Sat 22 & Sun 23 Feb : 5 Guided Walks (English & Mandarin)
5 tours this coming weekend; 3 tours on Saturday 22nd Feb, 2 tours on Sunday 23 Feb: Please note meeting place for all tours is at entrance to Bukit Brown on Jalan Halwa. Please click on the facebook event links for more details and to register. 1) 22 Feb, 9am- Heritage Tour of Bukit Brown https://www.facebook.com/events/590327791055583/ 2) 22 Feb, 9am- Mandarin Tour https://www.facebook.com/events/270624349770213/ 3) 22nd Feb, 4pm- OutPost 65: Intro to Bukit Brown https://www.facebook.com/events/245889195583876/ 4) 23rd Feb, 9am- Heritage […]
Chronology of the Japanese Invasion in Singapore (1942)
This chronology of the Japanese invasion was compiled by James Tann, a heritage blogger, in the lead up to the 72nd anniversary of the fall of Singapore on 15 February, 1942. Feb 8, 1942. The Japanese Army invasion of Singapore Island begins with the crossing at Lim Chu Kang. February 9, 1942. Having landed the night before along the Lim Chu Kang coast, by the afternoon of 9th Feb, Tengah Airfield was in the hands of the invading Japanese […]
Inspired by Bukit Brown
by Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh My wife and I went on a lovely tour of Bukit Brown, conducted by Fabian, lawyer-cum-history buff and very proud “Brownie”, on the morning of Saturday, January 25th 2014. Before then, the last time I had visited Bukit Brown was in Junior College, when classmates and I would go there for a spooky tipple, more focused on whisky than history. Only now do I realise how much I have missed. On that Saturday, I learned […]
Sat Feb 15: A Walk in Remembrance of the War Dead
Time 9 am – 12 pm MEETING POINT: Junction of Lorong Halwa, Kheam Hock Road and Sime Road. Feb 15, 1942 – Singapore, the “Impregnable Fortress” of the British Empire, falls to the Japanese invading forces. Visit Bukit Brown Cemetery, site of fierce battles involving British (4th Suffolks) and Indian (Royal Deccan Horses) forces, near a village of Chinese and Malay civilians had lived. Your guides are Claire and Ish Singh, and Peter Pak. Together they will help piece […]
My Father’s Dream, Fulfilled
By Serene Tan Not long after my dad passed away in 2011, the government announced plans for an 8 lane highway that would cut through Bukit Brown, and graves in the way would have to be exhumed. The news of the highway triggered a memory. The last time I visited my grandpa’s tomb was more than 40 years ago when I was a young girl. I could vividly recall my grandpa’s tomb at Bukit Brown. Concerned it might be […]
2月9日（星期日） : 从武吉布朗看文化思想回流金门厦门
2月9日（星期日） : 0900 – 1200 新加坡是个移民社会，不论文化习俗都是由移民所引进，但民间的往来，其实产生一种对流。以坟墓旁的锡克卫兵为例，这是新加坡槟城等地区的独特习俗，但金门墓地也有这类锡克卫兵，这是早期在新加坡工作致富的金门人将这本土文化引进金门。金门最著名的就是抗战碉堡，许多人以为是国共对抗期间建造的，其实它是由长眠于武吉布朗的黄肖岩和林则杨于抗日时所督建。一水之遥的厦门，在世纪发生小刀会起义，创办人陈庆真其实是新加坡出生的英籍华人，小刀会起义还蔓延到上海。武吉布朗导览员林志强将带你参观黄肖岩与小刀会家族，以及金门与厦门先贤坟墓，和你一起探讨这股文化思想之回流。 免责声明： “在本人同意参加武吉布朗的游览活动下，我了解及接受我必须具备体力上的条件。在法律容许的程度下，我同意承担自身及我所看护的人士（包括儿童或我所监护的人士）可能受到身体损伤的任何及所有风险。”若有任何疑点，一概以英文版为准。 Disclaimer: By agreeing to take this walking tour of Bukit Brown Cemetery, I understand and accept that I must be physically fit and able to do so.To the extent permissible by law, I agree to assume any and all risk of injury or bodily harm to myself and persons in my care (including child or ward). 报名： 我们在周末为公众提供的导览服务是免费的 理想人数为一团三十人（平均一名导览员十五人） 请在我们的Facebook活动页面按‘参加’/‘加入’，然后告诉我们共有多少人与你一同参加活动，或直接在活动当天在集合地点（按个别游览活动页面所示）与我们会合。 武吉布朗义工座右铭：风雨无阻，不见不散。 For information on how to get there and handy tips […]
Saturday 8 Feb Guided Walk to Hill 4
Meeting Place for all guided walks : Gates at end of Lorong Halwa Saturday 8 Feb 2014 : 0900- 1200 Bukit Brown is on the World Monuments Watch list 2014 . Find out what makes this a heritage site worthy of preserving. http://bukitbrown.com/main/?p=7930 Fabian and Yik Han will shine a light on the notable pioneers including revolutionaries, social reformers, bankers, war heroes etc and the historical context of their lives and times. They will also explain tomb architecture and […]
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