New and Old Skyline

There was a time when people said that Singapore won't make it but we did this is the starting from our National Day theme Song in 1987 titled We are Singapore. Fast forward we are a young nation with only 55 years of independence but with 800 years of history in the making. The Little Red Dot as we are always referring to by our neighbours and the World. There was a time when troubles seem too much for us to take but we did, we built a nation strong and free reaching out together for peace and harmony. Today Singapore the world know as a safe place for work and play and even to raise a family where more than 80% are a homeowner with our public housing, by looking at our forever changing skyline starting from the 70 to the new millennium. Next comes our national pledge We the citizen of Singapore pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race language or religion, to build a democratic society based on justice and equality so as to achieve happiness and prosperity and progress for our nation. So lets these being brought for generations to come,  Long Live Singapore and Singaporean.

Playground at Balam Road

Yesterday took a stroll to the very old estate which was once known as Persiaran Keliling and now called Circuit Road. My in-laws were staying at Block 21 Balam Road up on the 10th Floor after which when they moved out I have not been there since. There was an old school playground since the 70s made out of concrete structure, everything was intact but minus the see-saw board surprise to see it still there. Now the estate is served by 2 MRT Lines Circle Line and the Downtown Line

Mid -Autumn Festival 2020

In Chinese folklore, the rabbit often portrays as a companion to the moon goddess Chang Er and also the love story of this beautiful lady and a hero named Hou Yi. The festival usually falls on the 15th Day of the Eight Month according to the Chinese lunar calendar this year it falls on the 1st of October 2020,  tonight the Chinese communities will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival also known as the Mooncake Festival or Lanterns Festival this year due to the pandemic of Covid19 everything had scaled down which was held mostly in every shopping mall selling mooncakes, lanterns, pomelo even in Chinatown there are no stalls this year to usher the festival and I hope we could get back into full force next year the year of the OX big strong and friendly. Remember my mother always told us not to point your finger toward the moon or else your ears will be cut true or myth but I did experience before my ear was cut is it a coincident. 

Dove Playground

The oldest brick SIT flats are bound for demolition, hidden in the estate of Dakota Crescent are the Dove theme playground of yesteryear had been around since 1979 it features a concrete Dove with a metal bridge link to a pyramid structure with old school tyre swings suspend under it. In 2016 the estate was up for en bloc redevelopment and the tenant had moved out but words are out that the government will keep the playground, but for the time being their fate are in a limbo, For goodness sake please let the playground had a new lease of lives just conserve it.

Tampines Central Park

Located in the Tampines Central Park are two fruits theme playground and they are the Watermelon and Mangosteen Playground were the brainchild of HDB architect during 1980 and is connected by a footpath to Our Tampines Hub. There are also two other modern has platforms with slide and together with an exercise station and a fenced-off dog runs.

Place of Worship - Buddhist

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a Buddhist temple complex built in the heart of Chinatown and built based the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty to house the tooth relic of  Buddha. The basement of temple holds a theatre and vegetarian dining hall which serve complimentary meals funded though donations are accepted.

Chasing the Dragons

One of the early playground design by HDB was the Dragon Playground located at Lorong 6 Toa Payoh two other smaller playground also of Dragon Theme is found one in Braddell and the other at Pipit Road at Macpherson. Then in 1979, a new design featured a larger head tiled with terrazzo and tiles as well as a body with colourfully painted with steel rings can be found in Ang Mo Kio.