What's happening to the malls of Tampines?

08 May 2023

Seriously, what's happening to the malls of Tampines?? so many of the popular & long-time tenants are closing within the past 1-2years, and most got replaced by lousier shops...

long gone are the days of Tampines Central being labelled the best 'heartland shopping district outside Orchard', as the standard and quality of the shops have declined so sharply over the past 3-5years; especially so for Tampines 1 & Century Square.

What's happening to Tampines 1?
technically, Tampines 1 has the best location among the 3 malls, as it is directly beside the MRT stations & bus interchange. but Frasers is wasting its prime frontages for claw machines or selfie studio??!? Tampines 1 has degraded from a mall filled with popular brands (e.g. Topshop/Topmen, Sephora, Esprit, Lowrys Farm, Muji, etc.) & new entrance to the Singapore market (e.g. 1st Uniqlo store in Singapore, Payless Shoesource), to a rather low-class mall flooded with flea-market-style shops (e.g. Walah/turtle) & over-representation of china brands (e.g. Kun Hai Shop, Tan Yu, HLA, Luckin Coffee).

many shops & eateries that i like had closed (e.g. Under Armour, Dot, Topmen, World of Sports, Sports Link, Barcook Bakery, Hot Star Large Fried Chicken, Fruit Box, UrbanWrite, etc.), or relocated to Tampines Mall (e.g. Uniqlo) recently. with more shops closing, i'm wondering how much lower the standard of Tampines 1 will drop. guess without Muji, Daiso & Donki, Tampines 1 will just be a 'neighbourhood mall' worse than Seletar Mall.

What's happening to Century Square?
despite been the longest surviving mall in Tampines Central (since 1995), Century Square has been struggling since the opening of Tampines 1 in 2009. while not as glamorous as the other 2 neighbours, Century Square is still doing fine with then anchor tenants BHG, Best Denki & other shops like Kiddy Palace, Bata, Bega & Chicken Up. However, the 2018 makeover totally killed the mall. to put it crudely, Century Square does not seems to have a branding nor a target audience now (Century Square used to target ladies shoppers in 2003). the current tenant mix is quite random, messy & pathetic. you know its problematic when the current 'anchor tenant' of Century Square is Haidilao, Gymmboxx, Foot Locker & Prime supermarket. much of the malls are occupied by tuition centres, clinics & hair/beauty salons.

with an already low footfall, the irony is that Frasers seems to be chasing out existing tenants (e.g. Gymmboxx, Shi Tang by Mahota Kitchen). usually landlords will increase rental when they already have prospective tenant(s) that are either on par or better than the incumbent. so i'm looking forward to see who will be taking over the numerous vacant spaces at Century Square (especially at the L1 entrance where The Underground, Veola, Kappa & Mahota were located). Nevertheless, will any of the new tenants be the saviour for Century Square?

it also seems quite obvious that Frasers is just holding on to Century Square to avoid CapitaMall from subsuming it to enlarge Tampines Mall (similar to how Iluma was converted into Bugis+ and connected to Bugis Junction). if that happens, it will be doomsday for Tampines 1. else, would Century Square follow the same route as Bedok Point and JCube (to be redeveloped into a resi/comm mixed use)? maybe perhaps Frasers should move Muji, Donki or Daiso over as anchor to save Century Square? afterall, it should be easier to attract tenants for Tampines 1.

What's happening to Tampines Central?
12years ago, i always joked that if Kinokuniya & Zara opens a store in Tampines, i would no longer need to go Orchard for shopping. however, this statement is no longer valid. that's why i'm always curious why would people who do not reside in Tampines want to come here for shopping & dining, as all the shops/eateries in Tampines Central can be found elsewhere. there is literally no shop or food outlet that is unique to Tampines & the crowd/Q is always insane. i think Changi City Point, Bedok Mall, malls in Paya Lebar Central & Jurong East (JEM & WestGate) has much more uniqueness to offer than Tampines Central.

shopping malls & physical stores are not exactly dying. instead, the shopping experience is evolving. it is the rental that is killing businesses.

guess the steep rental is stopping new names from setting up stores in Tampines. with its huge catchment, i'm surprised that Apple, Samsonite and Love Bonito (quite popular among ladies) does not have a branch in Tampines. Crumpler, Superdry, asics / Onitsuka Tiger, Calvin Klein, etc. does not have their presence here too.

food wise, there is no Greendot, Tsui Wah, Beauty in the pot, Shake Shack, Maxx Coffee, Huggs Coffee, Flash Coffee, Coffeesmith, Matchaya, Tsujiri, Baskin Robbins, Au Croissant, Curry Times, Collin's, Poulet, or Tung Lok cai png in Tampines Central. City Hot Pot and Fong Sheng Hao also rather open their latest outlet at Sengkang Grand Mall than here...

furthermore, Under Armour, Royal Sporting House, Baleno, Paris Baguette, Chicken Up, Menya Musashi, Yoshinoya, Spotlight, etc. exited and never return... it is also quite interesting and ironic to note that while the big (& more popular) names are leaving or avoiding Tampines Central, the cheapo shops are sprouting up here. i do wonder how these shops survive.

i do hope the 3 malls of Tampines could buck up & return to its prime.

In response to the consecutive closure of Crystal Jade Hong Kong Kitchen (one of the pioneer tenant of Tampines Mall), Fish & Co, Barcook Bakery, Hot Star Large Fried Chicken, Mahota Kitchen etc. within the past few months.

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Nightmare 433

12 May 2011

"Nightmare 433" is a 15-page A5 booklet insert within "M.a.p." (page 82). The narrative of "Nightmare 433" is based on a recurring nightmare I have since young.


"M.a.p." page 79-82: Nightmare 433 (15-page A5 booklet insert)


cover of "Nightmare 433" (15-page A5 booklet insert)


spread within "Nightmare 433"


cover of "Nightmare 433" (page 1)


"Nightmare 433" page 2-3


"Nightmare 433" page 4-5


"Nightmare 433" page 6-7


"Nightmare 433" page 12-13


"Nightmare 433" page 14-15


[This project was submitted for "VIS230 Illustration for Designers" module during AY2010/2011 Semester 1 (ADM Year 4 Semester 1). "VIS230 Illustration for Designers" is a Prescribed Studio Elective course offered by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) and was taught by Mr Steve Lawler.]

