Punggol and Sengkang were also like that 25 years ago. Yes, there's a height limit for the buildings in Jurong, Choa Chu Kang and Tengah as the Tengah Airbase is nearby.
@@larrydestiny2184 Why is Punggol bad? I don't live there but I go there frequently. Every neighbourhood cluster have their mini mart / kopitiam / clinic as is with most newly constructed HDB clusters. Are you basing your experience from 20 yrs ago? Please don't anyhow say things with nothing to back it up.
Like he said, it will be great to see it develop if you live there. You'll have a lot of great anecdotes in a few years when everything is built out and more people move in.
Every newly build estate always got these few typical problems. senkang, tampines , all those -vale areas all used to have these problems. They need to endure at least 10 years.
The poor cellular network is real, especially in the carparks. Lack of public transport Is even more real. I go there for piano class weekly given by my relative and the only way is riding my mom’s car there, there’s bus options but takes very long and it is very difficult to navigate. The roads there are also very bumpy, full of potholes. Avoid the left most lane at Bukit Batok road towards Tengah, or you will hit many potholes and ruin your cars suspension.
I was staying in Punggol before Waterway Point has opened, and oh boy it has way lesser amenities than what you see in Tengah now :D Punggol Plaza (Punggol's version of Tengah's Plantation Plaza) also didn't have an NTUC for about half a year, and we had to go to Sengkang or take the free bus shuttle to Giant Pasir Ris for groceries haha!
To effectively test the coverage of cellular network, one would have to test the coverage of all four telcos, i.e. Singtel, Starhub, M1 and Simba, and at various spots. Testing clarity of one phone call at one spot is definitely not an accurate reflection of the actual situation. Connection would definitely be better around the neighbourhood centre, given how the telcos would probably install more base stations around the neighbourhood centre, which may not be the case for the rest of the town, which is far from fully developed.
typing this from my hdb flat in tengah. i'm loving every moment rn. in a few years time, it's gonna be crowded af and will be the same as any other estate. anyways good content!
Amenities typically refers to general services such as clinics, barber/hairdressers, laundry, post office, atms, etc. New towns typically lack these facilities in the first few years.
Sengkang was also like that in 1997 when I moved in. Nearest shopping mall, Hougang Mall. No Compass One, Rivervale Mall or Plaza whatsoever. Need to walk until Punggol Park then have hawker centre. New neighbourhood is like that, not surprising for Tengah to end up like that.
Personally I think it was already so much better compared to those new town back in the past and also Tengah is pretty big. When I moved into Bishan back in the 80's when I was a kid and only 3 blocks were completed and there were nothing else and not even the Junction 8 but eventually came like what it is like now.
i live in an old estate near tengah. its still very new and mostly under construction. im sure things will work out as the time goes. excited to explore the new place once its done :)
Great coverage and exciting times ahead for the new estate. Just want to point out it's pronounced as Te-ngah, te as in [te]ars and ngah is ng+ah haha! It's a Malay word for middle.
No it's not Te as in Te(ars) it's Te as in Te(rm). I study Malay morphology, not English, so maybe Tears and Term is pronounced the same. And its (ng) (nasal) and ah( as in Ahhhhhhh taste good)
Nah ,the young gen.is spoilt This estate is thriving.Good air quality better than over crowding ,Yishun , Some used to live matured estate ?? Its a matter of shifting environment. Once fully settle an fully operated biz ,it will be awesome vibes!
Tengah for me my time used to be ulu and more of a military training area which is massive. Also are farms in abundance here too. Now times gave changed and now transforming into a big moden town soon and believe me it will be packed in no time
Singaporeans just ❤ to complain. Since it’s a new town, don’t expect to have everything overnight. Compare with Hong Kong and other countries, we are already not bad.
