tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post5226061809720365567..comments2024-02-14T11:01:13.504+08:00Comments on ygblog4: yghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-42946641246583303682022-05-18T11:02:30.543+08:002022-05-18T11:02:30.543+08:00If not mistaken the person who lived there is call...If not mistaken the person who lived there is called wak Sarkis and familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-85028379849408350002014-02-19T23:33:10.638+08:002014-02-19T23:33:10.638+08:00I used to live at the quarters played with spiders...I used to live at the quarters played with spiders, superman cards and sticker books. ET was big so all we want was bmx. Love the helicopters coming in to ttsh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-15107759756735303242013-03-31T16:07:47.107+08:002013-03-31T16:07:47.107+08:00Yup I remember the mee rubus below the balonglong ...Yup I remember the mee rubus below the balonglong tree n the spiders n kite flying n the free flowing water where we take our bath Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-38598457800756983732012-12-11T21:55:28.142+08:002012-12-11T21:55:28.142+08:00yg,i wanted to see it but then i realized it was n...yg,i wanted to see it but then i realized it was no longer around. But this is interesting thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-20569239405503888312012-12-06T07:08:40.912+08:002012-12-06T07:08:40.912+08:00yg,
Thanks a lot for sharing this. I didn't kn...yg,<br />Thanks a lot for sharing this. I didn't know there was such an interesting cemetery at that area.oceanskies79https://www.blogger.com/profile/15637499843542653266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-44031506038544095202011-04-20T06:26:19.442+08:002011-04-20T06:26:19.442+08:00foo c m, the little stream where some of the villa...foo c m, the little stream where some of the villagers washed their clothes and took their bath was actually a spring. we didn't use the spring water because our house was too far away from the spring. because the water flow was continuous, you could find 'longkang' fish in the monsoon drain. <br />the entire area is more like a medical hub; it is not just ttsh buildings.<br />yes, sometimes when i think of those kampong days, i feel like crying because i miss those days.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-76685803482792354762011-04-17T22:17:57.824+08:002011-04-17T22:17:57.824+08:00In the early 70s I lived in Jalan Novena Selatan w...In the early 70s I lived in Jalan Novena Selatan which overlooks Kg Chia Heng from the hilltop next to Novena Church. Looking down from my bedroom window was this huge lush green land with a few houses to my right (Kg Chia Heng proper, I think). It was very very peaceful, and in the late evenings and morning the entire area would resound with insects and birds calling. Very very rustic and charming (I am in tears thinking about this now). There was a little stream where people go to wash clothes and bathe. On top of the opposite hill would be the hostels blocks for the TTSH hosp staff, I can still remember seeing the big letter 'G' on the side of the block, & the kids from the families living in the blocks playing about. Lovely memories. Like out of a misty dream ..... B-D<br />Now the entire area is covered by TTSH buildings. <br /><br />Regards foo_c_m@yahoo.comfoo_c_m@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-13989915591569562172009-09-24T11:58:34.232+08:002009-09-24T11:58:34.232+08:00hi azlina, when we first moved into kampong chia h...hi azlina, when we first moved into kampong chia heng, there was no electricity at all. a few years later, a supplier, who had a diesel generator, charged the residents for providing us with electricity from around 7 in the evening to just before midnight. it was much later that we got electricity from the government authorities.<br />it is no wonder that your husband find those days memorable. they were carefree days, when we spent a lot of time outdoors.<br />i think i know which house you are referring to. opposite his house was a chinese family. i can remember the name of one of the boys; of course, he is now a senior citizen. his name was ah jit.<br />my house was just below the quarters of the caretakers - they were all boyanese - of the jewish cemetery.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-71806914132013822152009-09-18T21:32:04.054+08:002009-09-18T21:32:04.054+08:00My Husband used to brag about his days in Kampong ...My Husband used to brag about his days in Kampong Chia Heng. he said, everyday was memoriable day for him, there is no replacement for they enjoyment he had during his days. He told me, how he missed the kampong days, even though his house was without electricity. In fact, only 3 housed in kampong Chia Heng is without electricity, his house, the mee rebus seller house, and the house beside the "CID officer's" house. I think you all know him, his house is the one which sells the malay cakes, just before the small climb to the Tan Tock Seng quarters (to hospital)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802102804336981379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-3340527258986832582008-06-02T18:03:00.000+08:002008-06-02T18:03:00.000+08:00We used to stop at the bus stop in front of the Sr...We used to stop at the bus stop in front of the Sri Dewa barber shop. Patronized them quite a few times. Loved their handheld shoulder and back massager. Next to it was a tailor.<BR/><BR/>The 8A bus we took goes from Dunearn Road in front of present Chancery Court to Newton Circus and Newton Road and then towards Upp Thomson direction. <BR/><BR/>I noticed the Jewish Cemetery also becos my friend Simon lived at the low-rise flats along Thomson Road opp the Gold Hill shopping centre. If I remember correctly, going towards Kampong Java direction, immediately after passing the traffic lights, there was a Shell petrol station. After that was my friend's house.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-70935558057397270012008-06-01T08:37:00.000+08:002008-06-01T08:37:00.000+08:00we like to share our happy experiences with our ch...we like to share our happy experiences with our children.<BR/><BR/>the children having fun at the grassy slope of macritchie could have parents or a father who had enjoyed such an activity when he was a child.<BR/><BR/>i remember when my two girls were younger, i used to take them to a drain at the end of novena terrace to catch longkang fish because i had caught longkang fish in the same drain when i was a boy.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-39417704905773054402008-06-01T08:27:00.000+08:002008-06-01T08:27:00.000+08:00if you alighted opposite the present novena mrt, i...if you alighted opposite the present novena mrt, it could be the bus-stop outside the sri dewa barbershop. there used to be another kampong behind the rows of shops, along gentle road.<BR/><BR/>the other bus-stop, where you could have alighted, was just before the jewish cemetery where united square now stands.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-61425336400715107272008-06-01T00:10:00.000+08:002008-06-01T00:10:00.000+08:00My friend Chuck also reminisced about how he playe...My friend Chuck also reminisced about how he played this sliding carton game <A HREF="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2006/09/toys-were-us-5-carton-boxes-by-chuck.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826590137201441127.post-91528658161841441962008-06-01T00:05:00.000+08:002008-06-01T00:05:00.000+08:00Thanks for sharing about this Jewish cemetery. I m...Thanks for sharing about this Jewish cemetery. I mentioned it in one of my posts in the series on Bukit Timah <A HREF="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2007/09/bukit-timah-heritage-trail-3-newton-to.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. When I was study in ACS in the 60's; sometimes we take the Tay Koh Yat bus no 8A from our school. Drop off opposite present Novena MRT and change a bus. I always noticed the iron gate and the arched top leading to this cemetery. But never got chance to see what was inside.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com