Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here !

[Conqueror]

2nd Story, Winter Clothing

You damn good la Conqueror. Centre staircase going up to 2nd floor has 2 units right is often the arcade (first time played space invaders there) the left unit changed hands many times but bookshop I guess lasted the longest, was it Popular Bookshop I don't remember. Then it was also a big sports shop and I guess they too sold camping equipment.

More like ... winter clothing ? I heard those stuff there were much cheaper.

 

[Froggy]

Re: 2nd Story, Winter Clothing

More like ... winter clothing ? I heard those stuff there were much cheaper.

Like I'd said businesses come and go up there on the 2nd floor and yes I did remember winter clothes too even for the video arcade. The most memorable one is the bookshops because they stayed the longest which is why impression on this is stronger. Hey conqueror you also Q'town boy/girl? I lived in 27A overlooking the primary schools' field from 1971 after chased out of the old ABC Brickwork estate.

 

[sense]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Birkhall Primary School Song

Part 1:
Steady in work and strong in games
E. E D CC B_CD

Merits and credits are ours to claim
FF EDDC C DE

Success shall come to one and all
CGG EC FGA

With confidence and courage , We'll stand tall
A GGG AGC E D C

- - - START OF CHORUS - - -
United we stand, divided we fall
CCC G GAAAG

Birkhall student will answer the call
EFG G E C FFED

Our motto is : "Give OF your best"

E FF G AAAG

We demand hard work we'll accept no less
EEF GE CE D C
- - - END OF CHORUS - - -

Part 2:
To Birkhall our sincerity
Never forgetting our loyalty
True to our school we'll try to be
We shall work hard like a family...

[video=youtube;2kVou6yxgJE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kVou6yxgJE[/video]
http://www.facebook.com/groups/10094899871/doc/?id=10150217055174872

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

thanks for sharing....images really brings back memories.

 

[halsey02]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Thank you boss.

Me, no boss, SAM is!, me just small fry!. I remember that part of Queenstown, way back army dazed ( days, oop!), when there were just too few places to go & visit civilization from camp; and felt like the cinderella, have to rush back to "stalag 13" before 23:59:p

Seeing the video sure bring back memories of a time, lost...thanks for the memory.

 

[CindyWang]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

the video is excellent !

Things have changed so much - the design of buildings, dressing, hairstyle etc.

 

[Froggy]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Birkhall Primary School Song

Sense whoever you are



Upz you

 

[Fishypie]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Birkhall Primary School Song

Part 1:
Steady in work and strong in games
E. E D CC B_CD

Merits and credits are ours to claim
FF EDDC C DE

Success shall come to one and all
CGG EC FGA

With confidence and courage , We'll stand tall
A GGG AGC E D C

- - - START OF CHORUS - - -
United we stand, divided we fall
CCC G GAAAG

Birkhall student will answer the call
EFG G E C FFED

Our motto is : "Give OF your best"

E FF G AAAG

We demand hard work we'll accept no less
EEF GE CE D C
- - - END OF CHORUS - - -

Part 2:
To Birkhall our sincerity
Never forgetting our loyalty
True to our school we'll try to be
We shall work hard like a family...

[video=youtube;2kVou6yxgJE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kVou6yxgJE[/video]
http://www.facebook.com/groups/10094899871/doc/?id=10150217055174872

Nice cLips ! That GoLden Crown Restaurant atop of the Ta Chung Emporium reminds me of those wonderfuL time when we wouLd be having Dim sum there.
The Arched market is the pLace where we used to buy catch-your-own guppies with one friendLy aunty there too.

 

[hokkien]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Iremember that time we school boys bought fighting fish

 

[fredteo]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Margaret Drive School lah without the words Primary as there is no Margaret Drive Sec Sch.
Reporting to Mr Teo the headmaster !

The same old site has gone through at least three phases of change. As I have stated I was in Margaret Drive Primary School throughout my primary education. So my friends and I should know better. When the school was first built it was known as "Margaret Drive Primary School" for normal children.
In 1987 the building was renamed Margaret Drive School to cater to children with multiple handicaps.
The old building was demolished and in 1992, the Rainbow Centre was established on the same old site for children with autism aged between six and sixteen years old.

