{"id":10202,"date":"2016-05-11T15:03:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T07:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=10202"},"modified":"2017-08-25T02:34:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T18:34:05","slug":"launched-ww-iibukit-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2016\/launched-ww-iibukit-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Launched! WW II@Bukit Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">&#8220;In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love <\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">only what we understand; and we will understand only<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">what we are taught.&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/coralreefwatch.noaa.gov\/satellite\/education\/docs\/0_Beginning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> (Baba Dioum, 1968.)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A quote by the Guest of Honour\u00a0 Senior Minister of State , Desmond Lee (National Development and Home Affairs) in his <a href=\"http:\/\/app.mnd.gov.sg\/Newsroom\/NewsPage.aspx?ID=7232&amp;category=Speech&amp;year=2016&amp;RA1=&amp;RA2=&amp;RA3=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">address<\/a> , captured aptly the journey of the Bukit Brown community leading to another milestone in what has been dubbed &#8221; a movement&#8221; with the launch on 16 April, 2016 of the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethosbooks.com.sg\/collections\/others\/products\/world-war-ii-bukit-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWII@Bukit Brown<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 a collection of essays, poems and stories from the community of Brownies and descendants.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, Minister Lee recounted his first guided walk at Bukit Brown Cemetery with his constituents :<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the visit three years ago, we learnt about the history and heritage of our pioneers from the stories shared by the Brownies.<\/p>\n<p><em>Over the years, we have all been very impressed by the passion demonstrated by the Brownies, as they have contributed so much of their personal time, personal energy and expertise to research, document and share the history of Bukit Brown with the rest of us in Singapore. <\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> They are an example of what the community can do to connect with, and to celebrate our history. But if we reflect on it, although Bukit Brown is a cemetery, their work is so much more than just about the past. It is also very much about our future.<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em> The research that the Brownies did led descendants to approach them for help to identify their ancestors\u2019 resting places, and from there, an opportunity to open up conversations about their personal and family stories, which they then shared for the benefit of posterity. <\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em> I understand that some of the descendants are here. Some of your stories and stories of your forefathers have made their way into this book. This book is a testament to the hard work and effort the Brownies had invested over the years.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We were also honoured\u00a0 to have descendants among the contributors to the book grace the launch and they included the descendants of <a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=1479\" target=\"_blank\">Tay Koh Yat<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.bukitbrown.org\/post\/44373415823\/a-gift-for-father\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tan Ean Kiam<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?tag=cho-kim-leong\" target=\"_blank\">Cho Kim Leong <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=5458\" target=\"_blank\">Tan Kim Cheng<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10203\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tan-Keng-Leck-_Demond-Lee-Photo-LC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10203\" class=\"wp-image-10203\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tan-Keng-Leck-_Demond-Lee-Photo-LC.jpg\" alt=\"Tan Keng Leck _Demond Lee Photo LC\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tan-Keng-Leck-_Demond-Lee-Photo-LC.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tan-Keng-Leck-_Demond-Lee-Photo-LC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tan-Keng-Leck-_Demond-Lee-Photo-LC-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tan-Keng-Leck-_Demond-Lee-Photo-LC-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tan Keng Leck, grandson of Tan Ean Kiam with Minister Desmond Lee. The Tan Ean Kiam foundation is also one of the sponsors for the book\u00a0 (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10204\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Claire-Leow-wth-grandsons-of-TKY-photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10204\" class=\"wp-image-10204\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Claire-Leow-wth-grandsons-of-TKY-photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\" alt=\"Claire Leow wth grandsons of TKY photo Carolyn Lim\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Claire-Leow-wth-grandsons-of-TKY-photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Claire-Leow-wth-grandsons-of-TKY-photo-Carolyn-Lim-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Claire-Leow-wth-grandsons-of-TKY-photo-Carolyn-Lim-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Claire-Leow-wth-grandsons-of-TKY-photo-Carolyn-Lim-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claire Leow (Editor) with the youngest and oldest grandsons of Tay Koh Yat showing them the chapter on their grandfather.(photo Carolyn Lim)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10205\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jenny-Soh-photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10205\" class=\"wp-image-10205\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jenny-Soh-photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\" alt=\"Jenny Soh photo Carolyn Lim\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jenny-Soh-photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jenny-Soh-photo-Carolyn-Lim-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jenny-Soh-photo-Carolyn-Lim-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jenny-Soh-photo-Carolyn-Lim-900x599.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jenny Soh in maroon top is the niece who was saved by her Aunt Soh Koon Eng who died during a bombing raid at their home in Geylang. (photo Carolyn Lim)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10206\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Philip-Green-and-Susan_Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10206\" class=\"wp-image-10206\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Philip-Green-and-Susan_Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Green and Susan_Lawrence Chong\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Philip-Green-and-Susan_Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Philip-Green-and-Susan_Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Philip-Green-and-Susan_Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Philip-Green-and-Susan_Lawrence-Chong-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among the guests who attended,\u00a0 the Australian High Commissioner Philip Green and his partner Susan who have been guided by Brownies (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10207\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Editorial-Team_-LAwrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10207\" class=\"wp-image-10207\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Editorial-Team_-LAwrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Editorial Team_ LAwrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Editorial-Team_-LAwrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Editorial-Team_-LAwrence-Chong-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Editorial-Team_-LAwrence-Chong-280x171.