tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post2970878318588468960..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: Toa Payoh Lorong 8 RevisitedVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-74671052591643572102009-03-11T23:41:00.001+08:002009-03-11T23:41:00.001+08:00LCS, feeling neglected? :pLCS, feeling neglected? :pVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-84184720365209810872009-03-11T23:41:00.000+08:002009-03-11T23:41:00.000+08:00Fuzzoo, I didn't know that the same area was once ...Fuzzoo, I didn't know that the same area was once under Kim Keat constituency with Mr Ong Teng Cheong as MP. Thanks for the info.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-83853777910792634262009-03-11T23:39:00.000+08:002009-03-11T23:39:00.000+08:00Thanks Yg, but it looked more like this one.Thanks Yg, but it looked more like <A HREF="http://z.about.com/d/treesandshrubs/1/0/a/2/-/-/PassionFruitFlickrTheCountyClerk.jpg" REL="nofollow">this one</A>.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-54900453531066706992009-03-11T19:33:00.000+08:002009-03-11T19:33:00.000+08:00Another way to be forgotten by the gahmen is to li...Another way to be forgotten by the gahmen is to live in an area where there are always walkovers.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-43933188641656150422009-03-10T11:21:00.000+08:002009-03-10T11:21:00.000+08:00I didn't know that Toa Payoh Lor 8 was part of Pot...I didn't know that Toa Payoh Lor 8 was part of Potong Pasir! I lived there for 10 years long time back and it was part of Kim Keat Constituency with Ong Teng Cheong as MP. Looks like there has been some gerrymandering since then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-11893222789040601002009-03-10T05:42:00.000+08:002009-03-10T05:42:00.000+08:00victor, you are referring to this one, the yellow ...victor, you are referring to this one, <A HREF="http://www.antioxidant-fruits.com/images/yellow-passion-fruit.jpg" REL="nofollow">the yellow passionfruit</A>yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-56058917963723405092009-03-10T00:28:00.000+08:002009-03-10T00:28:00.000+08:00Pinto - Good suggestion.Yg - Oops, my apologies ab...Pinto - Good suggestion.<BR/><BR/>Yg - Oops, my apologies about the mistaken identity. I remember eating a fruit of similar shape, size, colour and texture when I was a kid and it certainly didn't taste like a mango or loquat but more like a passion fruit. Do you know what fruit was that? In Cantonese, it was called 老鼠拉龜 <I>lo shee lai gwai</I> which means "mouse pulling the tortoise".Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-35580304539969488502009-03-09T18:01:00.000+08:002009-03-09T18:01:00.000+08:00the fruit may be mistaken for loquat which looks l...the fruit may be mistaken for loquat which looks like <A HREF="http://www.plantogram.com/images/loquat_b.jpg" REL="nofollow"> this </A>yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-59269720106703319672009-03-09T10:21:00.000+08:002009-03-09T10:21:00.000+08:00Good points, Victor.Maybe Potong Pasir should be g...Good points, Victor.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Potong Pasir should be given status(or promote themselves) as a Heritage Estate. See HDB flats and environs before upgrading!pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676823759744680169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-5839433518047228912009-03-09T06:32:00.000+08:002009-03-09T06:32:00.000+08:00victor, seems to me you are not so passionate when...victor, seems to me you are not so passionate when it comes to (small)fruit. the fruit, shown in your photo, is not buah susu (passionfruit), it is the mini mango from thailand.<BR/><BR/>opposition ward or not, i like to eat at the food court but up now, still have yet to taste the kway chap. each time i go there, it is either closed or the kway chap is sold out.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-19432059990144728032009-03-08T23:33:00.000+08:002009-03-08T23:33:00.000+08:00Kenneth, it is indeed fortunate that you and I are...Kenneth, it is indeed fortunate that you and I are not living in opposition wards. Having said that, I feel that the Government should not forget the following points:<BR/><BR/>1. Opposition wards have Government supporters as well, although they may be a minority group.<BR/><BR/>2. Funds for upgrading come from taxpayers' money and should not be apportioned based on the political allegiance of the constituency's residents.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-63725577258305117742009-03-08T23:03:00.000+08:002009-03-08T23:03:00.000+08:00Heh, it is also the reason why the flats across th...Heh, it is also the reason why the flats across the street which belong to Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC were among the earliest to be upgraded.<BR/><BR/>Supposed to be some sort of temptation for people to switch allegiance.<BR/><BR/>Heh, I don't think it has been too effective.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how the residents there feel about being left behind in the upgrading stakes.pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676823759744680169noreply@blogger.com