bullockcartwater 牛车水
Sharing of observation of life in Singapore Chinatown
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
What is a bowl of Yong Tow Foo?
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Indeed, what is a bowl of Yong Tow Foo? One might like it, others might not. So what is it that one so likes it whereas the other might n...
Saturday, December 05, 2015
From old schools to a hostel to a Senior Citizen Centre
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I could still vividly remember the wake-up calls from the ringing of the school bell as the Park Road and Pearl Bank Primary School...
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Fung Bo Bo returns to Ngau Che Shui (Chinatown) 冯宝宝回到牛车水
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If there is one little girl who captured the hearts of the residents of Ngau Che Shui (Chinatown), it must be Fung Bo Bo. And we are talk...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The Goat has arrived, ahead of schedule
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Or so one could say. Many believe that the Chinese zodiac starts on the first day of the Chinese New Year. But it is said that the change...
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Saturday, October 25, 2014
Kwong Wai Siew Li Si She Shut Association 广惠肇李氏书室 celebrates 140th Anniversary
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Kwong Wai Siew Li Si She Shut 广惠肇李氏书室 (Guang Hui Zhao Shi Shu Shi) is 140 years old this year. On 19 Oct 14, the Association celebrates its ...
Friday, September 05, 2014
Evolution of the makan (eating) place
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A few days ago, as I queued for my favourite food, I could not help reminiscing the old times. These days, there are queues all over the pla...
Sunday, August 17, 2014
People's Park Complex
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On 12 July 2014, I followed Tony Tan's (of Betelbox Hostel fame) walk in Chinatown. He gave us a good narration on the People's Park...
Monday, June 23, 2014
Pulau Ubin
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Pulau Ubin is now probably the only rustic place left in Singapore. Even then, in terms of what I have seen and experienced walking in Ubin,...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
A bowl of Lor Mee set me thinking of the past ...
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It's been decades since when I had Lor Mee 卤面 (the traditional Hokkien noodles in thick gravy with lots of garlic and vinegar) at Boon T...
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Nostalgia through food
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Last night with wife, we strolled through the old Chinatown (maybe a better name for the Cantonese part of Chinatown?) looking for food, din...
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