Happy birthday, Richard, and many happy returns. I could relate to one part of the clip when you mentioned about the prawn farms around the Pandan River area in the past. In the early 70s, when I just finished secondary school and holding a temp job, I was with a government department doing farm survey and I was assigned to cover this area. I had never seen so many prawn farms in my life and they stretched for as far as my eyes could see. I think the farms were cleared in the 70s for development and part of this area is now an HDB estate.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@desmondfung78863 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard! What a way to spend your birthday sweating out & shooting a video to educate us the history of west coast. Appreciate your effort , stay safe and healthy !
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ericyeo88243 жыл бұрын
A happy birthday to you, Richard ! Keep up with your informative good works. May God bless you & your family.
@thg11733 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, Richard.
@ninijiang3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday! We have the same birthday month! Hahaha, we have the sticker on the same Lamp Post. 😂 I think mine probably covered by others. The road is too dusty as I got my face full of dust after cycling there a few weeks ago. 🥲
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, very dusty and it sticks when you add sunscreen! Yuk!
@maggielua84713 жыл бұрын
Happy a blessed and happy birthday Richard! I grew up in West Coast 56 years ago. Thank you so much for researching, collecting and compiling the rich and valuable history! 🙏
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
@florenceching3 жыл бұрын
So interesting! I didn't know all these about my neighborhood!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@conradchung184210 ай бұрын
Richard, you are a good researcher.
@rext89493 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard and many more to come. A great way to spend the day taking all of us for a spin on the west coast.
@DanielFoo3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard, keep em coming, you can do something in the north again? Love your explorations, and love the discovery on wheels!
@halcron3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday, Richard!!! Have a blessed day birthday with your family. I love your videos, they let me know more about the older days of Singapore and its history! Keep up the great work!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@donmanarinmapanao31913 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Sir Richard. God bless. Stay safe and healthy always.
@benjamintan43333 жыл бұрын
Quality video. Informative. Good research. Respect.
@walniw3 жыл бұрын
Hello Richard, many happy returns of the day! We Cantonese here in Singapore have always referred to the Indians as “Gek Ling Yun” or Keling people without knowing why. Goodness, after all my 60 years, I finally know why, all thanks to an Englishman ! Thanks again for the great history lesson.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@walniw3 жыл бұрын
Hi MojoRisin, I have never heard of that. Is that so?? Wonder how many other dialects referred to the Indians as Keling?
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
@@vijay20 Interesting. Thanks!
@user-um8wi5ym4y3 жыл бұрын
@@walniw Teochew and Hokkien refer to Indians as Keling Kia.
@johnang94523 жыл бұрын
The local Chinese learn to address the Indians as Keling, from the Malays, as far back as the 15th century, this can be verified from Sejarah Melayu. Of course at that time, no one has come up with the term "derogatory", maybe the first Indian settlers in Malaya then was from Kalinga. Similarly, when I meet a Caucasian, I dont really care whether he is from US, Aust or Holland, I just tell my local friends, that I met an "Ang Mo kia", although his hair is not red. AS for the convict Indian laborers, making kling kling, that is just some joke made by the Pioneer Generation, in the 90s, when we started to use email to chat and joke.
@Potomacstud3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Richard , you are an asset to all things Singapore , remarkable man
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
So nice of you
@jtalk00743 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday, Richard! Thank you for the fascinating clips. I look forward to seeing them on Saturday mornings.
@AmbientWalking3 жыл бұрын
There's always something to see and to experience whenever I watch your videos. Always a great feeling. Thank you! : )
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that!
@kevinl90593 жыл бұрын
Aries always up for adventures and exploring. Happy Birthday Richard 🎂
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Always!
@kelvgan3 жыл бұрын
HBD Richard! Nice west coastal exploration! So must diversity and history from those houses and British settlement news! Looking fw more next Sat! Cheers! 👍👍👍🎂
@idahamaffatsum72183 жыл бұрын
🎂 Happy belated birthday Richard! Thank you for all your wonderful and entertaining video contents. Take care and stay safe on the road, always!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@mjlee56173 жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard once more, another informative video
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@paecpc3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday to you ! 🎂 🎉 West Coast is where I live, love this place very much as it’s quiet, tranquil and serene, thanks for sharing some of the history behind. Have a great day celebrating your birthday with your family, cheers!
@sc19753 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday! Love the well researched info peppered with British humor 😁
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@alvinkuo3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard. Well made and researched video, though I live here since born, there are many things that you shared I didn't know. Keep it going.
@zaijunhua53223 жыл бұрын
I am curious as in does your children watch your videos? Cause they would see what their dad is doing is awesome!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
They do, but they cringe a lot!
@itsreal3073 жыл бұрын
@@AsiaHikelopedia 😂
@fadzilmohdtaib73053 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, Richard. Love your videos.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@owenchuarbx3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard. Stay Chuffed Chap!