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Green Map Tampines

22 January 2010

Green Map Tampines
Brochure
A3 (42cm × 29.7cm)
Paper
August 2009

Green Map Tampines promotes green awareness among residents of Tampines New Town. Extensive pruning of fruit trees is a distinctive identity for Tampines. This brochure map denotes green areas and fruit trees planted in Tampines New Town.


Green Map Tampines front


Green Map Tampines map

The unique folding method is conceptualized from the leaf of Tempinis tree. The name "Tampines" originated from the valuable timber tree Tempinis (Streblus elongatus).

















Green Map Tampines is designed with coordination and research support from Mr Ling Kin Joo (National Parks Board) and Ms Wendy Choo Weixia (National Parks Board).

[This project was submitted for "VIS355 Publication Design" module during AY2009/2010 Semester 1 (ADM Year 3 Semester 1). "VIS355 Publication Design" is a Prescribed Studio Elective course offered by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) and was taught by Asst Prof Danne Ojeda Hernandez.]

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Tampines Bus Interchange

30 September 2008

Tampines Bus Interchange
Black & White Photography
25.4cm × 20.3cm
Self-developed 35mm negative film & RC paper pearl
September 2008

Tampines Bus Interchange is an excerpt from a series of black & white photograph titled "District 52". This series documents my everyday life at home, my precinct and the town I lived in (Tampines). Part of Tampines Bus Interchange will be demolished to facilitate the construction of the new Downtown Line MRT Station.

These black & white photographs are shot using 35mm negative films; developed and process by myself.


Tampines Bus Interchange

[This project was submitted for "PHO215 Introduction to Black and White Photography" module during AY2008/2009 Semester 1 (ADM Year 2 Semester 1). "PHO215 Introduction to Black and White Photography" is a Prescribed Studio Elective course offered by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) and was taught by Asst Prof Oh Soon-Hwa.]

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CHARLES GRILL

14 December 2007

Urban legend has it that Block 445 coffee shop was sold 2 weeks ago and the new owner is asking for an incredible high rent from the current stallholders. Withhold by the steep rent, the chicken rice stall has to relocate and my favourite western food stall decided to retire from business...


CHARLES GRILL current stall

CHARLES GRILL Menu
CHARLES GRILL serves delicious and of consistent high quality hainanese western food at affordable price.

The menu of CHARLES GRILL consists of Sirloin Steak, Lamb Chop, Half Spring Chicken, Chicken Cutlet, Chicken Chop, Pork Chop, Pork Cutlet, Fish Cutlet, Sausage & Eggs and Chicken Wings... Fish Cutlet is the signature dish of CHARLES GRILL, attracting customers from all parts of Tampines who came specially for the 2 large pieces of crispy breaded dory...

All sets consists of the main course that is accompanied with french fries, baked beans, cucumber and tomato slices. Initially, Chicken Wings were sold as a 3 pieces ala carte, but evolved into a full Chicken Wings Set in recent years. Baked beans of the Fish Cutlet set were also replaced by tartar sauces in the late 1990s...

For diners eating at the coffee shop, the food are serve on a large white ceramic plate with fork and knife wrap in paper napkin and bottles of chilli and ketchup...


CHARLES GRILL menu

CHARLES GRILL History
Starting business in the late 1980s by an uncle and 2 aunties, CHARLES GRILL is the 2nd generation western food stallholder of Tampines Block 445 coffee shop. CHARLES GRILL is also the longest-standing stall of Blk 445 coffee shop that withstood the test of time, as the remaining stalls have undergone numerous change of ownership...

CHARLES GRILL was initially located at the 1st stall along the corridor. With an open kitchen, customers get to see how their order was being prepared and cooked. The viewing provides customers with a rare insight into the cooking process. It is extremely interesting to view steaks and chops being grill; cutlets, spring chicken, chicken wings and fries being fried; baked beans and sausages being steam, before being place onto plates or take away packs...

Following a change of ownership of the coffee shop in 2004, CHARLES GRILL shifted into an inner stall due to steep increase in rent for their original stall. With this shift, customers no longer have the privilege of viewing the cooking process. Visibility of the stall from Street 42 was also greatly reduced...


CHARLES GRILL kitchen

My memories of CHARLES GRILL
My family have been patronising CHARLES GRILL since its establishment. I have been eating its western food since my childhood days, way before I attended kindergarten... Back then, I remembered Papa would always order Fish Cutlet while Mumy would always order Pork Chop...

At that time, whenever my family order take-away from CHARLES GRILL or the tze char stall, my brother and I would always play at the gentle sloping lawn in front of the open kitchen. It is common for the two of us to jump up and down the rectangular granite manhole or run around the numerous jackfruit trees...

It has also been a traditional for my family to take-away CHARLES GRILL on National Day, when our family would eat Fish Cutlet, Pork Chop and other food from the tze cha stall while watching the National Day Parade live telecast...

After I started attending primary school, I became even more interested in watching the cooking process from the open kitchen... With more pocket money during my secondary school days, I started to patronize CHARLES GRILL more frequently... From 2003, I would take-away CHARLES GRILL after finishing my weekly run along Tampines Park Connector...

It is very sweet that the aunties remembered my order and my preferences for more chilli or ketchup whenever I buy take away...

My review of CHARLES GRILL
Through the years, I have tasted almost every dish on the menu. It is my greatest pity that I have not tasted Sirloin Steak, Lamb Chop and Half Spring Chicken... Although all taste good, my favourite is Fish Cutlet and it is what I usually ordered. I love the large breaded Fish Cutlet.

The large breaded Chicken Cutlet is crispy and yet not oily. It is rare for western food stall to serve breaded Pork Cutlet. The grilled Chicken Chop and Pork Chop is lean and not over or under cook, making it extremely delicious. The Chicken Wings are seasoned with hua diao jiu and several seasoning before being deep fried into a beautiful golden brown. This gives the crispy Chicken Wings its unique fragrance and taste. For a light meal, Sausage & Eggs would be just perfect.

CHARLES GRILL uses the large cut french fries that is seldom served in the standard western food stall. I personally prefer this type of fries as it has more potato and not too salty, providing a richer and more obvious taste of potato. Sometimes if you are lucky, you might get freshly fried french fries for your meal...

