Old days pics to share...

[Pisces69]

Wil try but that will take up a lot more space here cos of all the additional pics. I try to mention something specific in my posts & u can click on the (In reply to) to see what I am referring to.

 

Sorry for the inconvenience but I'm trying no to use too much bytes cos then the Admin will delete the pics asap to save useful space here.

[Pisces69]

The daeth houses of Sago Lane where the not so well off went to await death.

 

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I read from a site that those dying poor people went to sago Lane awaiting death? meaning they knew their time is up so they went there?

 

also know sago Lane was known as " xi lang kay" dead people lane in hokkien ?

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And even if those poor pple had more time to live, just the thought of being in a "death house" wud kill them off very quickly.

[Pisces69]

Bugis Street. Those days u can see all the ang mo there who were attracted by many beautiful transvestites who wud sometimes strip & dance around the tables for the ang mo's. Then they wud run when the police came to arrest them.

 

Bugis Street was then very well known for Gu Bak Keow Tiau Quite a number of them.

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Ya Gu Bak Keow Tiau but MORE famous for the "Ah Kuas".

 

Until they cleared up the street. I wonder if that's why the Boom Boom Room is there?

[Gabriel]

u ran past there??

so u stay near me

[Chocobelle]

maybe....

[Dumber]

 

Hehee...used to take the mug home in my school bag..

 

Hey! That's stealing!

 

I remember I used to go Clementi A&W when I was young..and it was quite difficult to find A&W branch in SG

[Redstorm]

The stone lions (2 I think?) were guarding Merdeka Bridge and Nicoll H'way. I believe the lions were removed & placed somewhere else. Issit Sentosa?

 

The two stone lions have been moved to SAFTI MI.

[Linus]

yeah yeah, used to play badmintion at the clementi area office 2nd floor and then go to A&W for root beer float and papa burger.

 

dunno where all the A&W gone too....

[Gabriel]

muz be...

one day meet up for kopi @ changi village...

how bout dat

[Redstorm]

A&W which opened its first outlet in Singapore in 1966, finally closed its door in Singapore in 2003.

[Inimatad]

When I was in SJI in the early 80s we use to meet the IJ girls at A & W for a quick meal before zipping into Cathay for a 1pm show.

[Linus]

2003 ? wonder which was the last outlet to go ?

 

AMK ? kallang ?

 

i think they still have it in Msia, KL....

[Dumber]

http://202.172.178.226/DJVUServer/getImage.jsp?file=/picas_data/tn_pcd/19990007084-0034-3021-0734/img001.jpgOld women chatting at five foot way in Ann Siang Hill, 1978

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Old woman cleaning pipe with joss sticks at Ann Siang Hill Kwan Yin Sorority, which looks after elderly female members in retirement.She draws the smoke through water contained in the lower half of the bamboo pipe, which cools it to produce a much smoother smoke.http://202.172.178.226/DJVUServer/getImage.jsp?file=/picas_data/tn_pcd/19980006625-8105-3181-1815/img0052.jpg

Ann Siang Hill, late 80s

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[Nutty]

I think got a total of 7 roads rite? What about 五 六 七马路？

 

Beach road, Waterloo St and Selegie Road included?

 

大马路 = North bridge road

二马路 = Victoria Street

三马路 = Queen Street

四马路 = should be Bencoolen

 

The older generation normally know this very well because that was the town area for them aka "坡低"

 

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel...rmode=1&level=5

 

Please correct my info if wrong

 

Great thread!

[Genie47]

Dutch Baby condensed milk used to come in those triangular single serving packets. Tear off and drink it straight off. For the very sweet toothed.

[Dumber]

7 "gou" pronounced in Hokkien refers to Bukit Timah..there are several others but I can't remember it now

[Genie47]

Was a franchise run by the Jumahboy family. They can't fight against the big chains. McD's has a lot of muscle. Pizzahut, Taco Bell, KFC are all under Tricon International which is actually Pepsico. Lots of financial muscle.

[Nutty]

I broke my record when I down-ed 8 cans of Tiger Beer at the NCO Club during SISPEC end of course celebrations.

 

I'm not really a drinker, so that was an achievement for me.

 

Ahh... all the memories of the NCO club.

 

SAF NCO club. I enjoyed many a cheap beer there. Pity beer no more.

 

The Fiat 600 was super fast for such a small car. Rear engined 600cc only.