@tanhenry83853 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday, Richard... cheers 🍻 Always enjoy your video. 👍🏼
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@karthik4483 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard
@user-um8wi5ym4y3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard! Thank you for tracing back the history of my hood!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Any time!
@WWK1863 жыл бұрын
Happy Belated Birthday! Learnt so much from you. Great to see you enjoy food on your journeys.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I love food!
@cynthiahsh113 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy your video! Very infornative to us or rather to me. Keep up ypur good job! Just a word of encouragement your video is never boring!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@mdzad16733 жыл бұрын
Best wishes to you..keep showing good places
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I will try my best
@norfa41513 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, love your videos.. Lots of historical info. Happy birthday!
@94picton3 жыл бұрын
Belated birthday wishes Richard! Hope you enjoyed the rest if yr day with a coldie or two! Thx again for another super interesting well researched vid.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jeromewong82163 жыл бұрын
Thanx for the video.
@diverdave21793 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, Richard! Always love the humorous commentary :)
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@singaporebuslover64803 жыл бұрын
Wow in Sentosa they just keep blasting next stop... The southernmost point of continental Asia
@stephenharshaw3 жыл бұрын
I lived at the former RAF Tengah as well as RAF Changi. Tengah felt very isolated, almost at the end of the old Chua Chu Kang rd. Very wild west!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I bet it did. Even today going over there (if you don't have a car) is a real chore.
@stephenharshaw3 жыл бұрын
@@AsiaHikelopedia There was a small village called Bulim, and it was possible to get pick up taxis from there to Bukit Panjang and Bukit Timah.
@joybernardo48873 жыл бұрын
A blessed happy birthday, Richard! Loved getting to know more about Singapore's history.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@graceleeks3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard! A birthday well spent in my opinion!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
It was!
@nikoji42573 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard. God bless you and family. 👍
@geraldwee3443 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday and thanks for the video very informative. 👍
@j0hnappls33d3 жыл бұрын
richard at 3:22!!!! so wholesome
@mindtwister19843 жыл бұрын
It must be a nightmare cycling amidst the heavy trucks that ply the West Coast. The mental and physical stress got you gobbling down 2 Vietnamese Ban Mi Saigon, Polar Chicken Pie, Coconut Water and Milk. I used to bring a spade to catch worms off the Pasir Panjang mud beach. The old school charm was gone once the Port Authority took over and the West Coast highway was constructed. It just became a cold industrial JTC project.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
It's thirsty work! Great memories.
@mikemorrissey68433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Richard for your promt reply.....
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Any time!
@ddiva9813 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard!!
@minminli62483 жыл бұрын
Getting to know Singapore, one Hikelopedia video a time. Happy Bday.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@dannykohpohsoon3 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos! Happy belated birthday! Hope to meet up someday! Take care!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Maybe one day! I always carry stickers just in case!
@TheSkskitey3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that bike ride and info Richard and a very Happy Birthday to you :-)
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly
@weehuileow66663 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday! Great video as always!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@aomoon813 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday, Richard!
@jcloiseau3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday to you! Great video as usual!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@roberttan73883 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard
@felixchung99763 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard.
@bornfree35313 жыл бұрын
Tuas was never covered in KZbin until you came. Well done my friend.
@SMB8027G3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard!
@nunoycchen3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard! I think I saw you around the machine gun pillbox, which is ~100m away from my office. 🙂 I’ve been to almost every place you went through this time. Padan reservoir is where I go jogging every weekend, I walk home through Clementi woods park everyday now...Good to see beautiful west coast in your video! 👍
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. And I like your name!
@nunoycchen3 жыл бұрын
@@AsiaHikelopedia Haha, I named myself after Nuno Bettencourt, one of guitar heroes of the 90s, also the idol of my adolescence. BTW, I'm a Taiwanese currently living/working in Singapore with my family. I fully agree with your opinions in the video "Taiwan vs Singapore: how do they compare"! :)
@leeedward43993 жыл бұрын
Happy belated Birthday Richard. Thank you for this informative history lesson. 🎂🍭🍦 Trust you had a nice dinner with the family when you got home 🍱
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you!
@susanlee90523 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard 🎂
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ketchupc10513 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Richard the best history teacher! Mine is next Thursday :)
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!
@omron193 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Richard!
@thecatfromsingapore3 жыл бұрын
HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY RICHARD
@windsorus3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday and another wonderful video. =)))
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@LifewithSSss3 жыл бұрын
Good morning and happy birthday 🎂! What’s a healthy way to celebrate birthday 🎉🎉
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@yipsooking64213 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday!!
@michie5543 жыл бұрын
Hey Richard! Ahhhh ! Missed your appearance! Would have loveed to say 'Hi' :D I stay where Pandan Reservoir is located i.e. at Teban Gardens. A silly qn - were you here yday or a couple of days back? : )
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
About 10 days ago to film.
