Comments for The Long and Winding Road

Comment on Voices from a forgotten past by Wagner

Wagner — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:33:58 +0000

Hello,I like your page,congratulations
Greetings from Brazil.

Comment on Whispers of an otherwise silent world by Kelvin Monteiro

Kelvin Monteiro — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:36:51 +0000

as always , love your proses …. kel

Comment on A reminder of a world we long have discarded by Jerome Lim, The Wondering Wanderer

Jerome Lim, The Wondering Wanderer — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:23:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing all that hoosiers! Didn’t realise you were from the area. I don’t believe that Khoo Hun Yeang and Khoo Seok Wan are closely related. Does seem like you’d had a wonderful time growing up! The photos would certainly be nice to look at – wish I had thought about taking photographs of places before they disappeared back then. I once participated in a hike when I was in the scouts which took me through the area south of Tampines Road, ending up close to Hun Yeang Village before we made our way up to Elias Road and Pasir Ris – was probably the only time I had the opportunity to see the area as it was up close – don’t remember too much except for a mate falling into a cesspool – his buddy refused to share a tent with him that evening!

Comment on A reminder of a world we long have discarded by hoosiers

hoosiers — Fri, 10 May 2013 06:30:43 +0000

Yeah Francis, I remember this road name too. Indeed all these side roads along Tampines were very dusty, nothing of asphalt. Just wonder if the name sake was due to existence of Chinese temples there (Siang Kong sounds like 仙宫in Hokkien). Incidentally, there was a cinema called 仙宫 Zenith Theatre located on the present day Fortune Park condo too.

I also recalled a amusement park called Golden Palace in the Elias Road area. It has a big pond with paddle boat rentals and some up scale restaurant I think…

Comment on A reminder of a world we long have discarded by Francis Ang

Francis Ang — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:35 +0000

If no mentioned was made on Old Tampines Road, the pictures can teleport one to any ulu part in Johore. Nearby used to be Jalan Ang Siang Kong, and undulating and gravel track which would lead one to Pasir Ris beach of old…of course this road has been erased from the map of Singapore.

Comment on A reminder of a world we long have discarded by hoosiers

hoosiers — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:57:03 +0000

Thanks Jerome for that wonderful information on the origins of the name Hun Yeang. Just wonder if he was related to Khoo Seok Wan, the revolutionary, poet cum scholar that was buried at Bukit Brown! Hun Yeang village was certainly a very prosperous and crowded centre in its hey days.

My alma mater, Tampines Primary was located about 2km deeper into the village via Tampines Ave. The school sits on top of a hill amidst the rubber plantations, cow farms and sand quarries. The six years of my life here was easily the best and most memorable. Talk about catching guppys, spiders, plucking fruits from trees, playing goli, hamtam bolah, softball, they all happened right here. I had some wonderful photos of the school which i visited in the early 80s before it was condoned off as a restricted area (in case you are interested).

Majority of my classmates were staying around Hun Yeang village and they were mostly Ongs. I can still remember road names like Lor Tiwu, Lor Rubah, Jln Sam Kongsi, Jln Bumbum Selatan, Jln Song Song . Some of us with surname Peh tend to reside around 8th mile stone at Lor Baling/Lor Halus (also known as Kampong Teban) and 7th mile stone (Lor Teck Hock, Jalan Haji Karim – current defu industrial area). Others stayed further in at Pasir Ris/Jln Simpah and areas near the Tampines Fishing Pond. Coupled with our brothers and sisters all going to the same schooI, I would think somehow, everyone staying along Tampines Road would be connected or related to one another!

Besides schooling, I love to cycle to the highest point of Lorong Halus to watch the planes land and take off in the evening. I can remember everyone single airline by the logos on the plane then! And I can never forget when the concord first landed here and her take offs too. The supersonic sound was distinct and piercing to the ears! Even our fowls, dogs and cats were perturbed!

There is so much to talk about the good old times but i shall leave it here for the time being.

Thanks for the share again…

Comment on An oasis that will be lost for two years by iChappers

iChappers — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:11:05 +0000

Nice post. Love the silohuette of the person at prayer.

Comment on The golden glow of the Golden Land by wenlin

wenlin — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:35:40 +0000

the first photo is beautiful! never looked at Suvarnabhumi Airport that way

Comment on The light in the darkness by thoughtmoments

thoughtmoments — Sun, 05 May 2013 03:22:42 +0000

Far away from the madding crowd, the best quiet moments to reflect in silence, alone and meditate in tranquility and calmness. Thanks for sharing these photos for thought moments for a time with Nature. Awesome!

Comment on A sneak peek at the Gardens by the Bay by Jane Scorer

Jane Scorer — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:57:45 +0000

Really enjoyed reading that post – lovely visual images too ! Love the trees !!