Siglap

[winners]

How about Opera Estate, Fidelio St and Frankel Ave. Still mainly chinese dominated.

Still remember whenever there was heavy rain, there will surely be flooding from Aida Street to Swan Lake Avenue to Figaro Street as the adjacent big longkang will overflow. Also, used to see those old and rickety STC bus #23A having difficulties to climb up that Opera Estate hill especially when it was fully laden with school children after school dismisses. Eventually, it couldn't do it and most students were asked to alight and join the bus again when it had reached the top of the hill.

The Teochew fish ball noodle stall at the small corner of junction of East Coast Road and Lothian Terrace was one of my favorites. Ocean cinema was also a poor man's cinema with low price tickets starting at 50 cents compared to the slightly upmarket Roxy, Palace and Odeon Katong cinemas. Anyway, Ocean cinema will always show those reruns which other cinemas were no longer showing.

Also, used to get my SHOOT, SOCCER and other fortnightly football magazines from that mamak shop at Siglap Drive. Forgot its name already.

 

[nato33]

A well in Kampong Siglap. Apparently this is area where the current Indonesian School along Siglap Road is. There must have been quite a few other wells in Singapore in the old days and other wells that I heard about in Siglap were near Figaro Street/Carmen Street junction and also inside Jalan Tua Kong and Jalan Sempadan.

Free water from the ground

 

[Merl Haggard]

I bet that none of these fishermen knows the history of Bedok Jetty and that it was built by Yap Swee Hong in the late 60's during the Vietnam war.

 

[nato33]

I bet that none of these fishermen knows the history of Bedok Jetty and that it was built by Yap Swee Hong in the late 60's during the Vietnam war.

Given that East Coast Parkway, where the current Bedok Jetty starts, is reclaimed land, this should be the "new jetty" as the original would probably have been demolished when they were reclaiming Marine Parade. Would this be right, Merl?

 

[Merl Haggard]

Given that East Coast Parkway, where the current Bedok Jetty starts, is reclaimed land, this should be the "new jetty" as the original would probably have been demolished when they were reclaiming Marine Parade. Would this be right, Merl?

After MINDEF acquired the jetty from Yap Swee Hong they did not demolish it, but they did improve it into a military base, mostly used by the Navy.

Before Bedok Jetty was opened to the public these were the prohibitions:

Boats were not allowed to come up to 30 m from the jetty and anglers were not allowed to cast beyond the same distance.

Net casting was prohibited.

Vehicles & bicycles were not allowed on jetty.

Swimming or rowing under the jetty was prohibited.

Putting up tents on the jetty was prohibited.

No Barbecuing allowed on the jetty.

 

[Television]

My best friend and myself use to ride down to Bedok jetty 3 to 4 times a week in our early 20s to smoke marijuana there, We would lay a mat and get stone for hours there.. By the way, The malays calls this place "Longkang 6" Any idea why?

 

[zeddy]

My best friend and myself use to ride down to Bedok jetty 3 to 4 times a week in our early 20s to smoke marijuana there, We would lay a mat and get stone for hours there.. By the way, The malays calls this place "Longkang 6" Any idea why?

They called it the 6 pipes canal located to the right of Bedok Jetty.. Used to be a good place for fishing.. On a good day you can get Garoupers and catfish in that canal.. I remember one restaurant owner who was having a walk near to the beach paying a group of boys few hundred dollars to release a shovel nose shark that they had accidentally caught with their net..

 

[zeddy]

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The Uncle on the left of the ray wearing the pouch was the one who caught this giant monster..
Bedok Jetty old timers called this Uncle the Bedok Jetty legend.. He's in his late 60s or early 70s now.. This giant sting ray that he caught at Bedok Jetty back in early 80s weight more than 120kg.. Many feel thats the record for a sting ray caught there.. Till now, no anglers have managed to beat his record..

 

[Fishypie]

MaLays caLL them Pari hantu.Thefishingkakis site have Lots of interesting fishing stories which i read at times in awe.

 

[Equalisation]

Dato Chun Doong is still living in Siglap.

 

[nato33]

Dato Chun Doong is still living in Siglap.

Who is he ?

 

[Television]

In Australia, There are rivers filled with Sting-rays but no one catches them because no one wants to eat them.

