tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post5967041557978155293..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: Old Singapore Quiz (12) - Circus, circa, circle...Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-51368383368415303472012-07-25T18:16:15.120+08:002012-07-25T18:16:15.120+08:00Anyone can recall Orchard Circus? I have totally ...Anyone can recall Orchard Circus? I have totally forgotten about it until I heard someone mentioned it on the net. I could then remember I did passed through it when I was very young. Check this out: http://pictures.nl.sg/71f90178-aae2-4827-9961-49942d715d40.aspx<br /><br />By the way, that rod in the middle of the circus must be a lightning rod. In most other places they are built as part of the decorations so they don't look so out of place. Look at this which also has one: http://strelitzia50.blogspot.sg/2011/02/weddings-roundabouts-and-garden-city.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-77248755048488209432009-10-11T00:11:00.415+08:002009-10-11T00:11:00.415+08:00Peter, F&N was near to where you walked, right...Peter, F&N was near to where you walked, right?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-41381788861581791842009-10-09T05:52:13.118+08:002009-10-09T05:52:13.118+08:00Last time I took a walk down memory lane further u...Last time I took a walk down memory lane further up River Valley Road to see how much the place has changed since my short school days at Kay Poh Road. My o my. Now got so many pubs and Hooters. Can imagine if the school was still in Kay Poh Road and not at Bishan, what will school boys do after school hours?peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-20368140932252134272009-10-07T23:38:51.909+08:002009-10-07T23:38:51.909+08:00Andy, thanks for the tip. You can view a medley of...Andy, thanks for the tip. You can view a medley of 3 Perry Como hit songs from the man himself <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdA7LPW5WaY" rel="nofollow">here</a> - "Round and Round" from 1957, "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" from 1956 and "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" from 1952.<br /><br />The last song had the back-up singers going "Pa-pa-pa-ya, pa-pa-pa-ya" in the beginning. Quite funny.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-88388445581082914032009-10-07T23:32:00.597+08:002009-10-07T23:32:00.597+08:00Thank you for all your answers.
Icemoon, maybe th...Thank you for all your answers.<br /><br />Icemoon, maybe the stick in the centre was to help the workers draw the circle during construction but they forgot to take it out after that? However, I have my doubts, i.e. I am not sure.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-2485407300999583142009-10-03T14:59:40.762+08:002009-10-03T14:59:40.762+08:00Hi Victor,
Your image reminds me of a song by Perr...Hi Victor,<br />Your image reminds me of a song by Perry Como. It called:<br /><br />Round And Round<br />Find a wheel as it goes round, round, round/As it skims along with a happy sound/As it goes along the ground, ground, ground/And it leads you to the one you love.../In the night, you'll find the oval moon/Going round and round in tune/And the ball of sun in the day/Makes a girl and boy wanna say/Find a ring...<br />(About 7 verses. Check it out)ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-52831704073516256972009-09-30T03:02:06.650+08:002009-09-30T03:02:06.650+08:00I have a question. What's that rod in the midd...I have a question. What's that rod in the middle? Lightning conductor?!Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-66743138592183811702009-09-29T21:32:20.844+08:002009-09-29T21:32:20.844+08:00the first name that came to mind was delta circus ...the first name that came to mind was delta circus but when i looked at it again, i had my doubts because i do not remember the circus being so big. i had a schoolmate who lived in one of the blocks of flats at ganges avenue. i also recall the name of a nearby road...brahmaputra road.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-75589767893910066582009-09-27T23:54:49.360+08:002009-09-27T23:54:49.360+08:00Agree with Peter that its Delta Circus. But the ro...Agree with Peter that its Delta Circus. But the road to the right of Spore Steam Laundry is not River Valley Rd but Delta Road. River Valley Rd starts further up near the petrol station opp F&N and Jervois Rd.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-2432854611921028112009-09-26T04:46:56.567+08:002009-09-26T04:46:56.567+08:001. Delta Circus
2. Singapore Steam Laundry (one w...1. Delta Circus<br /><br />2. Singapore Steam Laundry (one with chimney-like) at top left corner of photo - now Delta House. Behind the company was another laundry Seiclene Laundry which saw many labour strikes in the early 1960s against British management<br /><br />3. Road to the right of Singapore Steam Laundry = River Valley Road. In the background is a gas station (still around today) and a block of flats (still around) facing F&N factory.<br /><br />4. Top right corner of photo = Delta Estatepeternoreply@blogger.com