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Editorial-Team_-LAwrence-Chong-900x549.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Editorial Team (minus 2, Yik Han and Raymond Goh) with Minister Desmond Lee. L-R Catherine, Claire, Simone, Peter, Minister Lee, Bianca, Fabian, Chyen Yee, Charles (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">It was an occasion for connections and re-connections.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_10208\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frm-Tan-Cheng-Bock-Album.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10208\" class=\"wp-image-10208\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frm-Tan-Cheng-Bock-Album.jpg\" alt=\"Frm Tan Cheng Bock Album\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frm-Tan-Cheng-Bock-Album.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frm-Tan-Cheng-Bock-Album-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frm-Tan-Cheng-Bock-Album-280x260.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Frm-Tan-Cheng-Bock-Album-900x834.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SHS President Chua Ai Lin with Dr. Tan Cheng Bock an old family friend and Alex Tan Tiong Hee who contributed a chapter in the book. (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10209\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10209\" class=\"wp-image-10209\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lawrence-Chong.jpg 309w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SHS President Chua Ai Lin, Catherine (editor) Kevin Tan (former SHS President and Editor of &#8221; Spaces of the Dead- A Case from the Living 2011&#8243;) Minister Lee and Claire (editor) &#8211; Overheard, Kevin recounting to Minister it took 11 years to raise funds for the book Spaces of the Dead also published by Ethos (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10210\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vera-Teo-with-CW-Chan-Photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10210\" class=\"wp-image-10210\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vera-Teo-with-CW-Chan-Photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\" alt=\"Vera Teo with CW Chan Photo Carolyn Lim\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vera-Teo-with-CW-Chan-Photo-Carolyn-Lim.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vera-Teo-with-CW-Chan-Photo-Carolyn-Lim-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vera-Teo-with-CW-Chan-Photo-Carolyn-Lim-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Vera-Teo-with-CW-Chan-Photo-Carolyn-Lim-900x599.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Descendant of Dr Lee Choo Neo &#8211; Singapore&#8217;s first female doctor &#8211;\u00a0 with CW Chan who contributed a profile piece of Lee Choon Seng &#8211; &#8220;oh to be a fly on the wall of this conversation&#8221; (photo Carolyn Lim)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10211\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-with-Desmond-and-Ai-Lin-photo-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10211\" class=\"wp-image-10211\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-with-Desmond-and-Ai-Lin-photo-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Cooper with Desmond and Ai Lin photo Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-with-Desmond-and-Ai-Lin-photo-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-with-Desmond-and-Ai-Lin-photo-Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-with-Desmond-and-Ai-Lin-photo-Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-with-Desmond-and-Ai-Lin-photo-Lawrence-Chong-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister Lee meeting Jon Cooper who contributed a chapter to the book and recently launched his own book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethosbooks.com.sg\/collections\/others\/products\/tigers-in-the-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tigers in the Park<\/a> on the WW II\u00a0 archeological digs he conducted over a span of 6 years as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdamParkProject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Park Project <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10222\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-1-Simone-Lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10222\" class=\"wp-image-10222\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-1-Simone-Lee.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Cooper 1 Simone Lee\" width=\"600\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-1-Simone-Lee.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-1-Simone-Lee-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-1-Simone-Lee-280x104.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-1-Simone-Lee-900x334.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon holding the audience spell bound during his presentation (photo Simone Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Lawrence-Chong-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10212\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Lawrence-Chong-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Cooper Lawrence Chong 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Lawrence-Chong-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Lawrence-Chong-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Lawrence-Chong-2-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Lawrence-Chong-2-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Minister-Lee-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10214\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Minister-Lee-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Minister Lee Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Minister-Lee-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Minister-Lee-Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Minister-Lee-Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Minister-Lee-Lawrence-Chong-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jon, captivated the audience at the launch with his stories of the descendants and survivors of POW camps he had met in the course of his research\u00a0 (photos of Jon&#8217;s presentation\u00a0 by Lawrence Chong)<\/p>\n<p>And finally a pictorial thanks\u00a0 to our sponsors in no particular order :<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10215\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NHB-photo-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10215\" class=\"wp-image-10215\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NHB-photo-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"NHB photo Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NHB-photo-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 317w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NHB-photo-Lawrence-Chong-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NHB-photo-Lawrence-Chong-280x182.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Norsaleen Salleh of National Heritage Board (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10216\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darren-Koh-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10216\" class=\"wp-image-10216\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darren-Koh-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Darren Koh Sponsor Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darren-Koh-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darren-Koh-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Darren-Koh-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-213x320.