Tag Archives: 60’s

My Third Visit to the Children Little Museum at Kampong Glam

Posted on December 20, 2012 by bookjunkie

It’s still interesting when you come with someone who hasn’t been here yet. Nice to witness their reaction and the childhood memories it brings back for them. It was worth paying for the S$2 ticket again to see the upstairs … Continue reading →

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Vintage Singapore 1961: Backstreets

Posted on April 7, 2011 by bookjunkie

Another really wonderful video shared by Michael Rogge on YouTube. He is now 81 years old and living in the Netherlands. My aunts and uncles would probably find the scenes familiar. I so love looking back to the charming era … Continue reading →

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Singapore Food Trail at the Singapore Flyer Part 2 of 2

Posted on March 18, 2011 by bookjunkie

I took just so many photos that I had to split this post up. Adored the local drinks in glass bottles. I remember the bottles being huge in the old days, or was it because my hand were little. I … Continue reading →

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Vintage TV: I Dream of Jeannie

Posted on January 11, 2011 by bookjunkie

When I was a kid, my dad didn’t like me watching shows that were too adult like Dallas (and probably screened too late too), so I never knew that the actor who played Tony on ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ was … Continue reading →

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Vintage TV: Elizabeth Montgomery made Bewitched, Magic

Posted on January 10, 2011 by bookjunkie

This is one show equally loved by both my mum and myself.  It’s Bewitched. I mostly watched the re-runs, but recall bits of it from childhood as well, especially the seasons when little Tabitha (played by a very cute Erin … Continue reading →

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Swanky Food Courts in Singapore: Food Opera at ION and Rasapura at Marina Bay Sands

Posted on December 27, 2010 by bookjunkie

Our parents would have never imagined that one day Singapore would have a swanky version of a hawker centre. Even with the several hawker centres, they are often nostalgic for the little food carts on bicycles that used to go … Continue reading →

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