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Have you read the news? Our gahman will be tearing down Queenstown Central coming July.
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Dec 23, 2009
Dec 13, 2009
"The fishes sink, the geese plunge, the moon and flower retreat in shame" - Searching for the Four Beauties in Simei
Most of us would consider Simei ("See-May") a small heartlander estate. With a general hospital and learning hub at Eastpoint Mall but no cinema, the estate is not a crowd-puller unlike neighboring Tampines. But the estate has a little secret. Hidden among the housing blocks are the legendary four beauties in Chinese history who reputedly gave the estate its name. Not many people know of their existence, much less seen all four of them.
In November '08, I combed the whole estate to "uncover" the beauties.
Dec 6, 2009
From Soo Bee to See-May
The last time I counted, four MRT stations had hanyu-pinyin mandarin names, out of the 70-odd stations in operation today. You may enumerate them - Yishun, Bishan, Hougang, Simei - and recall their old dialect identities - Nee Soon, Peck San, Ow Kang .... wait a minute, what's the last one again?
Nov 22, 2009
When Joo Koon is not a Station but a School
I'm not yet 30 but is perilously close to behaving like one at 60. When you start blogging about cinemas and schools you have not attended like this and this, check that you are just
Nov 17, 2009
Pawagam Odeon - Odeon Theater in Kuala Lumpur
After my 'waterfall lunch' at KL Sogo, I went for a self-conducted heritage tour of the neighbourhood. The first stop was Pawagam Odeon located diagonally from the shopping centre.
Nov 14, 2009
Nov 7, 2009
2nd Shot: Emerald Hill to Pavilion Cinema
Peter Chan asked if I would like to take a second shot from the middle of bustling Orchard Road. I gladly took up the challenge.
