Have you played in Sand-based Playgrounds before...

[Tonyhawk]

  On 4/13/2010 at 4:36 AM, Mustank said:

woahhh!!! sure or not?? NTU so big, no one dare to go and demoish, in fact build more hostels

 

of course not sure. how can anybody be sure of conspiracy theories? just food for thought, taken with large swathes of salt.

 

you could of course research on NTU, what it was called, how it was. but i reckon you might know already.

Edited April 13, 2010 by Tonyhawk

[Mustank]

tolong leh, i spend 3 years there

[Tonyhawk]

  On 4/13/2010 at 4:38 AM, Mustank said:

tolong leh, i spend 3 years there

 

3 years in NTU? or nantah?

[Silver_blade]

  On 4/13/2010 at 4:35 AM, Tonyhawk said:

actually, while i have fond memories of sand playgrounds, i see this as progress.

 

kids will always be kids and will always find ways to break something anyway.

 

a cooler cleaner safer environment works for me.

 

All of you who drive with your air-con on are sissys. duh.

Agree with you on this. [nod]

[Mustank]

ntu lah, i not so old lah

[Mustank]

i think this guy sums it up:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanyang_University

[Scion]

loved the red bricks of the NLB

 

i guess many things and places will be gone in another 10/20 years

[Coltplussport]

I remember bedok central there near emporium i think got those big heavy metal merry go round. Those are great fun!

[Ngck]

  On 4/13/2010 at 4:58 AM, Coltplussport said:

I remember bedok central there near emporium i think got those big heavy metal merry go round. Those are great fun!

 

 

last time rissen was as damn big department store.... (at shop and save location now)

 

now become a small provisions shop only.... sad...s

[Kxbc]

  On 4/13/2010 at 4:27 AM, Silver_blade said:

No....I never supported that idea. I feel they should instead plan SMU campus around the NLB and the existing buildings. It is really a shame that it was demolished for an almost useless tunnel....a duplicate of what the existing road could do. In fact, the road just after the exit is prone to accident where cars from the tunnel and those using the old road meet.

They sacrificed not just one historical building but also the memories of many Singaporeans in one decision. And I am not even a frequent visitor to NLB. I went prob less than 10 times.

[Kxbc]

  On 4/13/2010 at 4:31 AM, Silver_blade said:

Actually I feel the change come at a good time....with more and more stray cats...the sand pit would have been filled with cat poo. There were less strays cats in the olden days.

I remember more or less the same number but they are usually skinnier than the present batch as less people feeding them and there were no volunteer groups then to feed them, take care of their general well being.

[Robo]

  On 4/10/2010 at 1:52 PM, Scion said:

...during ur childhood?

 

very soon... they will be gone in our ever-changing nation..

 

only 5 left in Singapore...

 

 

link: http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/play/singap...esterday-483500

 

 

 

memories.....

 

[TangoElite]

  On 4/11/2010 at 5:57 AM, Subzro said:

Ahh yes, lie inside that semi circle and on top of it there's a hole for you to get to the top. Haha. Used to frequent one in Teban Gardens.

 

BTW, this is in Dover Rd right?

 

 

yes!! the hole at the top!!! i rem that clearly now

 

miss those days...... so carefree

 

 

 

 

[TangoElite]

brings back memories of Yaohan at PS and parkway... like eons ago

[Karu]

Brings back memories... Used to have one of these right below my block in AMK when I was young...

[Tonyhawk]

  On 4/13/2010 at 4:47 AM, Mustank said:

i think this guy sums it up:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanyang_University

 

watered down, but try clicking those links at the bottom.

 

anyway, ot lah. not for a car forum anyway.

[Scion]

 

found this interesting article...

 

some interesting trivia:

 

in dec 1981, west malaysia moved their clock ahead by 30 min to keep a common time with east malaysia... singapore followed suit..

 

the PIE and AYE were the first two expressways in singapore, built in 1981.

 

in 1982, sentosa's monorail carried its first passengers

 

after 1979, TV programs in dialects were finally phased out...

[Unltd]

  On 4/11/2010 at 7:40 AM, Xspace said:

Mine was in LCK. Damn huge, lotsa sand...

 

Mine also, I lived in Block 4. That playground I used to run at top speed to try to climb up the arc or along the inside perimeter of the arc...

 

Maybe, maybe we know each other