These low cost houses was built in the late 1950's and started to be occupied in 1959. I remembered because I used to live in the third house from the corner for two years 1959 & 1960. I remembered the time just before I went to kindergarten to just before I started primary school, we lived there i.e. before we moved down to jockey Road.....The house have only two bedrooms....but one kitchen cum dinning room & a sitting room....nothing to shout at....
But look how well made it was...despite it being a low cost house built by the Municiple or City Council at that time....its remarkable...the structure, how sturdy they are...compared to the very highly priced houses we have today...built by peasants from indonesia, bangladesh & burma....
These houses were built to last...and by skilled tradesman....probably not much under counter money...contractors can really deliver good quality houses....throughout the entire 57 years of its existence...there were no complaints of shoddy workmanship...."cheating on building material" and the shennegians associated with government projects nowadays.... Bravo
We mourned the passing of an era....where good quality, integrity come from malaysia ...even in a low cost housing project....
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