Geylang Serai - Malay Village

The curtain will fall after this Hari Raya for the Malay Village along Geylang Serai/Haig Road.

New development by the government to be named as Wisma Geylang Serai which will be completed in 2015.  Another building will be making way for new development will be the Lion City Hotel, I held my wedding banquet at Happy Restaurant in September 1975

Post before they are gone

Yesterday I did post a pre-war landed like bungalow which its faith is still in the balance. Today I post another one but this is a post-war landed house on silts also face the same faith if developer got their hand on them, although there are conservation house along Koon Seng Road and Joo Chiat I don't think the conservation board will be interested in these two units which I have mentioned. This is to document what is left for future generation to see

CNY Custom

During the eight-day of the Chinese Lunar New Year the Hokkien dialect group pray to the Jade Emperor (Tian Kong) A altar consisting of 2 stock of Sugar Cane, fruits, pineapple, longevity bun (Sui Toh) Mee Suah. A pair of long red candles, joss sticks and joss paper is offered. When my mum was around everything was handle by her but since she left us 8 years ago the tradition had been taken over by us, I hope that my children will keep on following this tradition hopefully.

Not much left

1955 when I first moved into this neighbourhood, there was about a handful of this type of houses. Slowly many of these houses are torn down and rebuilt and this unit sits directly opposite my house. I think only time will tell when and how long will they survive