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[Note: Masjid in Malay simply means a Mosque.] Masjid Hajjah Fatimah was built between 1845 and 1846. It stands on the site of what used to be the house of its founder, Hajjah Fatimah, from whom it takes its name. Hajjah Fatimah was a wealthy Malay woman from Melaka. She married a Bugis prince and was widowed at a young age upon which she took over her husband’s business with great success, conducting extensive trade and owning many steamers and sailing vessels. In the late 18303, her home was ransacked twice by thieves. Grateful to Allah that she was unharmed, she donated money and the land which her house stood on towards the building of a mo…

Dried prunes, guava and Manis an lime and lemon. For the sweet and sour tooth..

Share an umbrella scheme

Aristolochia gigantea Aristolochiaceae Giant Dutchman’s Pipe A robust vine from Brazil, the Giant Dutchman’s Pipe is so called due to the unopened flower’s resemblance to an old-fashioned smoking pipe. When in bloom, the large showy flowers (20cm wide) emit an odour which attract insects such as flies for pollination. Stiff downward-pointing hairs inside the flower prevent visiting insects from leaving, which deposit pollen on the stigma situated deep in the floral (perianth) tube. The insects escape when the hairs are relaxed as the pollen are released. Flower of Aristolochia gigantea, showing numerous stiff hairs for trapping pollinators Photos: Edmu…

Deepavali / Diwali Festivity A wishing pool...

Was at Pungool for an audit. Noticed that this person had stolen a bicycle front light off an orange Mobike. He used cable ties to secure this stolen distinctive orange light... Dare not approach or confront him on this.

White variety of bitter gourd from Taiwan. This one piece costs SGP$5.00

Tanglin Nature Way: Napier Rd, Tanglin, Alexandra, Henderson, Tiong Bahru Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park and Mount Faber Park Bring Nature Closer to you: Nature Ways are routes planted with specific trees and shrubs to help animals move between two green spaces. Birds and butterflies are attracted to the variety of plants grown along these Nature Ways. See if you can spot them! Peacoc Pansy Butterfly Lemon Emigrant Butterfly Meribut tree Bush Pentas Black-naped Oriole bird And Heliconia plants

Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah At 639 Balestier Road Not many of these traditional treats left.. Penang in Malaysia has a few such stores left.. The best way is to market and package these products and offer as a wholesale company...

Vehicles on watch... Can only find this from the year 2012 onwards...

These people are waiting for entertainers performing on-stage for the Chinese 7th month ... Entertainment

Gay world (Happy World) Originally known as Happy World, Gay World offer an escape for families between 1930s and 1960s. Standing out from other `worlds', it housed a covered stadium that could seat up to 7,000. Top-class boxing matches, basketball, martial arts and other sporting evens were held here. Wrestlers such as "Tiger Ahmad" and "King Kong" attracted crowds. At it's prime, it was even lauded as the "greatest coveredstadium in South East Asia". The Octagonal shaped Happy world stadium was where Singapore first played host to Thomas Cup in 1952, which Malaya had famously won and reigned for three consecutive badminton tou…

This year, Traffic Police simply sent a "Thank You" card to myself, Robert Lee and according to this post-card 50% of all Singapore Drivers...

Both Bellewoods clubhouse and Bellewaters ECs have similar child or kid friendly toilets: with a kid WC + sink. Although this is quite common in many shopping Centres, it is often never given any priority in most condos or ECs

Previously Singapore Turf Club Winning Lounge was at Selegie. Today it is at Connect One, Jalan Bukit Merah. Former HDB Centre. Come and collect your winnings!

The house you live-in is not an asset.. it is a liability

This is the first time I personally come across such a scheme:- HDB Full Agent Services $2888 From advertising, viewings to documentations, our HDB full agent services are at a Fixed Rate with No Commission. Best to read the fine print if any. And do one's maths to see if it is beneficial or not....hmmm....

Many Coffeeshop toilets are simply walk-in/out designs. Without needing to push a door. The Cubical urinals are shielded by this lesser design.

Red skin bananas According to this fruit seller at Block 77 Telok Blangah Drive, when it is unripe; it is brownish. But when ripen, turns red..

Trying this out... 1 year warranty

Lights, camera, action...Politics is equally about exposure... I mean advertising/marketing.. What more if Politicians can be perceived to be subliminally visible day and night. Now we know why in every estate our MPs Make sure that they prominently display their face all year round... Kudos... starting early... four years before the next elections..no wonder... landslide almost everytime... "We are always there -- not necessarily for you .. but we are highly visible. What Opposition? Let them bite the dusts" Thus in the event that some claim that they only seem to "SEE" their MPs once every 4 years... This is simply no…

Stall-holder prepares the carrot cake by meshing it into smaller pieces ..

Dear Master Cecil, I apologise if it is doubled. There is trouble in opening my post. But I have to repeat all over again. 1. My main door is facing directly with my neighbour. Somehow we do not have good relation each other. Should I put convex or concave mirror? The plus point is my neighbour in slightly better financially compare with me. The minus point are some poisons arrows too from other houses and this direct neighbour also has large convex mirror just right behind the main door but outsider can see clearly, worse they open the door most of the time. 2. I have placed 2 windchimes but less effect though. If I have put the mi…

Prata, thosai and brani... three most common... This board lists Thosai Battura Chappati set Appom Idly set Puri Roti Prata And Chicken/Mutton briyani