Years back pasir ris, tampines and bedok do faces similar situation..anything new or work in progress has its downside..BUT stay positive as good times will come as we look towards the end product of this new development😊
Hi ghib, just to note as a sengkang resident, I only moved in at 2018 and i can approve myself that mostlt tengah includ. sengkang and punggol all look like this, even with the LRT stations, it still looks empty,never been to sengkang in the 2000s but ya its damn empty, very ulu
I remember back in the day when Punggol was like that too. Early 2000s, used to go there to visit my ex-gf. Really wild west last time, her dad do DIY bbq at the hdb stairs 😂
Singaporeans are too spoilt. New estate needs time to build. When I first moved to Northshore in Punggol there is not much things too. But now it has everything
Not gonna Lie, Tengah Interchange Reminds me of Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. I feel it will become more useful in the Future. I am planning to look around there at some point as well so thanks for a lil Sneek Peak!
I think it should be a lot better now compared to last year. You should see all the news reports about it last year. Lack of buses, lack of amenities , and as usual telco connection is really bad there for new town, even vending machine contactless payment cant work there.
I used to live in this tengah area when it was still a huge kampong, with rivers, swamps and of course our own chicken farm and fruit trees. Government took over this area in the 90s and we had to move out.
For new town, initially, the residents will have to suffer for a few years due to lack of amenities and facilities. That is normal. Anyway renovation will take easily 3-6 mths to complete. Businesses will suffer if they open too early.
TBH, People complain too much nowadays, want this want that... When I first moved to SK when I was a kid, it was worse, nearest Mall is Hougang Mall, Nearest Market is at Hougang also, Nearest Food also Hougang, only 2 bus which take forever to come, 82 (which use to travel from Punggol to Shenton Way) & 502 (Sengkang to Jurong West) and comes in interval of 15 mins.
Residents who had just moved in to Tengah, or any other new estate for that matter, should expect that things won’t be ready and up and running. It’s going to take 5 to 10 years before everything runs smoothly.
Other new ones are Bidadari/Woodleigh and I guess Tampines North. Though those two might not be as completed and are close by other much more developed neighbourhoods.
If people think this is bad, they should ask about Ang Mo Kio in the 70's. Bishan was still a cemetery! I should know; I lived there. Tengah estate is near to Bt Batok West with plenty of amenities so it isn't really that ulu. All brand new towns start out almost the same way.
Its the same for every new estate. It will take a few years to get all the amenities & shops up & lively. Gotta wait for a few years & i bet the bus interchange gonna be very crowded😬
Your video reminds me a lot of the time when we first shifted to Jurong West in the 80s. Back then the town was still being built, and there was only one feeder bus (334) from Jurong East Interchange to Jurong West. The hawker center wasnt even ready yet, so whenever we wanted to eat out, we would have to eat in Jurong East. As the years passed, we saw the other amenities coming in, including the establishment of schools and even the Boon Lay and Lakefront MRTs :) Thank you for this video and the memories, and oh, "'Tengah" is pronounced as ""Teang-Ngah", which is a Malay word for "center" or "'middle"
Did you hear any military aircraft from the airbase? Is it as bad as the boonlay/pioneer area, where the aircrafts usually flies in low as they approaches the runway to land? The noise pollution will probably get worse due to the closure of paya lebar airbase.
Maybe you covered it in one of your earlier videos, but you have an iPhone, but are not using Apple Pay? Everything in Singapore can be paid for by just holding your phone near any of the payment readers, including all transit.
You see how long it took for Punggol to have Waterway Point. Besides the points you've mentioned, the location of Tengah is less than ideal I feel. Pretty sure after the 5-yr MOP, you will see many Tengah flats up for re-sale in the market 😆
Hi Ghib,, Tengah means in the middle in indonesian language,, wah what a place,, seems like its not singapore,, i havent even visit sengkang or woodland,, 🤣🤣,, wah even meet fans at Tengah,, Ghib Yumei jin da ne,, 😅,, btw its fun exploring places ,, till d next vlog Ghib,, Huat Ah,, 👍🍺😬
It's funny because tengah itself means Center. But it's located on the outskirts and the town center will be called tengah town center, which essentially means center town center. 😂
The new residents there have to be more patience and understanding needs to wait for at least 1 or 2 and more years for it increase the facilities there just like in the past in Punggol area there before, but they can still travel around near the neighborhoods in Bukit Batok and Jurong West/East/CCK area. I believe when it is fully well developed these places will be better than in CCK and Yew Tee because they can still have better chance to reach ET/WT Mrt line between Jurong East and Boon Lay train stations. Public buses are at present connected to Jurong East and Bukit Batok Interchange to give them better choice to reach.
