Re: Jim in Singapore

Jim, did you live in one of those Black and White houses on Can berra Rd or
thereabout? Give me your addy , I'll go check out your house and get a pic
if you like. Those houses are still there and being rented out for a bomb.
----- Original Message -----
From: JimPaterson <mp003a2838@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: Jim in Singapore


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nesa" <nesa@pacific.net.sg>
> To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 11:55 AM
> Subject: Jim in Singapore
>
>
> > Hi Jim and the rest of the group,
> > Were you in the naval base? I am very near Sembawang but of course its
> > changed quite a bit since your day. Have you ever been back?
> > Too bad about your garden, what went wrong? How are you others doing?My
> new
> > garden is doing great. Right now we're about to harvest peas and okra.
>
> Yes Nesa, I was stationed in HMS Simbang at Sembawang and lived at various
> places including, Serangoon, Changi, Seletar and Tanglin but I also was in
> Borneo well Sarawak which is part of Malaysia. My veg is okay its me that
> did not have the time to do much this last season as I was too busy at
work
> and the job I did was transferred into London so it added at least another
> two hours onto my day travelling and when I did get some time the weather
> was bad so I lost a lot of stuff. Still there's always next year and
anyway
> the freezer has now got lots of runner beans in it.
> No I haven't been back to Singapore and I know there have been many
changes
> including the underground so it would be very different to what I
remember.
> One thing I do recall was picking pineapples and bananas and I had a
> pomegranate bush in the back garden...lovely.    Jim
>
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