Weekend Snapshot: Flea Market in Singapore

by Jade on March 29, 2009

We came across this flea market by accident when we went to this address to buy something for our farm in the Philippines. Of course we had to check it out …

It reminds me of the time when we still lived in Holland. We would always go to Rotterdam on Saturday to buy some fresh fruit and fish and browse what they have to offer in the flea market.

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The one that we found here in Singapore is not very big but nevertheless we saw some interesting stuff like bowling balls, old shoes, second hand bicycles. I think for people who doesn’t have a lot of means – this would be a shopping haven.

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If you are on a budget, try visiting a flea market and you might be surprised on what you will find…almost everything except for New York Yankees tickets and even if they do sell this in the flea market I wouldn’t buy it there, better go to a reputable dealer to avoid fraud.

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Rach (Heart of Rachel) March 29, 2009 at 12:49 pm

Looks like an interesting flea market. Did you find anything you like?

I haven’t posted my WS yet. Maybe tom. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

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Jade March 30, 2009 at 10:32 am

@ Rach (Heart of Rachel) – No I didn’t buy anything…I am trying to declutter. I was thinking of going there and selling my stuff ;)

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Dora March 29, 2009 at 2:48 pm

I have not been to flea market before…
People might buy the CDs…but wonder who will buy those shoes?

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Jade March 30, 2009 at 10:29 am

@ Dora – flea markets are fun in Europe especially if you are hoping to find unique and old stuff.

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gonzague March 29, 2009 at 3:32 pm

Dora : people w/o the means to buy new ones ? :)

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Jade March 30, 2009 at 10:28 am

@ Gonzague – Haha yeah they get something extra too…some fungus on the side.

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Sherry March 29, 2009 at 10:56 pm

I think there is many to see and find at flea market but most time I just view and not buying :) I do not think they are new stuff but most are like second handed stuff.

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Jade March 30, 2009 at 10:27 am

@ Sherry – That’s so true. It’s nice to look but I didn’t find anything I need either ;) Most were old stuff ;)

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eastcoastlife March 30, 2009 at 11:08 am

You finally found Sungei Road. It is also called the Thieves Market. :)

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Jade March 30, 2009 at 11:10 am

@ eastcoastlife – Thieves Market ..Hehehe that’s interesting. That’s not mentioned in any tourist guide I read. It’s an interesting place …they should try to add that in places to see in Singapore.

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Bill March 30, 2009 at 11:19 am

Hi Jade, That looks kind of like our flea markets here. I have a couple of awards for you. I hope you have not received them in a while. Have a great week.

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Jade March 30, 2009 at 12:15 pm

@ Bill – this one was pretty small. I like the ones in Europe…if you are lucky you’ll find some good antique too.

So many awards, that’s so sweet of you Bill!

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Roy March 30, 2009 at 12:40 pm

they also have those in Singapore?!

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Ebie March 30, 2009 at 1:10 pm

Hi Jade, maybe I can relate Singapore’s flea market like our yard sale (private residences). But sometimes, we can find treasure in some of the used items.

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Sherry March 30, 2009 at 2:32 pm

flea market is the place we can hang out to see many things and sometimes things we have not seen before. But I can tell you the price of some things are very costly!

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Marjie March 30, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Yeah, flea markets do have the best buys. I remember when we lived in San Jose (California). They have the largest flea market there with random good things and we’d pay a visit every week. Now I have to buy my own stand in there to get rid of all I bought years ago. They piled up well =)

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Marites March 30, 2009 at 3:37 pm

flea markets are always interesting. You can never know what you can find there.

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luna miranda March 30, 2009 at 3:42 pm

i love going to flea markets. one could find treasures there—like those pre-owned cds and vinyl records!

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pehpot March 30, 2009 at 4:33 pm

love how you insert opps in your post hehe

naku dito sa atin everywhere is a flea market hehe

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Jade March 30, 2009 at 6:30 pm

@ pehpot – Hehehhe I don’t want to bore you guys with the typical post eh…

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pehpot March 30, 2009 at 6:41 pm

LOL

uy I like your profile pic.. ganda!

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Lynn March 30, 2009 at 6:47 pm

Reminds me of Divisoria or Quiapo where you can find all sorts of merchandise at really low prices.

I’d be interested in those old records, collectors item na. :D

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Liza March 30, 2009 at 8:36 pm

Ohh they sell used stuffs, it’s similar to an “ukay-ukay” here in the Philippines.

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Willa March 31, 2009 at 12:49 am

i always love going to Flea Market, you can find plenty of interesting stuff!
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Paul U March 31, 2009 at 1:16 am

I never imagine that the plea market there looks like the Philippine’s plea market.

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Joyoz March 31, 2009 at 5:57 am

Thanks you for updating my blogs Jade. Have a nice day.

