By My Old School

21/08/2025

2005 vintage🍷This lovely poster just dropped at the shop! 🔥 I watched the movie and do not remember the plot but this song by Jacky Cheung from the OST keeps playing in my head 🎶😄 Original Perhaps Love movie poster starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhou Xun, Jacky Cheung and Ji Jin Hee available at the shop! Measures 100cm x 69.5cm, make an appointment to view ❤️

19/08/2025

Rented these props out and they just came back 🎬 Any guesses which decade the production was set in? 😄 Whatever the decade, we've got them! Let us know what vintage props you're looking for 👀

18/08/2025

Our props are back from the viral Kopi Shop at Marina Square! ☕Did you manage to get your hands on those coveted SG60 plushies? 🍞🐣🥚Thanks Play Nation for working with us to bring your kopitiam vision to life! 😄 And for bringing me my very own Kaya Toast plushie - yes the very one that was so popular it had to be restocked! 🔥 The pop-up has ended but you can still get these cuties from the Playnation website! Now I wonder what they're cooking up for SG61 🇸🇬 😄 Contact us if you're looking for any vintage props for your event!

18/08/2025

It's amazing how a humble switch can evoke so many lovely memories 🥰 I lost track of the number of people who came up to us at the pop-up at last week to say they remember the familiar click-clack of these switches!💡😄 The switches are still perfectly functional today, or use them as nostalgic wall decor. They were never used without a wooden backing as safety insulation 👍🏻 See more vintage electrical fixtures at our shop including fan regulators, sockets, and more! Make an appointment to visit 😄

16/08/2025

Thank you MU/SE Magazine for helping to tell the stories behind the artefacts we collect! 💪🏻 For their special SG60 feature, we selected the humble coolie hook that really is symbolic of the hard work of our pioneers from the early days of independence to the prosperous nation we are today 🇸🇬

To be featured alongside the other 59 well-known local personalities is humbling and an honour too! 🙏🏻 It's great encouragement for us to continue telling the stories of the past which might otherwise be forgotten 🤗 We love the work you're doing MU/SE! ❤️

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SG60 SPECIAL

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60 FOR 60
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为庆祝新加坡建国一甲子，《MU/SE》 特邀60位来自不同领域的精彩人物，各自呈献创意作品或独特收藏，作为致敬狮城60岁生日的献礼。

黄锦基
Winston Wong
怀旧商店店主

“这个不起眼的工具，
曾是推动新加坡河畔转口贸易得以繁荣的重要助力。
当年无数苦力凭着坚韧不拔的意志与日复一日的体力付出，
为新加坡的快速发展奠下基础，
这种精神正是建国一代拥有的珍贵品质。”

繁荣背后的推手
起初，黄锦基收藏旧物纯为兴趣，每件搜罗自新加坡及世界各地的小玩意，对他而言都是美好时光的见证。但收藏品越来越多，他和女儿黄淑萍于2011年决定开设怀集商店 ，为复古及怀旧物品爱好者打造一个寻宝乐园。新加坡建国60周年之际，78岁的黄锦基与《MU/SE》的读者分享珍藏多年的一个铁钩，那是早年码头苦力的搬运工具，将铁钩插入装满白米、谷物或面粉的麻袋再使力向上提，将麻袋扛至肩上，往返于货船与仓库之间搬运货物。

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Published in MU/SE Edition 047

Coming Soon: Print available at Books Kinokuniya, WH Smith, AllScript Magazines and other major bookstores. Digital Edition available on Magzter.com

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14/08/2025

Singapore in 1991 looking towards the next 10 years 🇸🇬 Did the government's projections become reality? The planned Southern Islands Development (see last photo) does look like Sentosa Cove today, don't you think? ⛵ Get the book Singapore - The Next Lap, to find out! 😄 Available at the shop, make an appointment to purchase!

14/08/2025

It's the last day of our cosy pop-up at ! ☕ So glad to be sharing the space with and ! 🤗 Yes there might only be 5 vendors but still plenty to see with our table full of vintage goodies, unexpected and interesting books 📚 hand-crocheted veg and sea creatures 🦑 hand-painted glassware🥛and zero-chemical make-up and skincare that's made in Singapore! 🇸🇬

See you at 108 Robinson Road from 11am to 4pm! It's a short walk from the Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place MRT 🚇 Grab a coffee and croclair (croissant x eclair) too! 🥐

12/08/2025

You might know that my dad was an army officer but did you know he was a combat engineer in the Bomb Disposal Unit? His knowledge of EOD (explosives ordnance disposal) was the reason why he trained to be a naval diver and started the Naval Diving Unit in the early 1970s.

Thanks to Dr Loh Kah Seng for allowing my dad to share his lived-experience on Chronicles of Old Singapore ! Here's part one where dad talks about joining the army in 1966, tough training under the Israelis, and defusing bombs around Singapore. Enjoy the stories!

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Winston Wong recalls being in the 2nd batch of officer cadets at SAFTI and how the Israeli ‘advisors’ who trained the...

12/08/2025

Day one of the Bazaar at Lume Cafe is done and I can't believe how fast time just flew by! 💨😮 It's the people and conversations that made the time today whizz by, thank you all for your time and support! 🤗 You can see just how friendly everyone is from the photo we took with cafe partners Darren and Aley! 😄☕🥐 Some of them are rockin' our vintage spectacle frames from Germany 🤓

Two days left - catch us on Wed and Thurs from 11am to 4pm 🥳There's also a great selection of quirky books, handmade crochet items, hand painted glassware and natural skincare!

Lume Cafe is at 108 Robinson Walk, a short walk from the Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place MRT station 🚇

11/08/2025

Changi Experience Studio: "We want to recreate a travel agency of the 1980s for an exhibition. Do you have a suitable phone?"
Me: "Of course!" 😄

It's just one phone but we take pride in the fact that we had exactly what they wanted for the exhibition! 💯 It helps that we have a huge library of vintage items for sale and rent! What props are you looking for? Let us know! 😊

11/08/2025

It's Monday again and we're looking forward to our pop-up from 12-14 Aug (Tues to Thurs). It's the first time we'll be in the CBD! 😄 If you're working in the area, drop by Lume Cafe from 11am to 4pm to say hi and browse our vintage wares 👋🏻 The coffee's darn good too! 👍☕

You can reach Lume Cafe at 108 Robinson Road by a short walk from either Exit F of the Tanjong Pagar MRT station or Exit F of the Raffles Place MRT station 🚇

We're joined by these fab guys!
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See ya! ☕🥐📚🎨😄

09/08/2025

What better way to commemorate National Day than getting to know our country better? 😄 Led by Tuah Bugis (real name Sarafian), our heritage trail this morning covered more than 700 years of Singapore history even before Sang Nila Utama stepped foot here 🦁

From Fort Canning to Cavenagh Bridge, it was an utterly enjoyable way to unpack the rich history of our island state all the way up to its 60th birthday today 🎉 🇸🇬 We learnt the origins of the Merlion and sat in a chamber that witnessed many of our nation's milestones (guess where?) You've come a long way Singapore! 🔴 Onward we go! 😄