R.I.P. Dollah Kassim (13 March 1949 to 14 Oct 2010)
Dollah in his prime and lifting the Malaysia Cup in 1977 (source: ourstory.asia1.com.sg).
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Beyond the Slumber (Sembawang - 27 Mar 2011)
Highlights of a heritage tour of Sembawang, with a focus on the Sembawang that I was familiar with in the 1970s. The two and a half hour tour included a visit to the last kampung mosque in Singapore, as well as to several other points of interest in Sembawang. Information relating to the walk and some of what we saw or were transported to can be found in the post “Sembawang beyond the Slumber”.
One Hundred Steps to Heaven (Central - 26 Feb 2011)
I took participants on a walk with the NLB up a hundred steps to the heavenly world of Mount Sophia that was home to the fairy-tale like mansions such as Eu Villa (demolished in 1981). We also explored the neighbouring Mount Emily, the site of Singapore’s first public swimming pool and along with that, some of the areas that were once part of a Jewish and then Japanese quarter. Information relating to the walk and some of what we saw or were transported to can be found in the post “One Hundred Steps to Heaven”.
A Journey through Time (ToaPayoh - 20 Nov 2010)
I took an enjoyable walk back in time with several participants in a heritage trail at the Toa Payoh Library, to a Toa Payoh that was taking its first steps as the first planned satellite town. Details of some of the places we visited can be found in the post “A journey through time: a heritage trail through Toa Payoh”.
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RIP DK..Though I’d only seen you play via the old videos shown in the tv a few years ago but that was enough to tell what guy & talent you were at that time.
Its sad to hear that you had to go…but given the circumstances that the condition & the pain you are in lying on the bed…sometimes its better to go than to suffer.
My sincere condolences to the late lagendry DK family members.
A selection of comments I received on Facebook:
“We had a gentleman and gentle player, who could gelek pass anyone, score goals and look around with his cheeky smile, way before the likes of the spoilt brats like Ronaldo and company. He was loved and respected even by his opponents. RIP.”
“Seen him play at the National Stadium so many times. I am gutted to learn this.”
“Dollah is a legend in singapore football. found this tribute by his son: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9NO_yK5Hf0 ”
“Sad to hear that. I first met him when he was training in Victoria Sch under Uncle Choo. Got him to sign on my diary with player like Kim Song etc…..will treasure this diary with all the great players in the late 70′s.”
“I met him and the other stars in malacca maybe 1977 or 78 and spoke to them for a while … they were so cool !”