by CHLOE JOYCE WONG RONG N/A 8 years ago
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Although the previously well known canal was converted to a river to add more green and blue spaces, the placement and origin (Kallang river) remain the same.
Bishan was later redeveloped into a housing estate (HDB flats)
People settled around the cemetery grounds (kampongs)
Old friends, family and relatives who lived in the same kampong still keep in touch with each other, and continue to form friendships with their neighbours and peers
Critical battle site in World War II
Battle documented by the battalion diaries and hand-drawn maps of the Second Cambridgeshire Regiment
Cemetery
Burial ground has been redeveloped, and the original graves have been relocated to Peck San Theng Temple.
Housing estates
There were several kampongs within the cemetery- the most notable one being Kampong San Teng
Place for refuge
This is because the Japanese soldiers were afraid to enter the cemetery.
Apartments, HDBs and landed property
Community centres
Bishan North Community Centre
Bishan Community Club
Schools
Examples:
Catholic High School
Raffles Instituition
BIshan Park Secondary School
Ai Tong School
Shopping malls
Junction 8
Well connected by public transport
Bishan MRT Station
Bishan bus interchange located at Street 13
Redeveloped area
Added featured recreational elements not usually found in public parks include:
Outdoor classrooms
Sporting arenas
Climbing slopes
Playgrounds with giant slides
Modern, advanced
Urban community
Secret societies
Salakau
Member identification
Five dots on each knuckle of their fingers to identify themselves as 'fighters'
Tattoo lines of dots called 'tiam' in Hokkien on their foreheads
Attacked rival gangs and started many turf wars during the late 1960s and early 1970s
Formed during the early 1960s, in the early years of Singapore's Independence
Compromised of 369 members
Less advanced
Older buildings (e.g. Pek San Village Tea House)
Kampong