I still don't know how to pronounce Tengah. Is the g supposed to be silent or sounded? To be fair I think this place needs time to develop fully. 10 years maybe.
To be honest, it does not look too impressive, maybe have to wait until full completion. I've seen more impressive-looking modern townships in Malaysia
This is the only foreigner that i know has more knowledge about the places in Singapore than most locals
It's literally his job. So obviously he knows more lah
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Punggol and Sengkang were also like that 25 years ago. Yes, there's a height limit for the buildings in Jurong, Choa Chu Kang and Tengah as the Tengah Airbase is nearby.
@@user-um8wi5ym4y when I was training at T then. Punggol and sengkang not even concepted yet
I think Punggol is still quite bad today
People nowadays demanding la
@@larrydestiny2184 Why is Punggol bad? I don't live there but I go there frequently. Every neighbourhood cluster have their mini mart / kopitiam / clinic as is with most newly constructed HDB clusters. Are you basing your experience from 20 yrs ago? Please don't anyhow say things with nothing to back it up.
@@Vachalenchill out mate. He’s entitled to his own opinion
Being a new town, this is expected. In this case, its first movers disadvantage. Am pretty sure it will look entirely different in 2 to 3 years time.
Like he said, it will be great to see it develop if you live there. You'll have a lot of great anecdotes in a few years when everything is built out and more people move in.
When you speak the word "Tengah". I get confuse with another word "Tenga" and we all know very well what it is.
Yeah, another KY as in L-KY.
LOL yea. it's Teng-ah.
OMG. Hopefully Japanese guys or even women don't get put off as they sound alike. ..might hit the bad impression or vice versa .so coincidence LOL
Tengah means centre in Malay
Oh no, I'm sure he knows what it is too
Every newly build estate always got these few typical problems. senkang, tampines , all those -vale areas all used to have these problems. They need to endure at least 10 years.
The poor cellular network is real, especially in the carparks. Lack of public transport Is even more real. I go there for piano class weekly given by my relative and the only way is riding my mom’s car there, there’s bus options but takes very long and it is very difficult to navigate. The roads there are also very bumpy, full of potholes. Avoid the left most lane at Bukit Batok road towards Tengah, or you will hit many potholes and ruin your cars suspension.
I was staying in Punggol before Waterway Point has opened, and oh boy it has way lesser amenities than what you see in Tengah now :D Punggol Plaza (Punggol's version of Tengah's Plantation Plaza) also didn't have an NTUC for about half a year, and we had to go to Sengkang or take the free bus shuttle to Giant Pasir Ris for groceries haha!
It’s a new town, long time ago Punggol like this, long time ago Clementi like this, long time ago, Tampines like that.
To effectively test the coverage of cellular network, one would have to test the coverage of all four telcos, i.e. Singtel, Starhub, M1 and Simba, and at various spots. Testing clarity of one phone call at one spot is definitely not an accurate reflection of the actual situation. Connection would definitely be better around the neighbourhood centre, given how the telcos would probably install more base stations around the neighbourhood centre, which may not be the case for the rest of the town, which is far from fully developed.
Have to admit, I do like the way Ghib pronounces “Tengah” ☺️
typing this from my hdb flat in tengah. i'm loving every moment rn. in a few years time, it's gonna be crowded af and will be the same as any other estate. anyways good content!
wow Tengah looks amazing!! better than the others you visited so far. thks for sharing.
Amenities typically refers to general services such as clinics, barber/hairdressers, laundry, post office, atms, etc. New towns typically lack these facilities in the first few years.
