A big part of Postcards from Seletar is the flora and fauna that lived with humans at the Airbase. Many of our open day visitors came though the Wild Singapore network, and it is always a delight to follow Ria’s adventures.
A few of the remaining residents at Seletar Camp appear to be suffering from a mystery illness not unlike chikungunya. Sussex Gardens has been boarded up at one end, and that JTC has organised fogging.
Here’s to a speedy recovery for all those impacted by this difficult virus.
A big thanks to Suresh who was at Seletar Camp over the weekend. Roads will no longer be ‘expunged’, but closed. And the dry spell has added to the air of neglect. Otherwise, this part of the camp is much the same. Has the global financial crisis sabo-ed EDB/JTC’s grand plans?
Some discussion going on over at The Online Citizen
Singapore expunged… bit by bit
And Suresh has posted up some more photos at his stream
Heavy machinery moving in as the end of the year approaches. This house is slated for demolition.
Had to look up ‘expunge’
ex·punge (
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tr.v. ex·punged, ex·pung·ing, ex·pung·es1. To erase or strike out: “I have corrected some factual slips, expunged some repetitions” Kenneth Tynan.2. To eliminate completely; annihilate. See Synonyms at erase.
The bulldozers seemed louder these past couple of days, and we’ve been sneezing like it’s springtime. A quick stroll down the lane revealed the reason – the logistics centre is being demolished.
