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HIDDEN HISTORY - Yu Sheng ORIGINATED IN SINGAPORE IN 1964 It is believed that Yusheng has its origins in southern China. Legend has it that a young man and his girlfriend found themselves stranded by bad weather at a temple with nothing to eat but a carp they had caught. Chancing...

sorry... typo :( Shinozaki wrote the book in 1975 He described how crematoriums worked non stopped during the period after World War 2 (1945-1947) because of the large number of Japanese who died in captivity. Many others suffered from Beri beri. If true, it would mean that the British...

Chinese men came to Singapore without their wives in the 19th Century. Many married local women. Some bought women from Bugis slave traders. Lucky slaves, they became wives of the new rich.. ....this was witnessed by Munshi Abdullah, Raffles' Malay language teacher... That's how...

FORCED ME TO RETURN TO THE OTHER KOPI-SHOP.........:oIo:

me too... I had to log in many times..... Unable to edit also.....:mad:

In the Japanese Cemetery at Yio Chu Kang Road is an inscription : "In memory of the souls of the Labour Force comprising Army and Navy personnel who died in Singapore between September 1945 and April 1947' It describes the ashes of 10,000 Japanese war dead. However, Jap casualties amounted...

Hidden History : The Good Japanese Spy Mamoru Shinozaki (b. 19 February 1908, Japan – d. 1991) was a Japanese government official stationed in Singapore before and during the Japanese Occupation. Sometimes referred to as the “Japanese Schindler”, Shinozaki is known for issuing...

ROSE, ROSE I LOVE YOU : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Ew5jjDGd8 ;)

And if you were listening to "request" programmes, there would be this chap always making requests: girlfriend's birthday, grandmother's anniversary, sister's wedding etc .... his name is RICHARD RICADO LIM... Anyone remember this name? :mad:

Pic of a young Bernard Solosa with the Tidbits....:cool:

Visiting this forum page is like watching 1960s/1970s TV Remember these 3 girls that took Singapore by storm when they won the Talentime?.... i also remember a pondan called Johhny Tan that lost to these ladies...:D

Hidden History : 1962- Singaporeans were not allowed to vote NOT to join Malaysia. In 1962, a Referendum was conducted to see what Singaporeans think about the prospects of merger with Malaya. The people were given 3 options : Option 1 : Merger with autonomy in Labour and Education...

The CID went to the extent of consulting mediums..... one was a female Indian lady.... when she went into a trance, the room filled with the smell of blood....... But even the spirit world could not interfere with official police investigations.....

The case remained unsolved......:mad:

Too painful to do a write-up Please read for yourself......

Hidden history : Tiger shot in Raffles Hotel. This is true. Not a legend. -1902 The shooting was reported in the Straits Times of 13 Aug 1902 As usual, it takes a Rafflesian to achieve rare honours! :D

Hidden History - Lee Kuan Yew's pact with Mahathir - Call off the dogs of "S" Committee and we will do the same- 1988 Malaysian Special Branch actually managed to recruit a Singapore Member of Parliament to be a spy in the 60s..... an Indian guy..... :D:D:D

Hidden History: The Day it rained Fishes 1861 Raining animals is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals "rain" from the sky, although occurrences have been reported from many countries throughout history. One hypothesis that has been offered to explain this...

Cop killer Hoo How Seng........ quite a good looking chap.... He should have been a gigalo instead, sure Ang Pai one....:D But with 6 shots to his head a and body, he would have been a bloody mess.... some Witnesses could not identify the body of Hoo....probably looked like bloodied pig......