Visiting Khoo Seok Wan’s Grave
by Cherlyn Lee Suet Yean I am a Junior College student who loves history and writing poetry. To me, history is a grand story with so many interesting details waiting to be discovered. In my free time, I love taking long walks around Singapore, letting my feet absorb the atmosphere of different places. I learn so much about Singapore’s history that way. Naturally, I am interested in Bukit Brown because it is full of history. In fact, I went there […]
Fri 18 & Sun 20 April’14 : 3 Guided Walks
Disclaimer: By agreeing to take walking tours 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) Useful info here: Getting There/游览信息 Friday 18 April, 9am – 11.30am. Meeting place: At the Lor Halwa Main gates at Bukit Brown Fabian and […]
Qing Ming Observances 2014
By Sugen Ramiah The Qing Ming festival, or tomb sweeping day, is observed by the Chinese worldwide. It is a day for them to pay homage to their ancestors, either by visiting graveyards, columbariams or ancestral tablets in ancestral halls. The actual day falls either on the 4th ot 5th of April, but families have a window of ten days before or after the actual day to conduct Qing Ming. This year, I was fortunate to have been able […]
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