Over the years, CHARLES GRILL has undisputedly being certified as my favourite western food stall. Till now I have not find any western food stall with standard that is on par with CHARLES GRILL. It is really a great pity that the trio of CHARLES GRILL decides to retire as they do not have any successor to take over the business... It is a shame that another good food stall in Tampines has walked into history... On the other hand, I am happy that the trio can finally retire and enjoy life after being in the greasy kitchen for the past 20 over years...

Farewell CHARLES GRILL
As the last day business is on 14.12.07, it is a bittersweet scenario during the final moments of operation. I'm personally there at around 8pm, when on a typical day, orders would be at its peak.

Many regular customers patronized CHARLES GRILL for the last time, resulting in all the main courses running out of stock. Uncle and aunties had reserved very minimal of their last stock for their children, who are coming later to commemorate their retirement.

Sausage & Eggs is the only sets left on the menu, so customers are making do with it. After all, it is far much better leaving empty handed and in regret. For me, this is the first time I'm eating Sausage & Eggs, and sadly it is also the last time I could taste it. Being one of the last customers, uncle and aunties agreed to let me took a photo of them as memorial...


CHARLES GRILL trio

Thank you CHARLES GRILL for giving me such wonderful memories. Lastly, I would like to say to the trio of CHARLES GRILL "All the best and enjoy your retirement", a sentence that I did not managed to put in words on the last day. Bye bye, CHARLES GRILL...

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Chinese New Year (CNY) 2007

20 February 2007

Every year, during the last few days before Chinese New Year (CNY), my family will do our CNY shopping at all CNY shopping locations across Tampines. Usually, we will cover the Town Centre (TC) and all Neighbourhood Centres (NC) scattered around Tampines. This CNY shopping trend continues to be my favourite highlight of CNY every year.

CNY shopping (15.2.07)
After the specialist review appointment, Mumy and I went to take a look at the new wing of Novena Square. After which, Mumy brought me to pray at Bugis Waterloo Street Kwanyin Temple and we started our CNY shopping at the Rochor / Bugis area... I bought a new OP T-shirt at OG and the highly anticipated "NANA 16" at Kinokuniya... Both of us continue to shop at Tampines Central...

Later that night, my family went to Tampines Neighbourhood 2 Centre (N2C) for dinner and some CNY shopping. As I was really bored, I started taking photos to document the CNY atmosphere of N2C. I am really looking forward to more CNY shopping tomorrow...


Tampines N2C (15.2.07)


Tampines N2C (15.2.07)

ECNYE shopping (16.2.07)
I woke out around 10am. After taking a shower and a hearty early lunch of beehoon, I embarked on my solo part of Eve of Chinese New Year (ECNYE) shopping at around 12pm. I purposely took the hour long bus #10 ride to Vivocity to recollect memories of Grade 5 Music Theory lesson and the numerous Saturday rehearsals of NDP 2006. It is also because as bus #10 starts from Tampines bus interchange, I will get a seat, which is important for me, as I am still nursing a fracture injury. Upon reaching the destination, I admit that I was really giddy...

After grabbing 9 long-wanted releases for just $45 at Vivocity music junction (MJ) on 2.2.07, I bought TRF's album "BRAND NEW TOMORROW" and 3 of their concert VCD "BRAND NEW TOMORROW IN TOKYO DOME ~PRESENTATION FOR 1996~", "TOUR '98 Live in Unite!" and "TOUR 1999 EXICOAST TOUR AT OSAKA Live" today. I purchased these 4 titles for just $20! At $5 each, these 13 purchases were absolutely value-for-money, considering that most of these releases are Out-Of-Print (OOP) now and retails that still sell them would usually charged a high price of $25 or more for each of them.

After some wandering at Vivocity and the cosy bookstore, I took bus #65 to Orchard. I bought Every Little Thing's acoustic album "ACOUSTIC : LATTE" at Orchard MRT Station CD-RAMA before returning home at around 5pm.

After a short rest at home, Mumy and I went to Tampines Neighbourhood 5 Centre (N5C) for some light shopping at around 6pm. This marked the beginning of the latter half of this year's ECNYE shopping. I bought BoA's 5th album "MADE IN TWENTY (20)" and Ito Yuna's 1st album "HEART" from Century Square Sembawang.

As I am determined to obtain ABRSM Music Theory Grade 8 this year (partly also because I am really bored and free due to my injury), I bought a copy of "A HANDBOOK OF MUSIC THEORY GRADES 6 - 8" from Yamaha for self-study.

To my greatest surprise, the long-awaited "The Official Singapore Street Directory 2007" has been published. Needless to say, I bought a copy of "The Official Singapore Street Directory 2007" at Tampines Mall Popular. This is one of my biggest dream come true.

My brother rode his bike to join us at around 7pm. We went to shop for some vegetable at Tampines N5C before going home.


Tampines N5C (16.2.07)

After another short rest at home, we reached the climax of tonight's ECNYE shopping. At around 9pm, the whole family went to Tampines Neighbourhood 1 Centre (N1C) for our annual ECNYE shopping pilgrimage. We had lor mee for dinner at 137 food centre first, before we carry on to shop at the market for the delicious handmade meatball, braised duck and roast meat. After buying a walnut cake from prima deli, we returned home to put down our purchases before heading to our local Tampines Neighbourhood 4 Centre (N4C) for the finale of ECNYE shopping. N4C looks empty, as if it had been badly "raided" during an emergency.

It is a fulfilling day with tons of purchases. The most notable purchase (of cause) would be "The Official Singapore Street Directory 2007"!


Tampines N1C (16.2.07)


Cakes @ Tampines N1C (16.2.07)

CNYE (17.2.07)
I woke up very late on Chinese New Year (CNYE) at 3pm. Reunion steamboat started rather late this year, at 7pm...


Reunion Dinner (17.2.07)

CNY 2007 (18.2.07 ~ 20.2.07)
Despite sleeping rather early on CNYE at 2am, I woke up rather late again on CNY1 at 12pm... Sick and tired of explaining my injury again and again, I decided not to go to Ah Mah house at the very last minute, which is the first time I did not go for CNY visiting...

