Waterloo Street is a very unique street in Singapore. It embodies Singapore’s multicultural identity with the presence of the Maghain Aboth Synagogue, Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Sri Krishnan Temple and Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple. The Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple sees hundreds of devotees flock to the area every weekend. Colloquially, those who refer to the temple would often say that it is the one at “Si Beh Lor”. The very mention of this term draws instant recognition and acknowledgement of the area and the temple. Photo from here “Si Beh Lor” is not the Hokkien translation of the Mandarin term “寺庙路”( Sì miào Lù), which means “Temple Road”, though. It also isn’t the translation of “Waterloo Street”, which by the way is known as “滑铁卢街” (Huá tiě lú jiē) in Mandarin. Waterloo Street was named by the British to commemorate their famous victory in the 1815 Battle of ...