Sunday 18 September 2011

Thye Moh Chan Cake House and Malay Village: Farewell




Thye Moh Chan Cake House 泰茂栈饼家 in Geylang closed its doors in September 2011, and Singapore bid farewell to another old establishment.
Changing times and the difficulty of getting helpers may have contributed to the closure of traditional eateries.  It won't be the last.  There is a need for all establishments to innovate and keep up with time......




(Afternote:  Since the posting, Breadtalk has bought over the cake house and it has opened one outlet in Chinatown point.  See blog entry:
http://www.clumsycompass.blogspot.sg/2013/02/re-opening-of-thye-moh-chan-cake-house.html)






Another venue that closed its door is the Malay Village.  It was supposed to be the place to learn more about Malay culture.











The Malay Village looked isolated during its latter period.  It is a pity as it definitely has potential.











I did not have much sentiments though as it is a project that was not executed well.  Hopefully the proposed Malay-themed project on the same time would be an improvement.  But here's one last look at the place.














2 comments :

  1. I am Seow Wei from Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore), School of Humanities & Social Sciences and am currently teaching the subject Places & Spaces: A Singapore Context.

    May I request for permission to use the image of the Malay Village for teaching purposes? The information will be presented in Powerpoint slides and it will be used solely for educational purposes within the context of the subject being taught. It will not be disseminated for any profit making venture and it will be duly acknowledged on the teaching resource.

    Do feel free to contact me should you have any further query with regard to this.

    Thank you for your time and kind consideration. Hope to hear from you soon.

    You may reach me at seowwei@tp.edu.sg

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  2. No problem. Please proceed.

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