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GO
BEFORE
SHE
IS
SHUT
DOWN,
YOU
HAVE
BARELY
A
WEEK
LEFT.
GO
THERE
TO
TAKE
ALL
THE
INSTAGRAM
YOU
NEED
AND
SAY
YOUR
GOODBYES.
THIS
BEAUTIFUL
BRUTALIST
DESIGN
STRUCTURE
IS
UNIQUE
IN
SINGAPORE,
AND
HAD
SUFFERED
FOR
DECADES
WITH
THE
NON-APPRECIATIVE
CROWDS
THAT
SHE
HOUSED.
MOST
SEE
IT
AS
LITTLE
THAILAND,
AND
HOME
TO
TOURIST-PASS
AND
VISA
DUBIOUS
KATOEY
AND
OTHER
LADIES
OF
THE
NIGHT.
BUT
BEFORE
THAT,
IT
WAS
A
RESPECTABLE
AND
BEAUTIFUL
WORK/HOME
BLENDED-USE
BUILDING
INCORPORATING
HOME
WITH
ASTOUNDING
SEASIDE
VIEWS
AND
BREEZES,
ABOVE
OFFICES
HOUSING
LAW
FIRMS,
FREIGHT
FORWARDERS,
AND
OTHER
MARINE
ENGINEERING
OFFICES
UNTIL
CERTAIN
POLICIES
NUDGED
THEM
TO
MOVE
FURTHER
ALONG
INTO
THE
CBD
CORE.
THE
OFFICES
HAD
SEMI-OPEN,
AIRY
WALKWAYS
LINKING
THEM
AND
INGENIOUSLY
USES
NATURAL
LIGHT
FROM
THE
SKYLIGHTS
TO
ILLUMINATE
IT
DURING
THE
DAY,
AND
WHEN
EVENING
COMES,
THEY
SWITCHES
TO
FLOURESCENT
LIGHTS.
THE
SHOPS
BELOW
WERE
THE
DESTINATION
FOR
THE
TAI-TAIS
(
NE'ER-DO-WELL
WIVES)
OF
THE
PROFESSIONALS
AND
TOWKAYS
(
BOSSES)
THAT
OCCUPIED
THE
OFFICES
ABOVE.
GOLDEN
MILE
WAS
CALLED
GOLDEN
MILE
FOR
A
REASON
--IT
USED
TO
HAVE
ACCESS
ACROSS
THE
ROAD
TO
A
LOVELY
MARINA
BAY
INLET,
UNTIL
NICHOLL
HIGHWAY
SEVERED
ITS
ACCESS
AND
THEN
SLOWLY
REPLACE
THE
GROUND
ROUTE
WITH
AN
OVERHEAD
BRIDGE.
A
SAD
IGNOBLE
DEATH
AND
DEGRADATION
OF
WHAT
A
VERY
CULTURED
AND
HIGH-CONCEPT
DESIGNED
BUILDING
(IF
EVER
WAS
ONE
IN
SINGAPORE
)THAT
IS
ABSOLUTELY
AHEAD
OF
ITS
TIMES,
AND
STILL
IS...
BUT
UTTERLY
ABUSED
AND
UNDERAPPRECIATED.
SAY
GOODBYE
TO
THIS
GRANDDAME
OF
ARCHITECTURE
OF
SINGAPORE
BEFORE
FAR
EAST
AND
CONSORTIUM
CRONIES
DESTROYED
HER.
PLEASE
TAKE
A
TILE
OR
A
CEMENT
CHIP
FOR
MEMENTO'S
SAKE
ON
MY
BEHALF
ADIEU,
MADAME.
ADIEU.
**NaNa
thai
restaurant
is
still
stubbornly
there
for
the
Final
Countdown
to
April's
end
2023--
so,
the
crab
and
omu
omelette
is
still
on
the
menu,
as
is
the
muay
thai
boxing
supply
shop--
their
lemongrass
massage
oil
is
on
sale
about
20$
a
gallon,
which
is
a
steal,
you
can
still
score
some
good
bath
and
beauty
products
with
sensible
discounts
at
the
shops
on
the
ground
floor.
As
for
the
Thai
Supermarket,
it
is
moving
to
Aperia
Mall,
and
inventory
is
getting
cordoned
off
and
moved.
They
had
been
featured
in
the
press,
so
you
can
explore
further
in
local
media.
See
pictures
that
i've
posted.
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