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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  Latest weekend updates-  2 public tours on Saturday Date 14th July Saturday Time: 7am- 9am Guides Keng Kiat and Ee Hoon Time 9am – 11.30am Guide: Peter Pak No tour itinerary, so be prepared to be surprise. Can sign up here Info on where to meet, how to get there etc please scroll down. Date: 15 st July Sunday Time: 9am to 11.00 am Our  student volunteer guides, Francis and Zaiton  will be guiding again this Sunday . They […]

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Two tours this Saturday, morning and afternoon. Afternoon tour conducted by  SOS Bukit Brown Join them  for a lovely late afternoon walk for  gentle introduction to  Bukit Brown Heritage Park! Time : 4.00pm to 5.30pm Meet just outside the old gates along Lor Halwa for a 1hr+ walk introducing you to Singapore’s first Chinese Municipal Cemetery. In this walk, you’ll enjoy the lovely greenery and serene environment, see some of Singapore’s wildlife, visit some of our forefathers and learn more […]

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A training course for tertiary student guides  conducted by Raymond Goh,  with one module by Lai Chee Kien, NUS Architecture Faculty who is also on the documentation team, took place over 2 half days In May . This is a report from the first tour conducted by 2″graduates” Francis Zhang and Zaiton Seah – our new and probably youngest brownies 1st July The day of our inaugural tour! Zaiton and I made it a point to get down to BBC […]

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The Peranakan Trail was customised for the Peranakan Association and guided by Chew Keng Kiat, Peter Pak and Gan Su-lin. This report was documented and contributed by Gan Su-lin.       More on Cheong Choon Seng here     Find out more on Tan Kheam Hock here   Find out  more on what is a live tomb here Find out  more on Pang Cheng Yean who was a pioneer banker here   Footnote: Customised tours on request can be […]

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