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
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.
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.
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.
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.
