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23-JUL-2005

"Ugly World"

This is where I bought my first pirated PC game CD-ROM. And the game was "Crusader: No Remorse", and isometric-view shooter that kicked ass in 1995. Then there was the Gala cinema at the top floor, which I remember watching "Commando" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in 1985. That was the first time in my life I heard the word "fuck" uttered on the big screen. I thought that was hilarious.

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CK of Clementi 09-Nov-2011 05:07
During the heydays of the early-mid 1990s, this was a paradise for computer games and video games. I remember seeing kids/teens playing Super Mario Brothers 3 on the Super Nintendo console outside, and a crowd of kids would gather around the shop's tv to watch.

There were also a couple of feng shui/crystal shops and a pet fish aquarium too. Maybe they're still around today, but I'm not sure as I haven't been to this mall in years.

Those days are gone, and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre is infested with maid (domestic help) agencies now.

When the Beauty World Downtown Line MRT is completed in 2015, there is a good chance that the four retro mall jewels of Upper Bukit Timah Road (B.T Plaza, B.T Shopping Centre, B.W Plaza, B.W Centre will cease to exist and be revamped into something new.

Everything changes too fast in Singapore. Too damn fast.

- CK of Clementi

(former Chinese High/HCJC student: 1993 - 1998)