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Bokokang - a village from our past.
This article is a little out-of-topic in this PE Estate blog but I have included it as it relates to some other articles that I had previously written here. (Related links below)Bokokang is a place you...
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Another aerial view of our old estate - 1958.
Recently, the National Archives of Singapore began releasing a large number of documents and photographs that till now have been kept out of reach from the public. I have been spending hours browsing...
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Photos from ex-resident & ex-PEES teacher (#20)
Through the kind effort of James Chan from Canada, I received a set of old PEES photos that belonged to Ms Rosy Fernando. Known by all as Teacher Rosy, she was also known as "Akela" by her cubs being...
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Tien Tor Long
A documentary series was recently broadcasted on Channel New Asia called Days of Disaster.Last Sunday, March 8, there was an episode titled Megafloods which covered the floods of Singapore over the...
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Photos from ex-residents (#21) - Estate Footballers
Chew Wah Meng, who contributes regularly to my blog, has sent me another photo he found stashed among his hidden treasures.This is of our estate footballers taken during a competition at Boys Town...
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Photos from ex-residents - Chew Wah Meng (#22)
Regular contributor Wah Meng has again sent me 2 wonderful old photos taken in the old estate.The first is one of Wah Meng with his brothers as well as with some friends and neighbourhood kids. This...
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The oldest region of Singapore Island.
My apologies for being rather tardy in updating this blog for a while. I think some of you may know I took up another hobby in my spare time and have been out in the field photographing birds instead....
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The lost hills around Hillview.
I was just sharing with a nostalgia group on Facebook on the topic of lost hills in the Singapore city. Right in the city long ago were some small hills named Mount Wallich, Mount Erskine and Mount...
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More football teams of the 60s.
Football was the one sport that galvanised our estate back in the 60s and 70s. Blessed with a free and open regulation size football pitch within the estate, several teams were formed from ad-hoc to...
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Homecoming the Musical: Honouring our Pioneers & Alumni
I had an invitation from Mrs Joyce Lee, head of National Education at Princess Elizabeth Primary School (PEPS) to attend a musical which the school was putting up in conjunction with SG50 and the theme...
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PEES Scouts and Cubs Troop - 1958/1959.
What better way to open this year's blogging than with a heritage photo of the Scout & Cubs Troop 1403 of Princess Elizabeth Estate School taken in 1958 or 1959.(click on photo to enlarge)Courtesy...
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Staff & Pupils - Rosie Bramphy.
Princess Elizabeth Estate School - Staff Photograph.I've received another set of photos from the collection of Rosie Bramphy, through the courtesy of Mr Ebert Upatissa. I will post two of the photos...
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Sixty-six years ago over Hillview
I found another old RAF aerial photograph, taken in 1950, of the area above what would become Hillview Avenue.At the end of World War II, the British Military Administration, in order to conduct a...
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The origins of Tengah
The Tengah region is a large land area located in north-western Singapore, bounded by Lim Chu Kang Road, Choa Chu Kang Road and the Tengah River to the east. It's claim to fame basically lies with the...
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Hillview Road in 1956
Found an old photograph showing the Hillview Road entry towards the "Princess Elizabeth Industrial Estate" taken in May 1956. Can you recognise this spot?The S.I.T. blocks of flats at Princess...
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When Zhenghua became Bukit Panjang New Town.
Recently, I had two friends asked me the same exact question, "Do you know why Bukit Panjang (New Town) was called Zhenghua?"The first round I answered rather nonchalantly but when I was asked...
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Old Market at Princess Elizabeth Estate
The old market at Phillip Walk, Princess Elizabeth EstateWhen residents started moving into Princess Elizabeth Estate in 1952, there was no market of any sort for daily produce like fresh fish, meat or...
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Knowing your drills !
You know your drills? I thought I did. I thought I was a competent DIY person. Afterall, I did M&E engineering, I could weld, use a lathe, fix an armature motor, hell, I was even certified to work...
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The Quarry at Bukit Batok.
I have just come to the realisation that after all these years, I have not written anything about the Bukit Batok Nature Park located at the foothill of Bukit Batok hill.I had written some articles...
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An anecdotal history of Hillview Part 1. 1840-1945.
When I first sat down to write this blog article, I thought of doing a history of Hillview from the present to as far back as records can tell. But I found it really hard going given the lack of...
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