Online Resources
Monday, January 19, 2009
Please refer to the following online resources for your TfU project. More sites will continue to be added to the blog over the next few weeks.
In the interests of sharing, please do post any interesting sites as a comment to this post!
Joo Chiat Community Website: A useful site that captures the activities in the Joo Chiat area, owned and managed by the Joo Chiat community.
Joo Chiat NLB Infopedia Page: Information site on Joo Chiat.
Katong NLB Infopedia Page: Information site on Katong.
East Coast Road Infopedia Page: Information site on East Coast Road.
Joo Chiat Food Page: Food outlets in the Joo Chiat area.
East Coast Road Food Page: Food outlets along East Coast Road.
Sample Katong Walking Trail by
the URA : A Katong Trail developed the URA.
Visit Singapore Webpage : General website for tourists visiting Singapore.
Streetdirectory.com guide on Joo Chiat: General information on Joo Chiat.
Streetdirectory.com guide on Katong: General information on Katong.
National Archives Website: Access to the archive records, pictures and other useful information.
National Heritage Board Website: Access to other information available in museums etc.
Times of my life: A blog and recollection of events and places in Katong
URA's Conservation Information
Tanjong Katong Conservation Area & Tanjong Katong Road
East Coast Road Conservation Area & St Patrick's Road
Joo Chiat Conservation Area
These websites will be a useful starting point for you - remember, there is wealth of information out there!
All the best.
OPW 2009 - Let's Start!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Let's start from the basics, where is Katong?
Here's a map that more or less defines the Katong area, your trails can be found in this general area so it's worth your while to spend some time looking at the map to try to get an overall feel of the general area before zooming into the specifics of your trail.
View Larger Map
More to follow!
Online Project Work - Katong Heritage Trail
Monday, January 5, 2009
Dear all,
Whilst History may be a subject that you will encounter only in the second half of the academic year, it is a critical part of your Online Project Work (OPW) component for Secondary 2. The end objective of OPW is to develop a heritage trail of the Katong area, hence it is essential that you must understand the history behind the Katong area.
Over the next few weeks, the history teachers will not only be giving you various hardcopy readings, we will also be posting various online resources that you would need to help you develop your trails.
The trails that you will/have been assigned are listed below:
| Trail | Designated Areas in Katong | Landmarks to be covered during trail |
| 1. | East Coast Beach area | Cotton trees, Coastal protection of the beach, Land reclamation, Big Splash area for recreation. |
| 2. | Still Road to | St. Patrick’s School, Big colonial bungalows, |
| 3. | | Ceylon Road temple, Katong Shopping Centre, Roxy Square, Katong Plaza, Paramount Hotel, Katong Laksa, Katong Village, Red house |
| 4. | | Peranankan restaurants and shops., Churches, Chin Bee Chin bakery, Peranankan style houses, Presidents’ house, Haig Girls’ School, Paper making shop, Lotus @ JC |
| 5. | Mountbatten and Tanjong Katong | Bungalow, Sikh Temple, Sindhu House, Katong Swimming complex, Tanjong Katong Girls’ School, Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Punggol Nasi Lemak, Bird shop, Cheung Cheng High School |
| 6. | | Siglap Centre, 4 - storey HDB flats opposite Siglap Centre, Siglap Community Centre - Centre of Performing Arts, Barber Shop at Woo Mon Chew road, Singtel Building, Siglap Cemetery, Opera Estate Primary, Restaurants |
| 7. | Joo Chiat (internal) to | KTV lounges, Hotels, Peranakan houses, Roads such as Rambutan road, |
| 8. | Marine | |
To navigate to the relevant readings to the trails that you have been assigned to develop, click the relevant tags in this blog.
More to follow!
Best Wishes,
The OPW Sub-Committee
