If you were born in the 60s in Singapore...

[gossipmonger]

was born in the 70s.....my memories of 'old' Singapore, among many others, are.....

- having a chocolate milkshake at the snack bar after catching a movie at capitol cinema
- the numerous small shops selling aquarium fish and indian flower garlands as you walk from
cathay cinema to selegie
- bringing my malaysian relatives to shop at ck tang, orchard road
- following my dad to cathay photo store, and also to joo ann foh to process his film
- shopping at fitzpatrick's (holland village) was a pretty normal thing to do for locals, unlike
now, where going to holland v feels like entering some other country
- satay club at the esplanade; my parents always brought me there for a meal when i was in
primary school, years later, i would bring my gf there when i was in sec 4....

and i never did understand the govt's/URA's decision to tear down the national theatre in river valley, the van kleef aquarium and the hill street hawker centre!

 

[ed9119]

Apologies to al....... was too busy at work to get these scanned

In the old days, flying was just too expensive for many people..... a popular mode of transportation between Singapore and Hong Kong was by ship..... a whole 5 days from port to port..... pics courtesy of my dad during his HK University days..... This was wayyyy before NUS or Singapore University days

No fancy Changi Airport viewing gallery...... everyone just lined up at the pier to wave off friends and relatives ala Titanic style

 

[ed9119]

This giveaway print was tiny because in those days telephoto lens were German and very expensive .... therefore what they did was crop the negative and enlarge resulting in outputs like this, grain and all .... about a 4cm x 4cm print in this case..... a friend of his took this pic of my dad' (the one with the camera) and his friends onboard ship going back to school in HK.

He really enjoyed these trips back home...... 5 days of fun, adventure and skirt-chasing each way.

 

[ed9119]

Image of Tana Lot in Bali circa late 60's or early 70's ..... dad said that the Bali of old was magical and surreal ....no tourists but idealists and those in the know knew about Bali then....

We were back at Tana Lot a couple of years back and he was just shocked that it's immediate surrounds were all shops and what-not. He said in those days... they used to ride their bicycles there (about an hour or two through the villages) and the place was serene and the atmosphere was revered and very respectful..... no paths no stairs ..... just bare rocks and the locals had to dance around the waves to cross to the temple

He loved going there with his artist friends..... by ship first to Surabaya or Msalang and then eastwards by land to Bali after another short schooner ferry from Java

 

[Dream Merchant]

Ed, looking back at some of your posts ... were you a Katong boy?

 

[ed9119]

He kept this post card well hidden from Mom for many years...... ha ha:bsmilie: this was considered porn in the 60's kekeke :bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[Dream Merchant]

He kept this post card well hidden from Mom for many years...... ha ha:bsmilie: this was considered porn in the 60's kekeke :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

Oh my!

KAMPUNG PENTHOUSE!

And it's STILL in such good condition? :bsmilie:

 

[ed9119]

Ed, looking back at some of your posts ... were you a Katong boy?

yes many many years ago when still a baby in Joo Chiat area ..... but born and raised mostly around the Redhill/Havelock ganglands (then).... :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[Dream Merchant]

yes many many years ago when still a baby in Joo Chiat area ..... but born and raised mostly around the Redhill/Havelock ganglands (then).... :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

No wonder lah! :bsmilie:

Then you must remember the 2 or 3 storey building along Geylang Serai that sold Murtubaks and other Indian food? It was a random building by itself along a field IIRC. Seems that very few people remember that place ...

 

[ed9119]

Dad's graduating class photo circa 1950's ..... I must say.... they dressed sharp in those days and from what I hear, dressing and personal grooming was a must everyday when you went to class up until the day you graduated

For a 50+ year old print..... alot of these photos seem to be really surviving the passage of time despite being kept in less than ideal conditions

 

[ed9119]

hey guys..... please make an effort to clean off the dust of your parents or grandparents' old photos and post your own images from 70's or earlier here

I am still halfway thru my dad's archives and will post more over the next few weeks.

 

[Dream Merchant]

hey guys..... please make an effort to clean off the dust of your parents or grandparents' old photos and post your own images

I am still halfway thru my dad's archives and will post more over the next few weeks.

Sounds like you discovered a treasure Ed! :thumbsup:

Here's my 'family album' : http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=339436&highlight=lee+brothers+studio :bsmilie:

I'm afraid i don't have any of the actual photos from my family's side.

 

[sammy888]

Wow...my Childhood all over a gain.. a damn nice read on a raining gloom day. Those were the days.... Thanks for bring that all back.

 

[Jedi R]

Nice oldies photos... The old building looks more interesting than the present one..

 

[prisc]

Hello!

Does anyone happen to own any photos of the Old Satay Club at the Esplanade?

Thanks a lot!

 

[catchlights]

Hello!

Does anyone happen to own any photos of the Old Satay Club at the Esplanade?

Thanks a lot!

Please contact National Archives of Singapore.

http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/

http://www.nas.gov.sg/nas/

 

[alan choo]

I still have a collection of old bus tickets

 

[sammy888]

I still have a collection of old bus tickets

You selling some? hehe would love to buy some for memories heh

 

[Bukitimah]

The fact that we always like to reflect back on the 'good old days' and most times we were looking at era of our time. Do we really hope that life was the same or we actually appreciate today's advancement?

I am from the early 50 and while many childhood momoeries are still fresh, I personally think the modern convenient are better. However, we should still keep the old charms and not to have too many glass buildings. All these massive constructions are really necessary?

 

[Zeisser]

I was born in the 40s geezus...my cousin's birthday then in the 50s. I am the little guy on my male cousin's right