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In the age of internet banking and paperless transactions, here’s a blast from the past in the form of a POSB Passbook from 1959.
Don’t know what a passbook is? It’s a small booklet that keeps a record of all your transactions with the bank. Chun See takes you through the ins and outs of the passbook in his post here.
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 [...]
Some players might wince at the thought of playing competitive sports like rugby and football barefoot, but this is what kids did before 1969. Peter Chan shares on Good Morning Yesterday memories of his days as a rugby player, playing barefoot in the People’s Association sports field in Kallang. Prior to 1969 under -16 year [...]
There are 162 of them standing around Singapore, and you can’t really miss them. How many have you spotted already? You might have seen this one standing outside the Asian Civilisations Museum – this image was captured by bookjunkie. The Elephant Parade is a travelling exhibition aimed at raising awareness and funds for the conservation [...]
Wishing all our readers a very Merry Christmas! If you’re not spending the day with family, friends and food (or even if you are), make your way down to the open house at the NHB Museums for free entry today! The NHB Museums are: The National Museum of Singapore, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Art Museum, [...]
On selected days of every month, adjourn to the National Museum of Singapore for free guided tours! Limited to 15 people per tour, on a first come, first served basis, enjoy this one-hour tour by their volunteer guides! Be enthralled by the Singapore History and Living galleries while discovering the little nooks and crannies of [...]
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