Memories of Singapore

Photos and Images submitted to the Memories of Singapore website


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Netball Award Plaque132 viewsThis netball award plaque was a team award for one of many competitions that mum used to play in.
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Sentosa Island131 viewsPhoto of the cable car harbour building also taken from Mount Faber
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China Town Museum131 viewsThis appeared to be a dinning area
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The obverse side of a Japanese WW2 occupation bank note. 129 views
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The Mackan129 viewsThe mackan (think the spelling is right) is actually two pieces of
bamboo, the stall holder would walk up and down banging them together in his
/ her own special way to advertise the fact the stall was ready for
business. I used to bang the two pieces of wood together for a bit of a laugh to confuse the locals.
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China Town Museum129 viewsThis was the outside loo, a hole cut into a stone slab, (just out of the picture where the door is
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Ford Factory Museum128 viewsAnother view of the surrender chamber taken from the opposite corner, note the time on the clock, the exact time the surrender document was signed.
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Smith Street, China Town128 viewsThis shop in Smith Street, China Town sold mainly paper goods, e.g. hell bank notes for burning to the hungry ghosts. The locals clearly move with the times, just above the archway you can see a laptop!
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Botanic Gardens127 viewsA water feature.
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Chinese Hell note124 viewsThe reverse side of the same Chinese Hell note.
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Sentosa Island124 viewsI took this during the cable car crossing while still over the main land, apparently its 80m up, not for the faint hearted
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Sentosa Island124 viewsPhoto of the Carlsberg Tower. The car rides up and down the pillar rotating slowly around until it reaches the top, 280m up.
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