sio poh hai kee and thih pa sat
my parents' generation knew these roads and places by their hokkien names. when i went to keng lee road, i would tell them that i had gone to 'ang keo thau'. my uncles and aunts were at one time living at 'si kar teng', until their houses were razed in the big fire. i also remember my mother referring to a place called 'sua tee'. i am not sure where that is; it could be somewhere in tampines where there were many sand quarries.
below is a list of those roads and places i can remember.
albert street - kum pong bangkulu (kampong bencoolen)
alexandra road - lau chi kha
arab street - jiauwa koi
balestier road (near towner road) - goh chor tua pek kong
balestier road end - mang ka kha
battery road - tho kho orr
beach road - sio po hai kee; ji chap keng
boat quay - tiam peng lor thau
bras basah road - lau kho khen khau
bukit ho swee area - si kar teng
bukit timah road - beh chia lor boi
chinatown - goo chia chwee
china street - kiau keng cheng
clifford pier - ang teng beh tau
clyde terrace market - thih pa sat
fort canning - ong ke swa kha
ganges avenue/havelock road - orh kio thau
henderson road - poh lay long
hokkien street - beh chia koi
johore - sin swa
kallang gaswork - hway siah
kandang kerbau road - tek kha
keng lee road - ang kio thau
merchant road - cha choon thau
middle road - sio po ang moh pah thi (european foundry)
middleton hospital - orr sai (black lion)
nicoll highway - tok lip kio (independence bridge)
north bridge road - jee beh lor
petain road - keng jeo kha
queen street - sar beh lor
serangoon garden - ang sar lee
singapore general hospital - si peh por (sepoy)
south bridge road - tua po tua beh lor
sungei road - kek sng kio
telok ayer - kiau keng khau
waterloo street - si beh lor
do you have any more to add to the list?
