Life in Joo Chiat~

A little abt Joo Chiat's history~

Joo Chiat Road offers one a glimpse of Singapore in the past, with its old buildings and traditional trades. Named after wealthy landowner Chew Joo Chiat, it has an interesting mix of colonial villas, Malay bungalows and shophouses from the early 20th century. Of interest here and on Koon Seng Road are the Peranakan (Straits Chinese) houses, built in the Singapore Eclectic Style that evolved in the 1920s and 1930s. Painstaking restoration works have preserved the rococo stucco facades, eaves, mouldings and elaborate wood carvings that reflect the affluence of Peranakans in the earlier days.

The images shown are some interesting 'happenings' in Joo Chiat which i captured using smurf's sony ericsson k750i.


Taken at a junction of Joo Chiat Rd



Traditional peranakan houses along Koon Seng Rd



An old building which existed before the WW2.



I've never been inside before...



Famous Kim Choo dumpling shop



This may seem nothing unusual but its my favourite pic



Have you ever seen this? Bird cages on a taxi cab...hehe!



Neighbourhood temple along Tembeling Road


alritey ...my sole purpose to Joo Chiat Rd is to try out the famous Fei Fei Wantan mee..=p check it out at makan guru!