Colourful Ancestors

They did not receive any education. Yet they named streets and areas with names that are easy to remember and many are still relevant and in use today.

kin jeo ka - Petain Road
mang ka kar - Bendemeer Road
teck kar - KK Hospital
lam po ley - Strathmore Avenue
po ley long - Henderson Road
gor chang chiu kar - Esplanade

tua bey lor - South Bridge Road
ji bey lor - Victoria Street
sa bey lor - Queen Street
si bey lor - Waterloo Street

twa po - South Bridge Road
seoh po - Victoria Street

pek sua pu - Bugis Street
gu chia chwee - Chinatown
keow keng kau - China Street
tau hu kway - Chin Chew Street

kek sng kio - Sungei Road
ang sa lee - Serangoon Gardens
or kio tao - Havelock Road
si kar teng - Jalan Bukit Merah
si pai po - Singapore General Hospital
huay shia - Kallang Road

lak ko chio - Bukit Timah (Sixth Ave)
cheet ko chio - Bukit Timah (Beauty World)
chap ko chio - Bukit Timah (Bt Panjang)

pek kio - Owen Road
tok lip kio - Nicol Highway
kow chap kow wan - South Buona Vista Road
char kio - Institute of Mental Health (Woodbridge)
ang teng bey tow - Collyer Quay
chap lak lau - Commowealth Crescent
bo buay kang - Queenstown MRT