On the Cusp of the Dragon Year, We Greet You!

9th February, 2024  The Year of The Dragon – The Cusp of a New Cycle “January 23, 2012 to February 9, 2013 marked the Year of the Dragon. According to tradition, the dragon is the fifth animal in the Chinese zodiac and symbolizes loyalty — it is noble, gentle, and intelligent, but also tactless, stubborn, and dogmatic. “ New York Public Library 2012 was the year a nascent community from different disciplines and interests – IT engineers, journalists, a pharmacist […]

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“Walking Tours Through Lost Singapore: Haunted Paths” A Critique by Ng Yi-Sheng

31st January, 2023 So on Sunday 19 November, I turned up “Walking Tours through Lost Singapore: Haunted Paths”, created by playwright Neo Hai Bin and the heritage group all things Bukit Brown, part of Singapore Writers Festival 2023… and while it wasn’t bad, I wasn’t impressed. Sure, it’s perfectly pleasant to wander the grounds of Bukit Brown Cemetery in the cool of a November morning, learning facts from volunteer Claire Leow about tomb design—overseas Chinese culture (didja know that only […]

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The Lawyer and his Beautiful Daughters by Catherine Lim

30th October, 2023  A post by Raymond Goh last evening, intrigued me as it was unraveled by tomb inscriptions. And then caught up in the moment, inspired me to compose a poem which I am sharing in this blog post.  It has been reworked since but remains in essence in the same spirit. It goes like this:    An Ode to Beauty and Justice  The Father Handsome is Mr. Koh, brilliant, his path of justice but sorrowful  his birth, for […]

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Report by Bianca Polak Raymond Goh guided this special tour, and led participants thereafter to the exhibition, Bukit Brown: Our Roots, Our Future, on Sunday 7th July, 2013 Once the post went up, so many signed up, more guides were needed! There were more than 60 participants so we split into 3 groups: 1. Raymond & Steven guiding, 2. Fabian & Andrew guiding and 3. Keng Kiat & Beng guiding. The first 2 groups would go by bus to the […]

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The exhibition Bukit Brown: Our Roots, Our Future, co-organised by All Things Bukit Brown and the Chui Huay Lim Club was held  between 29th June  and  7th July 2013. With over 60 panels, it  marked the biggest exhibition of its kind on Bukit Brown. It was officially launched by Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam who gave the opening speech before touring the exhibition, which featured collections from descendants as well from private collections. More photos of the exhibition  here. Special thanks  to […]

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Complementing the exhibition Bukit Brown : Our Roots, Our Future is a series of talks in English and Mandarin which will be held at the Chui Huay Lin Club, Level 4, 190 Keng Lee. No registration required. Seats are available on a  first-come, first-served basis. Kindly please be seated 15 minutes before the talk. It would  be appreciated if you  could indicate your  attendance by clicking on  the Facebook page : Our Roots, Our Future , look for “events” on […]

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Join the Tomb Whisperer as he sweeps you away with his passion and knowledge of Bukit Brown. Sunday 2 June 9 am – 12 pm Meet under the ole raintree on your left as you enter the gates. Disclaimer: By agreeing to take this walking tour of Bukit Brown cemetery you understand and accept that you must be physically fit and able to do so. To the extent permissible by law, you agree to assume any and all risk of […]

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