A Palpable Sense of Loss
Today, Tuesday 5th November, 2013, the roundabout at Bukit Brown was destroyed. “Now a black bird wings across. The low sky saw it open its beak. No sound comes. What were we destroying?” Too many pausing to question the dusk, glorious colours drain within their eyes, forgetting questions it stirred.” — Chew Kheng Chuan, 1977 “A sense of history is what provides the links to hold together a people who came from the four corners of the earth. Because […]
Sat 9 Nov Heritage Walk with Claire Leow
Time 4pm to 6.30pm Meeting point at the ‘ole and endangered raintree as you enter on your left Bukit Brown is on the World Monuments Watch list 2014 . Find out what makes this a heritage site worthy of preserving. The guided walk will introduce you to the pioneers who include revolutionaries, social reformers, bankers, war heroes etc and the historical context of their lives and times, and explain tomb architecture and the significance to the after life. For […]
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