18 Aug 2025 – HollandVillage/V & NorthSouthCorridor/NSC
Fri: HollandV – once a burial ground and military village now a trendy-hip area. Named after HughHolland/1907, an architect from an early resident of the area. MRT-sta/2011 and with 4shopping centres with the latest OneHollandVillage/2023 – a pet friendly mall.
During the 1960s-80s, HollandV was vibrant for its bohemian spirit – artists, musicians, writers came for the open-minded vibe, the relaxed cafes, and the European-style pubs where you could have a pint while listening to live jazz.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment – Ralph Waldo Emerson’
HollandPiazza/2018,HollandRdShoppingCentre,Raffles definitely no lack for eateries,shop,etc… but do wonder how many of these malls will manage to sustain amid all the other rapid modern developments over the island?
https://hollandproperty.com.sg/history-of-holland-village/
Sat: bus48 on route to Campers’ and wondering if I will live to see the completion of this section of Rochor/BkTimahRd – NorthSouthCorridor/NSC. It is no wonder when sinkholes happen with so much digging under and piling on top on such a tiny island!
https://propertyreviewsg.com/north-south-corridor/
Japanese tea ceremony, known as chanoyu or sadō, is a ritual centered around the preparation&serving of matcha tea (a finely ground powder made from specially grown green tea leaves packed with antioxidents), reflecting harmony,respect,purity&tranquility. This brings back vivid memory of Hiroko when she first introduced this ritual to me in the 1970s,Tromsø/Norway where it was unusual to see a Chinese or Japanese person there then!
Have adapted this tea rutual as part of my life and try to do a simiple version for myself at least once a month for the past 3decades. The challenge is getting good reputable matcha and tkx to Yoshie for the newest. The purpose is about being present in the moment and remembering that this very moment will never come back again – good for body&soul.
Appreciations with thanks to Calvin,CC-staff+Guests-of-Honour for this day.
https://mai-ko.com/travel/culture-in-japan/tea-ceremony/the-japanese-tea-ceremony-explained/
The tea ceremony is about finding order, balance, and harmony within yourself and with those you have invited to share the experience – Bacarr
Sun: #1 was off to college today 5yrs ago. Another lifetime ago since driving Linn to UF,FL,USA/1993, then a visit to welcome Katy in OK,USA/2002. And now she is preparing for her wedding – with tickets booked, looking forward to my precious KT-Bug’s wedding in Feb2026.
Mon: remembering all the brave ppl who lost their life in WWII. Today 80yrs ago my late maternal journalist 8thUncle, Eddie TSENG (1915-1988), was one of a handful of reporters aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay who witnessed the PEACE signing.
There’s no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending. – Abraham Lincoln
New curtains for back-room done&hung, about time as the old ones ones days were getting flimsy&discoloured by the strong afternoon sun facing west. Hopefully these new ones will last for this lifetime…
And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture – Arne Jacobsen