Excuse me, are you familiar with Bukit Timah Road?

[lianbeng]

I used to take Green Bus No.3 to Jurong.... 3A goes to Nayang University. When the bus companies merged, the route was taken over by No 175 to Tuas. Those who trained at SAFTI should remember this. Do you remember?

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lianbeng remembers dangling dangerously at the entrance of sardine-packed SBS 175 buses to n from SAFTI while on course lah! by the time reached SAFTI my starched No. 3 became so crumpled kana many extra duties liao lah!

 

[Leongsam]

i remember no. 175. noisy, hot, strong diesel fumes, jerky, crowded with sleepy privates and cadets returning to safti on sunday night. all were very sian to go back to camp. :o

I was very happy to go back to camp. It was the best time of my life. Zero responsibility, fat allowance for doing nothing and a chance to fire all sorts of weapons FOC. My favorite was demolition exercises with det cord. I love playing with explosives. If Al-Qaeda had existed at the time, I would have joined.

 

[ablekid]

This bus stop is opposite Beauty world. later part an overhead bridge was built next to it.
The no 1 Green bus go to Johore.Opposite this bus stop a mr Tan (ah Tiang or Pon TaiHai ) a pineapple wholesaler, lot of pineapple came from
pontian.

 

[kaipoh]

Sorry, 我錯了, too late, inside oridi.

You should have stopped them. Singapore would have been a happier place to live if you did.

Cheers!

 

[kaipoh]

你好坏, 又想、要 charge people. dont pray pray Your soldier boy become BG leow, you have to call him SIR else he will charge you.

I was very happy to go back to camp. It was the best time of my life. Zero responsibility, fat allowance for doing nothing and a chance to fire all sorts of weapons FOC. My favorite was demolition exercises with det cord. I love playing with explosives. If Al-Qaeda had existed at the time, I would have joined.

 

[johnny333]

This old lady and her daughter looks familiar, her name was Poi Chayn, daughter's name Ah Soi
They lived at Pylmouth Avenue she was like a lady lord of this place, now this place was previously occupied by Orchid Inn Hotel Last known as KLM quarters for Dutch sailors 5 storey building
With Bangali as guard or Jarkar!

Picture location Bukit Timah 7 milestone. Bus stop along a small long kang next to it was a Police station.
Behind police station was a CC. Where they show movies for 10cents admission open air!

In the early days there were many british living around the 7 milestone area. Also saw them in Hong Kong Park which is next to Binjai Park.

I remember seeing plenty of angmos hanging around the hostel that would later be turned into a Orchid Inn Hotel. KLM is an airlines & not a shipping company That location is a stones throw from what would become A&Ws drive-in restaurant. This is on 4 1/2milestone along Bukit Timah

 

[Force 136]

Bukit Timah village was controlled by the Sio Kun Tong of the 18 Group. The headman was Chit-ko Beng. Bukit Panjang was similarly controlled by the Sio Kun 18 group..... The 18 group later morphed into the 369 gangs ...

3+6+9 = 18

 

[Kuailan]

This old lady and her daughter looks familiar, her name was Poi Chayn, daughter's name Ah Soi
They lived at Pylmouth Avenue she was like a lady lord of this place, now this place was previously occupied by Orchid Inn Hotel Last known as KLM quarters for Dutch sailors 5 storey building
With Bangali as guard or Jarkar!

Picture location Bukit Timah 7 milestone. Bus stop along a small long kang next to it was a Police station.
Behind police station was a CC. Where they show movies for 10cents admission open air!

She was a chain smoker has got a pig farm in Hillcrest estate, today it's an expensive
Piece of gold mine if she still own it. Unfortunately not any more Ng Teng Fong swallowed up
The whole place.

 

[ablekid]

At this bus stop in the picture at 7 miles, there was this old man with a cork hat brokering piglets to
pig farmers from lim chu kang, chua chu kand ,jurong and Bukit panjang areas.one of his son is now one of the biggest florist and nursery in Singapore.

 

[Equalisation]

Yes.

The freshest Heineken beer can be found at itu kopishop at the start of Old Holland road off Bkt Timah. To complement your beer, do order the beef rendang from the Si-Gemok's nasi stall !:o

 

[Kuailan]

In the early days there were many british living around the 7 milestone area. Also saw them in Hong Kong Park which is next to Binjai Park.

