Sat 20 June’15 @9am Guided Walk with Fabian &Chyen Yee
“Legally Yours” (Sat 20 Jun’15 9am – 11.30am) Join Fabian and Chyen Yee as they tell you more about the lives and wills of pioneers and how some of them tied up their fortunes in legal clauses to help counter an old Chinese saying that “fortune does not survive beyond 3 generations. Meeting Point: Bukit Brown entrance gates at Lorong Halwa ————————————————————————— Difficulty: Average, some trekking required Please bring umbrella or poncho / sun block / mosquito repellent. Please wear […]
An Old Trustee of the Soon Thian Keing
He was an old trustee of the Soon Thian Keing (Temple) who together with his wife is buried at Bukit Brown. Through his personal memories, Ho Siew Tien (1864-1960) helped shed light on the temple’s history. This story by Ang Yik Han begins with the origins of one of the oldest temples in Singapore. *************************************************************************************** In the 1980s, a debate took place in the local newspapers over the age of an old Chinese temple dedicated to the earth deity […]
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