tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post6542734779806465336..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Edward Williams remembers Sembawang Hills Estate and Upper Thomson RoadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-37144152534893475982021-11-03T22:47:30.138+08:002021-11-03T22:47:30.138+08:00Really wonderful to to read these memories. I tran...Really wonderful to to read these memories. I translated to share with my mom and I can see how she feels relatable cos she knows many of the ppl and event of things happened. The old lady who sold soon kueh has passed on, her granddaughter has contiuned the business at AMK 226 market (no fried bee hoon). As for Ah Tiam the coffeeseller, may I know where and which stall was that? How old was him then? - Trish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-67742862061375658472021-06-30T21:11:58.992+08:002021-06-30T21:11:58.992+08:00I live at 101, Sembawang Hills Drive from 1960 to ...I live at 101, Sembawang Hills Drive from 1960 to 1981. I am Manohgaran (Mano) from the Rajoo family. Manohgaran Rajoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-30270235073637693092011-07-27T03:06:06.758+08:002011-07-27T03:06:06.758+08:0052 years just rolled by!!!
We lived at 39 Jalan Me...52 years just rolled by!!!<br />We lived at 39 Jalan Menarong in 1960!<br />What a marvellous site!<br />Regards Ted Jones ex REMETed Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893027331953034702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-45153937315890650262009-10-02T22:24:09.936+08:002009-10-02T22:24:09.936+08:00I lived at No 10 jalan Chempedak. My dad is Mr Ng....I lived at No 10 jalan Chempedak. My dad is Mr Ng. My two sisters and I lived there for over two decades from the 1960s. I remember the noodles were 20-30 cents a bowl and then increased to 40-50 cents. There was a drinks stall in the hawker centre later where my dad would send us kids to buy cigarettes and beer for him. In those days, you didn't need ID to buy liquor. In the kampong nearby at the end of Jln chempedak, there was a provision store which you reached by descending a flight of steps. In the dim and dusty room, the aunty sold potatoes, rice, sugar etc Over at Jln Leban side was an alley where there was a tikam stall. I remember spending my 10cents pulling paper off the board to see if I would win a dollar. The lady also sold oblong love letters which you could buy which had a paper inside which said if you won anything. Next to this stall was a toy stall where we bought these small metal guns where you threaded a roll of gunpowder dotted paper. When you squeezed the trigger, a small puff of smoke was fired off. My neighbours at No12 Jln Chempedak were ang mo. We used to play with the estate kids in the drains and hid in the larger ones from our parents. Those were the days.Yuet Ling Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989682678400576093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-15124748434285032222009-09-09T14:07:58.855+08:002009-09-09T14:07:58.855+08:00My daughter particularly like to eat at the Jln Le...My daughter particularly like to eat at the Jln Leban newly renovated probably she can multi-task there: eating at her favourite fish soup stall, doing some shopping at the shop N save at the mini-market nearby, and meanwhile getting her car washed up at the petrol kiosk next to the food centre. The best thing about this place is that parking after 5pm is free. The food at the taiwan restaurant (not the other the one specialising in taiwanese porridge) is reasonably good but the service is notoriously slow. Recently the peranakan restaurant Ivins also moved into the food scene.Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-12916018686905638852009-09-08T23:03:49.631+08:002009-09-08T23:03:49.631+08:00Hi Chun See,
The taxi stand as I remembered it wa...Hi Chun See,<br /><br />The taxi stand as I remembered it was a simple wooden hut with open windows and one or two doors. The one in your attached picture appears much more elaborate. The original structure does not have any brick paving or plants at the side, let alone little light bulbs and hanging lanterns under the roof. Furthermore there was no sign under the roof, “Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Services”. The taxi stand in your picture has Jalousie windows (also called louvers). I do not remember any windows in the old taxi stand. Passer-by could see through the “window”, at the drivers inside. So the interior or the people inside were not obscured. It’s like an “open gap” but I supposed there must be some means of covering it when it rained.<br /><br />The old taxi stand is simply a hut for the drivers to rest, have their coffee and read their papers while waiting for customers to call on them personally. There was also a telephone in the hut where bookings were received.<br /><br />I last saw the taxi stand in the mid 70’s, when it was still in its “ancient” form. It may have been modernised since. The old taxi stand was situated in Jalan Leban (in front of the row of shop fronts & a coffee shop) – I hope I got the name of the street correct.<br /><br />Another thing I remembered about this taxi company is their sponsorship of Chinese festivities such as the 7th month “hungry ghosts” festivity and wayangs (my recollections of this is somewhat vague).