Most of my conscious childhood was spent in Bukit Batok West. It’s where I went to school, and my closest family and friends lived. It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve moved out. And since then, the place has changed so much that I cannot recognize it. Whole neighbourhoods have sprouted up in a place that was literally grassland and forests. In this episode, I explore the road I do not remember being there.

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Find the places featured in this episode:

West Crest @ Bukit Batok https://goo.gl/maps/duG6mhzTqFmHb7RM6

Cuppafield https://goo.gl/maps/PKRDMifPfnKyUbaT8

Dulwich College Singapore https://g.page/dulwich-college-singapore?share

Bukit Batok Hillside Park https://goo.gl/maps/iF2bHapezEaHSJn66

Special thanks to Audio-Technica SEA for their support.

Singapore is a small island, surrounded by other smaller islands. But did you know, we use to have an island within Singapore? It lay unassumingly along the Singapore River, and the roads surrounding it have diverted a bit but are largely still there. It might also be the origins of Bak Kut Teh!

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Find the places featured in this episode:

Pulau Saigon https://goo.gl/maps/DWZjdp6uiEeQ98ny9

River Place Condominium https://goo.gl/maps/kxw65xUMbVBdARrX8

Pulau Saigon Bridge/Saiboo Road https://goo.gl/maps/CKLDJ4UyZJMELsNh8

Some very useful references I had for this episode:

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In late 2020, heavy construction commenced on Thomson Road, a major arterial road that affected the junction between Moulmein Road, Thomson Road and Newton Road. The works have moved earth, roads, businesses, and lives. What’s building is literally a road of the future. We’ll explore the changing historical road and how it has affected the people around it.

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Find the places featured in this episode:

The Clue-less Goat https://goo.gl/maps/6mAS7eon4F58oCgS8 

Chye Kee Goldhill Chicken Rice Restaurant https://goo.gl/maps/shgjsHLMuoCm1TzU7

68-74 Thomson Road https://goo.gl/maps/vEuxWcfCxvEFsXRg6

All credits to Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the recording of the promo video of the North-South Corridor.

Find out more on the LTA website: https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/road_commuter_facilities/north_south_corridor.html

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Waterloo Street is steeped in history, dating back to 1837. It is also one of the most diverse streets in Singapore, in more ways than one. It is one of commerce and residential, with office buildings and public housing. One part is a pedestrian street and the other caters to 2-way vehicular traffic. In over 184 years, how have its inhabitants and passerby viewed the space and kept up with its ever-changing facade?

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Find the places featured in this episode:

Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple https://goo.gl/maps/aBHVfCWxhA93MSY28

Sri Krishnan Temple https://goo.gl/maps/rMYtF1WxsSMT8owP7

The Theatre Practice https://g.page/thetheatrepractice?share

Waterloo Centre https://goo.gl/maps/XuMBNHmKrjRUfrFV8

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Beauty World is better known to be as qit-goh, or 7-mile in Hokkien. It was also a place so familiar to my family as I was growing up, due to it being close to where my grandfather’s house was and was a site for family gatherings, shopping, and late-night suppers. However, I never quite remembered the street names. Unbeknownst to me, the whole area used to belong to 1 particular person. We track down his descendants and where they are now.

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Find the businesses featured in this episode:

Al-Azhar https://goo.gl/maps/dF7NWZ3B7YUDZU7aA

Cheong Medical Clinic https://goo.gl/maps/QFt4WHbBUxwCqQP5A

Patissier Woo https://goo.gl/maps/AdBgF8SFFgVSBVAfA

Special thanks to Audio-Technica SEA for their support.

We travel past them every day. Some we know all about and hold a special place in our hearts, some we've never really thought more of. But these streets are the ones that make our journey in life. But we never give them more than a passing thought.

Do we leave our footprints on the streets? Or do the streets mark us instead?

Come along with us as we walk down our Grandfather’s Road, where we explore some of the streets that stand out, for one reason or another. Each episode, we'll explore what parts of each road has made a mark in my life, or one that I’ve been curiously dying to know more about.

Some might be old and steeped in history. Others might be so new, that you never even knew they existed. Either way, take a step deeper into this exploratory and immersive podcast - Grandfather’s Road.