Toa Payoh Sports Stadium,
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

Hi there,
Toa Payoh is a place that where i have grown up. I live here since i was born till now, primary schools n secondary school also in Toa Payoh area, 1st time work also in Toa Payoh area, 1st time hang out with friends till late night also in toa payoh and alot of things in Toa Payoh
Research from the internet, is like what every 1 had said, which Toa Payoh is a Hokkien language reference to "big swamp". When i am small hear from my primary school teacher that last time my primary school, Westlake Primary School, last time was cemetary or somewhere near 1, and from my mother that now where i am staying last time was a vegetables farm. Now it have been developed to so much different from last time.
Now in Toa Payoh we have air-con bus interchange, children or small kids wanted toys can go to kiddy palaces, More Than Words or shops that are open inside the bus interchange. There also have KouFu, Fork & Spoon, food court for people to eat. New families that just come to Toa Payoh and stay and families which stay at Toa Payoh for a long time, when they needed new furnitures they can go to Courts, cash converter or electronic store. People can buy go their daily needs can buy in either 1 of the 2 FairPrice or some covenience shop in Toa Payoh Central. People need to buy clothes can shop in Toa Payoh central. There are also having 3Macdonal, KFC, Mos burger. There also have Japaness food. Toa Payoh Entertainment centre have arcade, Zone X, teenager like to go there play,watch movie at Eng Wah, people also can go there for ice cream at Swensen. People who are a sporty can go to the stadium to run, swimming complex to swim, gym to have their workout and World Of Sport to buy their needs. People who want to buy bread and cakes can buy at Bengawan solo, Bread Talk or shops which have sell both. People who care about their hair and beauty here also have shops for them to go to, now Toa Payoh central have more hair salon as shop close down. People care about health can go to clnic or Yu Ren Shen.Here also have phone shop of M1,Starhub and Singtel or even 2nd hand shop.
But for me the bad thing is that the Comic Collection have been close down,but i still like this place as this is where i live and where i grow up.i will stop here as no more idea of what to write anymore.


Ho Zhe Hao of 5N1

Hi everyone

I feel very honest to ba a part of this trail .I was queit worried when i first learnt that i need to do a trail on Toa Payoh as am not a local student and i do not understand Toa Payoh as well as other local stuents.Thus,i do a lot of surf in order to have a better understanding of Toa Payoh.


Toa Payoh in the Hokkien dialect means "big swamp land". The word 'Payoh' originates from the Malay word 'paya' for swamp. This extensive district was quite notorious for the numerous squatters who were mainly engaged in farming and rearing pigs.


Toa Payoh town is just 6km away from the city centre. It is well-served by the expressways and major roads as well as excellent public transportation. The town is bounded by Braddell Road and Bartley Road to the north, Upper Paya Lebar Road to the east, MacPherson Road and Jalan Toa Payoh to the south and Thomson Road to the west.

There are two MRT stations within the town, namely, Toa Payoh MRT station and Braddell MRT station. Situated above Toa Payoh MRT station is the new air-conditioned Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, itself integrated with the HDB Centre. The bus interchange is a major transportation hub serving not only the needs of town residents in and around Toa Payoh, but also links residents to other parts of the Singapore.

One of Singapore's earliest public housing estates, Toa Payoh has developed a distinctive character through the years. The area bustles with activity and is a great place to soak in the local lifestyle. It boasts Singapore's only air-conditioned bus interchange and visitors will be spoilt for choice at the range of merchandise, food and entertainment options available.

I love Toa Payoh not only because it is the central area of Singapore and very convenient to go to other place. However,people live inToa Payoh no need to worry about food, shopping,looking for doctor...

For student like me, after school also can study at library~

Although i dont live in toa payoh, i spent most of my time there. First reason is i work in toa payoh and second reason is i study in toa payoh(: Toa payoh is quite an interesting place. There used to be a fountain pool outside the toa payoh library where young people like to sit around with their friends chatting away or simply sit alone and feel the breeze on windy days. After the renovation, it became a small stage where people will held event during chinese new year, hari raya and christmas. Whenever there are no event, we can still see children playing and teengers chatting with friends. A hotspot in toa payoh will be the entertainment centre. There are fast food restaurants, hair salon, arcade, sakae sushi, swensen, cinema etc. many young people like to hang out there during their free time. We can also see students there as they will meet up with their friends for lunch or dinner. Another hotspot in toa payoh would be the bus interchange. It is the first air conditioned interchange. There are many shops in the bus interchange so that people can have more choices regardless of clothes, food or stationary. So i can say that Toa payoh is a happening place. Hang out more often and you'll find that toa payoh is indeed, an interesting place to be (:


by: Alicia koh^^

Toa Payoh Trail

I am very glad to be part of this trail.^^I like Toa Payoh and I think it is a good place to live.

The HDB Hub has transformed the Toa Payoh Town Centre into a bustling hive of activities. With its prime and convenient location served by Singapore’s first air-conditioned bus interchange/MRT and more than 186,000sft of retail space offering services from banking, fastfood outlets to supermarkets together with events organised at the mall area, the HDB Hub is definately the place to be!

SAFRA Toa Payoh is a place where members can get a good mix of educational and entertainment offerings against a backdrop of club facilities like swimming pool, rockwall climbing, etc, where participants of courses can also partake in these facilities for better value and unique privileges. The different curriculum caters to different age groups at one single location for an all-rounded, family-oriented setting.

Indoor Bus Interchange is the first and only indoor bus interchange which Singapore has. This has been built for some years now. Those who use this interchange lots, is grateful for the air condition in hot Singapore.People will still queue around the stainless steel railings inside. Do you see the glass doors where the exit sign is? That's where the glass doors are. When the bus arrives and is ready board passengers, the glass doors will open and passengers will slowly board the bus.

Toa Payoh is a good place to live as it's transportation and habitation.