 

[eatshitndie]

nato, thanks much for starting the thread. siglap is close to my heart.

are all homes in the brand new development next to the malay cemetery sold out? last visit, a 3-bedroom was going for around sgd1.4m. freehold. and foreigner can buy. not a bad investment, considering that nothing is blocking the south view 'cept for the greenery of the cemetery. :p

 

[scroobal]

6 pipes is believed to be where the Japanese beheaded the local Chinese. It is considered a "dirty area". Just before you reach 6 pipes, your handphone signal will switch to Indonesia. If you are Chinese and you are fishing there, either Malay abang or passing Chinese will tell you discreetly to move on. They don't mean no harm, they do it because they think you are not aware of the history.

It is now used by the National Sailing Club.

Years back, the Navy used to dock their fast patrol craft there. One night, 2 of their personnel went on shore and committed army robbery and went to jail.

 

[scroobal]

The Malays when they hook one of this big ones, they will tie the line to a nearby tree. They will conitnue to to fish after re-baiting and they will call their family and friends to stand-by. The ray is difficult to dislodge and it is a hard fight. They don't bother fighting it.

When the ray tires out, they pull it in. The call is made and people will come with their bucket and plastic bags to pick up their slice of the ray.

The best place to fish for rays and many other good fishes were the construction site which is now the Changi Naval Base. It was a long ride to the sea but worth it.

The deepest place to fish along the East Coast is the first groyne to the right of Mac Donalds. You can see the waves with no obstruction have cut in unusually deep. Once in a while you see a team of surf caster with their long rods doing their magic.

MaLays caLL them Pari hantu.Thefishingkakis site have Lots of interesting fishing stories which i read at times in awe.

 

[masgnoeL]

The shoreline during the Japanese occupation is without Marine Parade or East Coast Park.

One of the places that the Japs killed and buried Chinese was Lucky Heights. It was a hill then and when
the hill was dug to get soil for Marine Parade reclamation, many many bones were found. Lucky Heights
is formerly a burial ground of killed Chinese.

 

[eatshitndie]

The shoreline during the Japanese occupation is without Marine Parade or East Coast Park.

One of the places that the Japs killed and buried Chinese was Lucky Heights. It was a hill then and when
the hill was dug to get soil for Marine Parade reclamation, many many bones were found. Lucky Heights
is formerly a burial ground of killed Chinese.

that's the place! my malay guide and neighbor told me it was on high ground, and it was supposed to be lucky for many except sook ching victims. thanks for confirming it.

 

[masgnoeL]

Before the reclamation of Marine Parade, the following are true:

Katong Park is besides the sea then. Fort Road is besides the sea.

Tan Luck Sai has a mansion besides the beach, which fronts the sea. His family
has 6 to 8 ah-mahs, who took care of his grand-children. That guy was filthy
rich and to access his mansion, you can go by Nallur Road.
Now, the mansion is long gone.

 

[nato33]

nato, thanks much for starting the thread. siglap is close to my heart.

are all homes in the brand new development next to the malay cemetery sold out? last visit, a 3-bedroom was going for around sgd1.4m. freehold. and foreigner can buy. not a bad investment, considering that nothing is blocking the south view 'cept for the greenery of the cemetery. :p

Don't think (new) Flamingo Valley is sold out because I heard a radio advert few weeks back advertising the place. I've visited the showroom and frankly I think its overpriced. Before they build the old Flamingo Valley, it was the site of Jalan Tua Kong. I remember a yellow wooden structure housing a Chinese temple, where the current entrance to the condo is. I used to cut through the kampong when I walked back from St Pats to my old home in Opera Estate.

 

[Prometheus888]

In Australia, There are rivers filled with Sting-rays but no one catches them because no one wants to eat them.

You are right dude and a lot of m&d crabs as well. the angmohs dont like to clean fish or do the "dirty" chores ....

Stingrays have to be caught in a special way such that they dont sting or "urinate" so that their flesh doesnt stink of ammonia.

only the kampong boys who hang around the beach fishing know this I found out hahahaha

These days which of the present generation have such "knowhow" ... i also found out a lot of sinkies have never seen a live pig up close even man