Monday, September 28, 2020

Place of Worship - Buddhist

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a Buddhist temple complex built in the heart of Chinatown and built based the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty to house the tooth relic of  Buddha. The basement of temple holds a theatre and vegetarian dining hall which serve complimentary meals funded though donations are accepted.



Sunday, September 27, 2020

Chasing the Dragons

One of the early playground design by HDB was the Dragon Playground located at Lorong 6 Toa Payoh two other smaller playground also of Dragon Theme is found one in Braddell and the other at Pipit Road at Macpherson. Then in 1979, a new design featured a larger head tiled with terrazzo and tiles as well as a body with colourfully painted with steel rings can be found in Ang Mo Kio.  



Saturday, September 26, 2020

Fu Shan Garden 福山公园

This is a Dinosaur theme park playground and was built in the late 90 and was capture at that time and is situated at Woodland Street 81 public housing estate known as Fu Shan Garden, it is pretty deserted and forgotten, nevertheless, these creatures which roam the earth billion of years ago add a touch of creativity to the estate.


Friday, September 25, 2020

Masjid Khadijah

It begins with a $50,000 donation from Madam Khadijah Binte Mohamed in 1915 and it starts the ball rolling and the mosque was completed in 1920 with the architectural influence with the elements of the Nagore Shrine in Ajmeere in India. In 2003 a new auditorium building was officially declared open by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore had gazetted for conservation. Today the mosque is still at its location at Geylang Road situated between Lorong 31 and Lorong 29.



Thursday, September 24, 2020

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple (ஶ்ரீ செண்பக விநாயகர் ஆலயம்) is a Hindu temple with Ganesha the presiding deity and can be found along Ceylon Road bound by  East Coast Road and Joo Chiat Area.It had been there for a long long time since early 19th century and had many facvilities within the temple such as classrooms, hall, kitchen, library and a 3 storey extention was added with air conditoned Wedding and Dining Hall was completed and was offically opened by the late then Senior Minister S Rajaratnam on 8th November 1989.



Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Sion Church

Koon Seng Road is famous for its Peranakan House which also house some old school such as Ghoon Guan School, Presbertian Boys School, Kuo Chuan Girl School its all in the past the present site is coccupy bu Haig Girls' School. One such building reminds me of my first foray into my early education at this particular church along Koon Seng Road now its all gone and the church conducts their services in the former Choon Guan School premises.



Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Lee Kuan Yew

Born Harry Lee Kuan Yew on the (16th September 1923 - 23rd March 2015) often referred to as LKY who serve as our 1st Prime Minister from 1959 - 1990. He is a Singapore Politician and a lawyer and one of the old guards and founding member of People's Action Party (PAP) and is recognised as the founding father credited for taking Singapore from developed 3rd world to a developed 1st world. Looked at Singapore today it is the vision of one person and his cabinets to gave Singaporean the  Singapore we enjoyed the fruit of their labours which is recognisable throughout the world. Thank you LKY and a Happy Belated Birthday...RIP.  Met the Great Man when he was invited for the Dining In courtesy of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) at Senior Police Officer Mess (SPOM) in November 2012