My Grandfather's Road

A lot of friends and acquaintances often joke that I have a road named after me. Overseas friends find this even more amusing when they pass by Kim Seng Road.

I tell them that Kim Seng Road is named after Tan Kim Seng, not Neo Kim Seng. I will always add, "But I have a grandfather's road. It's named after my grandfather." They always think that I am joking. But no, I really have a grandfather's road. 

My paternal grandfather is Neo Pee Teck. The road named after him is Neo Pee Teck Lane, along Pasir Panjang Road. In earlier times, it was just one of the many roads in the area all similarly named Pasir Panjang Road, 7 m/s. It was seven miles from the General Post Office at Fullerton Road, now the Fullerton Hotel. The tail end of my grandfather's road touches the National University of Singapore's Eusoff Hall. It is near Fong Seng Fast Food Nasi Lemak, perpendicular to Clementi Road as you turn left at the junction to go towards Haw Par Villa. At the entrance of Neo Pee Teck Lane now are three budget hotels.

– Neo Kim Seng (Writer)

(Source: My Grandfather's Road prologue)