1980s. I love coffee shops and playgrounds in olden Bedok. They were so nicely integrated that whilst we play, my mum would always sip coffee and chat at the coffee shop. Those were the good old days where many children would gather and play; it was a win-win situation. (Memory collected at the Geylang East Public Library during the "The Singapore Story: My Heart, My Hope, My home" campaign from 6 Sep to 31 Dec 2012)