Remembering Singapore the way it was
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Originally posted by deepak.c:
Ermmm....Haw Paw Villa?
A kids first exposure to blood and gore.
waa. shit la. That one scary. I rmber they had the 18 levels of hell. Gave me nightmares.
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Originally posted by deepak.c:
Ermmm....Haw Paw Villa?
A kids first exposure to blood and gore.
Parents take the kids to Haw Par Villa when they were naughty to scare the living hell out of them....head kena saw ,tongue kena cut,people boiled in oil,didnt know that hell had steam rollers to go over people also.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Parents take the kids to Haw Par Villa when they were naughty to scare the living hell out of them....head kena saw ,tongue kena cut,people boiled in oil,didnt know that hell had steam rollers to go over people also.
wtf!
I've been there afew times with my parents.
Now that explains it.
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Originally posted by deepak.c:
wtf!
I've been there afew times with my parents.
Dont know how much it has changed since but that was Haw Par Viilla in the old days now they have Guantanamo Bay.
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Something more recent but still gone nonetheless
Starhub balloon at the turn of the century.
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There was also a favorite amusement park called 'Gay World' never mind why they named it that way but it was kids paradise.....could ride a death defying roller coaster that only had two bumps to make people go 'Ooooo'
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
There was also a favorite amusement park called 'Gay World' never mind why they named it that way but it was kids paradise.....could ride a death defying roller coaster that only had two bumps to make people go 'Ooooo'
I have very very vague memories of a Wonderland here(even though I visited it a few times) Where was it located?
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Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
I have very very vague memories of a Wonderland here(even though I visited it a few times) Where was it located?
Now that you mentioned it suddenly my mind became vague also>LOL I think it was located at Kallang National Stadium -
i can still remember when i go school to buy food..
laksa and mee soto only 50cents. drink only 50-60cents.
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not to mention.. nasi lemak only 50 cents.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Now that you mentioned it suddenly my mind became vague also>LOL I think it was located at Kallang National StadiumIf I am not wrong, it was an open air facility?
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eh. any one here from bukit batok primary school anot??
I rmber my pri school.. but now seems like its being used as a holding school.
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Originally posted by OHSheet:
i can still remember when i go school to buy food..
laksa and mee soto only 50cents. drink only 50-60cents.
The coloured drinks only 10 cents. I can drink 5-7 glasses after playing football.
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Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
I have very very vague memories of a Wonderland here(even though I visited it a few times) Where was it located?
eh now that you mentioned it...
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This is the ultimate. I only remember this place as the "mouth"(the open mouth shaped fountain) when I was a kid.
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Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
The coloured drinks only 10 cents. I can drink 5-7 glasses after playing football.
which coloured drinks? mebbe i dont rmber
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Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
The coloured drinks only 10 cents. I can drink 5-7 glasses after playing football.
is it like those cordial drinks?
my pri school canteen sells those..
i also buy sng bao (ice sticks) after football...
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Originally posted by GHoST_18:
is it like those cordial drinks?
my pri school canteen sells those..
i also buy sng bao (ice sticks) after football...
i rmber the ice sticks leh
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and last time canteen got sell lots of unhealthy food. like cookies and chips.
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Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
If I am not wrong, it was an open air facility?
Yes it was.Havent been to that area in a very long time but it was located very near the kallang ice skating rink. -
Originally posted by Marco_Simone:
The coloured drinks only 10 cents. I can drink 5-7 glasses after playing football.
It was the bluff chewren quick fix drink....syrup + coloring and water.Kids get infection from drinking too much of those. -
throat infection and dehydration
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Kacang putik man at the school canteen.
The default option was 10 cents worth of nuts.
The Indian uncle would jokingly say I very stingy if I just went for the default option. Of course I usually ordered 50 cents worth of nuts.
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Originally posted by OHSheet:
and last time canteen got sell lots of unhealthy food. like cookies and chips.
hanor...
fried chicken wings, fried carrot cake, char kway teow and all the oily stuff...
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Going back farthur in time.There were free oatmeals for malnourished kids and children who couldnt afford food during recess time.Those were the days when PAP damn power one.