Saturday, May 30, 2009

Anyone to share photos of SIT Flats at Princess Elizabeth Estate??

I live there for 12 years some 30 years ago but do not have any photo to show. Schooled at PEES where I picked up badminton and table tennis. Had some of the best teachers of my schooling days starting with the nurturing Mrs Lee Siew Choh (wife of Basisan Socialist Stalwart) and the good guidance of Mr Tirlok Singh. Off course, there was the ever sexy Mrs Olivia Looi - thinks she is just way to modern then with body hugging dresses ...

The 3 storey 2 bedroom flat had a large balcony and we had only 1 neighbour across the corridor. The best neighbour you can possibly have. What we did not have, they would share. I enjoyed Mr See's aviary of budgie, canary and burong kuku. I also enjoyed his large concrete tank of guppy, swordtail and angelfishes.

Then there was the telephone that we can use when needed, the food that Auntie Elizabeth shared..You know how good can peranakan food be.

Learn to cycle on the Tony's bicycle. Even slept out along the corridor with him on a few occasions. The corridor and the staircase is without doubt the cleanest in the entire estate. Why? Because we wash them monthly. No Hi-jet, just manual scrubbing.

The Sees even had a President Scholar among them!!

Sad to say, have not been in contact for a long while..

Went back to the Estate only about 6 -7 years ago and by then, the flats were long replaced by taller HDB flats. I have got photos of the HDB flats but sadly none of the SIT flats..

So sad...