Reflections after a Guided Walk@Bukit Brown
By Zhang Jiayi In the early afternoon last Sunday (2 August, 2015) I dreaded my decision to go for a guided walk around Bukit Brown cemetery. However, I have promised my friends that I will turn up, so grudgingly, I made my way to the meeting point for the walking tour. Three hours and a lot of mosquito bites later, it is a decision that I did not regret. Tombstones don’t lie. All aspects of the tombs – from the […]
Tour: Straits Settlements Ladies
On Saturday 5th October’13, newly minted Brownie Simone Lee, conducted her first guided walk with the theme “The Ladies of the Straits Settlements.” It was a tribute to the endurance, resilience and the strength of character of our women pioneers, who played a significant role in championing greater freedom and education for females in Singapore, with support from the forward thinking men of their times. This is her report. Stories of the Ladies of Straits Settlement by Simone Lee […]
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