Nobody knows for sure where the name "Changi" came from. Some believe it was derived from the Chengai, a tall tree that used to grow in the area. Changi was also known by other names: Tanjong Rusa (Malay for "cape of the deer"), and Franklin Point (after Captain Franklin, one of the early surveyors in Singapore during the 1820s to.
We'd previously visited Loyang Villas, a 99-year landed estate located just across the road from the Jalan Mariam and Lengkok Mariam landed enclave. In fact, when I was looking at the properties for sale in the area, I was surprised to see that a 99-year corner terrace in Loyang Villas was only $100,000 less than a semi-D in Mariam estate!.