Category: heritage

100% Singapore 百分百新加坡 Steady Lah !

Channel U’s 100% Singapore 百分百新加坡 just completed it’s 8 episodes run.
Ch U 100% old playground

We watch every episode, and we really enjoy the documentary.
We are not saying this because we appear in one of the episodes.

It tickles our funny bone when we can identify with the “Singaporean traits” (tissue paper chope, Singlish etc)

Coffeeshop 踢球(Tak4 kiu2) and 釣魚(Diao4 her2) brought back so many fond memories.

To quote from the producers
“这是一个百分之一百非常新加坡的记录。再怎么细微的人事物，只要有一份情感价值，那就是我们的集体回忆。
每集节目会据主题，例如怀旧篇，生活篇，美食篇等等，列出约12个新加坡最具代表性、独一无二的特色，直到我们抵达100！”

Ch U old playgrounds Singapore

Video : This is us on Episode 1, Old-playgrounds.

Personally, Daddy like these three episodes :
Episode 1 – 怀旧篇 (Nostalgia) – playgrounds and biscuits
Episode 4 – 自然 (Nature) – Pulau Semakau, Bidadari !
Episode 6 – 饮食篇 (Food) – Hawker centres, yummy Chicken Rice, Laksa 🙂

Ch U 100% 百分百新加坡

Video : Before we end, listen to this catchy song again 🙂

(Credit Si Ying)

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Thank you 100% Singapore 百分百新加坡! You rock !
Channel U 100%, 百分百新加坡

Catch us on Episode 1 or background filming.
ps.. if you have enjoy 100% Singapore, we recommend you to follow SG50 activities 🙂

That Rocket at Upper Seletar Reservoir

Daddy cannot remember when was the last time he visited that Rocket at Upper Seletar Reservoir.

Recently, NHB (National Heritage Board) is doing some studies on four “old” towers in Singapore, and it has pique Daddy’s curiosity again.

Remember how our Project Playground started from a newspaper clip?
Famous Rocket tower Singapore

Daddy and Boon Yee climbed up the 5-storey stairway. It is refreshing to look at Singapore Zoo from the other side of Mandai !

From the top of the tower, it offers a 360 degree paranomic view all around us. Watch the video to feel the gusty wind 🙂

At ground level, the plaque indicated that Upper Seletar Reservoir was officially opened in 1969 by Princess Alexandra (it was first constructed in 1920, source Nparks)

Nevermind, Boon Yee is more interested in the jetty and the rocks.

An IPPT training playground, for older kids (15+), but Boon Yee is curious.

After seeing Boon Yee at the Rocket, the other members of Sengkang Babies are asking when they can blast off to the Moon :p
How to go to Upper Seletar Reservoir

Video : Paranomic view from the top of Rocket at Upper Seletar Reservoir

More information about Upper Seletar Reservoir :

– Nparks websites http://www.nparks.gov.sg
– Park at Carpark B for nearest access
– Opening hours 7am to 7pm
– Article on Heritage efforts for 4 Towers

The four towers and Pagodas are :
– Upper Seletar Tower (this post)
– Chinese Garden Pagoda
– Toa Payoh Garden Tower
– Jurong Hill Tower

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Driving towards Upper Seletar Reservoir, Daddy also learn about something new.
We all know of Heritage buildings, trees but did you know Mandai Road is considered as one of Singapore’s Heritage Roads?

We love the over-arching Rain tree branches, which forms a natural “tunnel”. Catch Mandai road on Channel U’s 100% Singapore (百分百新加坡) too, episode 41 (Green Heritage)
Where are the Heritage roads in Singapore
(image credit nParks)