Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Located in the North-East Region lies a last surviving kampong located on Singapore in the 21st Century where a canal ran alongside that lead to Sungei Punggol which was built-in 1956 the kampong was known to the Malay community as Selat Kain because whenever there is a flood they will wade through the floor water by hitching their sarong. Most of the resident works in the nearby Woodbridge Hospital or factories I am wondering when will their fate of the kampong life end because at the present moment the public housing are inching nearer and nearer and I hope that the government will consider some new ideas to conserve the place.

Kampong Gelam

Its history can be traced back to the 1820s, the name comes from the Malay word Kampong which mean village and Gelam a name of the cajeput tree there was a village by the sea where the orang laut from the glam tribes reside include the Arabs, Bugis and the Javanese. In 1920 the area was descended into notoriety so much so it was famed for its red-light district than for its distinctive community the elegant Moorish influence Sultan Mosque was rebuilt in 1924 and continues as a beacon for the Muslim. In 1989  the historic district of Kampong Glam was gazetted as a conservation area and in 1993 the government announced a plan for the development of Istana Kampong Glam, today it had turn into a Malay Heritage Centre. The streets around Jalan Sultan was once full of ironsmith and the local call it Sio Po Pak Ti Koi and Sultan Gate is called Raja Kottei in Tamil which means Raja Palace.

Historic building found in Orchard Road

This building found in Cuscaden Road belongs to the Che Sen Khor Uplifting Moral Society also know ar the Dejiao Hui was founded in 1952 along  River Valley Road which later moved to Carpenter Street in 1954 before settling down at the present location in 1959.  They had been diligently to set up more temples and pavilion in Singapore and Malaysia when they completed the 18th temple in 1956 the Nanyang Moral Uplifting Society within Che Sen Khor their main deity is Tai Shang Lao Jun and other deities.  

The Iconic blue signboard

The blue signboard had been operating for the last 54 years old provision shop situated at Block 12 Dakota Crescent this was an old school type of shop which your parents and grandparents used to patronize in the heydays together with mama shops found around the street corner on the five footway. When the old estate was embarked for redevelopment the owner decided to call it a day and soon the shop together with the name Tian Kee & Co was bought over and converted into a cafe and had been there for quite a while and finally, the dateline came and everybody had to leave and now waiting for the wrecking ball to come in.

The Istana

The Istana meaning "palace" in Malay and is the official residence and office of the President of the Republic of Singapore and also the place to receive and entertain state guests and also the working office of the Prime Minister. It was built during the colonial period between 1867 and 1869 and know as the Government House of Singapore official home of the British Governor and this continues until 1959 when Singapore attained self-government and was replaced by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara who was in turn replaced by the President. There are occasionally open to the public to visit on special occasions during Chinese Lunar New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali, Christmas and also the country National Day. 

Wisma Geylang Serai

Talking about Geylang Serai it is a Malay settlement back in pre-modern Singapore it was built on the former site of the Malay Village which was demolished to make way for the Wisma Geylang Serai which also the need to expand the Geylang Serai Community Centre just a stone throw at Haig Road which is under the care of former Member of Parliament Prof. Fatimah Lateff. The Wisma Geylang Serai was built to incorporates the architectural elements of the Malay Village influenced by the traditional Malay houses and complements the adjacent of the Geylang Serai Market and Hawker Centre.   

The Rail Mall and Singapore Quarry

Singapore Bukit Timah Hill is rich with granite and is home to a number of quarries such ar the Dairy Farm Quarry, Hindhede Quarry and Singapore Quarry. As far as more than twenty years ago I use to travel from my working office to Hillview Avenue Lam Soon Factory and Hume Industries,  at that time the place was the steel structure open warehouse of Hong Leong Company I have to pass by the Rail Mall along the way but now things had changed with a new flyover at the intersection of Hillview Avenue and Bukit Timah Road. Rail Mall got its name from the overland trains service form Penisular Malaya now Malaysia also a railway bridge was built across Bukit Timah Road and onward toward Tanjong Pagar Station. For those granite quarries ceased to be operational since 1970 and 1980 only the Dairy Farm Quarry are filled up and today is a popular spot for rock climbing.