Ms Marthalia Budiman Installation in Little India Clive Street.
Ms Marthalia Budiman was so intrigued at India' s culture and customs that she decided to install her works at Little India- a Little Forgotten Corner at Clive Street..
View ArticleLIfe in the 1930s.
What a chance. I came across a pack of black and white pictures meant most likely for conversational practices in language proficiency in the 1950s. They were about life and work in the 1930s in Malaya...
View ArticleMy Matchbox Story 26 - Remembering Seafood Restaurant along East Coast Road...
When we were very young in the 50s, our pockets were very shallow. We thought of eating seafood at the open air stalls along the Bedok corner. However, as we grew up, we found jobs and could spare a...
View ArticleEarly Indian Activities in Singapore
Just like the Chinese and the Malays, the Indians activities have also been hot subjects for postcards printing.
View ArticlePostcards of early Chinese activities in Singapore
Lensmen of old not only focus on the Malays and orang laut of early Singapore citizens, they zoomed in on the activities of the earlyn Chinese immigrants as well. Here are some postcards of the...
View ArticleEarly photographs of Singapore bridges
One of the earliest bridges to be built across Singapore River was the Cavanagh Bridge. It was build for vehicles at that time like the horse carts, buffalo carts, trishaws, and pedestrians.In order to...
View ArticleCommercial tree estates of early Singapore
In the early Singapore, products such as coconuts, rubber, pineapples, bananas, tapioca and a few others were in demand, such trees were planted in estates in many areas of Singapore. As a result many...
View ArticleEarly postcards of the Singapore Botanic Gardens
The Botanic Gardens of Singapore is now accepted as a World Heritage. It has come a long way since the time when Hoo Ah Kay donated his plot of land to be a Botanic Garden. As time passes, many...
View ArticleEarly Malay postcards from Singapore.
Early photographers were interested in featuring early Malay houses and their lifestyles in postcards as they were uniquely Singaporeans. These postcards were usually bought and posted all over the...
View ArticleKampong Lorong Fatimah
Kampong Lorong FatimahThis Malay kampong was situated off Woodlands Road, near the causeway, past the immigration checkpoint. It was in existence even in the late eighties. Some of the houses were...
View ArticleCommemorating World's Toilet Day SG50
The structure at East Coast Park commemorating World's Toilet.At the 4 sides of the platform are historical notes relating to the milestone of keeping Singapore sanitation in check.
View ArticleThe Red British Pillar Boxes
According to WikipediaA pillar box is a free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and in most former nations of the British Empire, members of the Commonwealth of Nations and British...
View ArticleRollei cameras and accessories made in Singapore
Rollei SingaporeOne of the prestigious factories  sought by the late Prime Minister of Singapore in the 1970s was the famous German camera factory Rollei to build a branch here - Rollei Singapore. It...
View ArticleOld Singapore postcards - my recent acquisitions
Genuine old black and white Singapore postcards are hard to come by nowadays unless you are willing to part with your hard earned money. Recently, I come across a wad of nine of them. None of them I...
View ArticleMemorial (March 10. 2015) to those who perished during the Indonesian...
On March 10 2015, a memorial was launched dedicated to those who died during the Indonesian confrontation from 1963 to 1965. May you rest in peace.
View ArticleKampong Chai Chee 1960s - 1970s. (photos)
Kampong Chai Chee 1960s - 1970s.Attached are photographs from my book. They are of better resolution here.Chapter Two Ariel view of Kampong Chai Chee 1960s.The author in his family vegetable garden.An...
View ArticleMy encounter with a bound feet woman.
A pair of shoes for the bound feet woman.In my book 'Kampong Chai Chee', I did not include a photograph of the shoes of the bound feet worman. I just bought this pair today (25.7.15). Its length fro...
View ArticleBotanic Gardens - Looking Back
On 4 July 2015, the Botanic Gardens has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It is the first tropical Botanic Gardens and only the third Botanic Gardens on the UNESCO World Heritage listing.The...
View ArticleThe 1938 Seng Lee Market at the junction of Jalan Kembangan and Changi Road
The Seng Lee Market was established in 1938. It was popular to those people staying in Frankel Avenue, Kembangan, Kampong Eunos and Siglap. Some market goers from Chai Chee went there because it was...
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