Chen Yen Soon : Couplets
At Bukit Brown, one often finds couplets on the “pillars” of the tombs. They embed auspicious meanings and also tributes to the departed. The tomb of Chen Yen Soon has a pair which speaks of the rewards which await those who live a good life. 为善百世興 Hundred years of prosperity for kind acts. 積德千年好 A good thousand years for those who accumulate good deeds. An inscription found in a temple in Silat Road on a photo of the Earth […]
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