Tengah’s residents were very friendly towards you 👍👏😃🇸🇬
Sengkang was also like that in 1997 when I moved in. Nearest shopping mall, Hougang Mall. No Compass One, Rivervale Mall or Plaza whatsoever. Need to walk until Punggol Park then have hawker centre. New neighbourhood is like that, not surprising for Tengah to end up like that.
EVERYTHING TAKE TIME, I BELIEVE IN 5-10 YEARS TIME IT GONNA BE LOOKING GOOD.👍👍🇸🇬
by then LHL wont be here anymore to witness the transformation.
RIP
Personally I think it was already so much better compared to those new town back in the past and also Tengah is pretty big. When I moved into Bishan back in the 80's when I was a kid and only 3 blocks were completed and there were nothing else and not even the Junction 8 but eventually came like what it is like now.
You know it is bad when a (local urban) Singaporean tells you it is like moving into the mountains. 😂
Welcome Back. So nice place
🌷💙🤍
i live in an old estate near tengah. its still very new and mostly under construction. im sure things will work out as the time goes. excited to explore the new place once its done :)
The grab driver really unprofessional, if the driver can't make it, the driver should cancel the ride and not the customer.
Great coverage and exciting times ahead for the new estate. Just want to point out it's pronounced as Te-ngah, te as in [te]ars and ngah is ng+ah haha! It's a Malay word for middle.
No it's not Te as in Te(ars) it's Te as in Te(rm).
I study Malay morphology, not English, so maybe Tears and Term is pronounced the same.
And its (ng) (nasal) and ah( as in Ahhhhhhh taste good)
Nah ,the young gen.is spoilt This estate is thriving.Good air quality better than over crowding ,Yishun , Some used to live matured estate ?? Its a matter of shifting environment. Once fully settle an fully operated biz ,it will be awesome vibes!
At 10:20 you can see the ceiling of the flat. The uneven patches reflects on the workmanship of the pre-fab apartments in Tengah.
Oh goodness you're right
A lot of new BTOS have problems in the quality for the construction…is getting bad to worst and HDB is not doing anything
I'm guessing because nowadays a lot of people will do renovation anyway. Either way, it's still not an excuse for the bad quality.
Tengah for me my time used to be ulu and more of a military training area which is massive. Also are farms in abundance here too. Now times gave changed and now transforming into a big moden town soon and believe me it will be packed in no time
This is where I live during my childhood days. Huge kampong.
I like your content Ghib! Keep it up!
Singaporeans just ❤ to complain. Since it’s a new town, don’t expect to have everything overnight. Compare with Hong Kong and other countries, we are already not bad.
Tengah is only 1 years old only with what we currently have consider quite good also already
It’s improving along the way
Wah Jake got a really cool setup! :)
Years back pasir ris, tampines and bedok do faces similar situation..anything new or work in progress has its downside..BUT stay positive as good times will come as we look towards the end product of this new development😊
I love how familiar you are to the locals
Ghib is really good at this.
Hi ghib, just to note as a sengkang resident, I only moved in at 2018 and i can approve myself that mostlt tengah includ. sengkang and punggol all look like this, even with the LRT stations, it still looks empty,never been to sengkang in the 2000s but ya its damn empty, very ulu
No lack of transportation They are lazy to walk main road.Many buses available
I remember back in the day when Punggol was like that too. Early 2000s, used to go there to visit my ex-gf. Really wild west last time, her dad do DIY bbq at the hdb stairs 😂
Te - like TErrific
Ngah - like Ngoh Hiang but with 'A'
Tengah = Middle, in Malay language
Tengah was named after a Chinese guy, it's just a coincidence that it's also a Malay word :)
You can find maps indicating Tengah as Teng Chu Kang
Tengah, I thought it is te ka😂
Singaporeans are too spoilt. New estate needs time to build. When I first moved to Northshore in Punggol there is not much things too. But now it has everything
Around 10:14... What the hell is going on with that ceiling??? It is a new flat no?