 

[Fishypie]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Iremember that time we school boys bought fighting fish

What have happened to the fighting fishes of oLd days and now ? ; now these fishes just can't fight anymore,
more for ornamentaL & dispLay onLy !
BaLu asai pai swee nia ..knn.

 

[hokkien]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Last time fighting fish cost $1 at most fight until siow now they smart liao

What have happened to the fighting fishes of oLd days and now ? ; now these fishes just can't fight anymore,
more for ornamentaL & dispLay onLy !
BaLu asai pai swee nia ..knn.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Nice cLips ! That GoLden Crown Restaurant atop of the Ta Chung Emporium reminds me of those wonderfuL time when we wouLd be having Dim sum there.
The Arched market is the pLace where we used to buy catch-your-own guppies with one friendLy aunty there too.

The arched market is still around right? Think is furniture showroom now.
And remembered there was a cake shop somewhere in Tai Chung ground floor?
OUB is no more but Golden Crown still around.

 

[Fishypie]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

The arched market is still around right? Think is furniture showroom now.
And remembered there was a cake shop somewhere in Tai Chung ground floor?
OUB is no more but Golden Crown still around.

Oh ?, never know that GoLden Crown stiLL exist though.CertainLy i remembered that oLd fashioned cake shop..
..the demise of the Hawker centre is the saddest.Corner stall fishbaLL noodLes was great, cheng tng sedap, and up the 2nd floor was the famous chicken rice, aLso the Shanghainese food on the row behind..

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Oh ?, never know that GoLden Crown stiLL exist though.CertainLy i remembered that oLd fashioned cake shop..
..the demise of the Hawker centre is the saddest.Corner stall fishbaLL noodLes was great, cheng tng sedap, and up the 2nd floor was the famous chicken rice, aLso the Shanghainese food on the row behind..

Knew it moved to Safra bukit merah........heard now moved to Depot road.
At a point of time (later part) the downstairs of tai chung also became a kopitiam.

There were alot of good food at the HC.
Remembered 2 cheng tng stalls side by side that were arch rivals (at the corner end near to polyclinic) always fighting for customers.
Upstairs there was a coffee house and POSB.
CK Tang family goes to one of the cinema turned churches and the whole family would dine on chicken rice there every sunday afternoon after service.
My first brush with elites there.

 

[chonburifc]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Knew it moved to Safra bukit merah........heard now moved to Depot road.
At a point of time (later part) the downstairs of tai chung also became a kopitiam.

There were alot of good food at the HC.
Remembered 2 cheng tng stalls side by side that were arch rivals (at the corner end near to polyclinic) always fighting for customers.
Upstairs there was a coffee house and POSB.
CK Tang family goes to one of the cinema turned churches and the whole family would dine on chicken rice there every sunday afternoon after service.
My first brush with elites there.

Bro, any idea where the chicken rice and the Sui Jiao Soup relocated?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Bro, any idea where the chicken rice and the Sui Jiao Soup relocated?

Sin Kee moved back to my old place...Mei Ling Street....but i never went back to check it out.

Dunno about the Sui Jiao......me looking for the claypot rice also

 

[Froggy]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

The same old site has gone through at least three phases of change. As I have stated I was in Margaret Drive Primary School throughout my primary education. So my friends and I should know better. When the school was first built it was known as "Margaret Drive Primary School" for normal children.
In 1987 the building was renamed Margaret Drive School to cater to children with multiple handicaps.
The old building was demolished and in 1992, the Rainbow Centre was established on the same old site for children with autism aged between six and sixteen years old.

Yes you are right, never heard of secondary before. I'm also from there finished at 1978. How about you?

 

[Froggy]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Last time fighting fish cost $1 at most fight until siow now they smart liao

Fighting fish is still a very big thing here in Thailand. Lots of money exchange hands in betting and also the trading of the fish.

 

[chonburifc]

Re: Birkhall, Queenstown, Hua Yi, Margaret Drive Primary Schools alumni fall in here

Sin Kee moved back to my old place...Mei Ling Street....but i never went back to check it out.

Dunno about the Sui Jiao......me looking for the claypot rice also

Hehehe. Address on my birth cert is Mei Ling street aka Bee Leng Lor.
I suppose sin kee moved to the hawker centre on top of market.