I remember seeing plenty of angmos hanging around the hostel that would later be turned into a Orchid Inn Hotel. KLM is an airlines & not a shipping company That location is a stones throw from what would become A&Ws drive-in restaurant. This is on 4 1/2milestone along Bukit Timah

You sound like my old neighbour, A & W at the T junction of Kheam Hock Rd and Dunearn Rd,
Drive in next to the canal...when it's flooded hell gets loose...those bungalow houses were going $40k
Can't afford during that time, big money! At Trevose Crescent....

Our play ground was Beauty world kingside two cinema. Shaw brothers Tiong Wah and the other Nanyang cinema Chow Tin Rd...chengdol and ice Kachang was fantastic by the Hainanese man..

 

[johnny333]

You sound like my old neighbour, A & W at the T junction of Kheam Hock Rd and Dunearn Rd,
Drive in next to the canal...when it's flooded hell gets loose...those bungalow houses were going $40k
Can't afford during that time, big money! At Trevose Crescent....

Our play ground was Beauty world kingside two cinema. Shaw brothers Tiong Wah and the other Nanyang cinema Chow Tin Rd...chengdol and ice Kachang was fantastic by the Hainanese man..

I was living around that area back then. I remember that there was a small kampong just behind the provision store which was next to an indian store along Trevose Cresent, between Narooma & Dalketh Rd. There was another provision store along Trevose Cresent. The owners had a VW van filled with provisions & he would visit the people in the neighbourhood with his provision store on wheels

As a child I remember seeing cattle herds walking alongside Dunearn Rd where A&W would one day be built.

Later on I stayed around the Beauty World area. The Bukit Timah is a great place to stay but inconvenient if you don't have a car. You also have to put up with the floods.

 

[tanwahtiu]

there was an opium farm somewhere in Bt. Timah, hearsay owned by Brit.

Bukit Timah village was controlled by the Sio Kun Tong of the 18 Group. The headman was Chit-ko Beng. Bukit Panjang was similarly controlled by the Sio Kun 18 group..... The 18 group later morphed into the 369 gangs ...

3+6+9 = 18

 

[Force 136]

The most famous drug addict was one Kow- Kia Hong who punted large sums in the bukit timah turf club. His stature was something like Ah Long San .... But ah Long San was just a kid in those days ....

 

[Kuailan]

I was living around that area back then. I remember that there was a small kampong just behind the provision store which was next to an indian store along Trevose Cresent, between Narooma & Dalketh Rd. There was another provision store along Trevose Cresent. The owners had a VW van filled with provisions & he would visit the people in the neighbourhood with his provision store on wheels

As a child I remember seeing cattle herds walking alongside Dunearn Rd where A&W would one day be built.

Later on I stayed around the Beauty World area. The Bukit Timah is a great place to stay but inconvenient if you don't have a car. You also have to put up with the floods.

Confirm brother Johnny you could be our long lost brother, I stay at Trevose crescent between the Indian and the Chinese provision shop. We were poor back than neither am I very rich now... Just lived day to day..

Norma Rd, Dalkeith rd, Harlyn rd, sound familiar!

 

[Force 136]

The very common Bukit Timah floods.......

Is this near the Farrer Road Junction?

 

[Equalisation]

Yes.

In the 60s, the sexiest lass at that time was the daughter of the provision shop owner at 6th Avenue.

Her name was Big Caroline, for obvious fruity reason.:o

 

[po2wq]

... Big Caroline, for obvious fruity reason.:o

gud times never seem so gud ...

 

[johnny333]

Confirm brother Johnny you could be our long lost brother, I stay at Trevose crescent between the Indian and the Chinese provision shop. We were poor back than neither am I very rich now... Just lived day to day..

Norma Rd, Dalkeith rd, Harlyn rd, sound familiar!

Lived around the area but not at Trevose Cresent.

However used to know someone nicknamed "mango" who lived in the 1st house along Dalkath Rd. He used to attend Swiss Cottage. At that time it was located next to Whitely Secondary School, the location where the Spore Chinese Girl School is now located.

 

[johnny333]

The very common Bukit Timah floods.......

Is this near the Farrer Road Junction?

Yes it is probably Farrer Road. I recognise the Post Office on the left.