Reminiscing of Joo Chiat Police Station

As I was growing up in the Joo Chiat/Katong district there was the Joo Chiat Police Station which was established in 1928 way before I was born and as you know by now that the Joo Chiat is full of conservation houses, especially in Koon Seng Road the famous Peranakan Theme Houses it was been named Singapore First Heritage Town, going back to Joo Chiat Police Station a sale tender for this site to be developed into a hotel and also for commercial use with offices and retail spaces sadly we will miss the old Joo Chiat Police Station where we use to watch the free movie there and policing the needs of the communities.

Chinese Garden Singapore

Formerly called the Jurong Garden which comprises of the Japanese and Chinese Garden built by the  Jurong Town Corporation in 1975 by a Taiwan architect its concept is based on the Northern Chinese Imperial style architecture and landscaping and features a White Rainbow Bridge, Main Arch Building, Stone Boat and Tea House, Pagoda, Pavilion, Bonsai Garden, Live Turtle and Tortoises Museum, and Garden of Abduance. At present,  both the gardens are closed for renovation with the addition of the newly created Jurong Lake Garden in conjunction with the Jurong Lake District which included a High-Speed Rail project to link with our neighbour Malaysia. At present we are served by our very own Mass Rapid Transit, the future looks promising for both locals and tourist alike to visit. 

Singapore National Museum

Yesterday evening went back to the Singapore National Museum to photograph the cartoon character Doraemon which was displayed in the front lawn of the museum. The museum had a long history starting in 1849 it is the oldest museum in Singapore and focuses on the history of Singapore, in all, there is 3 other museum such as the Asian Civilisation Museum, Singapore Art Museum and the Perananak Museum,  the museum embarked on a three and a half years for the restoration project and was reopened in December 2006 by the President the late Mr S R Nathan

Pilgrimage

Kusu Island meaning Turtle Island in Chinese and Pulau Tembukul in Malay is the site of the annual pilgrimage drawing Chinese and Malay devotees to the island there is a Chinese Temple and three Malay Keramat. During the Chinese Lunar calendar of the 9th Month is considered as scared as well as the deity of Tua Pek Kong birthday it is also seen as a Prosperity & Merchant God and protector of the seafarers.

Singapore Botanic Garden

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO for short) had designated 41 World Heritage Sites within South East Asia nations. Our Singapore Botanic Garden was awarded as one of them in the year 2015 it had its beginning as a British tropical colonial botanic garden that had become a world-class scientific institution used for conservation and education. The cultural landscape includes a rich variety of building and planting of historic features with the creation of the garden since 1859. With the cultivation of rubber plantation in South East Asia in 1875 and also an important centre for science, research and plant conservation, the garden itself is situated at the heart of the city of Singapore and it is under the care of Nparks.

Back to Nature Reserve

Labrador Nature Reserve is located at the southern part of mainland Singapore and it is a place where many historical relics and natural artefacts during the colonial and second world war and also had a long history tracing back to the early century. There was an old British Base (a fort) Fort Pasir Panjang which mean Long Beach in Malay located on top of a hill and above the cliff in front of the sea. The Labrador Park is reclaimed from the sea, there is a machine gun bunker and the Dragon Teeth Gate or Long Ya Men was a large rock stood at the mouth of Keppel Harbour or Batu Belaryar which blown up by the British in 1848, in 2005 a 6-metre replica was erected to commemorate the role it plays toward the Singapore's Maritime history.

Sending Off Nine Emperor

Yesterday was the last day of the celebration for the Nine Emperor Gods and its time for the sending off in the evening at the East Coast Park. Leong Nam Temple had been established since 1964 at the old Jalan Pasar Baru at Geylang Serai at that time as a young boy used to skip school just to join in the procession to then Marine Parade, yesterday bring back a lot of childhood memories well that is life and we have to admit that the time before us had past and we will be looking into the future and see what it brings then.