Love your videos so much ❤
Great content. Tks.
Not gonna Lie, Tengah Interchange Reminds me of Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. I feel it will become more useful in the Future. I am planning to look around there at some point as well so thanks for a lil Sneek Peak!
thanks for reviewing tengah -future resident
I think it should be a lot better now compared to last year. You should see all the news reports about it last year. Lack of buses, lack of amenities , and as usual telco connection is really bad there for new town, even vending machine contactless payment cant work there.
KFC just opened there this week and they are having special offer 5pc fried chicken for $9.95 for this week.
KFC and pizza hut opened in end august.
I used to live in this tengah area when it was still a huge kampong, with rivers, swamps and of course our own chicken farm and fruit trees. Government took over this area in the 90s and we had to move out.
Bishan town estates were built on a cemetary. Look at its price now.
as usual ..the humour! That look on your face at the slide! Haha
For new town, initially, the residents will have to suffer for a few years due to lack of amenities and facilities. That is normal. Anyway renovation will take easily 3-6 mths to complete. Businesses will suffer if they open too early.
It's so rare to find a peaceful and private living space in SG.
TBH, People complain too much nowadays, want this want that... When I first moved to SK when I was a kid, it was worse, nearest Mall is Hougang Mall, Nearest Market is at Hougang also, Nearest Food also Hougang, only 2 bus which take forever to come, 82 (which use to travel from Punggol to Shenton Way) & 502 (Sengkang to Jurong West) and comes in interval of 15 mins.
Food options are definitely minimal but it’s no surprise as it is a brand new estate.same thing happened to Punggol and Sengkang when they were made
Maybe you should also talk about the noise produced by Air force . The zone when the plane starts to descent is located above Tengah area.
Residents who had just moved in to Tengah, or any other new estate for that matter, should expect that things won’t be ready and up and running. It’s going to take 5 to 10 years before everything runs smoothly.
Good information, will try visit it.
Other new ones are Bidadari/Woodleigh and I guess Tampines North. Though those two might not be as completed and are close by other much more developed neighbourhoods.
I think there will be more food court and hawkers once all the units are occupied, currently it is only 55% occupied
There's apparently alot more to current state Tengah. Come visit again! I'm more than happy to share and show you around!
If people think this is bad, they should ask about Ang Mo Kio in the 70's. Bishan was still a cemetery! I should know; I lived there. Tengah estate is near to Bt Batok West with plenty of amenities so it isn't really that ulu. All brand new towns start out almost the same way.
In my parents moved to AMK in 1978. It is the same. I and my mom went BLK 338 for marketing but after 3 years there are Hawker centre and shops.
You should do a eastern Singapore tour. Pasir Ris Beach. There are landed properties, condos, HDBs.
There is Daiso there. Quite big. There’s also another restaurant below Koufu. It sells fish soup too.
Getting better is the key to ironing out problems.
just give it a few more years and with the opening of the JRL...it will be very vibrant...
ghib should have gotten sponsorship from tenga
Gosh.. No people, everywhere seems empty and only one on the bus. I would LOVE to live there😂
It off to a good start!!! 😅
Its the same for every new estate. It will take a few years to get all the amenities & shops up & lively. Gotta wait for a few years & i bet the bus interchange gonna be very crowded😬
It’s just matter of time. Even when Punggol started also like that. Now Punggol is damn goood❤
cannot undo hearing TENGA
Your video reminds me a lot of the time when we first shifted to Jurong West in the 80s. Back then the town was still being built, and there was only one feeder bus (334) from Jurong East Interchange to Jurong West. The hawker center wasnt even ready yet, so whenever we wanted to eat out, we would have to eat in Jurong East. As the years passed, we saw the other amenities coming in, including the establishment of schools and even the Boon Lay and Lakefront MRTs :)
Thank you for this video and the memories, and oh, "'Tengah" is pronounced as ""Teang-Ngah", which is a Malay word for "center" or "'middle"
Did you hear any military aircraft from the airbase? Is it as bad as the boonlay/pioneer area, where the aircrafts usually flies in low as they approaches the runway to land? The noise pollution will probably get worse due to the closure of paya lebar airbase.
