Siglap

[tanahcow]

Yeah, sinpopo bar in Tanjong Katong. LOL

Me nephew said there was a police shoot out in the vicinity of Sin Po Po bar in 1980.

Two men were in possession of firearms.

 

[dredd]

Used to play snooker opposite CMC, at formerly Lau's Acadia.

Bro, that was like many moons ago, possibly 40 years back. Anyway, Lau's Arcadia is super haunted. I heard a lady committed suicide there after being jilted by the son of the building owner. So she cursed the place and ever since, no business stayed long there. Just saying...

 

[Baimi]

Bro, that was like many moons ago, possibly 40 years back. Anyway, Lau's Arcadia is super haunted. I heard a lady committed suicide there after being jilted by the son of the building owner. So she cursed the place and ever since, no business stayed long there. Just saying...

Maybe 18 years back, I also played the
老虎机. Few stalls away from CMC is the Katong Laksa, one at Ceylon Rd, but don't know which is the original.
Further down the road, after Still Rd is the
Beach Rd Prawn Mee.

 

[Baimi]

Not very far from Siglap, Lorong G & Lorong H, Telok Kurau and Thiam Siew Ave off Tanjong Katong were very popular red-light lorongs in the 60's.

LKY went to primary school at Lorong J, Telok Kurau.

The current Parkway Hospital at Joo Chiat Place was the Paglar clinic owned and operated by a very prominent gynecologist Dr Paglar.

Never heard of such thing when I was in
St. Pat.
But I knew that was a muslim cemetery along Siglap Rd.

 

[Nice-Gook]

Never heard of such thing when I was in
St. Pat.
But I knew that was a muslim cemetery along Siglap Rd.

Who was your principal in St Pat then , Bro Joe or Bro Justinian ?

 

[Papsmearer]

Me nephew said there was a police shoot out in the vicinity of Sin Po Po bar in 1980.

Two men were in possession of firearms.

Commonly known to be a gangster hide out. Alot of paikias go there and gangster wannabes too

 

[Papsmearer]

Don't understand your point about article being not accurate....are you disputing the the type of aircraft that crashed or something else? Article has nothing to do with speed of aircraft but the gist of story is a plane crashed in Upper East Coast Road

The article mentions fastest piston engine aircraft in the world. The Hornet was fast, but not the fastest. Hence, its inaccurate.

 

[Confuseous]

Me nephew said there was a police shoot out in the vicinity of Sin Po Po bar in 1980.

Two men were in possession of firearms.

Sin Po Po Bar - the hand job specialists!

 

[whoami]

But I knew that was a muslim cemetery along Siglap Rd.

Still tere.

 

[rover2sg]

Maybe 18 years back, I also played the
老虎机. Few stalls away from CMC is the Katong Laksa, one at Ceylon Rd, but don't know which is the original.
Further down the road, after Still Rd is the
Beach Rd Prawn Mee.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Me nephew said there was a police shoot out in the vicinity of Sin Po Po bar in 1980.

Two men were in possession of firearms.

The gunman was caught in 2018 in Penang and deported back to Singapore. Old uncle died inside prison

 

[sweetiepie]

Me nephew said there was a police shoot out in the vicinity of Sin Po Po bar in 1980.

Two men were in possession of firearms.

KNN seems rike your nephew is older than my uncle KNN

 

[rover2sg]

This young octogenarian uncle is very happy to see this thread revitalised after 2012!
Been with SammyLeong café for at least two decades and have stopped being active due to lack of good chaps whose knowledge and comments that I valued. I see a few reappearing here now to my happiness.
A couple of tit-bits to start off if there are young guys interested:
1 The laksa stall opposite former Lau Arcadia near the church is a branch of 328 (main in CeylonRoad). This is a third copy of original Katong Laksa which was started at the opposite coffee in Ceylon Road. The original was started by "old man Jangut" who plied around the Joo Chiat/Katong areas in the early fifties! Two heavy pots of stuff supported by bamboo hanging from his shoulders. More on the development of "katong laksa" if interested. Don't forget Roxy laksa too.
2 The cafe in Jackie's Bowl Siglap is now still the "Different Taste" restaurant in Frankel Avenue with the original owners active!
Cheers!

 

[whoami]

KNN seems rike your nephew is older than my uncle KNN

LOL!

 

[tanahcow]

The gunman was caught in 2018 in Penang and deported back to Singapore. Old uncle died inside prison

Sir,
U is the truly Bestest knowledge about the underworld.

 

[frenchbriefs]

I like Siglap. A very nice part of Singapore. Yet to be totally over-run by foreigners.

I like it too nice and quiet and peaceful stretch.....too bad u have to be elite to live there.

 

[tanahcow]

KNN seems rike your nephew is older than my uncle KNN

K.N.N.
He is an overgrown baby ageing fasterest drinking @zhihau LauKwayBu tonic.

 

[tanahcow]

The gunman was caught in 2018 in Penang and deported back to Singapore. Old uncle died inside prison

K.N.N.

He (Seow Lam Seng) was caught by Royal Malaysian Police CID team.

His partner Lee Ah Fatt was already KIA during the struggle in TgKatong.

 

[tanahcow]

K.N.N. @syed putra -- Tiok Boh?

Siglap is derived from the Malay word si-gelap meaning “dark one” or "the darkness that conceals". ... The latter was named after Madam Hajijah binte Jumat who owned much of the land in the village and funded the construction of a mosque in the nearby Kampong Siglap.

 

[tanahcow]

Di Tg Katong, ayer nya biru ....