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Andrea March 31, 2009 at 6:12 am

Neat! I wish we had one of those around here. P.S. Thank you for the comment on my blog – I’m so glad that you have been okay, too, after your close-calls!

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Arlene March 31, 2009 at 12:23 pm

HiJade, i think there are many interesting stuff out there – like those old records and maybe some old movies. :D Great post and photos!

I played too. :)

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Pinoy2 March 31, 2009 at 2:08 pm

nah i thought that this scenes are found only on the philippines… hahaha

this illustrates that kahit saan tayo punta, theres still similarities…

echos mali ata english ko noh…

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pehpot March 31, 2009 at 4:49 pm

not that disciplined actually.. hehe.. I should not be blog hopping Monday to Wednesday but I can’t help it LOL

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Jade March 31, 2009 at 5:25 pm

@ pehpot – Ako I sometimes get tired na…I think I might take a break after the contest.

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Sherry March 31, 2009 at 6:07 pm

@ Sherry -yeah Jade its good to have a rest after the contest.

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Jade March 31, 2009 at 6:49 pm

@ Sherry -It’s very tiresome right? You have experienced it too;)

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Sherry March 31, 2009 at 7:31 pm

yeah Jade, its tiring. Oh just notice your new picture! So pretty.Taken by prof?

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Jade March 31, 2009 at 9:36 pm

@ Sherry – Yeah I got a free make over when I bought some make up to lift my spirits up a bit. I was feeling down or something so I thought I’d do something fun .

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Tina March 31, 2009 at 8:02 pm

that looks interesting. we dont have anything like that here just normal markets. love to learn about other cultures.

by way looking smouldering in your new profile pic mate ;)

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Jade March 31, 2009 at 9:37 pm

@ Tina – Thanks girl for the compliment * blushing* Don’t you have those flea markets …I thought there was a famous one in London?

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Dutchie March 31, 2009 at 8:09 pm

Hi Jade,

My BIL from M’sia showed us this place which he called Sungei Road. There were no shelter from the blazing sun, so we did a quick browsing n left for the nearest foodcourt for some cold desserts :-)

Hv u ever been to the annual Deventer book fair ? Kilometers long of books to buy !

On Queen’s B-day, our town also has the “rommelmarkt” – but I never could find anything of interest. And as usual, we ended up having tea n oranje tompouce at the cafe instead !

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Jade March 31, 2009 at 9:42 pm

@ Dutchie – Hi there! Nice to see you here;) Yeah it was pretty hot…ah so it is a permanent market there. I didn’t know that.

I haven’t been to Deventeer, beetje ver van Bergen op Zoom. We always went to Rotterdam,oetermeer or just at our hometown. What I like from these rommelmarkt is the delft blauw… I started collecting them but didn’t had enough time coz shortly after that we got an offer to move to Asia.

I kinda miss Holland you know especially the haring ;) and the tulips all over the street.

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Sherry March 31, 2009 at 9:53 pm

oh Jade, I know what you mean we have it here too but its kind of expensive as need to buy the voucher, I think it cost RM$300 here or more.

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Jade March 31, 2009 at 10:03 pm

@ Sherry – the voucher you can use to buy make up right? Here it was SGD100, I just did it coz I wanted the souvenir picture too ;) So I can look back at it when I am old an wrinkled up and say to my kids ” That’s what grandma looked like in the old days” ;) Hehehehe!

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Sherry March 31, 2009 at 10:26 pm

yeah Jade, the voucher can redemption for the product too but not entirely. Its good you pamper yourself. Yeah pictures bring back lots of memory. You just have one picture? here usually they will ask you to have more but need to add $ to have them.

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liz barnett April 1, 2009 at 6:44 am

Hubby and I love fleamarkets. But, now, I go to Goodwill most of the time. They have specials on Wednsesdays and Sundays, and every 1st SAturday of the month, they offer 50% entire store. That is when I buy used furniture and shoes. Oh ha? Who neds brand new if you can get used but still decent looking?

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peachkins April 1, 2009 at 8:24 am

this is very interesting..

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meryl April 1, 2009 at 10:15 am

hi sis..thanks for visiting my site…
have a great time this summer ^_^

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rosa April 1, 2009 at 1:20 pm

wow, interesting.. bakit nasa lapag mga tinitinda nila sis?

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Webbielady April 2, 2009 at 1:24 am

I like flee markets! And in Philippines before, I have bought a lot of things from many shops that sell these old and used stuffs. Others are really not that that old but just thrown as the owners either got thin or fat. ^^

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cpsanti April 4, 2009 at 1:39 pm

love love flea markets! we often have them in tokyo too. its a nice place to scope out traditional japanese stuff that are too pricey to buy new ;-)

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