I continue to sleep early on CNY1 and CNY2, before 1am, and I woke up very late at 2pm for CNY2 and CNY3... Out of the blue, I decided to curfew myself from using my computer for all 4 days of CNY for no particular reason, and I make it. I realized that my daily routine for these 4 days are basically rinse & shine, late lunch, watch TV, dinner, watch TV and sleep... I did not do anything that is particularly interesting, but I guess this CNY will be memorable, due to my injury...


lion dance

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Memories of TPJC -part 1-: COSMIC EVOLUTION

04 January 2005

Applying for TPJC rather reluctantly
I scored 16 points for my Prelim's L1R5. Nothing fantastic, but I am still eligible for most Junior College (JC) Arts. However, being rather rebellious, I was quite determined to skip the conventional JC route for polytechnic education way back in secondary 2. Furthermore, I really hate studying Maths & Science, even though I can score 98 points for both subjects. This decision remained the same throughout secondary 3 & 4.

Shortly after the end of GCE 'O' Level Examination, promotion for Provisional Pre-U One Admission Exercise (PAE) started. With much pressure and influence by teachers like Mdm Yue and Mrs Sum, both of whom stated that it doesn't harm to go for PAE to test it out, I started re-considering the option of going JC. Since I'm having a long break, I do not want to take up a part-time job during the long holiday and many of my friends are choosing Tampines Junior College (TPJC) as their first choice, I decided to apply for PAE to experience JC life. This decision was also my strategic 'preventive measure', in case if I did badly for my 'O' Level, I can still appeal to stay on in TPJC.

TPJC Arts as my first and only choice
On the morning of 1.12.01, I arrived at TPJC for the PAE application. Bumped into Wenhao and his cousins who are also here for the application. At the Computer Lab, I registered TPJC Arts as my first and only choice. This shocked all the teachers of TPJC (one of whom turns out to be Maths teacher Mrs Tay) who are in the Computer Lab to facilitate the PAE application. They urged me to reconsider my choice as I might risked not being enrolled for PAE. But since I'm applying for fun, I don't really care, because if I'm not offered a place, I will just enjoy my 3months long holiday. Right after the application, I went cycling at Pulau Ubin with Wei Zhen and Lii Ngn...

As my result barely meets the entry cut-off point of TPJC Arts (TPJC Arts cut-off is 16 points), I know my chance of admission is extremely low. However. when the result of PAE was announced on 21.12.01, I'm really surprised that I'm actually admitted into TPJC! Mixed feelings because I'm happy for being accepted, but I'm sad that my long holiday is gone...

Tampinesian
School started on 2.1.02. Located only 2 streets (St 44 & Ave 9) away from my home, TPJC is the 2nd nearest school after Tampines North Kindergarten (which is just next block)... Living so near to school allows me to leave home 10mins before assembly, take an easy morning stroll there and still not being late... As TPJC is located within my neighbourhood, it is easy to spot many familiar faces and former classmates...

TPJC COSMIC EVOLUTION ORIENTATION 2002
Named "TPJC COSMIC EVOLUTION ORIENTATION 2002", the orientation started on 2.1.02 and lasted for 3 days till the evening of 4.1.02. A memorable set of orientation T-shirt, towel, file and handbook was issued on 3.1.02, which I still cherish.

I still remembered going to Eastpoint CD-RAMA to purchase then newly release "I am..." on 4.1.02 before attending the finale. I had to admit that this is the best orientation I ever participated, with a wide variety of fun activities. Get to know new friends from various schools like Victoria School, Maris Stella, CHIJ, Nanyang Girls, Tanjong Katong, Dunman, Ngee Ann, Temasek, etc. TPJC lives up to its good reputation that it gives me since my childhood days...

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Memories of TPJC -part 2-: 02A10

Geography, Art & Economics
During orientation, choice of subjects had to be decided, so that lessons could commenced on the following Monday. As Geography is my forte and I love Art, it is without surprise that I choose Geography, Art & Economics as my 'A' Level subjects. In addition, I still need to take General Paper (GP), AO Chinese & AO Maths for my 'AO' Level (because I didn't took Higher Chinese & A Maths)...

When I was submitting my subject combination form, I was shocked to see that my best friend Tian An was in my queue. Tian An scored 10points for Prelim and he was originally admitted into TPJC Science. However, he was "demoted" to TPJC Arts because he did not study A Maths. If he wants to stay in TPJC Science, he would need to take the C Maths proficiency test. Unlike me, Tian An has always been very interested with Maths & Science and he was very determined in studying Science. He considered several options, like taking the C Maths proficiency test or transferring to SRJC. But due to unknown reason, he chose to be demoted and thus joined me in TPJC Arts. Both of us choose the same subject combination and this will make us classmates for 6years.

02A10
Tian An and I are enrolled into Class 02A10. To our surprise, we are also classmates with Hooi Ling (HL), Joanne and a bunch of interesting people from A10... As the 4 of us are already close friends, our friendship grew closer in A10 and the other classmates called us the Pasirian. The interesting fact about A10 is that our Civics Tutor Ms Faten Hana is our fellow alumni (3rd batch)! A10 basically shares similar subject combination of GP, AO Maths, Geography, Economics, Mother Tongue and another 'A' Level subject...

Lessons officially starts on 7.1.02 and my impression of TPJC started to change from this point of time. After making a very "communist like" entry, then-principal Ms Susan Chan gave an opening speech, which was rather sarcastic and condescending towards Arts students. Many teachers of TPJC are also unreasonably biased towards Science students. All these unfair bias towards Arts students seriously diminished my morale, which makes me want to quit school and leave TPJC. Not long later, I learned that Tian An, HL and Joanne shared the same sentiments as me. The 4 of us started skipping classes to enjoy long breaks and created much havoc in school...

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Memories of TPJC -part 3-: from Art to PE

General Paper (GP)
A10 is divided into 2 GP class. HL, Rafidah, Raymond and I are in the same GP class under Mr Charles Remedios. GP is mainly on current affairs, social or political topics, which can be interesting or boring (depending on issues).

GP is one of the subjects that I enjoyed during JC. My parents have been cultivating me the habit of watching TV news since primary school and I read the newspaper regularly (mostly on new urban projects in Singapore), so GP isn't too difficult for me.

