…cont’d from Part 1In part 1, I talked about the existence of railway track to the establishment of Cold Storage Depot in Orchard Road.Cold Storage acquired a few shops at the corner of Orchard Road and Cuppage Road, which is today’s..
Topics: Shopping N Shops

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I just got my key when they first opened in 1983. I mean my 21 years old ‘key’ when Centrepoint first opened in 1983 at Orchard Road. Many of us have witnessed the changes of the landscape occuppied by Centrepoint over the years. Even...
Topics: Shopping N Shops

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You may be wondering why I didn’t post for quite sometime. It’s the examination period now (October and November) for primary or secondary school students. Though my eldest son (Sec.3) has just completed his examination last week,...
Topics: Campaign And Advertisments

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The picture shows part of something. Guess what is that ’something’? You have to tell me what is this ’something’ call and what is it use for?Answer;The correct answer is Tong Sheng 通勝, Chinese Almanac. I don’t know...
Topics: Myths Legends Fables & Folklores, Old Things

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Try telling the taxi driver “Nam Sang Hua Yuan”, I think many of them will stare at you and said “Er…..where?”. I’m not surprise that many younger generation may not know this place “Nam Sang Hua Yuan” in...
Topics: People

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