Is WISE or Youtrip better?
Wise!😆
Maybe you covered it in one of your earlier videos, but you have an iPhone, but are not using Apple Pay? Everything in Singapore can be paid for by just holding your phone near any of the payment readers, including all transit.
You see how long it took for Punggol to have Waterway Point. Besides the points you've mentioned, the location of Tengah is less than ideal I feel. Pretty sure after the 5-yr MOP, you will see many Tengah flats up for re-sale in the market 😆
omg.. i recently just went tengah and explore the place too... too bad didn't see u ghib...
I was expecting you to review the centralized cooling system😅
2-3 years is way too optimistic, Punggol took way longer than that and it was much nearer to developed towns and amenities. 5 years is more like it.
Wait till the MRT is up and they can experience the JE MRT human jam.
WISE is 👍👍👍👍👍
❤ it
WAIT, Slurpee machine at 7-11?! my area of 7-11 doesn't have this anymore
@@briancheong3319 😳 i thought all 7-11 have slurpee machine
Hi Ghib,, Tengah means in the middle in indonesian language,, wah what a place,, seems like its not singapore,, i havent even visit sengkang or woodland,, 🤣🤣,, wah even meet fans at Tengah,, Ghib Yumei jin da ne,, 😅,, btw its fun exploring places ,, till d next vlog Ghib,, Huat Ah,, 👍🍺😬
you didnt review the chilled water pipes. haha tengah people complain about the district cooling. with cooling towers and chillers at the roof
It's funny because tengah itself means Center. But it's located on the outskirts and the town center will be called tengah town center, which essentially means center town center. 😂
Nice video
My cousin stayed in Tengah. I could get a grab when i visited him and get back home but the driver did have issues with GPS
Price of the property adjusts with the amenities available around.
Wonder why don’t they build a balcony in HDBs. At least for new ones they should consider.
The new residents there have to be more patience and understanding needs to wait for at least 1 or 2 and more years for it increase the facilities there just like in the past in Punggol area there before, but they can still travel around near the neighborhoods in Bukit Batok and Jurong West/East/CCK area. I believe when it is fully well developed these places will be better than in CCK and Yew Tee because they can still have better chance to reach ET/WT Mrt line between Jurong East and Boon Lay train stations. Public buses are at present connected to Jurong East and Bukit Batok Interchange to give them better choice to reach.
I still don't know how to pronounce Tengah. Is the g supposed to be silent or sounded? To be fair I think this place needs time to develop fully. 10 years maybe.
It’s Singapore, the services and the amenities will come true.
To be honest, it does not look too impressive, maybe have to wait until full completion. I've seen more impressive-looking modern townships in Malaysia
I’m going to pronounce Tengah like you from now on 😂
待って！地名が「TENGA」？ Wait! The name of the place is TENGA?!! 😂😂😂
Is that some legendary monster in Japan culture? The 1 that eat children? Oh wait thats Tengu 😅
haha it's "teng-ah" not "tenga" 😂
@@angieliu6261 tenga is a sex toy company LOLOL
@@angieliu6261i think is some sort of toy😮
@@RealMaxMura is actually “tengah” , with a H
The guy who gave Ghib a tour why is it the ceiling of the unit has patches of wet paint…seemingly
The way you properly pronounced “Tengah” is “Tng” and “ngah”🤓 when you said “Teng GAH” somehow reminds me of Tengu🤣
Aiyo... You didn't visit ACS.... it was moved there to compensate for the lack of school there.
its like mostly grass or soil at the moment for ACS so maybe not much to flim
Weekday so much crowd? People are unemployed?
This is exactly how it was like living in Sengkang 25 years ago
4:09 its gonna be ready in 9 years time Ghib
2026
People who “don’t like “ Tengah, don’t even know where Tengah is🤓