Lorong Tai Seng....

[devilman]

I was 6 yo when I left lorong tai seng . All the good old memories with my families .

 

[GoldenDragon]

i recall in my childhood days that there was also a crocodile farm and factory there too...

Not aware of crocodile farm there but there was one along Upp Serangoon Rd.

 

[lianbeng]

Lorong Tai Seng was once a congested Chinese kampong famous for its hawker food, and it was a notorious secret society hideout till the early 1970s....i grew up there and saw guns being carried by the secret soceity members as a young boy...

lianbeng used to grow up at mang-kaka lah new world 新世界 paikia also no play play 1 hor!

 

[MBSSLOTS]

Not aware of crocodile farm there but there was one along Upp Serangoon Rd.

the one at tai seng was a small one...very primitive kind of processing...

the upper serangoon one is called Tan Moh Hong Crocodile Farm

 

[Dreamer1]

Lorong Tai Seng was once a congested Chinese kampong famous for its hawker food, and it was a notorious secret society hideout till the early 1970s....i grew up there and saw guns being carried by the secret soceity members as a young boy...

Hahaha,Did you go to Playfair or Hong San,I went to the Chinese temple school.

 

[MBSSLOTS]

Hahaha,Did you go to Playfair or Hong San,I went to the Chinese temple school.

i never went to either. but when i was walking past playfair once, was chase by a dog. u know when 5 years old, see dog run. so dog sure chase and i was knock down by car!

 

[Dreamer1]

I have had an interest about this Chinese kampong for a very long time. Do you know if there are any written material, book, photos or publications about it. I have tried with the library but to no avail.

So far,I only managed to locate one by David Sia,wonder whether he is MBSSLOTS ?
http://davidsiabs.blogspot.sg/2008/06/old-house-old-tales.html

 

[scroobal]

Thanks bro, Jar also gave me the same URL. Very good read and informative.

So far,I only managed to locate one by David Sia,wonder whether he is MBSSLOTS ?
http://davidsiabs.blogspot.sg/2008/06/old-house-old-tales.html

 

[Dreamer1]

i never went to either. but when i was walking past playfair once, was chase by a dog. u know when 5 years old, see dog run. so dog sure chase and i was knock down by car!

Thanks,So when you were there was the temple around? as I was told it moved,I left the Kampong in 1972

 

[Dreamer1]

Thanks bro, Jar also gave me the same URL. Very good read and informative.

Bro,Remember Singapore has many articles on kampong
http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/from-villages-to-flats-part-1/
Kampong in Eastern Parts of Singapore
Paya Lebar
Paya Lebar’s Kampong Yew Keng (葱茅园村) near Lorong Tai Seng was famous for a Chinese temple known as Nine Emperor Gods (九皇宫). The year 1965 was significant to Lorong Tai Seng as new rows of shophouses were built and new street lamps were installed along the road. The road no longer exists today.

 

[moolightaffairs]

wow! so many blogs recording all the history and heritage of sg. this is what history and heritage all about, beside those "official" record. we must have those grassroot record by words of mouth.

 

[scroobal]

Thanks again Bro. I agree with Moolightaffairs that these are important and worth remembering.

Bro,Remember Singapore has many articles on kampong
http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/from-villages-to-flats-part-1/
Kampong in Eastern Parts of Singapore
Paya Lebar
Paya Lebar’s Kampong Yew Keng (葱茅园村) near Lorong Tai Seng was famous for a Chinese temple known as Nine Emperor Gods (九皇宫). The year 1965 was significant to Lorong Tai Seng as new rows of shophouses were built and new street lamps were installed along the road. The road no longer exists today.

 

[scroobal]

MBSSLOTS

Don't want to steal your thunder, do you mind starting a Kampong & Neighbourhood Thread or something. Then contributions from Jah, Dreamer etc can pile on. We had one on Kg Siglap recently that did well. Something like what Joe and Chon have done for Thailand and travels.

 

[MBSSLOTS]

MBSSLOTS

Don't want to steal your thunder, do you mind starting a Kampong & Neighbourhood Thread or something. Then contributions from Jah, Dreamer etc can pile on. We had one on Kg Siglap recently that did well. Something like what Joe and Chon have done for Thailand and travels.

no lah...me only kare lei fei type...would not do justice ...

 

[scroobal]

Just start the tread Bro, the rest will load it up.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

lianbeng used to grow up at mang-kaka lah new world 新世界 paikia also no play play 1 hor!

I would think new world was nearer to kin jio kar......mang kakar was further down opposite kong wai siu hospital thereabouts.

the one at tai seng was a small one...very primitive kind of processing...

the upper serangoon one is called Tan Moh Hong Crocodile Farm

east coast used to have one too....

 

[MBSSLOTS]

Just start the tread Bro, the rest will load it up.

i shall leave you with this honour.
i am a nobody unlike you...the braveheart amongst our midst.

 

[moolightaffairs]

my aunty used to stay there. visit her and stay at her place over night before. remember all really kampong and attap houses. got shophouse meh???

 

[MBSSLOTS]

i remember there was an iron foundry beside the crocodile farm/factory too...