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118 (TV Series)
''118'' also known as () was a Singaporean drama ran for 255 episodes and was produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui, Xu Bin and Hong Ling as the casts of this series. The show replaced the second half of the 7.00 pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from 20 October 2014, 7.30 pm to 8.00 pm on weekdays making the 1st long form half an hour drama airing together with news-current affairs programme Hello Singapore at 6.30pm. It is the longest running Chinese drama produced by Mediacorp. Plot Hong Daming ( Chew Chor Meng) is a positive and generous man. As his kopitiam and house number are both "118" and the numerals sounded like Yeo Yeo Huat or 要要发, the people around himHong gave him the nickname of "118" , much to his delight. Together with his wife, Liu Meimei ( Pan Lingling), he makes a living by running his very owned traditional kopitiam known as Yeo Yeo Huat or 要要发, and is very well-known and well-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around the world. A liturgical year, liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the Advent Sunday, First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night (holiday), Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in List of holidays by country, many countries, is observed religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as celebrated culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the annual Christmas and holiday season, holiday season. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kopi-O II
''Kopi-O II'' ({{Zh, c=浓浓咖啡乌) is the sequel to popular series ''Kopi-O'' which aired in 1985. It debuted in July 2002 and consists of 30 episodes. Veteran actors such as Cai Ping Kai, Qian Zhigang, Xiang Yun and Huang Yiliang return from the original series while many younger artistes made their early television appearances. Plot The series chronicles the everyday lives of vendors and workers at the humble neighbourhood kopitiam, the heart of Singaporean life. People from all statuses and walks of life cross paths at the kopitiam. Sixth Auntie (Cai Ping Kai) lives with her eldest son Jianzhong and his wife but was later driven out by them. Her second son Shen Jianyi (Bryan Chan) is disabled so she moves in with her youngest son Shen Jianren (Chen Tianwen), who is the Head Master of his very owned Lion Dance Association. Besides being the lion dancer, he conceals his identity by running a western food stall with his wife Yuyan at the neighbourhood kopitiam. He shares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shophouse
A shophouse is a building type serving both as a residence and a commercial business. It is defined in the dictionary as a building type found in Southeast Asia that is "a shop opening on to the pavement and also used as the owner's residence", and became a commonly used term since the 1950s. Variations of the shophouse may also be found in other parts of Asia; in Southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau, it is found in a building type known as ''Tong lau'', and in towns and cities in Sri Lanka. They stand in a terraced house configuration, often fronted with arcades or colonnades, which present a unique townscape in Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, and South China. Design and features * Site and plan: Shophouses were a convenient design for urban settlers, providing both a residence and small business venue. Shophouses were often designed to be narrow and deep so that many businesses can be accommodated along a street. Each building's footprint was narrow in width and long in depth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Housing In Singapore
Public housing in Singapore is subsidised, built, and managed by the government of Singapore. Starting in the 1930s, the country's first public housing was built by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in a similar fashion to contemporaneous Public housing in the United Kingdom, British public housing projects, and housing for the resettlement of squatting, squatters was built from the late 1950s. In the 1960s under the SIT's successor, the Housing and Development Board (HDB), public housing consisting of small units with basic amenities was constructed as quickly and cheaply as possible at high densities and used for resettlement schemes. From the late 1960s, housing programmes focused more on quality, public housing was built in new towns, and a scheme allowing residents to lease their flats was introduced. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, more public housing options were provided for the middle class and efforts to increase community cohesion within housing estates were mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing And Development Board
The Housing & Development Board (HDB; often referred to as the Housing Board; ; ; ), is a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of National Development (Singapore), Ministry of National Development responsible for the public housing in Singapore. Established in 1960 as a result of efforts in the late 1950s to set up an authority to take over the Singapore Improvement Trust's (SIT) public housing responsibilities, the HDB focused on the construction of emergency housing and the resettlement of kampong residents into public housing in the first few years of its existence. This focus shifted from the late 1960s, with the HDB building flats with improved fittings and offering them for sale. From the 1970s, it initiated efforts to improve community cohesion in its estates and solicit resident feedback. In the 1990s and 2000s, the HDB introduced upgrading and redevelopment schemes for mature estates, as well as new types of housing inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiong Bahru