The most memorable incident during GP lessons would be the plastic surgery debate. The class was split into equal halves and I was in the "Pro" Team. While presenting my argument that plastic surgery is reasonable for people who had noticeable asymmetrical facial features (e.g. single eyelid on an eye and double eyelid on another), I started having images of weird asymmetrical faces and I suddenly burst into laughter. The laughter gets so bad that I can't finish my sentences and I need to be bailed out by my teammates. The laughing spell last throughout the whole debate, in which I still continue to burst into insane laughter several times...

I also remembered spending long nights writing essays, with the "traveling" single playing in the background...

Art
After much hindrances of pursuing Art as an 'O' Level subject, I finally had the opportunities to take Art as an 'A' level subject in TPJC. Being an Art student, we are required to submit 4 artworks of any topic each month.

Mr Eugene Tan is an alumni from TPJC Art. While waiting for his enlistment, Eugene worked as our relief Art Teacher by assisting Mrs Mary Choo to teach JC1 Art students. Being only 2 years older than us, Eugene is always joking around with us in the Art Room. Eugene gave us complete freedom to express ourselves in our works and providing valuable advice to help us improve. I learn a lot of drawing and painting techniques from Eugene. For example, mixing of colours to make an acrylic painting look realistic and principles on drawing human features using pencil. He also encouraged his student to experiment with different drawing techniques to develop our own style, and this leads me to find that using fingerprints when painting leaves is realistic and unique... After numerous experiments, I learnt that my strengths is in pencil drawing, with potential for improvement in acrylic painting... I would really like to thank him for all his guidance...

To prepare us for our 'A' Level Examination, Eugene brought us on a study trip to the Singapore Art Museum on a Wednesday afternoon... Although I don't understand what the artists wants to express in some of the works, the trip did inspire me with ideas for some of my projects. For example, Tian An and I teamed up for the recycling-themed term project. Although Tian An don't understand what is my idea initially, he was willing to give the idea a shot and contributed by collecting empty drink cans and setting up our project. Titled "evolution", it is only when the final product is taking shape then did Tian An, Eugene and many other classmates understand what I'm trying to express. I still find it honourable to be able to present "evolution" to then-principal Mrs Susan Chan. An interesting part of "evolution" is that the "BATO" stone plays a significant role in the project...

For Art, I always put in my best effort to produce the best artwork. A handful of my better works were being displayed on the subject notice board outside the Art Room... However, there are still times when I produced below quality works like "Crayon Lady" and "Joanne", which are still big jokes among friends till now... From then onwards, I learned that crayons and charcoals are not the right medium for drawing portraits...

The Art Club is a compulsory CCA for all Art students, which conveniently allocate time for us to complete our assignment and at the same time earn CCA points...

The Art Room is an extremely carefree place. It is very common for students to work on their assignments and sing to the melody from their discman... The most notorious incident would be the extremely high notes make by Joanne when she is listening to a ballad by Zhou Hui... It is also in the Art Room that I incidentally found out that by placing a sharpener-mirror at the end of Tian An's name, it will produce the word An|nA, thus resulting in his nick. I skipped countless lessons and will spend the extra time obtained in the art room to complete my work. These are the reasons why the Art Room is always a happy place with endless laughter and minimal stress...

Geography
'A' Level Geography is actually split into 2 sub-subjects "Physical Geography" and "Human Geography"; a concept similar to 'O' Level Combined Science (Chemistry / Physics).

To my surprise, 'A' Level Geography is quite difficult, even for a huge lover of Geography and 98-pointer like me. Every lecture is a tedious session of notes scribing... But with enough training from Mdm Yue, Mr Foo and Mdm Ashiq, note-taking is now a simple chore for me.

My Physical Geography tutor Ms Karen Teo would take almost every opportunity to criticize our class for being lazy. She would even go to the extreme of praising how hardworking or outstanding her Science (civic class) students are and how Arts students are such a nuisance, who are nothing better than trouble. After our 'O' Level result was out, she even sarcastically made a remark "So what if you are a 7-pointer", which was obviously aimed at Tian An. But the good thing about Ms Karen is, she can teach and sarcasm do work in pushing us to study harder.

Human Geography is taught by Mr Kelvin Tan, who can be quite funny in his teaching. Although Mr Kelvin can be quite sarcastic too, he is more friendly and approachable. Mr Kelvin is also the teacher in-charge of TPJC Guitar Club.

HL is chosen as the Physical Geography rep, so for almost everyday, she has to go to the photocopy shop to collect notes for the class...

Economics
Economics was my most hated subject during my stay in TPJC. Economics was taught by a team of lousy lecturers, who could make the simplest topic to be extremely difficult to understand. Lecturers like Mr Mahtani Naresh can be very biased towards Science students, which makes me hate the subject more. I'm thankful to have Mr Albert Tan as my tutor, who makes effort to explain the lectures again, so that we would understand all the topics and concepts.

With little interests, poor understanding and low attendance, I obtained an extremely lousy result of 10% only (the record-breaking lowest score in my study life) for my 1st term test... But with lots of hard work, I eventually improved to Distinction.

AO Chinese
I have to take AO Chinese as my Mother Tongue subject because I didn't took Higher Chinese during Secondary School. AO Chinese lessons commenced a week later than the other subjects. Students are streamed into classes according to their result for 'O' Level Chinese. I was streamed into the same class with HL and Joanne. To my horror, I am the only guy in this class and my teacher automatically picked me as the class rep... Tian An, HL and Joanne are crazily thrilled when they learnt that I was being picked as the Chinese rep, because they had already being appointed as class rep for other subjects at this point of time (Tian An = GP, Joanne = AO Maths, HL = Geography)...

To my surprise, AO Chinese is an extremely difficult subject. For the first time in my life, I find Chinese to be a subject that is difficult to manage (considering that I scored 98 points for Chinese before). I can't believe that we actually spent 3months learning Chinese idioms that starts with 'A' (hanyu pinyin)...

I resisted attending AO Chinese classes, because the subject was just too difficult and boring. It is very common for me to skip lessons and my teacher Ms Ruth Lim will always need to hunt for me or delegate tasks through Joanne and HL...

An interesting point to take note is that Ms Lim is actually Jesscan's primary school Chinese teacher (triple horror)! The two of us even intend to visit her during CNY to give her a surprise that we were dating...

