tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post408430564392375007..comments2024-03-03T20:31:09.646+08:00Comments on Second Shot: The Old Jalan Kayu Post Office DemolishedIcemoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-28950924810606687952012-05-17T21:44:55.113+08:002012-05-17T21:44:55.113+08:00Thanks to all who commented in this post. Looks li...Thanks to all who commented in this post. Looks like there are many folks with memories of former Jalan Kayu Post Office. Too bad it is not as iconic as the East Coast MacDonald so I dont think it received as much media and public attention.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-26315351057658474862012-04-29T21:14:27.118+08:002012-04-29T21:14:27.118+08:00Like losing someone you love?
I can't say g...Like losing someone you love? <br /><br />I can't say goodbye to you.........I can't tell you goodbyepeternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-14810833199837139042012-04-29T17:59:50.766+08:002012-04-29T17:59:50.766+08:00After my BMT, I was posted to Seletar East Camp in...After my BMT, I was posted to Seletar East Camp in Feb 1971 until my ROD in Oct 1972. During that period of NS and also yearly reservist trainingS, I was aware of the Jalan Kayu Post Office. I can't recall how many visits I made to this PO. I think the most I used this PO is one or two times.FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429286415685838183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-79695846527985365832012-04-24T03:03:21.738+08:002012-04-24T03:03:21.738+08:00In 1998 I worked park-time in a company operating ...In 1998 I worked park-time in a company operating from inside Seletar Camp and waited for my bus nearby this building, opposite this building were still the last remaining vegetable farmlands. Between 2001-2003 I served in Amoy Quee Camp and frequently got a ride to camp from my dad before 2359 and driving to Thasevi prata shop along Jalan Kayu at night on weekends as my close buddies lived at the nearby new HDB flats. The farmlands were gone, Buangkok was built and SengKang was expanding towards Jalan Kayu. I asked my dad before if he knew what this building was, he could only tell he'd seen it while driving past since his younger days along YCK road. Between 2006-2011, I frequently drive past this building into Seletar Camp to witness, record and "participate" in the demolition and building of part of the camp into an aviation hub. Yes, I fell in love with this last remaining bit of charming, unique old world Singapore. The last time I met my friends at Thasevi this building was still around. Now I'm a little sad as when they demolished the Black & Whites at Brompton Place in Seletar Camp now that I found out it's gone from your blog. Luckily Singapore still have like-minded passionate local history enthusiasts like yourself who spent much efforts to record with information for netizens with a Second Shot of memories that we hold dear which made us feel attached with a sense of belonging to Singapore. Kudos Icemoon.LoveSGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-41437826428761304402012-04-14T22:11:46.012+08:002012-04-14T22:11:46.012+08:00Hmm .. I wonder if RemSG and "yesterday once ...Hmm .. I wonder if RemSG and "yesterday once more" are the same person.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-91833438065607480642012-04-10T18:44:11.777+08:002012-04-10T18:44:11.777+08:00btw i'm quite gutted that they decided to rede...btw i'm quite gutted that they decided to redevelop the popular rustic Seletar West Farmway (with its fish farms) tooRemSGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-68952395497629419112012-04-10T18:41:33.032+08:002012-04-10T18:41:33.032+08:00Hi Icemoon,
I was quite sad when they demolished ...Hi Icemoon,<br /><br />I was quite sad when they demolished this building...<br /><br />but I expected it when they announced the widening of Yio Chu Kang from 2-lanes to 3-lanes late last year, due to the new Greenwich condo at the junction opposite the old post office.<br /><br />there were three beautiful buildings of former post offices in Singapore: (http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/mandai-post-office/)<br />dun understand why they have to demolish this oneRemSGhttp://remembersingapore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-74750876252960308082012-04-10T14:54:12.186+08:002012-04-10T14:54:12.186+08:00One member of public wrote about the demolished fo...One member of public wrote about the demolished former post office in Today:<br /><br />http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120406-0000009/Former-Jalan-Kayu-Post-Office-is-no-moreIcemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-91388371114326635272012-04-01T15:39:13.958+08:002012-04-01T15:39:13.958+08:00Yes, now street view comes in useful to see what w...Yes, now street view comes in useful to see what was on the land just before it became empty!Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-71547844966987122462012-03-27T21:54:25.887+08:002012-03-27T21:54:25.887+08:00You can still see this building at Google Street V...You can still see this building at Google Street View :)Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-29639904938071365082012-03-27T21:49:31.256+08:002012-03-27T21:49:31.256+08:00Good thing that you took some photos of the old bl...Good thing that you took some photos of the old bldg before thy demolished it. I too was so gland that I took some photos of the Tang Village being demolished. Now it's just one big empty land.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-69434955141019263002012-03-26T23:19:21.152+08:002012-03-26T23:19:21.152+08:00Yes, the building looks sturdy. Not sure why it ha...Yes, the building looks sturdy. Not sure why it has to go. :(Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-78137177292081791232012-03-26T12:41:11.756+08:002012-03-26T12:41:11.756+08:00Another disgraceful destruction. Shame on us all.Another disgraceful destruction. Shame on us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com