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We are avid readers of Mr Lam’s blog which is a heartfelt retrospective on Singapore’s yesteryears and was pleased to learn about his motivation for it in his latest post.
“The last day of the year is a good time for reflection. I think I should explain in more detail why I started this blog.
Basically I have 2 reasons:
1) To reminisce about the ‘good old days’.
2) To educate the next generation about what life of their parents was like when they were young.”
7 Jun 2011
Dear great-great-great-grandchildren,
Today, I have this urge to write to all of you about my excursions to the Bukit Timah Railway Station and various parts along the KTM railway tracks on 4 Jun 2011. I do not know if you would ever experience these places like I did?
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