Old Funan Pics (GPGT)

[NintendoSwitch]

Yes this is the real old Funan from 1985.
The one that TS showed is the intermediate Funan after minor upgrades like adding an external escalator and reconfiguring shops in 2005.
Then the whole thing was reconstructed from 2016 to 2019 to Funan Mall of today.

The 1985 one sucks. Inside um soh soh wan. Onlie good thing I remember was there was a videogame shop near the escalator where I saw them using the disks for Famicom games. And Challenger that time I think was Sierra era, selling those adventure games and Amiga games. Opposite the road at Peninsular Plaza got Telahin - I think not many people remember what that is anymore. Revolutionary in pushing Singaporeans to shift away from pirated games to original games. They also had back copies of Computer Gaming World for sale.

 

[NintendoSwitch]

Shopping at old funan can always bump into mediacock celebrities. New funan is boring, I can't remember when was last time i visited there liao.

Ish true. I bumped into Salty Dragon with his entire entourage there. Dunno wat he was doing. I was onlie a kid then.

 

[TUV2008]

Why no Corona chicken rice?

 

[buttbERry]

nostalgic sia

the good old days...

 

[NintendoSwitch]

Always went there for hair cut and window shopping.
Bought several pocket PC too.

I luved tiny computers back when my eyesight was so good. U bought which pocket PC?

 

[idolcritic]

new funan dunno how to shop

 

[large.]

Old Funan not so many people goes there. Nice aircon, very chill to walk around and relax.

New one crowded like crazy.

And the bike lane...

 

[large.]

new funan dunno how to shop

Now only big brand players. Not like last time a lot of small shops where sometimes you can find hidden gems at reasonable prices.

 

[menthol28]

Old Funan not so many people goes there. Nice aircon, very chill to walk around and relax.

New one crowded like crazy.

I park there to cross over to Adelphi and iirc 2nd or 3rd floor there was a used watch dealer

 

[arcturuz]

last time always go there every week to buy and order CDs from Roxy Music

 

[psyger-zero]

verge,funan,pomo,peace centre,golden mile,tanglin shopping ctr all gone,so sad.the country is eroding.

 

[ricohflex]

Old funan had this french restaurant on level 2 (i think) was quite good

Cafe De Amigo

 

[buttbERry]

remember last time got taco bell there

 

[deathan9el]

last time always go there every week to buy and order CDs from Roxy Music

this store still exist now?
me rem the store assistant or is that the owner?

a bit on the feminine side

saw the late X-Ho there once inside the store before, browsing

 

[mynickname]

Old funan had this french restaurant on level 2 (i think) was quite good

Beef noodles was good

 

[arcturuz]

this store still exist now?
me rem the store assistant or is that the owner?

a bit on the feminine side

saw the late X-Ho there once inside the store before, browsing

 

[deathan9el]

wow
its customers came far & wide

 

[buttbERry]

also rmb the old funan foodcourt

 

[Nuclear Boy]

verge,funan,pomo,peace centre,golden mile,tanglin shopping ctr all gone,so sad.the country is eroding.

Very soon, people like us who hold nostalgia for this period will be gone too. Or at least the nostalgia will be gone...

 

[Icestillwater]

Prefer the old Funan as many of the camera shops are there. After the new Funan was built, a number of camera stores did not return