1,005 Tongues
Lim Su Min’s (林蘇民) Ode to Bukit Brown A thousand and five tongues to chant Heritage Habitat History Two thousand and ten feet to march To preserve our precious Park.A thousand and five hearts a beating In unison as we work A hundred and twenty thousand souls Depending on our stance. A thousand and five voices ringing Pleading the cause for generations to come Lest when our own tongues are stilled This legacy is erased. Two thousand and ten hands […]
Riddle Me a Tomb
夹马异香 A Riddle From a Tomb At Bukit Brown Contributed by Wang Cheng Min While searching for the biggest grave at Bukit Brown, I chanced upon this grave, drawn to its unusual mirror- like stand . I could not fathom the significance of the structure. And moved on to look for clues in the 2 pillars which flanked the tombstone and was stuck by the only two characters on each of the pillars. The pillar on the left read 夹马 […]
Accidental Photographer
Post script: In her hands she cradles a pair of binoculars, she holds the vision for our future. Let Bukit Brown be her legacy. Give her a chance to decide what she wants to do with this legacy. Dateline Monday 27 Feb, 2012 Chasing away Monday Blues at Bukit Brown, is our Accidental Photographer aka Georgina Chin. She claims Bukit Brown as her backyard and it is where she is often to be found bird watching, or happily snapping away […]
Save Bukit Brown
If you have come to know Bukit Brown and feel that it embraces our collective identity of Heritage.Habitat.History, then join the people of all ages and from all walks of life who have signed the open letter to the authorities to save it. Spread the word so it may be appreciated by future generations as a living legacy. For more ways to take action, go to the SOS site for ideas such as letter-writing, sharing the petition, […]
Latest Map
Please note Updated 3 of Map. Hot off the press updated map from Goh brothers who have also done maintenance work on red and white markers. Self guided tours now a breeze. Enjoy Having issues, go direct to the source For an interactive rendition of this map, created by Pui Cuifen and assisted by Lim Su-Min, among other Bukit Brown elves, click here and zoom in. The map below is useful for navigating Bukit Brown in tandem with map […]
We support The Green Corridor
We support The Green Corridor in Singapore is a ground up effort to preserve the former KTM rail corridor that traverses Singapore from North to South as The Green Corridor. (The Rail Corridor after tracks, ballast and all equipment had been returned to Malaysia) We support the preservation of Bukit Brown because like The Green Corridor , it is about heritage and the environment, connects the past with the present and leaves a legacy to the next generation. We were […]
The Stream
Introduction On the second day of the new year, Beng Tang, an avid conservationist together with his companion went on an expedition down the “stream” that runs through Bukit Brown. Concerned that development from the impending highway will encroach on the habitat which is home to both indigenous and as he described it “foreign talent”fresh water species, he set himself a mission to transport what he could “capture” to safer environs. We thank Beng Tang for sharing his expedition report […]
“Capturing” Heritage – A Photographic Discourse
Calling all heritage and photography buffs: 23 February 2012, Thursday, 7.00pm, NUS MUSEUM Admission free. To register email: museum@nus.edu.sg or call 6516 8817 / 8429 A Panel Discussion Speakers: Ken Cheong and Zann Huang In this second installment of THE PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES, we explore the role of photography in relation to heritage, a much-discussed concept that comprises investigation into aspects of history, memory, spaces, and rituals. Used as an instrument of documentation, photography becomes a medium through which these are immortalised […]
What is a “live” tomb?
This tomb marked as Y on the map belonging to Chew Geok Leong is an example of a “live” tomb. No, the Sikh Guards don’t come alive at night. A “live” tomb is one where the deceased played a part in the design of his final resting place while still alive. In this case, Chew – a Chinese physician – conceptualised an elaborate design which included his own modest terra cotta army of 2 Sikh Guards . A […]
Bukit Brown and Kopi Sua – Are they the same?
Bukit Brown Cemetery is named after George Henry Brown who came to Singapore in 1840 to start a shipping business. He bought up an area of roughly 200 acres which covered rolling hills. The Malay word for hill is “bukit” and “sua” is hill in the Hokkien dialect. After Brown’s death the land passed through the hands of Mootapa Chitty ( a Chettair ) and Lim Chu Yi ( a Chinese businessman). In 1872, it was bought by […]
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