Fighting To Preserve The Art of Watchmaking: Cheong Ann Watchmakers
Every nook and cranny of the Cheong Ann Watch Maker is filled with antique clocks — some that date back to the 1800s! A family business that started in 1947, Cheong Ann Watch Makers is now in the hands of David Lim and his son, Shawn Lim. The father-son duo take up the challenge to see who can strip the clock the fastest. Who will fair better?
????Cheong Ann Watch Maker
4 Lim Tua Tow Road
Singapore 547714
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Antique Clock Shop In Singapore ( World This Week Channel U )
Cheong Ann Watch Maker
World This Week, Channel U
Filmed in 2015,
No.4 Lim Tua Tow Road, Singapore 547714
Antique Clock Shop In Singapore ( Family Tree )
Cheong Ann Watch Maker
The Business Tree
Filmed in year 2000,
No.4 Lim Tua Tow Road, Singapore 547714
Antique Clock Shop In Singapore ( German Documentary )
German documentary about a clock shop in Singapore. ( Cheong Ann Watch Maker )
Filmed in 1996,
445 MacPherson Rd, Singapore 368156
Current Location - No.4 Lim Tua Tow Road, Singapore 547714
A Neighbourhood Zoo for You and Me
This quirky zoo in Tanah merah is an attraction of the Chempaka neighbourhood estate.
Started as a simple wish to create a place where his neighbours can gather, Uncle Cheong's zoo-themed home is now 25 years old.
????Uncle Cheong's Home
89 Jln Chempaka Kuning
Singapore 489124
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Chez Petit Salut Holland Village Singapore by HourPhilippines.com
Chez Petit Salut Holland Village Singapore. Known for serving excellent French food at moderate prices. Try their 3 course set lunch for only SGD 30++ ($US 24.00). Highly recommended are the escargot, Beef Stroganoff and the Chiox Buns.
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Lord and Aksana
Remembering Ahma Fashion, with a twist!
We never understood why all grandmothers insist on buying their favourite 'Ah Ma' tops for Chinese New Year, but we hope this fashion trend never ends!
The Navigators Singapore 50th Anniversary : Spiritual Generations
Spiritual Generations
A celebration of God's Faithfulness over 50 years. Starting from the 1st official Singapore Navigator, we trace the handing down of a Baton of Faith.
Director : Patricia Lian
Videographer : Joanna Tee
Videos courtesy of : Dave Dawson, Chin Yao Wei
Photos courtesy of :
The Navigators Singapore Database
The NavTeens Archive
Bernard Lee
Beow Kheng
Chong Lee Yin
Chong Swee Meng
Dr Florence Tan
Jae Kwan
Jay and Barbara Prichard
Jim Chew
Millie Seto
Robert Goh
Roger Yeo
Sita Shanmugam
Tim Light
Allan Cottrell
John Cunningham
Derek Tait
Angela Mack
Song : By Faith by Keith and Kristen Getty
Hello, London – Singapore's First International Direct Dial
Meet the voice behind Singapore’s first international direct dial.
Ms Theresa Pereira has a Golden Voice. And we’re not talking about singing here. A competition to find switchboard operators with the best voice, Ms Pereira came in first in the 1956 Miss Golden Voice Competition.
But can the lady with the Golden Voice, sing?
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[NPQ] Best Cake Provider, Singapore - Obolo
Obolo is an online patisserie, providing the best cake in Singapore, including best cheesecake, best macaron and is also the best cafe in town.
Finding happiness against the odds
Wesley Wee, 38, goes to Orchard Road to sell tissue paper almost every day. When they see him, some people linger long enough to drop him a few dollars. He thanks them but most people cannot make out his slurred speech.
Mr Wee, who has cerebral palsy, endures the mind-numbing routine of sitting under the hot sun to hawk his wares because he has big dreams.
When he returns home at night, he uses his big right toe to painstakingly type out each letter that would slowly form the contents of a new book. Five years in the making, the book titled “Finding Happiness against the odds” will be published this month. It traces his unlikely journey of battling extreme abuse and neglect from his family, who rejected him due to his disability, and surviving to live a full life.
