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Cube 8 at Thomson Road

Tanglin Regency’s triangle roof-lines are a threat to some units in Ascentia Sky

Former Geylang Fire Station closes it’s doors in the early 2000’s. Where once these doors opened to allow fire trucks to speed to their scene; the frontage is sunken and now occupied by a five foot walk-way with railings... 1960’s map of Singapore Shopping the location of the former Geylang Fire Station. Roads like Lorong Engku Aman was flatten. And now sits the Paya Lebar Quarter. While the MRT station and Paya Lebar Square is upstream. Only Jalan Afridi is still around where the Certis Cisco HQ stands. The Wak Tanjong Mosque is still there. Part of it is undergoing renovations and repair works. These entrances for the fire trucks are now …

Block 37 Marsiling Drive & The causeway to Johor

A while back, I visited a client in Bukit Merah. As his HDB flat is more than 30 years old; he told me that nearly every day; someone in his "slab" block is always changing floor tiles. And the noise from such renovations is quite unbearable. Fast-forward... two years ago, I visited the Sky Habitat show-room. And was "surprised" that such a large designer condo "slab" made up of two huge towers only provide "ceramic" floor tiles... And often, there is a likelyhood that especially after the flat(s) changed hands, some owners may most likely change the floor tiles. And since there are so many units in each block in Sky Habitat... erh... good luck to the owners! Assuming if…

Blocks 2 & 3 Changi Village Road are nestled in the heart of idillic old Changi Village which was built in the 1920s when the British military bases were operating in the area. When the British left in the 19703, the Housing & Development Board redeveloped the current Changi Village estate and built a market and a hawker centre which soon became a favourite lunchtime destination for military personnel, airport staff and workers from the nearby Loyang Industrial Estate. Over the years, the hawker centre has retained its laid-back atmosphere and developed a reputation as a favourite destination for foodies. Today, it is an iconic landmark in Changi and …

A lonely block within the Sin Ming industrial estate. And a well tended enclosed garden. Must be someone’s or a group’s labour of love:

Very common for bosses to request a Feng Shui audit after office hours. In this case, early on a Sunday morning.... @8plus am

Was doing an industrial office audit this morning. Some photos taken from Northlink Building @ Admiralty of Woodlands Industrial Exchange U/C 2017 and God of Fortune Temple.

A fresh look and new signages portrays fun, fun, fun..,

The Beleverdere @ Meyer Road For ad-hoc visits, one of the key fundamentals is to do an initial preparation work. Such this.

Have you ever explored the historical background of Balestier Road? Novena MRT & Novena Square were previously located on a Jewish cemetery. Alternatively, Balestier Hill Shopping Centre used to occupy a Chinese cemetery. Novena Church was constructed on the site of a former Chinese monastery. Here is a map of Singapore from 1954: - Presently, Kamgpong Chia Heng road has been replaced by Irrawaddy Road, which now connects Balestier Road directly to Thomson Road. Next to the former Thomson Road Police station stands the Thomson Medical Centre. Novena MRT and Novena Square were once located on a Jewish cemetery, while Balestier Hill Shoppi…

Singapore Map 1954: Showing Tanjong Rhu, former Kallang Airport, former Happy World Park and Geylang A glimpse of old Singapore in 1954. Particularly significant is that Tanjong Rhu / Marina South has not been reclaimed then. In addition, Nicol Highway was non-existent in 1954.

The Chiltern Park condo at Serangoon Ave 3 has roofs that may pose as a poison arrow or sha qi to some units in The Springbloom condo facing these sharp roofs. Pictures were taken in the Chiltern Park condo a few months ago..

Capital Tower at Robinson Road was originally planned and built by POSBank in the early 2000’s to be it’s new HQ. The bank was suppose to move into this new “Rocketship design” around 2003 from it’s existing HQ at Bras Basah Road. But when DBS took over the bank.. this was history. Today, CapitaLand and anchor tenants GIC, JP Morgan occupies the floors.

Chinese Methodist Church @Amoy Street established in 1889. Portuguese style architecture...

More pictures of Kovan Residences taken from neighbouring condo : Kovan Melody. (Two photos showing Kovan Melody pool area)

High Oak Condominium at Toh Tuck

Coming up..Amber 45 exclusive freehold residence by UOL What to look out for? The Geylang river to the left of this plot as shown below:-

This Chinese restaurant @ Aperia Mall, Kallang displays a pair of an old school pair of qi lin(s). This version is rarely or never found in homes. More like it belongs to the Ming Tombs or rather guarding the Ming Tombs of China

Ng Teng Fong Hospital facade does not look remotely like a hospital’s. More like a luxury condo development..