AO Maths
While I can score very good results for Maths (another 98 points subject), I have no interest in Maths and I don't see Maths being useful in everyday life after school. Therefore, I am not sure why I choose to take AO Maths; either it is recommended by TPJC for those without A Maths background, or Tian An psycho-ed me to apply together with him. Something went wrong with HL's subject application so she did not manage to take AO Maths with us. Joanne was chosen as the class rep for AO Maths which makes her rather upset...

Tian An and Joanne took private A Maths for 'O' Level, so it naturally makes me the weakest link for this subject among the 3 of us. But lucky enough, AO Maths isn't as difficult as I imagined; or maybe it was due to my sudden false resurgence of interest in Maths during the first 3 months...

To be honest, I should have dropped AO Maths to lessen my workload as I dislike Maths.

Physical Education (PE)
PE lessons are on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, and it is my 2nd favourite lesson after Art. TPJC PE is extremely tedious and physically demanding. It is very common for Botak Chew and Commando Lee to make us run along Ave 9 and Tampines Park Connector to Ave 12, climbs the stairs of TPJC stadium grandstand (that results in sole pain) and many other physical activities. Sometimes after PE, I will sneaked out of school to go home for a shower (benefits of staying near school)...

Knowing that the toughness is good in training us for NAFRA Test, Tian An and I never skipped any PE lessons. The 2 of us even had our own running session after school, which continue till early 2003 (before being disrupted by the outbreak of SARS). Since then, I had my weekly run along Tampines Park Connector which lasted till my enlistment...

ODAC
Starting from December 2001, I had a sudden obsession for outdoor activities. I was very satisfied with the orientation and was quite sick of Concert Band. Therefore, I joined TPJC Outdoor Adventure Club (ODAC) as my 2nd CCA...

ODAC is a fun CCA that is loaded with several fun activities and games. But my phobia of height do hinders my progress and I do take a long time to complete some activities... Nevertheless, ODAC adds another interesting memory to my TPJC life...

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Memories of TPJC -part 4-: BATO

Formation of BATO
As part of the Civic lesson syllabus, we had to complete a General Project. Without doubt, HL, Joanne, Tian An and I would form a group for this project...

While brainstorming for the group name, I wrote down our names and extract alphabets from each of our name to make a word. Suddenly HL burst into laughter, saying that our names can form "BATO", which I contribute B, A from Joanne, T from Tian An and O from HL. As usual, the group started laughing madly and we confirmed this name immediately. The laughter last throughout the whole lesson. After class ended, HL still laughed so crazily until she squat down (like a frog) while we walked out the classroom.

Roll-A-Phone
Regarding the project, HL comes up with an idea of inventing a vehicular hands-free set named "Roll-A-Phone" (something rare and innovative during time of inception) and with no better ideas, we decided on this. During group discussion, I came up with an idea of using TV-CM to promote our product. BATO started throwing stupid thoughts together which lead to explosive laughter again. As a result, the final idea for our TV-CM was an innovative one. The content of the TV-CM is as follow:

"Set in the rustic countryside of India, the TV-CM begins inside an obsolete non-aircon ivory Mercedes (same model as one of our classmate's father), with a Tamil tune playing from the radio. The owner of the Mercedes is a middle-aged Singh, who wears a white turban and Pringles moustache. The car drives through a coconut plantation and the camera starts drifting from the inside to the outside of the car. Attention is now focused on an Indian teenage couple, who are playing the typical Bollywood hide-and-seek among the coconut trees. At this moment, the camera is filming from a high spot, showing the car driving slowing towards the village and the couple run parallel with it. At the village centre, the couple joins all the villagers who are dancing in unison to the same Tamil tune played in the car (another typical Bollywood scene), and the car drive past them. After driving through the village, the car continues through the coconut plantation and Mr Singh's handphone rings. He stops the car, pull out "Roll-A-Phone", turn around to face the camera and shout "BATO" (with the typical Tamil accent). At this point of time, the image of the TV-CM freeze and details of our product starts showing on the screen"...

The "BATO" Stone
HL picks one of the stone from a garden behind the foyer for use as a paper weight in the Art Room. Because BATO is the Malay word for stone, the stone was fast in becoming the mascot of BATO and it takes on the same name as our group. With nothing better to do, I started painting the "BATO" stone with multiple colours...

TPJC Library
Besides the Canteen and the Art Room, the cosy Library is another favourite hangout for BATO, especially when we are waiting for the next class, or when we skipped lessons. There are many interesting BATO incidents that happened in the library. Being another important base for BATO in TPJC, BATO has our exclusive table, which is located at a far deserted corner of the library and each member had our respective seat...

An unforgettable incident in TPJC Library would be the "3h laughter incident" which happened around 1pm at our exclusive table. We were already laughing at something funny. When we just sit down, the 4 of us can't control ourselves and begin laughing madly. Whenever 3 persons stopped laughing, there would always be a joker who is still laughing, or someone did another hilarious action that lead to another round of crazy laughter. This process repeats itself several times for about 3h until the library walk to us to give a warning then it gradually ended...

"BATO Sports News"
As our exclusive table is besides the windows that faces the stadium, we get a full view of what is happening on the tracks and fields. It is an alternative enjoyment watching our schoolmates being tortured during PE. This slowly evolved to become "BATO Sports News" (BATO 体育新闻), which the 4 of us would take turn to be sports news anchor by presenting tortures that are happening at the stadium in Chinese and we will laughed at our horrid reporting...

"BATO Crime Scene"
TPJC Library is located at a new block. The library is linked to the rest of the building by a long corridor. Whenever we passed through this long corridor, Tian An, HL and I will joke about filming our imaginary murder drama or prank reality show "BATO Crime Scene" (案发现场) here. We even planned to ask Tian An to lie down on the floor, then we would use white chalk to draw a perimeter around his body and spray some tomato ketchup. After which, we will hide to watch and filmed the reactions of other students...

TPJC Canteen
The Canteen is another place where BATO and friends frequently hangs out. BATO's favourite store would be the western food and the wanton mee stores. As seats are limited during peak hours, the 4 of us would always split the tasks of chopping seats, buying food and drinks. HL never fail to amuse me with her clumsy look whenever she grips 3 cups of drink using both hands without a tray... However, nothing can ever beat her "laksa incident"!