“With my story, I want to tell others with disability not to give up hope. If I had given up hope, I wouldn’t be here today,” said Mr Wee, who had attempted suicide several times during the lowest points of his life.
His book launch is at 6pm on Aug 23 2017 at Google Singapore's office, 70 Pasir Panjang Road. You can buy/donate a book over at
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The Teh to Bak Kut Teh
We’re no strangers to the pork rib soup known as bak kut teh but how much do we know about the tea that comes with it? Wait, why do we even drink tea with soup?
Here's a crash course by the one of the oldest tea merchants in Singapore.
????Pek Sin Choon
36 Mosque Street
Singapore 059514
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The Symbol of Ang Cai
Ever seen red banners hanging above the entrance of a house during Chinese New Year? As you make your visits this year, observe and find meaning behind each feature of this traditional decoration.
????Eng Tiang Huat Chinese Cultural Shop
10 Lor 24A Geylang,
Singapore 398534
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I Like My Durians Cold
Durians transported via air-conditioned trucks AND kept in fridges? This King sure knows how to chill!
????69 Durian
69 Geylang Bahru
Singapore 330069
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This video is part of our Flavours series. Eating might be a national pastime, but can you *really* call yourself a foodie if you don’t know the stories behind your favourite dishes?
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Kristang — A Language Saved from Extinction
Fancy learning an endangered language?
With only a few hundred speakers left in Singapore, Kristang is considered a dying heritage language of the Portuguese-Eurasian community. Kevin Martens Wong and his team are on a mission to revive the language in Singapore. Hear how they’re doing it and learn a few Kristang phrases as well!
Want to learn Kristang? Get in touch witht the folks
at Kodrah Kristang here
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Workshop: Complexity Lens - Cheong Siew Ann
Speaker: Cheong Siew Ann
Assistant Professor, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences at Nanyang Technological University
Abstract: How Might a Complexity Lens be Like, and How Might We Use It?
By calling it a complexity lens, Jan Vasbinder picked an apt name to call the tool with which we may use to understand complex systems.
In this three-part talk, I will explain why I feel the choice of name was appropriate. In the first part of my talk, I will explain how an optical lens acts on the light rays and present the information they contain in a form that is convenient for its user. Basically, an optical lens is a device for separating light rays from different sources (or different parts of a source), and at the same time group light rays from the same source (or same part of a source) to form an image. However, we are mostly incapable of comprehending new information (the image formed), unless it is expressed in terms of knowledge we already understand. I will explain this concept of a knowledge template, before going to describe two useful knowledge templates for understanding complex systems. The first such template is that of chemical reactions, where reactants come together to form intermediates before giving the products.
The second such template is that of brain dynamics, where neurons fire in groups to trigger other groups of neurons in turn. I will explain why these templates are suitable for complex systems, and use examples from my own work to show how these templates allow policy makers and industry leaders to gain insights that tools not inspired by complexity theory will never give.
Finally, I will discuss the challenges complex data poses, and how the complexity lens can be designed to overcome these challenges. In particular, because the complexity lens is effectively data mining algorithms combined with data visualization strategies, the tasks of resolving and aggregating data can be done separately. I will then explain the regime shift template for understanding sociopolitical mood swings, and describe how this template has actually guided the design of a complexity lens that could detect a regime shift that was aborted by the 2011 Singapore General Election.
ccfong training under Shihan Wong Tuang Seng
My training under Shihan Wong Tuang Seng since 26 November 2013. I was wheelchair bounded and trained karate to walk again!!! Osu!!!
Generation Mama Shop: Is this the end?
Is this the end of old school mama shops?
Together with Geylang Adventures, we will be re-opening Auntie Yeo's shophouse for one last hurrah next Sunday, 13 May.
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Nico-Tech certificated Maker Faire Singapore 2016
The Last Roadside Barber in Singapore
Along the back alley of Boon Tat Street stands one of the last surviving roadside barber in Singapore.
For over 50 years, Mr Lee Yong Tat has been operating his roadside barber business long after many barbers have closed their business. Roadside barbers not only provide a simple haircut but also services such as trimming of eyebrows and shaving of facial hair at an affordable price.
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????Xin Niang Barber Salon
1 Boon Tat Street
Singapore 069611
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