Category: Jalan Jalan

4 Dec 2020: This is the little HDB estate that could. It started in 1979 with nothing much but a lone block – Block 101 – and a single main road leading out to civilization. From there grew a bustling, close-knit neighbourhood with a distinctive old-school charm. People come from all corners of the island … Continue reading Jalan Jalan: Chong Pang

4 Dec 2020: In some ways, Ang Mo Kio encapsulates the Singapore story. Once a densely covered swamp, the area became home to a few villages and rubber plantations towards the end of the 18th century, before the government established Ang Mo Kio New Town in the 1970s. Today, the neighbourhood precinct bustles with several … Continue reading Jalan Jalan: Ang Mo Kio