TPJC is situated at an open area, where the canteen is always windy. One day, while we are eating laksa, the wind is so strong till it blew HL's un-tied shoulder-length hair into the laksa gravy... HL started using tissue to wipe her hair and immediately after she finished wiping, her hair would dipped into the gravy again... Encountered with such stupid situation, HL had to hold on to her hair in order for her to finish eating the laksa, resulting in an awkward eating posture. Needless to say, there was merciless laughter from the 3 of us...

As BATO always like to ask "what are we eating today?" (今天要吃什么?), it is quick for this question to become the name of our "variety show" about food...

BATO anthem "o-lu-lu"
One morning after assembly, BATO followed HL to collect Geography notes before going to the library. After we left the photocopy shop, the 3 of us realized that HL did not tagged along when we reached the 2nd storey, so we retraced back to the photocopy shop to find HL. We found HL laughing and squatting outside photocopy shop (the infamous froggy squat position) again. Equally curious, Joanne asked her what happened and HL tried to control her laughter and struggled to say something. However, none of us understand what she was saying.

After calming down, HL starts singing "o-lu-lu, o-lu-lu, an zua an ni o-lu-lu, wo ma um zai ya an zua an ni o-lu-lu, li be ka gin ga wa gong" (very black, very black, why is it so black, I also don't know why is it so black, will you tell me asap). While singing, she keeps pointing to the dark copies of notes fresh from the photocopy machines. Now everyone understands what she was trying to say earlier and everyone burst into laughter.

The "o-lu-lu" song is a cover of the Barney's "I Love You", which was very popular with BATO at that time. The "o-lu-lu" song is fast to become the anthem of BATO and members started creating remix variation of "o-lu-lu" (e.g. rap version, house version, gospel version etc).

BATO even choreographed dance step for the song! The dance begins by pointing to our black file (the TPJC file issued to us during Orientation) and is followed by dance steps that narrates the lyrics.

BATO performed "o-lu-lu" to close friends in the Art Room, Eugene and during gatherings...

Skipping Classes
The school hours of TPJC started from morning assembly till 1pm. Within this period, students are required to remain in the school compound, even if lesson starts later in the day or ends earlier than 1pm... During this period, the side gates will be locked and a discipline teacher will be station at the main gate driveway pouch during recess to stop students from escaping...

BATO always pong Economics lectures... One morning, BATO can no longer tolerate Economics lecture and we decided to pong (for the 1st time). However, we were seated in the middle of the last row of the lecture theatre. Leaving the lecture theatre abruptly will catch the attention of the whole lecture group. Therefore, this leads us to brainstorm for several (nonsensical) ideas on how to leave the lecture theatre quietly. Finally, we decided on our final escape plan. Lady luck was on our side. When Mr Mahtani goes to the toilet, we proceeded with our plan...

First of all, Tian An will walk down the stairs and directly out of the door, while HL will sit at the seat nearest to the entrance. Joanne will sit at a seat halfway along the aisle, while I will shift to the last seat of the aisle. Then HL will leave the lecture theatre, while Joanne replaced HL seat and I substituted Joanne's seat. Joanne will then take her leave while I will follow next.

The initial reason for us to adopt this escape arrangement was to reduce the chance of all of us being caught to the minimal. This is because, if Mr Mahtani was to return at anytime, he will at most caught one of us, instead of all 4. But never did we expect that this strategy would attract unwanted attention from everyone, because it is even more obvious than leaving together. Ironically, we received applause when each of us leaves the lecture theatre.

When I leave the lecture room, I saw Mr Mahtani stepping out of the toilet, so I ran downstairs and immediately burst into a loud laughter. Now then I realize that we actually forgot to decide on where we shall meet! After buying some snacks from the bookshop, I try my luck at the library and found the 3 of them at our exclusive table. Of course, all of us burst into laughter again to commemorate our successful pong...

As the thrill achieved from skipping lessons slowly diminish, BATO decided to up one level by trying to escape out of TPJC during school hours...

I had long heard that faking MC from polyclinic is an extremely easy and inexpensive task, so one day, I decide to give it a try. I reported "sick" at the Staff Office and was endorsed by our Discipline Master Mr Chew. After a long administration process, I finally get to see the doctor. I act a pale sickly look and lied to her about a fake stomach upset. I managed to obtain a MC easily. Initially I intended to collect the medicine from the pharmacy to finish the act, but the queue was really long, which does not worth the wait. I also do not wish to waste the medicine and most importantly, I only need the MC... Although I can easily afford a MC by paying $4, it isn't ethical and it is not a wise long-term strategy to skipped school...

Therefore, BATO decided to escape school right under the nose of the discipline mistress... Plan like the classic Economics lecture pong, BATO was divided into 2 teams for this recess escape (HL & Joanne and Tian An & I). We took turns walking from the carpark and exit from the 'Out' main entrance... Like the previous pong, it is another success and BATO frequently use this technique. As time goes by, our courage increases and BATO even dares to walk out the school from the driveway pouch...

BATO secret base
While waiting for the next lesson, BATO might escape school to buy snacks at Esso across the road. We would usually buy a Walls ice cream cake and treat ourselves to a relaxing ice cream party at a void deck nearby (Block 371 – 374).

BATO spotted a quiet playground at Block 372 and we had a fun time there, where we vandalized the playground using liquid vapour... BATO regularly returned to the playground every other day to check whether our vandalism work is still intact and we took photos there...

Sometimes, BATO might made surprise house visit! There was once when I didn't attend school and Tian An, HL and din suddenly raid my house that morning... They accidentally discovered that I am not that tall when I didn't wear my sports shoes...

When BATO lost our way @ Bedok
Economics requires us to submit a project, but as none of us has PowerPoint. Therefore, we decided to seek help from our friend Geraldine (din), who stays at Bedok Reservoir. We decided to meet on Sunday to complete the project at din's house. HL lives close to din, so she will be going straight from her home.

Tian An, Joanne and I were supposed to meet at 1pm at Bedok Bus Interchange, but Joanne and I were late for 45min and 1h respectively. As none of us have din's address, Tian An took instruction from HL on how to go to din's house while waiting for us... When Joanne and I finally arrived, Tian An told us he had forgotten what is the correct bus to take. We tried calling HL, but failed to reach her.

