6.51am 9 September 2013. Rays of the rising sun stream over a part of Singapore which will very soon change. The area at the crossroads of Sembawang Road and Canberra Link will see new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats coming up, their completion estimated around late 2016, early 2017.
Battle for Singapore 2020
Former CDC (Densen Byoin)
[Registration from 12pm, 3 Feb ’20]
15 Feb 2020, 10 am
https://peatix.com/event/1420585/view
22 Feb 2020, 10 am
https://peatix.com/event/1420594/view
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23 Nov 2019
Tanjong Pagar Day Out (URA)
Visit to No 5 Kadayanallur Street
Session 1: 10 am (click to register)
Session 2: 11 am (click to register
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2019 Edition
21 Sep 2019 (completed)
Old Kallang Airport
(Repeat Visit)
“the peer of any in the world” – Amelia Earhart
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7 Sep 2019 (Completed)
Old Kallang Airport
“the peer of any in the world” – Amelia Earhart
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17 Aug 2019 (completed)
Former CDC / Middleton Hospital
(repeat visit by popular demand)
the last pavilion style hospital to operate in Singapore
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3 Aug 2019 (completed)
Former CDC / Middleton Hospital
the last pavilion style hospital to operate in Singapore
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27 Jul 2019 (completed)
Former View Road Hospital
once a Naval Base Police barracks
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13 Jul 2019 (completed)
Old Changi Hospital
among the most highly regarded by RAF personnel
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22 Jun 2019 (completed)
5 Kadayanallur Street
its nondescript appearance hides a much storied past
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Recently Concluded
Singapore Heritage Festival 2019
Last on Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets 2018
A “not quite central” Chinese bank HQ
1 Dec 2018
More on the series:
Men’s Folio Nov 2013
A weekend's adventure in exciting Shanghai thanks to Spring Airlines, which now flies from Singapore to Shanghai Pudong.
Together with 9 other bloggers and thanks to Tigerair Philippines and the Philippine Department of Tourism, I found myself on a dream trip to Boracay in July 2013. Read about the fantastic experience I had at Boracay Island Escapade or on my blog.
Posts:
My experience on this site:
Macau Tower Fireworks! Streets of Happiness Wine, Fast Cars and Butterflies Where old meets new The House of Dancing Water Sky 21, a Luxury Destination Minus 8 degrees Celcius in Macau Coloane Village and Egg Tarts Colours of Macau Taipa, Food Street and Pork Chop Buns----------
A sequel in May 2013:
My Melbourne Experience
An adventure in springtime Melbourne courtesy of Tourism Victoria, Jetstar and omy.sg with nine other bloggers. My set of experiences can be found on this site.
4 Days in Hong Kong
Courtesy of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), I had the opportunity to have a 4 day adventure in Hong Kong with 9 other bloggers. To read our collective Hong Kong Travel Blog entries, please click on the icon below:
Unmanicured Spaces
Places of Mystery
Haunting Spaces
Great blog, Jerome. You have done a thorough research on the development of the HDB housing estates in Sembawang from a rustic kampong decades ago to a vibrant “heartland” community. Thank you for sharing the stories and memories of our homes.