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This is the atap house owned by my grandfather with wooden case workshop by the side and front portion of the compound. I lived at lavender street, which is currently being occupied by factories. From the background you can view kallang gas work, which was once a glamorous sight, which had already been demolished. Surrounding the vicinity is seawater which leads to kallang river. On the left hand side in front of the atap house is a garden once belonged to my aunt. Alongside are sheds meant for rearing poultry and beside the poultry shed is actually a toilet

By the right side and near front are the wooden case workshops whereby crates are being produced. During those days, crates have to be manually built with hammer and nails unlike the modern way using pneumatic gun with nails loaded. The workers are mainly relatives and kin's. Imagine the strenuous work with the thumping of nails using hammer and hands. Those days’ worker building wooden crates have rough hands. Wooden crates are mainly used for containing goods, machinery, etc., for export purpose

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