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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Dateline: Sunday 17th March, 2013 – 2pm-4pm Project: A Community Service by Pack 3017 of the Cub Scouts of America (age 7-11 years)  to “spring clean” the tombs on Hill 1,  supported by the Brownies. The project  began with  showers of blessings, that came and went. Undaunted, about 30 cub scouts accompanied by their parents  cleaned up some 40 tombs on Hill 1. Their timing was perfect, 2 weeks before the annual Qing Ming festival when descendants  spruce up  tombs […]

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A group of 0ver 60 turned up for the “themed” tour which focused  on intricately craved  tomb panels and their symbolic meanings. The lead guide Yik Han also gave an introduction to “Tomb Cons” – how tomb contractors go about building the tombs based on the requirements of their “clients” Some comments from participants on the tour: Low Kah Fai: Thanks for the effort of putting this tour together and kudos to you and fellow guides. a enriching tour. hope […]

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Participants during the Deepavali Tour conducted by Keng Kiat with back up team Peter Pak and Andrew 11 Nov, Late Afternoon Tour with surprise guide Walter Lim              

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PLEASE NOTE EVENT HAS BEEN SOLD OUT An offsite event with veteran Brownie Alex Tan Tiong Hee on his memories of Singapore circa 1950s of “Girls, Gangsters and Gentlemen Clubs. What was life like in Singapore when the Maria Hertogh riots of December 1950 broke out; when Mr Lee Kuan Yew became the Prime Minister in June 1959; and when the Beatles became the leading pop group in 1964? Alex Tan, the treasure trove of tales from bygone times, will bring us back in time, […]

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