tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post6353015793229555342..comments2024-03-04T17:32:08.378+08:00Comments on Princess Elizabeth Estate, Hillview: Bro Roger Photo Collection (1)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-22672060064219396622012-11-03T10:10:32.226+08:002012-11-03T10:10:32.226+08:00I see the 2nd pic with the cemetry view as follows...I see the 2nd pic with the cemetry view as follows: <br />Between the house and the lamp-pole is a track. This will be the present-day Jalan Pakis. <br />The road nearer to the cemetery will be Chestnut Drive.<br /> <br />I now remember that in front of the bungalow and facing Chestnut Drive was a wooden provision shop (corner of Jalan Pakis and Chestnut Drive).Peter Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-12343136813757969862012-10-23T18:27:37.813+08:002012-10-23T18:27:37.813+08:00Yes the cemetery. That old bungalow could it be t...Yes the cemetery. That old bungalow could it be the Leow family or the one Eurasian teacher who married into a chinese family (whose husband was a police inspector)? Ms. Peirera was her name I think.Peter Channoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-63854297917075654972012-10-23T18:26:07.196+08:002012-10-23T18:26:07.196+08:00I met Bro Roger on a couple of occasions some 10 y...I met Bro Roger on a couple of occasions some 10 years ago. He was recommended to me by my former principal, Bro Emannuel who knows my family very very well. As an old alumni of Boys' Town, Bro. Roger shared with me his collection, going back to the 1940s when the trade school was founded. There was another Bro I am familiar but he was from the trade school. Bro Roger has a room up on the hill. <br /> <br />My formative years were in Boys' Town. It taught me how to survive in the jungle of men, how take on bullies by using your fists when all roads were dead-end, why must we fear God and how to respect our elders.<br /> <br />Good work, Keep it up. Peter Channoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-85469411725068394392012-10-23T05:35:14.640+08:002012-10-23T05:35:14.640+08:00I think musicians like Mel & Joe would have re...I think musicians like Mel & Joe would have remembered BOys Town launched the firts ever "Talentime for Schools" (something like "Singapore Got Talent") in the late 1960s.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837807622789168399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-32644292307031452882012-10-23T05:28:40.243+08:002012-10-23T05:28:40.243+08:00Bro Roger was a lecturer at the St Joseph Trade Sc...Bro Roger was a lecturer at the St Joseph Trade School in my time when I studied at Boys Town.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837807622789168399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-9482847396113487522012-10-23T05:27:10.252+08:002012-10-23T05:27:10.252+08:00The last photo was wehre my Primary 3 class was lo...The last photo was wehre my Primary 3 class was located on the second floor, the part of the building jutting out. I loved this building bcos it has the toilet flush and we didnt need to use the bucket system. I hear they r demolishing this building. It was the home where all the Christian Brothers stayed.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837807622789168399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-38141170733673500152012-10-22T20:57:54.617+08:002012-10-22T20:57:54.617+08:00Yes Chun See.
As a tradeoff for access to his phot...Yes Chun See.<br />As a tradeoff for access to his photos, I will be documenting, archiving and storing his pictures for posterity on his behalf. <br />My most heartfelt gratitude to Bro Roger for this privilege.<br />Please return to my blog as I will update it regularly with his photos under the title "Bro Roger Photo Collection (x)"<br />James Tannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543278061861378044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291749928176751452.post-26998877975972800142012-10-22T20:53:51.559+08:002012-10-22T20:53:51.559+08:00Wow. These are priceless photos indeed. And such g...Wow. These are priceless photos indeed. And such good quality too.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com