Any old bird from Bukit Ho Swee ?

[blackmondy]

 

[Eisenhut]

Wow seh 369 region !

 

[laksaboy]

What was on that area before Tiong Bahru Plaza was built? Forest, field or housing?

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

Heard it was government who 放火烧屋

 

[A Singaporean]

Mostly low ses retard Sinkies. Ramesh comes from upper high class condo.

 

[sbfuncle]

Wow seh 369 region !

In the 80s, whole stretch from commonwealth Ave west road aka buona vista rd down to Queens town to red hill to bt ho swee everywhere are paikias streets gang and 369 members. I kana hammered jialat before around Holland area just for whistling .

 

[mahjongking]

What was on that area before Tiong Bahru Plaza was built? Forest, field or housing?

i stayed right on top of what is now tiong bahru plaza in the 70s...it is 6 storeys hdb flats

 

[mahjongking]

those days....3 room hdb....7-9k
still remember my father's friend bought a big terrace hse in holland road 200k......

 

[k1976]

Wow seh 369 region !

Moi Primary School is few Lorong away

 

[blackmondy]

Heard it was government who 放火烧屋

Mei mei where you stay when you were little ?

 

[blackmondy]

those days....3 room hdb....7-9k
still remember my father's friend bought a big terrace hse in holland road 200k......

Linpeh grandpa house at Taman Ho Swee was SGD6K. I remember seeing the deed/invoice, or whatever you call it.

 

[KingFook Sr]

Heard it was government who 放火烧屋

Moi and plenty of my kawans have the same thoughts for we were right in the midst of 'kampong Singapore'.

At the time (1961) of the great Bukit Ho Swee inferno, we were members of Volunteer Firefighting Squads (with only armbands) and rubbed shoulders with the fire brigade and local PAP party members. Many other political parties existed then and the PAP was a puppy. There were plenty of kampong fires and we helped douse many in those good days.
As for housing redevelopment, the departing British masters tried something through their SIT (Singapore Improvement Trust) but were sluggish and hindered by the challenge of limited redevelopment land.
At that time, kampong folks loved kampong living and generally did not buy into such resettlement plans as they did not consider such public housing to be any different from the wooden houses that they were accustomed to. So they squatted and refused redevelopment.

The new PAP rulers had a problem in 1961 and the Bukit Ho Swee Fire was timely yet convenient to address the above "redevelopment land" challenge.

It was a big fire. 4 peasants lost their lives over 50 injured and over 15K became homeless.
The authorities had a big piece of land very near the city to launch a public housing programme.

 

[Balls2U]

In the 80s, whole stretch from commonwealth Ave west road aka buona vista rd down to Queens town to red hill to bt ho swee everywhere are paikias streets gang and 369 members. I kana hammered jialat before around Holland area just for whistling .

Did u whistle at Mdm Mayfair?

 

[blackmore]

i stayed right on top of what is now tiong bahru plaza in the 70s...it is 6 storeys hdb flats

HDB meh for this odd kind of 1 roomer ?

 

[mahjongking]

HDB meh for this odd kind of 1 roomer ?

mixture of 1,2 and 3 rooms units

 

[mahjongking]

Linpeh grandpa house at Taman Ho Swee was SGD6K. I remember seeing the deed/invoice, or whatever you call it.

those days take bus was 10cts, meepok was 30cts, if your pay is 1k you are big fuck....lol

 

[eatshitndie]

In the 80s, whole stretch from commonwealth Ave west road aka buona vista rd down to Queens town to red hill to bt ho swee everywhere are paikias streets gang and 369 members. I kana hammered jialat before around Holland area just for whistling .

so you’re the whistler who terrorizes residents of mayfair too?