Tiong Bahru is a housing estate and subzone region located within Bukit Merah planning area, in the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Tiong Bahru was constructed in the 1920s by the Singapore Improvement Trust, the predecessor to the Housing Development Board (HDB) and an entity of the British colonial authority providing mass public housing in Singapore and is the oldest housing estate in Singapore. According to Urban Redevelopment Authority, URA's definition, the area known as 'Tiong Bahru' is represented by three contiguous subzones of Bukit Merah, namely Tiong Bahru, Tiong Bahru Station and Kampong Tiong Bahru. The namesake subzone refers to the main estate which consists of 54 Walk-up flats with over 900 housing units built by SIT, as well as modern HDB flats and private condominiums along Boon Tiong Road, Kim Tian Road and Chay Yan Street. Tiong Bahru Station subzone refers to the locality that encompasses Tiong Bahru MRT station, Tiong Bahru Plaza and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.Schoenauer, Norbert (2000). ''6,000 Years of Housing'' (rev. ed.) (New York: W.W. Norton & Company). Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses generally have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into the kitchen or another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kopitiam
A ''kopitiam'' or ''kopi tiam'' () is a type of coffee shop mostly found in parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southern Thailand patronised for meals and beverages, and traditionally operated by the Chinese communities of these countries. The word '' kopi'' is an Indonesian and Malay term for ''coffee'' and ''tiam'' is the Hokkien/Hakka term for ''shop'' (). Traditional kopitiam menus typically feature simple offerings: a variety of foods based on egg, toast, kaya, plus coffee, tea, Horlicks and Milo. Modern kopitiams typically feature multiple food stalls that offer a wider range of foods. Malaysia In Malaysia, as in Singapore, kopitiams are found almost everywhere. However, there are a few differences. In Malaysia: * the term kopitiam in Malaysia is usually referred specifically to Malaysian Chinese coffee shops; * food in a kopitiam is usually exclusively Malaysian Chinese cuisine; * food courts and hawker centres are usually not referred to as k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Singapore
Hello Singapore () is a news/current affairs programme produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. The show replaced the current weekday broadcast of ''Singapore Today'' as well as half of the 7.00pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from 6.30pm, premiering together with half-hour drama programme, ''Perfect Man''. A repeat telecast of "Crosstalks" and the topic of the day will also be available the next weekday, 7.30am to 8.00am. Hello Singapore ended its broadcast at Caldecott Hill on 10 March 2017. On 13 March 2017, it was then moved to Mediacorp Campus at 1 Stars Avenue. The show went thru a revamp starting 10 Feb 2025, with a new second segment aired at 7pm "Lion City Hot Talk" (狮城热话) hosted by Chua Qin Kai and Lim Pei Fen on a rotational basis. The number of presenters has also been reduced from 2 to 1 for this segment. Presenters Current Affairs Presenters (狮城热话) *林佩芬 Christina Lim Pei Fen *蔡沁凯 Chua Qin Kai *苏美兰 Soh Bee Lan *林良泉 Vincent Lim ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Blossoms II
''Love Blossoms II'' () is the second part of the long-running Chinese drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Constance Song, Ivy Lee, Felicia Chin, Zhang Yaodong, Terence Cao, Zheng Geping, Ya Hui, Patricia Mok, Rayson Tan & Chew Chor Meng as the casts of the series. It is the sequel of '' Love Blossoms''. It is shown on weekdays at 7pm. Part 1 consisted of 58 episodes, while Part 2 had 55 episodes. From 2 January 2009, two episodes were aired in a two-hour slot on Fridays from 1900 hours to 2100 hours. Plot Tao family Tao Dashun ( |
Love Blossoms
Love Blossoms () was the long-running drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. Part 1 was aired from 28 May 2008 to 15 August 2008, and consisted of 58 episodes. It is shown on weekdays at 7pm. It stars Chen Shucheng, Constance Song, Ivy Lee, Felicia Chin, Zhang Yaodong, Terence Cao, Zheng Geping, Ya Hui, Patricia Mok & Rayson Tan in this series. Plot Guilt of the Father Widower Tao Dashun ( Chen Shucheng) runs a floral nursery business Tao Garden . He has four daughters; however, he is not expressive with his affections and his daughters become very distant from him as they grow up. Dashun has been estranged from his eldest daughter Tao Linglan ( Constance Song) ever since he personally sent her to a drug rehabilitation centre when she was 18. The rebellious Linglan did not return home after her release. She gave birth to a daughter named Tao Yiling (Chen Chuxuan), and after her boyfriend abandoned her, both began living with a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of Home
''Portrait of Home'' () is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's Mediacorp TV Channel 8 in 2005. It stars Louise Lee, Xiang Yun, Adrian Pang, Pierre Png and Felicia Chin as the casts of the series. It is shown on weekdays at 7pm. The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first part with 60 episodes and the second part with 40 episodes. Plot Tong Xin Yuan is a successful fishball factory with thriving sales both locally in Singapore and in neighbouring countries. However, beneath its success lies a dark mystery. Many years ago, Li Tian ( Louise Lee), a beautiful factory worker, married Zhou Dong ( Chen Shucheng), the founder of Tong Xin Yuan. The couple had three sons: Zhou Dadi ( Adrian Pang), Zhou Dashan ( Yao Wenlong) and Zhou Daqiu ( Cavin Soh). However, tragedy struck when Zhou Dong disappeared after a failed kidnap attempt, leaving behind no trace of his body. In his absence, a loyal factory worker, Lin Shit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
