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Tan Quee Lan - The Man Who Donated a Monkey
I mentioned Tan Quee Lan Street in my discussion on 7th Storey Hotel and Farquhar Street. I even did a second shot on it.However I do not know anything about the man after whom the street is named. This man, Tan Quee Lan (陈桂兰), is obscure among the Tan clan of Singapore. The Tan clan boasts of distinguished pioneers like Tan Tock Seng, Tan Kah Kee and Tan Kim Seng. According to statistics, Tan is the most common Chinese surname in Singapore.Who is Tan Quee Lan? What is his legacy, his contribution to Singapore?Google reveals nothing about the man. So I look for the man in the toponymic guides.ROFL.The four letter acronym is what describes my reaction.Other than describing him as a "prominent Hokkien merchant and landowner", the guide also tells us "he presented a monkey to the Raffles Museum".Well done!I shall remember him as the man who donated a monkey. What about you?On a side note, while exploring the street, I found traces of the old. The drain is right behind the car park. The buildings on that s
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