Is the old Singapore better than the new Singapore.

[True Believer]

I grew up in a Kampong and was amongst the last batches of Kampong dwellers to move to HDB in 1988. Life was tough living in the Kampong. So hot during the day cant take PM naps. All sorts of animals, mosquitos and insects...I dont regret moving out of Kampong though there were good memories there.

When I was in primary school, I used to claim that I grew up in a forested area at the foot of a hill while almost all my classmates lived in high rise apartments in towns served by a modern public transport system. I meant that I grew up in a landed home in Bukit Timah Hill while my peers lived in HDB estates. LOL!

 

[Sikodolaukazzz]

They have good sweet corn n nice satdines / tuna

My favourite are these Ayam brand sardines.
But it is not available in my village by Lake Victoria Uganda
lol

 

[Sikodolaukazzz]

Singapore Dollar Has Shot at Climbing to Parity, Jefferies Says​

The central business district in Singapore.
Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg
By Rthvika Suvarna and Marcus Wong
July 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM GMT+8
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There’s a chance the Singapore dollar will strengthen to parity against its US counterpart in the next five years, according to Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

The island’s currency has appreciated against virtually all its major peers since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in March 2022, confirming its role as the “Swiss franc of Asia,” strategist Christopher Wood wrote in the firm’s Greed & Fear newsletter.

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Thanks to the PAp

 

[Sikodolaukazzz]

The true Singaporeans of the early days to whom all present day Singaporeans should be very grateful

Old Singapore's outskirts in 1951​

 

[True Believer]

Even though I believe that there are far too many restrictions in S'pore, such as applying up to 2 weeks in advance for a permit to camp at either East or West Coast Parks, it is not right to camp at a carpark in view of the limited number of free lots amid high demand these places. Imagine these parking spaces being occupied for 1-2 days by campers.