Feb
14
2006
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Simon Chu looks back on his days spent around Fort Canning.
“I want to bring us to a particular and in fact the only sarabat stall that was set up at the fringe of the Fort Canning along the wooded path under a huge angsana tree. That was where I tasted my first roti-prata with curry sauce in my life and with a glass of teh-tarik all under 20 cents! That was 1963!”
Gather your friends and family and bring them on an exciting and fun journey through historic communities of Little India and Chinatown. For the month of June, we present a new tour of Kampong Gelam, once the historic seat of Malay royalty that’s not just for the history buffs. If you prefer to wander down [...]
Lo! A walking pinecone! This sunda pangolin was spotted recently at the Bukit Brown cemetery by a frequent visitor Konamoto Dominic. You’d be forgiven in thinking that this animal is out of this world – in reality, they are native to Southeast Asia, sightings of them are very rare. Although their scales make them look [...]
Raise up your hand if you knew that the Singapore Art Museum and Peranakan Museum used to house the St Joseph’s Institution and Tao Nan School respectively? Sign up for Where It All Began to find out how these building continue to play a role in educating its visitors today. Or learn about the lives of people [...]
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We know that Bukit Brown is full of graves – by themselves becoming increasingly rare in Singapore – with a variety of designs and styles. Wang Chen Ming writes at the Bukit Brown blog about this unusual tomb, which has an intriguing mirror-like structure, and also a riddle embedded in the tomb. Read about it [...]
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