somewhere along the same road there was an old shop from which we used to get charcoal when we had bbq.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-54608135541607131342008-09-14T10:26:00.000+08:002008-09-14T10:26:00.000+08:00Chun See, you are right. Peking Studio was at 592...Chun See, you are right. Peking Studio was at 592-D Balestier Road. We lived above it. The children of the studio were my childhood friends. I think the building is still there and its now known as Bright Centre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-19136931769805827592008-09-14T06:49:00.000+08:002008-09-14T06:49:00.000+08:00VictorBy that time that ASEAN got involved it was ...Victor<BR/>By that time that ASEAN got involved it was ladyboys rgt int eh 1980s? I believe the problem extended into the private car park of Overseas Union House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-36449279507610905822008-09-14T06:47:00.000+08:002008-09-14T06:47:00.000+08:00TomThat was Changi Bus, either a #1 or #2 but they...Tom<BR/>That was Changi Bus, either a #1 or #2 but they had special services for RAF Changi personnel then.<BR/><BR/>Can u send us photos of a similar bus from Edinburgh? Interesting observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-21628941332895416042008-09-14T04:09:00.000+08:002008-09-14T04:09:00.000+08:00Tom said... I remember traveling on the old single...Tom said...<BR/> I remember traveling on the old single deck bus that use to pass Selarang it took us in to the city. I just cant remember the Number or the colour,I think the colour was green?.may be our friend peter will know.in fig.2 when I saw the Bus in the left hand photo for afew seconds I thought the bus was from some were in the city of Edinburgh were I come from , the bus just looks the same as ours.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283468129139631266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-38578913870661329622008-09-13T23:31:00.000+08:002008-09-13T23:31:00.000+08:00Peter said: "Got anything to do with prostitution?...Peter said: <I>"Got anything to do with prostitution?"</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't bring up this sleazy topic hor but since you mentioned it first, did you know that history repeated itself in the 1980s? Many women from an ASEAN country were fond of soliciting near the Red Lantern Restaurant area at night. But this time they catered more to locals, I think. Couldn't confirm that personally because I behaved myself.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-48385140411035299922008-09-13T17:13:00.000+08:002008-09-13T17:13:00.000+08:00I believe in the 1960s the Goverment organized a s...I believe in the 1960s the Goverment organized a sea sport at a jetty in front of the now Fullerton Hotel - Fullerton One? People had to crawl on a greasy pole and the winner was the one who reached the end of the pole to pick a flag. May fell into the water. PESTA SUKAN or something like thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-69511291256973095972008-09-13T17:10:00.000+08:002008-09-13T17:10:00.000+08:00I thot the Cantonese call it "Hung Tang Ma Tow"? ...I thot the Cantonese call it "Hung Tang Ma Tow"? Got anything to do with prostitution? I did see women from the trade hanging in front of the Clifford Pier soliciting for Ang Mo sailors in the late 50s. The women were dressed in cheong-sams, so it tells me that that this was a Chinese area. I saw some of the women boarded the bum-boats anchored next to Clifford Pier, heading in the direction of ships outside Teluk Ayer Basin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-49730712945656783622008-09-13T15:36:00.000+08:002008-09-13T15:36:00.000+08:00Whenever I am around clifford pier I have a strong...Whenever I am around clifford pier I have a strong urge to go in and have a look. Looking at the vast expanse of the sea and breathing in the fresh sea breeze would make me reminiscing my past career with the port, like turning page by page of a book, recollecting good and memories of former years from the era of cargo vessels to the arrival of modern container ships. In the midst of activities, this pier can provide serenity to a wandering mind. The pier was known to the previous generation as: 'ang teng bei tou'(in hokkien). Apart being a useful gateway for people to pray at a temple in kusu <BR/>island. the pier had a darker side. Quite a few depressed people chose the pier as 'ideal' spot to commit suicide by jumping off it and drown themselves. So there was a popular admonishment at that time: "if you are not happy, why not jump off ang teng bei tou?"Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-54554526438955681102008-09-13T10:21:00.000+08:002008-09-13T10:21:00.000+08:00Unfortunately I never did venture into Balestier R...Unfortunately I never did venture into Balestier Road area until recently for "tau sah piah and the duck rice store. If you include Moulmein Road area, yes I had been around there - first to be warded at the Middleton Hospital (guess what is the new use for this hospital today) and saw what I thot was the most beautiful nurse I ever seen and fell more sick after that (at that time lah), the sports field where there was a Malay Football club (now the flyover), Indians playing cricket a technical school and Rumah Miskin Police Station (later became SANA).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-72341744160627066302008-09-12T22:14:00.000+08:002008-09-12T22:14:00.000+08:00Hey, maybe it's time to start a Balestier Road her...Hey, maybe it's time to start a Balestier Road heritage trail. But I don't think I can dig out enough memories for more that 1 post. Peter - how about you?Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-49334374337418279562008-09-12T22:09:00.000+08:002008-09-12T22:09:00.000+08:00I thought that name Peking photo studio sounded fa...I thought that name <B>Peking photo studio</B> sounded familiar. I checked and to my pleasant surprise, I found that I still have the envelope that holds my passport photos. The address is 592-D Balestier Road, Singapore 12!Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-29750702083327260512008-09-11T03:34:00.000+08:002008-09-11T03:34:00.000+08:00Hi Chun See,The No. 19 bus terminus was right in f...Hi Chun See,<BR/><BR/>The No. 19 bus terminus was right in front of Jln Raja Udang. I was staying at the row of shophouses next to Jln Raja Udang. It was a 2-storey shophouses and kind of crescent shaped. There was a furniture shop, a photo studio called Peking and a stationery next to it. Behind the shophouses is now where Tan Tong Meng Bldg is (I think). I have since migrated to California and this is the best I can recall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com