tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post340009904588873107..comments2023-11-30T00:11:27.068+00:00Comments on Anak si Hamid: Kampung Abu Kassim, Pasir Panjang, (CsH) Singapore. Gone but not forgotten.anak si-hamidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-59756724311808900952021-12-02T07:13:21.388+00:002021-12-02T07:13:21.388+00:00Yes, that provision shop was where we grew up.
The...Yes, that provision shop was where we grew up.<br />There was a mosque at the end of the road.<br />Currently, there is a pasir panjang east neighbourhood committee, which is interested in getting current and former residences of this area to contribute their experience and having them documented.<br />They have done a wonderful job in liaising with the relevant ministry to enhance the Pasir Panjang neighbourhood.<br />If any of your friends or old neighbours are interested, I can put you to the chairman of the committee.<br />Tks and regards<br />Tan BHTanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986026256212803479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-61450978776670998172021-11-25T15:49:43.533+00:002021-11-25T15:49:43.533+00:00Yes,a provision shop along jln pasir ria, I think ...Yes,a provision shop along jln pasir ria, I think there was a mosque at the end of that Rd. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672816041027461188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-30669548601544067892009-10-26T11:41:38.384+00:002009-10-26T11:41:38.384+00:00Heres one more. Before LKY even thought of reclaim...Heres one more. Before LKY even thought of reclaiming land from the sea by depositing sand , Abah had us doing that in the backyard way before he even became PM.<br /><br />Remember behind our house ? It consisted of black marshy soi with that little 'mole-hills' all over the place. They were the home of that small creature that can only live on wet, dark marshy soil.<br /><br />The river was ver close to the back portion of our house.<br /><br />Trust Abah ! He had us bring up soi from the river and I believed he also bought a few lorry load of sand from the timber shop at South Buena Vista Road. Later , he build the extensin to our main house on this claimed land. <br /><br />Of course to fight the flood, he had us scoop sand from the rive and raise the level of our land. Mak was the stalwart of that operation. She was the mandoe, the slave-driver and the labourer as well.<br /><br />The kampung folks used to wonder just what this family was up to. In the end, they just gave up and allowed Abah with all his innovations ! <br /><br />Abah's innovations---that would be something for you to dig int !!imsunnysideuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159172554922746984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-43457940619925333232009-10-26T10:41:30.219+00:002009-10-26T10:41:30.219+00:00i enjoyed your story,please tell us more.i enjoyed your story,please tell us more.ikan masak asam pedasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-53329295131173382932009-10-26T10:23:22.801+00:002009-10-26T10:23:22.801+00:00Sunnysideup,
Thank you for reminding me of that st...Sunnysideup,<br />Thank you for reminding me of that state of the art bridge and the smelly sago factory.<br />Your recollections of the singing bamboo leaves are beautiful. Today we take a lot - in nature - for granted.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-29517578875471466782009-10-26T10:20:08.076+00:002009-10-26T10:20:08.076+00:00Naz.
Thank you for popping in. At my age I need to...Naz.<br />Thank you for popping in. At my age I need to record the past for the youngsters and for my siblings. We have always depended on oral history but life has changed and our terms of reference must also change. Do look up your treasure chest but remember you are also living more memos today for the future.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-34891303926509621232009-10-26T09:36:45.826+00:002009-10-26T09:36:45.826+00:00Awang Goneng,
It feels wonderful to know you have ...Awang Goneng,<br />It feels wonderful to know you have the same wistfulness for life long ago. But that is what GIT is also about isn't it?<br />Bit I have to be careful to tread the narrow line separating nostalgia and self-indulgence.<br />As an ex Singaporean Malay, I feel the need to write about our life pre-LKY before our story gets massaged and manipulated by Big Brothers.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-31622503341883554292009-10-26T00:33:43.246+00:002009-10-26T00:33:43.246+00:00Oh I remember the rikety bridge we had to cross wh...Oh I remember the rikety bridge we had to cross whenever we go to scool or to the other Chinese provision shop.<br />When they changed it to a more sturdy bridge, that was a symbol of progress in that kampung.<br /><br />Remember how we used to get to the end of Chwee Chian Road to walk up that hill behind our house and the stron smell of sago used to turn us off ??imsunnysideuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159172554922746984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-18567770237024589792009-10-25T19:47:52.849+00:002009-10-25T19:47:52.849+00:00Salam...
Thanks for sharing the pictures and your ...Salam...<br />Thanks for sharing the pictures and your daddy's words. Your walk down memory lane makes me feel the need to return to Malaysia real soon...to go through my own *treasure chest*.<br /><br />Btw, what is the area like today?Naz in Norwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896036632110447252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-28149339202724549142009-10-25T19:27:03.464+00:002009-10-25T19:27:03.464+00:00Reading and looking at your old photos make me fee...Reading and looking at your old photos make me feel so, so <i>sayu</i>. I really enjoyed reading this and listening to P.Ramlee. All those people in our past, God bless them all.Awang Gonenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893937987435850954noreply@blogger.com