<br /><br />Thanks for the attached picture. <br /><br />EdwardEdwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-16777093282470940172009-09-08T22:56:56.892+08:002009-09-08T22:56:56.892+08:00I have an old friend who used to live in Jln Leban...I have an old friend who used to live in Jln Leban. Visited him a couple of times in the 70's. Other than that I have never ventured into this estate except for an occasional lunch at the hawker centre and restaurants in recent years. But driving past this estate quite frequently, I get the impression that it had not changed much over the years.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-13141942285264729792009-09-08T22:44:16.778+08:002009-09-08T22:44:16.778+08:00Edward: I moved to AMK (Ave.3) sometime in 1978 to...Edward: I moved to AMK (Ave.3) sometime in 1978 to be nearer to my work place in Sembawang Wharves which was situated next to the the shipyard. Jln Leban was about five to six bus stops away from AMK. The earliest time I started to frequent this stall should be around this date. The stall was at the the end of a row and could have been overlooked by you.Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-10363121292156120112009-09-08T11:14:45.501+08:002009-09-08T11:14:45.501+08:00Timbuktoo, "gnow hiam" or "ngoh hia...Timbuktoo, "gnow hiam" or "ngoh hiang" - I supposed they're the same. My hokkien isn't very good, what little I can remember of it. I know it has some deep fried stuff including prawns, and fish balls etc. A sweet sauce is poured over the dish. I don't recall century-old eggs being part of it.<br /><br />Zen, I cannot remember yong tau hoo being sold at the hawker centre in Jalan Leban. Was this before the mid-70's?<br /><br />Noelbynature - the chilli noodles I referred to are the "dry" noodles. You either have soup noodles or dry noodles. Usually dry noodles are either "mee pop" or "yew mee". My standard order was invariably: "Ah Seng ahhh ...mee pop tah, hiam cheoh chuay, my kio chup" which is translated as: "Ah Seng, dry noodles, plenty chillies, no ketchup".Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-21234579529953516562009-09-04T21:15:19.203+08:002009-09-04T21:15:19.203+08:00What are chilli noodles? I've never heard of t...What are chilli noodles? I've never heard of them in Singapore before.noelbynaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274259780353912905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-88090279324298205222009-09-04T21:09:18.276+08:002009-09-04T21:09:18.276+08:00Chun See - I forgot to answer your question. I mov...Chun See - I forgot to answer your question. I moved to AMK in 1978 and was duly transferred to work in Sembawang which was nearer to AMK. I travelled to work by bus (TIBS service no.169, which is still plying the the route thomsond rd-sembawang road-yishun- Woodlands). I liked to drop at the eating places mentioned in edward story for breakfast and had frequent lunch on saturday afternoon at Jln Leban food centre, hence evolving the girls story.Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-29359425345825433912009-09-04T20:55:06.241+08:002009-09-04T20:55:06.241+08:00I am talking about the food centre at Jln Leban, o...I am talking about the food centre at Jln Leban, opposite the the sembawang hill estate services post, appeared in the photo in edward story. Now this eating place is newly renovated, and the girls I mentioned could have been married and may have children themselves while many of us are 'promoted' to the grandparents category.Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-66068339389289303352009-09-04T15:12:24.821+08:002009-09-04T15:12:24.821+08:00Zen. Are you sure we are talking about the same pl...Zen. Are you sure we are talking about the same place? This is Sembawang Hills between Yio Chu Kang Rd and AMK Ave 1. It is so far away from Sembawang Wharves. Where were you staying at that time?Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-32574018857886062512009-09-04T13:54:46.776+08:002009-09-04T13:54:46.776+08:00I frequented the said food centre quite regularly ...I frequented the said food centre quite regularly while working in Sembawag and was particularly fond of eating yong tau hoo in one of the stalls. Most remarkable about this stall was that it was manned by two young sisters aged around 12yrs old (elder) and the younger one younger around 10 yrs old - in the absence of their parents. The elder girl did all the cooking while the younger one delivering the food to the customers, all carried out very efficiently. Customers marveled at the ability of the girls, with one old lady praising them, remarking: "it is better to have one such daughter than a few idling sons".Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-88158942579494184932009-09-04T03:00:17.422+08:002009-09-04T03:00:17.422+08:00hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just vi...hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-59122560187829085452009-09-03T07:20:10.117+08:002009-09-03T07:20:10.117+08:00Interesting guest blog by Edward Williams. Thanks,...Interesting guest blog by Edward Williams. Thanks, Chun See.<br /><br />Reminds me of the days I lived in Sembawang near Chong Pang Village.<br /><br />Is "gnow hiam" supposed to be "ngoh hiang" - the variety of prawn fritters, pork sausage, century-old eggs, etc?Thimbuktuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495581875211093357noreply@blogger.com