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Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - sgbuffett - 08-04-2023

Friday coffeeshop more people than expected drinking beer because pf good Friday. I only do it once in a while but regulars are there like a fixture.

Yesterday old mqn started becoming very chatty after a few beers and taling about stuff started in Singapore long long time ago and became world trends:

1. America Got Talent? ...Simon Cowell? Long before AGT , the Voice,  RTS (predecessor of Media Corp) organised something called Talent Time. Format is same as many today's talent show where the contestant is interviewed then goes on to perform ...many are not bad.


2. Private hire vehicles PHV. Turn your private car into a hire vehicle? Long before Uber thought of this Singapore in the 1960s already have something similar called ba wang  chia (hokkien) where people use their cars to ferry others and earn a.fare. But govt stop this so they can earn from licensing taxis.

Don't believe? Here is a write up.of this.

https://www.ethozgroup.com/1960s-singapore-grab-gojek/

3. Today have grab food and food panda. 50yrs ago.we already have tingkat delivery.

4. Long before LGBT movement Singapore pioneered sex change operation to help Trans to become women. We also have place at Bugis where Trans can openly go and expressive themselves. The western world looks Liberal today are miles behind Singapore that accepted trans people
decades ago.
[Image: XJZsptR.jpg]

5. Long before recycling trends Singapore already have Karung Guni man who basically recycles used items.

RE: Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - FangFang - 08-04-2023

The power of small

RE: Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - singaporean1964 - 08-04-2023

i used to take the 'pa hong chia' from jb to singapore whenever i went to the longest shopping mall holiday inn or plaza

RE: Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - sgbuffett - 08-04-2023

(08-04-2023, 08:50 AM)singaporean1964 Wrote:  i used to take the 'pa hong chia' from jb to singapore whenever i went to the longest shopping mall holiday inn or plaza

Holiday Plaza? I think j pass by before last yr ...looks like haunted.

RE: Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - theold - 08-04-2023

Can call the Pa Hong Chia to fetch the durian to Singapore.

RE: Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - Ola - 08-04-2023

Even tong- kat food in the 50s

I see on old TV drama our ideas now become Food Delivery, too

RE: Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - Rubitin - 08-04-2023

(08-04-2023, 06:52 AM)sgbuffett Wrote:  Friday coffeeshop more people than expected drinking beer because pf good Friday. I only do it once in a while but regulars are there like a fixture.

Yesterday old mqn started becoming very chatty after a few beers and taling about stuff started in Singapore long long time ago and became world trends:

1. America Got Talent? ...Simon Cowell? Long before AGT , the Voice,  RTS (predecessor of Media Corp) organised something called Talent Time. Format is same as many today's talent show where the contestant is interviewed then goes on to perform ...many are not bad.


2. Private hire vehicles PHV. Turn your private car into a hire vehicle? Long before Uber thought of this Singapore in the 1960s already have something similar called ba wang  chia (hokkien) where people use their cars to ferry others and earn a.fare. But govt stop this so they can earn from licensing taxis.

Don't believe? Here is a write up.of this.

https://www.ethozgroup.com/1960s-singapore-grab-gojek/

3. Today have grab food and food panda. 50yrs ago.we already have tingkat delivery.

4. Long before LGBT movement Singapore pioneered sex change operation to help Trans to become women. We also have place at Bugis where Trans can openly go and expressive themselves. The western world looks Liberal today are miles behind Singapore that accepted trans people
decades ago.
[Image: XJZsptR.jpg]

5. Long before recycling trends Singapore already have Karung Guni man who basically recycles used items.
Countries are run by smart citizen.  Big Grin

RE: Old man told me : Many ideas started in S'pore and became massive world wide - WhatDoYouThink! - 08-04-2023

Erp is copied in a few places, but not coe which would definitely result in riots