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Sentosa has been the go-to holiday destination for generations of Singaporeans since the 1970s. Remember Fantasy Island, Underwater World, and riding the Monorail? Good times wei. But this island wasn’t always the idyllic getaway we know and love. The “State of Fun” was once known by the name Pulau Blakang Mati ("Death-from-the-back Island" in Malay), a very un-fun name referencing.
Those among us who still hold on to physical photo albums might have, in our collection, some snapshots of a very different-looking Sentosa. Ask any Gen-X or older relative, and they'll probably recount with glee the thrill of boarding a first-generation cable-car or a ferry that would take them into a rustic realm offshore. How things have changed since Pulau.
Fort Siloso played a crucial role in the Battle for Singapore, which marks its 80th anniversary this year. | Photos courtesy of National Heritage Board To many, Sentosa is the epitome of sun, sea and sand, and has been that way for decades. The 500-hectare island resort proudly calls itself "The State of Fun", and rightly so. After all, it.