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[groober2011]

ya i remember the Datsun triple S .....some of the bengs used to race using their Celicas and a few of them killed themselves in the process .

The Datsun 240Z was the queen then ...

The Datsun 240Z has bad handling and not a good engine.

 

[erection2015]

ah i see....but it looked sleek and had good acceleration. Rich man's car at that time.

The Datsun 240Z has bad handling and not a good engine.

 

[groober2011]

ah i see....but it looked sleek and had good acceleration. Rich man's car at that time.

Not really as the Jaguar E-Type was considered a rich man's car during that period.

 

[Merl Haggard]

Not really as the Jaguar E-Type was considered a rich man's car during that period.

Do u have a photo of the 1960's night soil collection truck? It has 32 windows and we classified it as a 32 door limousine.

 

[erection2015]

ah ok .....i never saw much of those really high end stuff. 1 or 2 Maseratis .....did Peter Chew have one of those?

Not really as the Jaguar E-Type was considered a rich man's car during that period.

 

[groober2011]

Do u have a photo of the 1960's night soil collection truck? It has 32 windows and we classified it as a 32 door limousine.

It was in Koh Lian Thye's thread in the Rubbish Heap Section if you want to take a look.

 

[groober2011]

ah ok .....i never saw much of those really high end stuff. 1 or 2 Maseratis .....did Peter Chew have one of those?

I know that the Singapore bowler (named S Y Loh) drove one. The other was named Poon who also raced in the Grand Prix in the 70's.

 

[erection2015]

clinton had a room to himself in this limousine......lucky guy.

Do u have a photo of the 1960's night soil collection truck? It has 32 windows and we classified it as a 32 door limousine.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Ang Teng.....i wonder which place is that with the buildings that look like flats in the background

Could it be Tanjong Rhu? Not sure if it was still Shipyards back then.

 

[groober2011]

Could it be Tanjong Rhu? Not sure if it was still Shipyards back then.

Yes it was still part of the basin where the shipyards were, so there were no flats there at that time.

 

[zhihau]

I do recall however, should there be an accident there is no insurance at all.

yah, come to think of it quite scary, the old road up to Melaka is winding and undulating but the tze char food stall near Air Hitam is sedap lah...

 

[zeddy]

Many thanks Groober for posting the Ang Teng pic.. I was lucky enough to have many fond memories there before they converted the whole place to be a luxury hotel now.. During the beginning my marine career in the early 2000s, a transport boat would sent me and my crew mates back to Clifford Pier after weeks at the sea.. There used to be many Indons, Russians sea farers hangin outside Clifford Pier waiting for their ship agents.. I remembered there was one ocassion where I had just alighted from a boat, proceed out of Clifford Pier and feeling so tired after a hard day work at the sea that I slept just below the old Change alley bridge.. Was woken up abruptly and told in curt terms to leave the place by a security guard there.. The Change Alley shops were the first place me went for my shopping each time I alighted from the transport boat at Clifford Pier.. Bought so many Zippo Lighters and few used stuff back then from this 2nd hand Mama shop there..

 

[moolightaffairs]

Many thanks Groober for posting the Ang Teng pic.. I was lucky enough to have many fond memories there before they converted the whole place to be a luxury hotel now.. During the beginning my marine career in the early 2000s, a transport boat would sent me and my crew mates back to Clifford Pier after weeks at the sea.. There used to be many Indons, Russians sea farers hangin outside Clifford Pier waiting for their ship agents.. I remembered there was one ocassion where I had just alighted from a boat, proceed out of Clifford Pier and feeling so tired after a hard day work at the sea that I slept just below the old Change alley bridge.. Was woken up abruptly and told in curt terms to leave the place by a security guard there.. The Change Alley shops were the first place me went for my shopping each time I alighted from the transport boat at Clifford Pier.. Bought so many Zippo Lighters and few used stuff back then from this 2nd hand Mama shop there..

me too have many fond memories there. was feeling very sad when they shut it down. i was there on the last day of Clifford pier.

 

[zhihau]

i was there on the last day of Clifford pier.

ang teng beh tao... good satay stalls there... used to play with me siblings around as my folks and relatives makan their dinner :p:p:p

 

[zeddy]

me too have many fond memories there. was feeling very sad when they shut it down. i was there on the last day of Clifford pier.

