tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986062047901402732024-03-13T23:20:03.306-07:00Travelogue - Choa Chu KangMarcus Lohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098825106448670727noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398606204790140273.post-29350427623801388062011-03-21T19:11:00.000-07:002011-03-21T19:24:35.758-07:00Places of interest in Choa Chu Kang1. Railway Track<br />
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Railway track along Stagnant Ring operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu or Malayan Railway will soon go back to Singapore.Marcus Lohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098825106448670727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398606204790140273.post-33557541589815200782011-03-21T19:05:00.000-07:002011-03-21T19:18:04.052-07:00Places of Interest in Choa Chu Kang2. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve<br />
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In 1986, a group of avid birdwatchers from the then Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch) stumbled upon this ecological jewel, and subsequently wrote a proposal to the government for its conservation. The 87 ha wetland site was consequently designated as a nature park in 1989. On 6 Dec 1993, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong officially opened the Nature Park.<br />
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<img height="240" src="webkit-fake-url://7B104B45-5DD4-4092-8A72-4E726FB45FC2/image.tiff" width="320" />Marcus Lohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098825106448670727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398606204790140273.post-75306780712337071512011-03-21T18:48:00.000-07:002011-03-21T19:26:23.316-07:00Places of Interest in Choa Chu Kang3. ITE College West campus<br />
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Before this campus was built, it was the old Keat Hong camp. Now, it has become the home of the new ITE college<br />
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As part of the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" plan, a 9.54-hectare site at the junction of Bukit Batok Road and Choa Chu Kang Way has been allocated for the new ITE College West campus. It will operate three schools - the School of Business and Services, School of Engineering and School of Info-Comm Technology.<br />
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<img src="webkit-fake-url://C191ECAC-FE05-4DC7-BED5-A195713D485B/image.tiff" />Marcus Lohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098825106448670727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398606204790140273.post-57166934466427132312011-03-21T18:24:00.000-07:002011-03-21T19:30:36.445-07:00History of Choa Chu Kang<div style="color: #0225a3; font: 30.0px Georgia; line-height: 19.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><b>History</b></span></div><div style="color: #333233; font: 14.0px Georgia; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">1. The name Chua Chu Kang is from 'Kang Chu'. In the early 19th century, this area used to be infested with tigers. Back then, the Sultan of Johore allowed Chinese immigrants known as 'Kang Chu's' to plant gambier and paper along the river bank. 'Kang' means river in Hokkien while 'Chu' was the clan name of the first headman in charge of the plantations there. It was a Chinese farming district with predominantlyTeochews settlers.</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><img alt="pastedGraphic.pdf" src="webkit-fake-url://48AD2744-9788-4249-8E89-0EDE76F437C2/pastedGraphic.pdf" /></div><br />
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