November 05, 2005

kampong glam 03 - doors

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'CMIO' (Arab Street); e mosaic tiles, blinds, square ceiling light, chalk green signboard, blue shutters & metal grille gate - from another time, & another place =) blue shutters in particular remind e cat of e provision shop along e dirt road leading out of e Yio Chu Kang kampung, & dust rising from e road behind e tiny stuffy beige van that was driven by eldest maternal uncle.

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'CMIO' without e 'O': [L-R] Chinese, Malay, Indian (Bussorah Street & Arab Street)

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modern Indian - artificial mango leaves that will never wrinkle up (Arab Street)

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green door, brown door, blue door (Muscat Street)

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