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Siglap
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Incorrect.... it was President Yusof's youngest brother, Rahim Ishak who lived a few doors away from my Auntie's house along Aida's Street, Opera Estate.
The first MP of Siglap in 1959 was a Malay woman named Madam Sahora and thereafter in 1964, Rahim Ishak took over until his retirement from politics in 1987.
use to see Rahim Ishak in his daily walk in East Coast ...a soft spoken aristocratic gentleman ..doesn’t fail to greet ...don’t know which year he was living in Siglap ...but in the late 60s he was living some stone throw away from Katong Convent ...if not mistaken St Patrick’s Rd ...I am certain about this as there use to be a police post just outside his house ..think he was a minister then ..this was when Marine Parade was just a jetty and not sea filled with sand yet
That's is Siglap Road next to Frankel Estate.
There is one in Lucky Heights too further to Bedok.
Talkg abt st pat school. At East coast rd beside the sch its a residential lot....kampong style house. Tink tere r 3 or 4 houses in that lot. All well maintained. I guess Far East eyeing tat lot. Not many such houses left in sinkieland. Love to see such houses..with big trees, coconut trees etc... Land area big. As big as the condo (Sound condo i tink) opp it.
Oh , yes .. I recall some of them ..East Coast rd or Katong use to be the old millionaires homes ...there use to be the biggest house in that area in Karikal lane or Karikal Rd , it’s an Indian name ,the house was so huge and in old architecture bordering the sea shore ..i use to wonder who lives in such huge huge house ..think it was abandoned ..,only much later I found out it belonged to an Indian Muslim business man who was hanged by the British for the murder of a British....
In the seventies , still road was extended and ran run right through the house and yet on one side turned to be a hotel and the other side retaining the original architecture
President Yusof Ishak did live in Opera Estate but the exact location is not clear. Some say its on upper stretch of Fidelio Street, off the Jalan Khairuddin area. The photo is dated as 1955 but Opera Estate as we know it today was not fully developed yet so I have my doubts about the Jalan Khairuddin version.
https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonli...-details/a5edf8d1-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad
His Widow, Puan Nor Aishah still lives nearby in the Jalan Keris area (site of the former Cathay studios).
I remember Rahim Ishak as an MP back when Siglap was Siglap and not part of some GRC or Joo Chiat SMC. Didn't know he lived in Aida Street.
The standard of food @ Different Taste dropped quite a bit a few years back. Stopped patronizing them for a while. With the CB, ordered takeaway and it has improved. Restaurants are so affected by the change in chefs. Not all are good or consistent.
After Mr. Yusof was elected President, they lived in Sri Melati (Jasmine), a small bungalow inside Istana.
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there were a few old bungalows at the corner of felatio, oops fidelio, and jln khairuddin on the way up to red cross campsite. i counted 3 old ones that were barely renovated. their simple one storey architecture suggest they were built in the late 40s or early 50s. the one facing the bus stop on felatio, oops fidelio, has just been repainted white with black trimmings. it is the perfect tropical bungalow surrounded by a lawn. contrary to what sinkies refer to as a “bungalow” or “good class bungalow” (gcb) for a standalone landed house, a true bungalow is actually only one storey high. anyway, it seems like these 3 bungalows at that corner are preserved by the owners with their old style simple humble architecture while the homes around them have becum monster obiang homes with 3.69 storeys, 6.9 rooms, and up to 6.9k sqf in internal flooring space. constant remodeling and construction going on along felatio, oops fidelio. many tiny single storey terrace homes down the road are still sandwiched by atrocious looking towering cathedral townhomes but slowly and surely they too will grow up just as tall. didn’t know there’s so much history in that part of siglap. that sizable felatio, oops fidelio, triangular turn with a grove of trees and plants from siglap resembles a hairy bushy twat. everytime you enter and exit imagine that you are navigating a giant cb.
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Yup, the one in Lucky Heights is still there. Next to the point block.
Puan Aishah still alive? Wow. She was the object of lust for Othman Wok. After Yusof Ishak died, Othman the horny bastard pursue her, and wanted to add her to his tally of allowed wives. She got so pissed she went to old fart's office to complain. old fart called in othman, sacked him and made him ambassador to indonesia. they spun it as a resignation. little known story.
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this is another gentleman i use to see quite regularly in east coast rd area ...Gerald De Cruz ,always seen carrying a book ...use to think he was a teacher....only much later i came to know him as of communist leaning and in the company and league of lim yew hock ,David Marshall, Lee Kuan yew and such
this is another gentleman i use to see quite regularly in east coast rd area ...Gerald De Cruz ,always seen carrying a book ...use to think he was a teacher....only much later i came to know him as of communist leaning and in the company and league of lim yew hock ,David Marshall, Lee Kuan yew and such
Othman Wok lived out his last days in Carmen Street. Always with a smile and wave when he was still able to be out & about. Didn't know he had the hots for Puan Aishah
President Wee Kim Wee stayed in Opera Estates
Kopitiam is still there, now run by China Man, got one twin sisters working there.
My choice is at the Lau's Acadia corner stall.
East coast swarming with gragos, all going to St Pats
Those houses (single storey) just beside st pat sch at east coast rd. Love the sight of such houses...surrounded with coconut trees..moringa tree...etc. Any idea who own tat land? Just curious.
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