Naked Angels
Ever since they were “discovered” in early 2012 – when volunteer guides started to trail Raymond Goh on his missions to help descendents find ancestors in Bukit Brown – they have been a talking point. Dubbed “Naked Angels” by I believe one among the community, we speculated on their genesis and gender. And sometimes wondered about the ancestry behind the double tomb which is also guarded by a pair of sikh guards. No one had visited in a very long […]
Staked : 3716
Alex’s Story Part 1 Compiled by Catherine Lim In 1940, when Lim Sian Chin was only 6 months old, his mother passed away from a mysterious illness. Tan Tee Teo 陳甜桃; was only 23 years old. On 2nd April, 2012, exactly 72 years to the date of Tan’s death (according to the lunar calendar) Lim Sian Chin, with his wife Hai Lian and 2 sons, Alex and Yong Beng paid what could be their last Qing Ming respects to her. […]
May 26 & May 27 Tours
Saturday 26 May No Morning Tours Instead an afternoon tour at 1600-1730 from the good people at Post Museum “We would like to invite you to join us for OutPost 15: Intro to Bukit Brown this Saturday (26 May). It’ll be a lovely guided walk around the lush forested area “which is the resting place of 100,000 members of our pioneering generations. Email admin@post-museum.org to get one of the 15 spaces available”. More information available here Bukit Brown Tour on […]
Talks on Bukit Brown 16 & 19 May
This Wednesday, Dr. Lai Chee Kien will be sharing his findings during the course of his documentation work on Bukit Brown Cemetery. We are not just talking about bricks and mortar, but the social, economic and cultural history that can be gleaned from tombstone materials and design from the 223 hectare cemetery with tombs going as far back as the early 1800s. Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore 16 May 2012 (Wednesday) 7pm – 9pm NUS Museum Free Admission […]
May 19 & 20 Tours
The Guiding Guides Tour By Raymond Goh Date: Saturday 19 May Time: 8.30am – 11.30am We are opening up to the public just 10 places to join a training tour conducted by Raymond for out student volunteers. The route covers the most “staked” area in Bukit Brown, Blocks 5 and 2 and pass the beautiful valley where the highway bridge will traverse. It starts off with the largest single tomb located off Kheam Hock Road belonging to Oon Chim Neo, […]
May 19 & 20 Tours
The Guiding Guides Tour Date: 19 May, Saturday Time: 8.30am – 11.30am We are opening up to the public just 10 places to join a training tour conducted by Raymond for our student volunteers. The route covers the most “staked” area in Bukit Brown, Blocks 5 and 2 and starts off with the largest single tomb located off Kheam Hock Road belonging to Oon Chim Neo, stake number 77. Please meet for this tour outside the gates at the junction […]
Parallel Lives
饮水思源 Remember The Source of the Water Elizabeth Ong and Emma Lim By Catherine Lim In 2002 in London and Scotland, two Singapore couples stationed in the United Kingdom, welcomed new arrivals, both girls. Born four months apart, the Ongs in London named their daughter Elizabeth and she was their second child. The Lims in Scotland named their daughter, Emma and she was their first born In 2006, after 13 years abroad, the Ongs returned home to Singapore because they felt it was […]
May 13 Tour: Mother’s Day Special!
Mother’s Day – volunteer Guides Claire and Keng Kiat found half a dozen participants under the old rain tree despite the drizzle. The day starts off with an alert from Hock Chuan that Hill 3 was not passable by cars: Fortunately we are not heading that way. The tour: The Bukit Brown area is about 233 hectares in extent, bordered by Lornie Road, Thomson Road and the Pan-Island Expressway. It lies just to the south of the Central […]
May 12 Tour
The Beautiful Hill 2 of Bukit Brown Cemetery is resplendent history: tomb stones carved in China with facial relief so expressive they will speak to you through your guide Yik Han, whilst your other guide, Peter Pak will reveal hidden in green nooks, tombs guarded by Angels and Sikh Guards. And if you are lucky macaques may swing above in the canopy of trees and birdsong fill the air, as Hill 2 overlooks a beautiful valley. Sadly the proposed […]
May 13 Tour
Come celebrate Mother’s Day morning with our volunteer Guides: Claire and Keng Kiat (97903886), as they walk you around Bukit Brown and introduce you to some outstanding members of the fairer sex. Come with your grandmother, mother, daughter, granddaughter, etc, and find out that behind every successful man is … fill in the blanks yourself. Date: 13 May, Sunday Time: 9am to 12pmMeeting Place: Under the big and beautiful, and possibly endangered, rain tree, at the Roundabout. After the main […]
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