@ingloongyang40263 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I used to swim in the sea at Pasir Panjang
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@ramdanang47253 жыл бұрын
Merry Birthday...👌😷🤗
@magicayu3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, u gotta be visible and very cautious to these prime mover drivers around this west side of singapore. They are all over the place sometimes trying to parallel park their container trailers in their designated areas (spaces).
@ummuamir20053 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday!!!!!
@joycezzhuang7533 жыл бұрын
HAHahappy BirthDAY & ThankZillion for All the history lessons out of school! ___/ \___
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@suhailahibrahimiskandar94813 жыл бұрын
I saw you near the mosque but too shy to approach. Happy birthday to you.
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I don't bite!
@mouselim723 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!!
@xkkhong39853 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday!
@ROCLIFER3 жыл бұрын
Nice one!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@kevinoh17333 жыл бұрын
生日快樂 ! 是時候 , 該回台灣了 .
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
謝謝你
@AkhiZakariah3 жыл бұрын
Wohoooo.. !! Another video.. i wonder how you manage to leave your camera while cycling away.. ? Anyway Happy Birthday Sir.. may you have a good health
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Tripod!
@Ben-ni4cc3 жыл бұрын
Southernmost tip of mainland Asia is Tanjung Piai Johore
@oldsambo3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday 🎂
@dennisleong78663 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday 🎁
@mikemorrissey68433 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, how about checking out the old Jardine steps area?????......
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I'd seen it on old maps before but never looked into it. It was demolished and now it is the Harbourfront ferry terminal.
@jjyf783 жыл бұрын
Good morning Richard, Happy & blessing Birthday to you!🎂
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@seanlow20333 жыл бұрын
Holy heck! I just realised, the Malaysian cantonese word for Indians is "Keling Yan" - which is derived as you explained! Didn't know that! Good on ya cobber! Youse a brilliant fair dinkum Aussie! Kia Ora!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but I'm from the UK!
@user-um8wi5ym4y3 жыл бұрын
Not Just the Cantonese, the local Hokkien and Teochew people also refer to Indians as "Keling kia".
@seanlow20333 жыл бұрын
@@AsiaHikelopedia Is there a difference? :D
@kkjin13 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday 🎂
@monique84533 жыл бұрын
The last owner was a teacher who. Lived alone with a maid. I used to live at jalan pasir ria the road beside it
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Thanks!
@monique84533 жыл бұрын
@@AsiaHikelopedia glad to be of help. Unfortunately my mum is no longer here or she would be able to provide more info. All I remember as a kid was the few dogs in the pl n the servant quarters just behind the house. There were quite number of ppl living there n I guess the teacher inherited the pl when some family members moved out some to Australia I moved to London n than to vancouver Canada n when I was home on vacation occassionally saw her taking her walks Happy belated birthday. I hope you and Yr family enjoy Yr stay here Look fwd to Yr next video 👍👍
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I love it when people share their memories. Thank you!
@kaisengyeo38533 жыл бұрын
Hey Happy birthday...
@unkniwdead35163 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👍
@tong30593 жыл бұрын
Happy belated birthday
@clkbrian3 жыл бұрын
Happy belated birthday!
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@clkbrian3 жыл бұрын
@@AsiaHikelopedia Thanks for the badge and sticker! Very nice!
@raychong17803 жыл бұрын
生日吉祥🎂🍻
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
謝謝你!
@AnungAriwibowo3 жыл бұрын
Happy healthy birthday
@龙猫-o2e3 жыл бұрын
Hey, may I know this place (side hill), because I'm one person so scared.>>>>>Tampines Quarry(entry side hill).
@DevilNg923 жыл бұрын
Hello Mr Richard sir Happy birthday to you and it’s my birthday on 10th April
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!
@DevilNg923 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Sir
@abuhazim29203 жыл бұрын
Hey, wait a minute. You did cycle past Haw Par Villa, didn't you?
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
I did, but it's closed atm for renovation work.
@abuhazim29203 жыл бұрын
@@AsiaHikelopedia Oh bummer. Anyway, I enjoyed your videos so much. Hoping to watch a video on Matilda House soon!
@dajai-63943 жыл бұрын
U in freemason branch south east asia..is
@AsiaHikelopedia3 жыл бұрын
???
@happyface86743 жыл бұрын
i guess we use the word "Keling" nowadays is not really a derogatory form but more for ease or commonly use to refer to someone whose origin is from India. Yes, I agree in the 60s and earlier, people use that word as an insult just like in america using the N word but as time pass by to many its just a word. Recently, the N word is used as a joke even by their own race
@redskysaturn753 жыл бұрын
CURRYPUFF MAN!
@tttan18433 жыл бұрын
The mysterious beautiful house may have links with Jehovah Witnesses, I ever drop off some foriegn JW people there trying hard to preach to me and identifying that the house belongs to JW members. They are ban here in Singapore.