To all Ah Hias ; can help to contribute our oLd street names in Dialect here ?..

[Fishypie]

My wish is to compiLe a List of them; so that i can make them into a side-topic of discussion whenever i am at gatherings with foLks or friends or even kids ; reLiving part of our interesting history with them; and i thought knowing street names' in DiaLects is reaL cooL !
Older taxi drivers are the best bet to begin with; i have spoken to many over the years and some
answers on the origins of these names can be quite amazing..
i was brought up in Or Keo tau ; crossed over to Si Ka Teng ; upgraded to Ho Chwee Sua ; moved
to Siong Lim Pang Long with my then gf; where we do marketings at Ang Sa Li ..sounds intriguing right ?. . hope ah hias' here can contribute to this little project of mine in compiling them ~..
Kum siah kok wee ae chi chee !

 

[erection2015]

sa ko chiok?

 

[zhihau]

tua por, suey por, por duey, ang teng beh tao

 

[Fishypie]

Serangoon si bo ?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

All the Beh Lor....

 

[Fishypie]

Hope ah Hias here reply with corresponding street names in (english ) if you can..
Much appreciated !

 

[zhihau]

was brought up in Or Keo tau

heheh... always wondered how opium smoke smells like :o:o:o

 

[Raiders]

Serangoon si bo ?

Hi, if you could, can you compile everything nicely after the brothers here contributed? It will be beneficial for a lot of us. I personally have an interest in these old street names also. Thanks

 

[Fishypie]

Maybe can ask my Pan Kio Cha bor at Home to HeLp me ..

 

[Baimi]

Mang Gar Ka ~ Bendeemer Road
Kin Jio Ka ~ Pertain Road
Gor Jang Chiu Ka ~ Padang
Kek Sng Kio ~ Sungei Road
Liao Ah Kua ~ Arab Street
Si Pai Po ~ SGH
Ong Kei Sua Teng ~ Fort Canning

Tio Bo?

 

[Fishypie]

Mang Gar Ka ~ Bendeemer Road
Kin Jio Ka ~ Pertain Road
Gor Jang Chiu Ka ~ Padang
Kek Sng Kio ~ Sungei Road
Liao Ah Kua ~ Arab Street
Si Pai Po ~ SGH
Ong Kei Sua Teng ~ Fort Canning

Tio Bo?

Nice One dude ; More More PLs !
Ohh; and i rem Bo Bay Kang ( Bukit Pasoh? ) Now ~..

 

[flkyflky]

Where is Kiao Keng Kao? Is it Upper Pikiring Street?

Or Kio Tao

Pek Kio

Tekka

Ang Sua

 

[zhihau]

Where is Kiao Keng Kao? Is it Upper Pikiring Street?

Or Kio Tao ( near Beo crescent )

Tekka ( Serangoon Road / Bukit Timah Road junction )

Ang Sua ( Red Hill )

 

[Fishypie]

Lam po Ley ( Queenstown ) ?

 

[Microsoft]

水车街，死人街， 弯仔尾，山仔顶，海山街...moi oso mix up where ish where...aga all near Chinatown...

 

[hotbot]

Or Kio Tao ( near Beo crescent )

Tekka ( Serangoon Road / Bukit Timah Road junction )

Ang Sua ( Red Hill )

or kio tao is old havelock that area lah!

 

[Conqueror]

I Live Near There

Lam po Ley ( Queenstown ) ?

I live near Queenstown area. If I'm not wrong, Zhup Luck Low or 16 storeys, opposite Ridout Tea Garden McDonald.

 

[chonburifc]

Re: I Live Near There

You are correct. That is zhap luck lao. Opposite zhap luck lao is zhap lao (10 storey).

What about gor zhoh beh (jalan besar) and heh sia (beach road)?

 

[chonburifc]

heheh... always wondered how opium smoke smells like :o:o:o

There is a place call ah pian geng ( opium den) shud be around modern day clark quay.

 

[Alamaking]

Har Jiong Gai?