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I was inspired to do a little bit of research this morning into the etymology of the names "Hougang" and "Sengkang".
Both were old fishing villages along the banks of Sungei Serangoon.
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I was inspired to do a little bit of research this morning into the etymology of the names "Hougang" and "Sengkang".
Both were old fishing villages along the banks of Sungei Serangoon.
#GE2020
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Hougang (" back harbour" or "后港") is upstream near the source and Sengkang ("prosperous harbour" or "盛港") is much further downstream - hence also Kangkar ("港脚" which means port at the foot of the river) which was the old name for the Sengkang area.
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Hougang (" back harbour" or "后港") is upstream near the source and Sengkang ("prosperous harbour" or "盛港") is much further downstream - hence also Kangkar ("港脚" which means port at the foot of the river) which was the old name for the Sengkang area.
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It's taken almost 30 years for the blue waters of Sungei Serangoon to flow from Hougang to Sengkang.
This poetic thought led me to do a little bit more research about another river called Sungei Bedok.
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It's taken almost 30 years for the blue waters of Sungei Serangoon to flow from Hougang to Sengkang.
This poetic thought led me to do a little bit more research about another river called Sungei Bedok.
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Interestingly, the source of Sungei Bedok is near Bedok Reservoir, and actually sits in Aljunied GRC.
Sungei Bedok is now a closed waterway, but the river red to flow towards Simpang Bedok to the Singapore Straits, through what is mostly today's East Coast GRC.
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Interestingly, the source of Sungei Bedok is near Bedok Reservoir, and actually sits in Aljunied GRC.
Sungei Bedok is now a closed waterway, but the river red to flow towards Simpang Bedok to the Singapore Straits, through what is mostly today's East Coast GRC.
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In case anyone wants to know what Sungei Bedok looks like on the map in relation to Aljunied GRC...
