The MacDonald House

Surprise, surprise! There is actually a MacDonald House in Singapore but I'm not sure if this building is associated with the popular fast food chain. I doubt it or I would definitely see the famous "M" at the top of the building. BTW, the fastfood chain's office is located opposite Ngee Ann Polytehnic and that building definitely has a letter "M" on it plus it also has a huge fastfood outlet there.

And now, back to this story. The MacDonald House was previously owned by HSBC Bank. According to history, there was a bomb attack on 10 March 1965. That was a very long time ago when things were unstable. At the time of the bombing, the building had also housed the Australian High Commission and the Japanese Consulate. To read more about this history, you can visit wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacDonald_House_bombing 

To locate this building, take the MRT to Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station. You'll see in along Orchard Road, just a few blocks from the Cathay Cinema Complex.