Shedding Some Light: Time and Tide

Story and pictures by Kevin Lee
This story was first published at the MyStory portal, an initiative by the Public Education Division of the National Heritage Board.
I allowed Sang Nila Utama safe passage to Singapore after he yielded his crown as tribute. At that time, the island was called “Temasik”, but he renamed it “Singapura” or… »

Shedding Some Light: From Club to City

(Story and Pictures) by Kevin Lee
This story was first published at the MyStory portal. An initiative by the Public Education Division of the National Heritage Board, the portal encourages Singaporeans to upload and share (1) images and (2) memories and stories from the past.
Amidst the excitement about F1 racing in Singapore, perhaps there was similar… »

Shedding Some Light: Rifle Range Road

by Kevin Lee
Leading into a quiet residential area in posh Bukit Timah is a road that doesn’t conjure up images of quiet or residents: Rifle Range Road.

But the area does seem to have been a residential area even before the present houses there were built - except that early residents, though living on landed property,… »

Shedding Some Light: Singapore Quarry

by Kevin Lee
Between the bustling Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Asas (which bustles with eateries) is a road that seems caught in a time-warp. The road has no identification signs and is apparently nameless. The first part of the road is choc-a-bloc with rocks and what appear to be chips from bricks and tiles…. »

Shedding Some Light: Jalan Kampong Chantek

by Kevin Lee, with additional research by Ho Chi Tim
Off Dunearn Road is a road with a picturesque name: Jalan Kampong Chantek. This road (jalan) once led to a to a pretty (chantek) village (kampong).

A search on Google throws up over 500 mentions of the road name, mostly relating to property sales and international schools… »