Street names tell you the history of the area, what can be gown in the local soil and climate, and handy words in local languages.
Food
Orchard Road.
The centre of Singapore's shopping. The Orchard has gone.
Dairy Farm - near Hillview MRT.
No more dairy.
Lorong Lada Hitam - Black pepper lane - near Holland Village MRT (train station)
Lorong is Malay for Lane. Hitam is black. Lada is pepper. Pepper black because in Malay the adjective comes second.
Cashew Road, Cashew Heights, Cashew MRT station
Yes, the cashew trees are still there, two on the Cashew Heights condo estate. But not for eating, just decorative.
Colours
Jalan Merah Saga
Jalan is journey or road. Merah is red.
Useful Reference and Websites
Book:
Street Names of Singapore by Peter Dunlop.
Google Translate.
Wikipedia.
Duolingo - to learn languages for free online. Includes Chinese.
Author
Angela Lansbury
Travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, teacher of English and other languages.
Please book mark and share links to your favourite posts.
Food
Orchard Road.
The centre of Singapore's shopping. The Orchard has gone.
Dairy Farm - near Hillview MRT.
No more dairy.
Lorong Lada Hitam - Black pepper lane - near Holland Village MRT (train station)
Lorong is Malay for Lane. Hitam is black. Lada is pepper. Pepper black because in Malay the adjective comes second.
Cashew Road, Cashew Heights, Cashew MRT station
Yes, the cashew trees are still there, two on the Cashew Heights condo estate. But not for eating, just decorative.
Colours
Jalan Merah Saga
Jalan is journey or road. Merah is red.
Useful Reference and Websites
Book:
Street Names of Singapore by Peter Dunlop.
Google Translate.
Wikipedia.
Duolingo - to learn languages for free online. Includes Chinese.
Author
Angela Lansbury
Travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, teacher of English and other languages.
Please book mark and share links to your favourite posts.
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