Tian An only remembered that the bus ended with the digit 6 and we had to alight after the mosque. So the 3 of us made an educated guess and perceive the bus should be #226, as it is a feeder service that loops at Bedok Reservoir Road. We boarded the bus. It is only now that HL returned us a call and she exclaimed that we should had boarded #66 (afternote: actually #66 plies a longer route than #226); but HL continued that #226 can also reached din's house and reminded us to alight at the bus stop immediately after the mosque, which is where she will be waiting for us.

As we are busily taking instruction from our BATO leader, we did not notice where was our current location. Suddenly, Tian An noticed a mosque and he told us to hurry down the bus. After we alighted, we waited for very long and we still didn't see HL. Tian An called HL again, who firmly affirmed that she is at the bus-stop. It is only now then we realized that there are 2 mosques in Bedok (to our surprise)! We were at the first bus-stop immediately after the bus left the interchange, and the mosque we saw is Chai Chee Mosque. Whereas HL is at the 2nd mosque at Bedok Reservoir. Knowing that we had made a huge misunderstanding and there are actually 2 mosques along the way, the 4 of us laughed madly in public and the 3 of us boarded the next #226. When we arrived, HL gave an exaggerating slam on her forehead, with a hopeless expression on her face...

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Memories of TPJC -part 5-: Aim & Achieve

'O' Level Result
27 February 2002 is the eve of the release of our 'O' Level results. 27.2.02 started off as a rather bad morning, evident with me throwing tantrum and throwing away that piece of bread (which I'm quick to regret, as it is a waste of food). However, 27.2.02 slowly changed into a beautiful and unforgettable day in my life...

Knowing that we might split our ways after PAE, Tian An, HL and I decided to take photos in TPJC as a memorial on 27.2.02. For the whole day, Tian An, HL and I take numerous photos of several weird positions at our favourite spots.

As the 3 of us are too anxious to be alone at home, we decided to waste our time together at Tampines Central that night to reduce anxiety. I remembered I bought hiro's "Confession" that night.

I had been extremely anxious for those 2 days (27.2.02 & 28.2.02), especially at the moment before getting my results from Mr Teo Pat. But upon knowing that I scored 5 distinctions and 12 for L1R5 (9 after deduction), I feel relieved and all my hard works paid off...

Aim & Achieve
Scoring 9 points for my 'O' Level's L1R5, I am eligible for TPJC Science. In fact, I can even apply for RJC Arts or ACJC Arts. Obviously, I choose TPJC Arts as it is near my home and I really don't like Maths and Science.

However, TPJC is rather sarcastic and condescending towards Arts students, while unreasonably biased towards Science students. This affected my ego and self-esteem. Eventually, I only attended school on days when I feel like it, usually on days with PE or Art lesson... Sometimes I go to TPJC late just to complete my Art Project... I became such a problematic student who constantly skipped classes, created much havoc in school and was blacklisted by many teachers of TPJC naturally... I performed very badly academically and flunked almost every subject in JC1 (i.e. I scored D for GP, F for Economics & didnt attempt AO Chinese). I also did badly for my SAT Reasoning Test in May; I scored 450 (29th Percentiles for college-bound seniors in the class of 2004 / average score 508) for Critical Reading, 640 (84th Percentiles / average score 518) for Math and 440 for Writing. Therefore, it was a miracle that I still managed to complete... Happy to score AAB/B; A for Geography & Economics, B for Art, GP & AO Chinese...

Looking back (with serious consideration on my future), I should be more disciplined and less rebellious, so that I don't need to waste an additional year. Alternatively, I should have leave TPJC to study Interior Architecture in TP... But sometimes when God closes a door, he opens a window. The longer route teaches me a lot of things and provides me the chance to apply for Nanyang Technological University (NTU) School of Art, Design & Media (SADM), a new programme offered for Academic Year 2005/2006, starting in August 2005.

Despite having a rather unhappy academic experience and tensed relationship with the teachers, I really enjoy myself to the max during my stay in TPJC. I accomplished everything that I don't have the courage to do in secondary school. I made great friends and wonderful memories with BATO. This period is without doubt, some of my happiest days in my study life. In fact, my life experience in TPJC is one of the happiest moments in my life...

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Tampines: Geography

01 June 2004

[1st Edition: June 2004]
[6th Edition: December 2023]

Geography
Tampines District is located approximately 11km east of the City in the East Sub-Region, East Region.

Tampines District is bounded by Sungei Serangoon, Tampines Road, the eastern perimeter of Paya Lebar Air Base and the eastern perimeter of SAF Driving Circuit to the west; Bartley Road East, Tampines Avenue 10, Sungei Bedok, Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Simei Avenue and Upper Changi Road East to the south; Jalan Tiga Ratus and East View Garden Estate to the east; and Tampines Expressway (TPE) to the north.

Tampines District covers an area of approximately 1,876 hectares, ranking 12th among the 27 districts. Tampines District housed an estimated population of 315,658 residents as of June 2017, ranking 4th among the 27 districts. Tampines District has a population density of 16,823/km².

[Singapore Map: Town]

Division
Tampines District comprises 1 New Town (Tampines New Town), 1 Estate (Simei Estate) and 1 Sub-District (Tampines Rural Sub-District).

Tampines New Town is divided into 9 neighbourhoods, namely Tampines Neighbourhood 1, Tampines Neighbourhood 2, Tampines Neighbourhood 3, Tampines Neighbourhood 4, Tampines Neighbourhood 5, Tampines Neighbourhood 6, Tampines Neighbourhood 7, Tampines Neighbourhood 8 and Tampines Neighbourhood 9.

Simei Estate contains 3 neighbourhoods, namely Simei Neighbourhood 1, Simei Neighbourhood 2 and Soo Bee.

Tampines Rural Sub-District contains 7 neighbourhoods, namely Tampines Quarry, Tampines Industrial, Tampines Industrial North, Tampines Road 9th Mile, Teban, Tampines Logistic Park and Fish Farm.

In total, Tampines District is sub-divided into 19 neighbourhoods.

[Town Map: Neighbourhood]

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