a place where our school First Toa Payoh Secondary holds its annual Sports Carnival.
Look at all the fun we had this year!
Toa Payoh, a truely heartland for all of us, although i don't live here.
HEARTLAND- MY IMPRESSION TOWARDS TOA PAYOH.
I don't live in Toa Payoh, and honest speaking, I'm rather a stranger to Toa Payoh.
I study in First Toa Payoh Secondary School for 3 years, and i'm secondary 3 now. Before i study and spent nearly half of my day in Toa Payoh everyday, my family and i rarely come to Toa Payoh. First Toa Payoh Secondary School could be said as part of Toa Payoh's history, Toa Payoh's asset. Given it's name First Toa Payoh Sec, it was the first secondary school in Toa Payoh. The school now has a heritage of 40+ years, and a second home to nearly 900 over students, consisting of not only local singaporeans, but also varies from all parts of the world. We're proud to say over the years, through many mergers of different schools into one, First Toa Payoh Secondary still managed to preserve her history and name. With its long journey down the years, students in FTPSS were successfully cultivated into motivated and independant indivisuals. Toa Payoh is a district located in the Central Region of Singapore. on every peak hours each day, there would be many vehicles lining up along the roads of Toa Payoh either starting their day for work/school or knocking off from work. Therefore, ERP gantries were build to reduce and prevent road accidents and congestions. Toa Payoh one of the earliest public housing estates in Singapore, which is also referred as the Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing estate of Toa Payoh New Town. It was redeveloped in early 1964 after the squatters were asked to moved out in 1962 with benefits of increased compensations and other practical inducements offered by the Government. Before the redevelopment, Toa Payoh was once an extensive and notorious squatter district. Most squatters were engaged in farming and rearing pigs. The others were hawkers, factory workers, mechanics or domestic helpers. I remember my dad telling me all these when i was young, but i paid no attention to those since i thought there was no way my life would cross toa payoh. In my opinion before, Toa Payoh was merely a slumpy HDB area providing roofs for mainly old folks. But now, after studying in Toa Payoh, and spending almost all my time there, i realised there was much more beauty than it seems on the surface. It is near town and i could travel to town as convieniently as it is only a few train stations away. Furthermore, Toa Payoh provides its own entertainment and also, many famous and delicious delicacy. My impression towards toa payoh had changed, and i am impressed with the governemnt for such meticulous planning and reconstruction of Toa Payoh into such a beautiful city area from a swampy farming area rearing pigs. I feel a sense of belonging with a 'homely' feel when i stepped my foot in FTPSS, located in Toa Payoh.
Some source cited from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toa_Payoh.
Written By: Zoe Teo 3E2
I study in First Toa Payoh Secondary School for 3 years, and i'm secondary 3 now. Before i study and spent nearly half of my day in Toa Payoh everyday, my family and i rarely come to Toa Payoh. First Toa Payoh Secondary School could be said as part of Toa Payoh's history, Toa Payoh's asset. Given it's name First Toa Payoh Sec, it was the first secondary school in Toa Payoh. The school now has a heritage of 40+ years, and a second home to nearly 900 over students, consisting of not only local singaporeans, but also varies from all parts of the world. We're proud to say over the years, through many mergers of different schools into one, First Toa Payoh Secondary still managed to preserve her history and name. With its long journey down the years, students in FTPSS were successfully cultivated into motivated and independant indivisuals. Toa Payoh is a district located in the Central Region of Singapore. on every peak hours each day, there would be many vehicles lining up along the roads of Toa Payoh either starting their day for work/school or knocking off from work. Therefore, ERP gantries were build to reduce and prevent road accidents and congestions. Toa Payoh one of the earliest public housing estates in Singapore, which is also referred as the Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing estate of Toa Payoh New Town. It was redeveloped in early 1964 after the squatters were asked to moved out in 1962 with benefits of increased compensations and other practical inducements offered by the Government. Before the redevelopment, Toa Payoh was once an extensive and notorious squatter district. Most squatters were engaged in farming and rearing pigs. The others were hawkers, factory workers, mechanics or domestic helpers. I remember my dad telling me all these when i was young, but i paid no attention to those since i thought there was no way my life would cross toa payoh. In my opinion before, Toa Payoh was merely a slumpy HDB area providing roofs for mainly old folks. But now, after studying in Toa Payoh, and spending almost all my time there, i realised there was much more beauty than it seems on the surface. It is near town and i could travel to town as convieniently as it is only a few train stations away. Furthermore, Toa Payoh provides its own entertainment and also, many famous and delicious delicacy. My impression towards toa payoh had changed, and i am impressed with the governemnt for such meticulous planning and reconstruction of Toa Payoh into such a beautiful city area from a swampy farming area rearing pigs. I feel a sense of belonging with a 'homely' feel when i stepped my foot in FTPSS, located in Toa Payoh.
Some source cited from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toa_Payoh.
Written By: Zoe Teo 3E2
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