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halsey02

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thanks for these nostalgic moments guys, (esp to Kohlian and 136) some of it I've never known or seen pics of - pity we don't see much of Postnew these days as he may have some nuggets to share. Can only remember the Cathay due to the large and colourful TORAY signage.

Toray...Nylon the huge sign that one cannot miss...
 

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The Standard Chartered Bank Bukit Timah Branch is closed I believe, there was an armed robbery with firearms that happened in that branch, when it was The Chartered Bank..one of the bank employees was shot. This was years ago..

I remember there being a bank robbery a few years back but wasn't this the MayBank branch next to Beauty World Centre?

I think the Standard Chartered Bank along Upper Bukit Timah Rd is still in operation or are you referring to another incident?
 

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thanks for these nostalgic moments guys, (esp to Kohlian and 136) some of it I've never known or seen pics of - pity we don't see much of Postnew these days as he may have some nuggets to share. Can only remember the Cathay due to the large and colourful TORAY signage.

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"Those Who Know, Buy National" - North Bridge Road.
 
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halsey02

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Thanks for the info.

There was another bank robbery, this time again, Chartered Bank or Standard Chartered Bank now at 6 Battery Road...the robbers stake out the place, they robbed the dispatch people boxes of what they were carrying...in which they thought was currency notes etc to go to Commissioner of Currency...but instead they were delivering cheques to the clearing house....

dumb robbers...there was one, who tried to rob the securicor van, which again was carrying printed fixed deposits paper & other security papers...bank robberies are unheard of today....
 
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"Those Who Know, Buy National" - North Bridge Road.

thanks Lee, may have seen these when much younger during dining at Swee Kee and chuan loh in Middle road and had to pass by Jubilee and Odean theatres. Recall that most signages were vertical like Bata, Rado etc. Unless at an angle, hard to see the tall signages in my old man's ford capri...

>>Toray...Nylon the huge sign that one cannot miss... << yes Hal, even recall the advert jingle spelling the toray and ending with "so - o"...Brands like grundig, nakamichi, kelvinator etc were popular then.
 

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>>Toray...Nylon the huge sign that one cannot miss... << yes Hal, even recall the advert jingle spelling the toray and ending with "so - o"...Brands like grundig, nakamichi, kelvinator etc were popular then.[/QUOTE]

There's also the cinema advert with the jingle for Teijin Teteron. Yes, brands like Telefunken too.
 

halsey02

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a&w ... Coney Dog!
I used to work there... a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away.... Tuesdays were Coney Day, and there were also the Root Beer Floats in frosted mugs.

OH CONEY DOG! I miss ya!!..yummmy , it is just bun, sausage & the chopped white onions & meat sauce...but dunno why? I miss ya!
 
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someone should bring A&W back. i'm getting sick of macs, kfc and burger king.

you can always eat at wendy's, carl's junior, popeye's, texas fried chicken, or gasp! jollilbee etc.
or don't eat fast food, better still.................... :biggrin:
 

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a&w ... Coney Dog!
I used to work there... a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away.... Tuesdays were Coney Day, and there were also the Root Beer Floats in frosted mugs.

Coney dog was damn cool....remembered it was wrapped in silver foil.
Bro posted bukit merah....orange julius at the cinema also deserves mention for their hotdogs.
Now I think get hotdog fix at superdogs in vivo.
 

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Talking about reminiscing, does anyone remember a tyre factory where they had made a huge rubber tyre man? I think it should have been in the jurong industrial estate - along jalan ahmad ibrahim towards jurong bird park; I remember always seeing it as a kid. Either dunlop or bridgestone tyres?

Yes that was Bridgestone factory built in 1966 one of the first few factory in newly developed jurong industial estate.
 
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