i live in Bukit Timah

Godiva Pearls on sale…

Phil — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:16:11 +0000

While shopping at Fairprice Finest at Bukit Timah today, I spotted Godiva Pearls on sale for only $4.95.
The usual way to get it cheap is to buy it on airplanes, we usually have ours from SQ flights. It’s usually $20 plus for a pack of 3 tins.

This look like quite a good deal. Expiry on the tin says Nov 2012, so a few months to go.

We saw there are still lots of tins on sale.
However there’s only White Chocolate available.

Violet Oon’s Kitchen

Phil — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:02:12 +0000

One of the recent addition to the food scene in Bukit Timah.
Violet Oon has opened her restaurant and it’s called Violet Oon’s Kitchen.

We have tried to make reservations 2 times and it has been fully booked.
We shall wait till things settle down and we have Voilet’s food all for us living nearby.

Address: 881 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD, SINGAPORE 279893

Tel: 6468 5430

Instant Trees over the weekend

Phil — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:58:57 +0000

Growing trees have never been easier!

The space at the slope in front of Blk 17 Toh Yi Dr and also the slope from the Esso petrol station to Blks 1 and 2 Toh Yi Drive has been planted with instant trees over the weekend.

There used to be trees on this slope, can’t remember what they were and they were chopped off.
Not sure if it’s thanks to the Green Plan group that we read about or it’s part of the Toh Yi lift upgrade plans.

We do love instant trees. We noticed that instantly birds have been spotted near these trees!

Oh, if you want trees planted near your place, it seems you can always write in to NParks!
It’s always fun to hear from the aunties grapevine.

When the huge monsoon drains Jalan Haji Alias were covered up, there were no trees there, but the in-laws who stays around that area heard that some neighbours were not happy that it is now so hot and asked for trees! After half a year or so, trees were planted!

If you live in the many private estates in Bukit Timah area, if the trees on state land around your house look sickly or you think a tree is needed, write in to NParks! They will send someone over!

(We know it works, because we know people living in our Bukit Timah neighbourhood who did that.)

National Day Billboard

Phil — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:35:53 +0000

Do you find the people in the billboard, other than the MPs familiar?

They have been used in previous year’s billboards right?

Wishing all fellow Bukit Timah residents a Happy National Day.

The former Tin Tee House – 903 Bukit Timah Road

Phil — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:11:48 +0000

This little ‘out of place’ building is between a row of more modern shop houses and a condominium.

Used to be Brewerkz and now Outpost 903 Gastrobar.

Anyone has an idea of the history of this building?

I have not have a meal or drink at this place. Maybe one of these days, will walk over and have a meal.

This plaque at this side of the building gives a brief history.

It’s built around 1902, the oldest single-storey shophouse in Singapore.

What or who was Tin Tee?