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darren Koh (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10217\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/James-Khoo-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10217\" class=\"wp-image-10217\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/James-Khoo-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"James Khoo Sponsor Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/James-Khoo-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/James-Khoo-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/James-Khoo-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/James-Khoo-Sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Khoo (Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10218\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Norliag-Saadon-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10218\" class=\"wp-image-10218\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Norliag-Saadon-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Norliag Saadon sponsor Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Norliag-Saadon-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Norliag-Saadon-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Norliag-Saadon-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Norliag-Saadon-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Norliah Saadon (Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10219\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Victor-Lim-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10219\" class=\"wp-image-10219\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Victor-Lim-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Lim Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Victor-Lim-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Victor-Lim-Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Victor-Lim-Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Victor-Lim-Lawrence-Chong-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victor Lim (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10220\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bianca-Polak-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10220\" class=\"wp-image-10220\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bianca-Polak-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Polak sponsor Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bianca-Polak-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bianca-Polak-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bianca-Polak-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Bianca-Polak-sponsor-Lawrence-Chong-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bianca Polak (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10221\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ee-Hoe-Hean-rep-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10221\" class=\"wp-image-10221\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ee-Hoe-Hean-rep-Lawrence-Chong.jpg\" alt=\"Ee Hoe Hean rep Lawrence Chong\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ee-Hoe-Hean-rep-Lawrence-Chong.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ee-Hoe-Hean-rep-Lawrence-Chong-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ee-Hoe-Hean-rep-Lawrence-Chong-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ee-Hoe-Hean-rep-Lawrence-Chong-900x596.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Representative from Ee Hoe Hean Club (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10225\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Kevin-Ang.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10225\" class=\"wp-image-10225\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Kevin-Ang.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Ang\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Kevin-Ang.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Kevin-Ang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Kevin-Ang-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Kevin-Ang-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Representing the venue sponsor Kelvin Ang of URA (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And as previously mentioned Tan Ean Kiam Foundation is one of the sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>You can support funds for the book by purchasing a copy or more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethosbooks.com.sg\/collections\/others\/products\/world-war-ii-bukit-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here <\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to bulk purchase books to donate to community organisations, drop us an email a.t.bukitbrown@gmail.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10224\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hoe-Fang-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10224\" class=\"wp-image-10224\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hoe-Fang-Carolyn-Lim.jpg\" alt=\"Hoe Fang Carolyn Lim\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hoe-Fang-Carolyn-Lim.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hoe-Fang-Carolyn-Lim-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hoe-Fang-Carolyn-Lim-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hoe-Fang-Carolyn-Lim-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co publisher Fong Hoe Fang of Ethos (photo Carolyn Lim)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a reminder of &#8220;who&#8221;\u00a0 this is all about:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10223\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Simone-Lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10223\" class=\"wp-image-10223\" src=\"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Simone-Lee.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Cooper Simone Lee\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Simone-Lee.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Simone-Lee-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Simone-Lee-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jon-Cooper-Simone-Lee-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.&#8221; (Baba Dioum, 1968.) Photo Simone Lee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Acknowledgments:<\/p>\n<p>To everyone who came, out heartfelt gratitude. To our official photographers,\u00a0 Lawrence Chong and Carolyn, thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Look out for more stories about the launch and updates about the book in the blog under History : Books<\/p>\n<p>Co Publishers:<\/p>\n<p>Ethos Books and Singapore Heritage Society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.&#8221; (Baba Dioum, 1968.) &nbsp; A quote by the Guest of Honour\u00a0 Senior Minister of State , Desmond Lee (National Development and Home Affairs) in his address , captured aptly the journey of the Bukit Brown community leading to another milestone in what has been dubbed &#8221; a movement&#8221; with the launch on 16 April, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":10231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[675,676,504,91,83,115,161,116,81,82,484],"tags":[681,548,682,465,678,683,680,679,372,677],"class_list":["post-10202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-books-history-2","category-date","category-events","category-featured","category-gallery-photo-exhibitions","category-heritage-2","category-history-2","category-slider","category-teaser","category-war-history","tag-adam-park-project","tag-desmond-lee","tag-ee-hoe-hean","tag-jon-cooper","tag-national-heritage-board","tag-shs-singapore-heritage-society","tag-tan-cheng-bok","tag-tan-keng-leck","tag-ura","tag-ww-ii-bukit-brown"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Launched! 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