Once in a while on early Sunday mornings I would park the car besides Lau Pa Sat and I would walk with my dog towards the Waterfront facing Clifford Per and the Customs House.. Will sit there for a while and light a ciggie enjoying the mornin breeze and observing the many changes that took place around the area.. Seafarers used to stand outside Clifford Pier waiting for taxis.. No more seafarers now but the sight of the tourists waiting for taxis outside the new The Fullerton Bay Hotel...

 

[whoami]

Tks Groober for those good old memories pics..

 

[halsey02]

Many thanks Groober for posting the Ang Teng pic.. I was lucky enough to have many fond memories there before they converted the whole place to be a luxury hotel now.. During the beginning my marine career in the early 2000s, a transport boat would sent me and my crew mates back to Clifford Pier after weeks at the sea.. There used to be many Indons, Russians sea farers hangin outside Clifford Pier waiting for their ship agents.. I remembered there was one ocassion where I had just alighted from a boat, proceed out of Clifford Pier and feeling so tired after a hard day work at the sea that I slept just below the old Change alley bridge.. Was woken up abruptly and told in curt terms to leave the place by a security guard there.. The Change Alley shops were the first place me went for my shopping each time I alighted from the transport boat at Clifford Pier.. Bought so many Zippo Lighters and few used stuff back then from this 2nd hand Mama shop there..

Ah!, memories, Clifford Pier, or 'ang teng bei tow', the overhead bridge, don't know how many times, the underneath had been pierced by lorry driver's who forget to lower their boom. The place, one takes the ferry to the southern islands, including Sentosa.

I have to alight by the bus stop in front of it for work for many a years, so I have fond memories of that place, know the old shops at teh over heah bridge & the airy pier, once it was 'little Thailand', saw a dead body on the pavement, where the beer garden was. The forces pub used to be opposite the pier, was in Kangaroo Club??, the one that moved from Capitol Car Park?, later, it became "little Philippines", with the girls etc..and then much later..."the woMAN of the night".

Used to browse in the knick knack shops that sells things that the sailors bring in, "hurricane lamp", " telescope", "Anchor" ahh!, those Russian dolls, where you open you get a smaller, then smaller...should have bought one back then, but it was expensive. The handmade ships especially those brought in by the sailors, nearly bought one back then, but the shop owner refused to sell at my price!:p

Back then I browse around 'ang teng bei thou'...I would be hearing the song "brandy, you are fine girl, what a good wife you would be, your eyes would steal a sailor from the sea" By The Looking Glass...what memories, Clifford Pier, the sea, the boats, the crowds especially when it is KUSU month, the overhead bridge shopping & the old Change Alley.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

I remember ang teng that revolving tower restaurant (the tower does not revolve).
There were many pros hanging out at the pub downstairs....prices quoted in US dollars.
Before demolish few years back it was still a HFJ.
Further down there was the famous Neptune.

 

[zeddy]

Used to browse in the knick knack shops that sells things that the sailors bring in, "hurricane lamp", " telescope", "Anchor" ahh!, those Russian dolls, where you open you get a smaller, then smaller...should have bought one back then, but it was expensive. The handmade ships especially those brought in by the sailors, nearly bought one back then, but the shop owner refused to sell at my price!:p
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Got this shop at Golden landmark selling these marine collectibles.. His shop is just opposite Raffles Hospital.. The owner an Indian Muslim claimed to be from one of the shops from the Old Change Alley and he relocated there few years back.. Can't remember him from the Old Change Alley days but the prices for his antiques are quite reasonable He's still selling the old stuff.. He's quite flexible with the prices.. Engage some good old bargaining with him and he'll be willing to lower the price of the item you want to buy..

 

[Borat]

Seems many of us still recall the good old days when Clifford Pier was the main pier for most marine activities. I used to travel to P. Bukom as my relatives stayed there. Have good memories of P. Bukom, the open air theatre, the fishing and fresh air. Ferry rides there was exciting for me and I recall the names of those ferries, Kilat, Chepat, Shell and Laju.