Year of the Horse

The Chinese communities all around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year based of the Chinese zodiac of the Horse this year, everywhere people are rushing to shop for the new year goodies especially in Singapore Chinatown and some may wait to the last minute to have a good bargain.  WellSpring is here and Gong Xi Fa Cai to all.

A visit to Jurong Bird Park

Today spent an outing with grandkids and family at the bird park.  It was open in 1971 until a makeover in 2006 the attraction consists of Asian Birds, African Waterfall Aviary, Kings of skies show, High flyer show, I also cannot remember when I last visit the park.

Grand children's

Tara

caged

flamingos

White flamingos

Mandarin duck

High flyer show

Thaipusam at Little India

The Tamil communities in Singapore celebrate Thaipusam during the month of January/February period.  It is a combination of two words of the month Thai and Star Pusam.  It is celebrated where there is a significant presence of Tamil community as in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Thailand and Myanmar. Here devotees carried the kavadi and also a pot of milk they then march from a temple located in Little India to Tank Road.

Colourful Queenstown

Here is a handful of a beautiful building which is still lying around but their faith are uncertain, hopefully, our city planner will plan in such a way as to sync with the surrounding and hope that the residents will have a voice to have it conserved.

Queenstown Luthern Church

Masjid Jamek Queenstown

Stirling Road government landed property

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Queenstown Library

Once Queenstown driving testing centre

MRT

One Commonwealth

Demolished sight in QUEENSTOWN

These are the snapshots taken before the wrecking balls come in for the redevelopment of Queenstown so as to enrich the lives of the residents there...Full stop

Pawnbroker

Queensway/Queenstowns

Bricks

Shutter down

Collection centre

Sign of times

Up till the last moment

Block 27A

Hawker centre

Empty tables

Dealer

6C

Signboard

Box office

Tanjong Pagar

Tanjong Pagar was a fishing village and in 1864 the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co was formed due to the growth of shipping activities and after Singapore independence, it had grown into a world-class port and container terminal. Under Singapore Harbour Board and the later  Port of Singapore Authority, I was there working as a wharf clerk with a transport company from 1970 until end 2003.  Tanjong Pagar in 1980 became the first area in Singapore to be gazetted under the government conservation plan.

Container Terminal view from Pinnacle

Tanjong Pagar was also a lucrative place for a rickshaw puller, then in 1904 Jinricksha Station was born located at the corner of Tanjong Pagar Road and Neil Road.

Jinricksha Station

Under the conservation, all old shophouses were restored to their original facade but the spirit of Tanjong Pagar remain.

Rows of old shophouses

Old world charm

Fairfield Methodist Church was known as Metropole Theatre located at the junction of Maxwell Road and Tanjong Pagar Road.

Classic

Bus stop

Old Yan Kit Swimming pool

Tiger Balm

The latest addition the Pinnacle 50 Storey Public Housing