tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post4354655396971623015..comments2024-02-14T11:01:13.504+08:00Comments on ygblog4: yghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-163662823056764992009-04-01T07:48:00.000+08:002009-04-01T07:48:00.000+08:00tony, you people in the travel/tour line definitel...tony, you people in the travel/tour line definitely know a litte bit more than i. thanks for sharing the website.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-74995644886965499092009-03-31T22:29:00.000+08:002009-03-31T22:29:00.000+08:00I'm very glad to have made your acquaintance! I ha...I'm very glad to have made your acquaintance! I have learnt alot from you that morning despite the heavy downpour.<BR/>I found an unverified answer to my question of what so many roads in Balestier is named after places in Burma...<BR/>http://historicalbalestier.blogspot.com/<BR/>wonder who is this respected burmese resident...tonyhttp://www.betelbox.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-18913686478480650152009-03-30T16:30:00.000+08:002009-03-30T16:30:00.000+08:00Besides Shaw brothers at Jln Ampas, Cathay-Keris S...Besides Shaw brothers at Jln Ampas, Cathay-Keris Studio at East Coast Road, adjacent to Cathay’s Ocean Park Hotel, also produced many black-and-white Malay movies. One of which was ‘Pontianak’, a tale about a female vampire. The film was such a hit that it was dubbed in Cantonese for the Hong Kong market.nahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-4726502857538067532009-03-29T22:43:00.000+08:002009-03-29T22:43:00.000+08:00Yes, there was pasar malam at Balestier Road every...Yes, there was pasar malam at Balestier Road every Monday. Dried goods such as sundries, clothings, articial jewellries and others including cooked food were exposed for sale. But the evening market selling perishable goods was daily.PChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246226278619934355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-41691215192919761902009-03-29T18:38:00.000+08:002009-03-29T18:38:00.000+08:00hi anonymous, i can vaguely remember the pasar mal...hi anonymous, i can vaguely remember the pasar malam along balestier rd. in an earlier comment - made a few months ago - mr chew mentioned stalls in the evening, spread between ava rd and pegu rd, selling perishable stuff in the evenings.<BR/>i was not aware that balestier rd was joined to toa payoh.<BR/>thanks for sharing these memories of the past.ygnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-49298636876432282352009-03-29T14:15:00.000+08:002009-03-29T14:15:00.000+08:00Night pasar malam was every Mon along Balestier Ro...Night pasar malam was every Mon along Balestier Road and in one of these night bazzars, a fire broke out resulting in loss of PSLE result & Primary school report book by a classmate. The teowchew Siang Tng operated a primary school called Nan Ann Primary School after the name of the Siang Tng and they gave free textbooks to their top scholars in every class, very generous by the standard of that time. Now they have relocated at Paya Lebar area and stopped operating the school. Ah Hood Road ( previously a straight road joining Balestier Rd to Jln Toa Payoh) could be flooded occasionally due to high tide of Whampoa/Kallang River coupled with heavy rain and many of the dwellers had to suffer damage of their furniture & belongings. I remember a noodle factory operating there and they was a rumour that Tan Howe Liang stayed there and his weight lifting ability was due to carrying these heavy noodle baskets....probably a hear say or a joke only..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-46737930525468783002009-03-28T22:22:00.000+08:002009-03-28T22:22:00.000+08:00long distance agreed. I had many stops and talked ...long distance agreed. I had many stops and talked to the shopkeepers, farmers and residents as I moved on. The people I came across were all very pleasant. It was 'sua pah' but not many trees. There was no river, only small streams. I don't remember any cemetery.PChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246226278619934355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-30297022961381047582009-03-28T20:26:00.000+08:002009-03-28T20:26:00.000+08:00mr chew, from balestier rd to braddell was/is quit...mr chew, from balestier rd to braddell was/is quite a distance. you would have to go through some 'sua pah' to reach your destination. did you have to cross any river from ah hood rd to toa payoh? i heard there were cemeteries in toa payoh, is this true?yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-74200122773989539682009-03-28T18:21:00.000+08:002009-03-28T18:21:00.000+08:00I am quite familiar with Balestier Road area espec...I am quite familiar with Balestier Road area especially before 1970. I passed Jalan Ampas very often. It was a dirt road full of pot holes and muddy when rained. Ah Hood Road was nearby. I remember a 'kapor' factory and a shop dying cloth/clothes into black or blue colour. In the 60s, I used to walk from Balestier Road to Braddel Road through Ah Hoo Road. There was no Toa Payoh HDB housing estate. The Teo Chew temple (siang tng) was up on a hillock. I walked pass many pig sties, chicken and ducks were on the loose. Nearer the Braddel Road side were many vegetable gardens. At Braddell Road itself were a few motor workshops. I used to send my car there for repair.Philip Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471104380601032313noreply@blogger.com