{"id":9694,"date":"2015-01-01T07:25:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T23:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=9694"},"modified":"2015-03-23T00:23:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T16:23:49","slug":"the-abc-of-bukit-brown-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2015\/the-abc-of-bukit-brown-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"The ABC of Bukit Brown in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to a new year, as we cross the threshold into 2015, we look back\u00a0 on the year that has passed.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A is for Advocacy<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

On 30 August 2014, “The Bukit Brown, Brownies” became the first recipient of the Civil Society Advocate Organisation of the Year<\/a> Award in the inaugural Singapore Advocacy Awards<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Brownies with Constance Singam, one of the judges and a highly esteemed civil activist and writer<\/p><\/div>\n

It was\u00a0 an honour that we could not have dreamed off\u00a0 when we started our journey in January 2012 to raise awareness about the heritage,habitat and history of a 90 year old cemetery, that many say had been “abandoned” and “forgotten”.<\/p>\n

\"Advocacy<\/a>

The ST report on the Advocacy Awards 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

Well, here’s the news, they were wrong. And this is why: over 13,000 participants to the guided walks –\u00a0 comprising a\u00a0 demographic from all walks of life, from all ages, from students to community constituency groups, photography enthusiasts, international academics, meet-up groups, \u00a0 and media crews, travel writers,\u00a0 civil servants, docents etc etc;\u00a0\u00a0 4 exhibitions over 2 years,\u00a0 the first ever listing for Singapore as a heritage site under threat, under the World Monuments Fund Watchlist 2014<\/a>,\u00a0and this year alone, 3 major academic publications. It is a record which speaks for itself,\u00a0 carried by a momentum, best described as organic in nature, and a ground up initiative.\u00a0 When it comes to development in Singapore and how it impacts our\u00a0 history and heritage our sense of identity and place , Bukit Brown as a cause, as a movement, as a place in the memory scape of Singaporeans, refuses to die.<\/p>\n

B is for Bukit Brown<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

2014 was a year Bukit Brown went off-site and\u00a0 “broke new ground” in 2 major exhibitions\u00a0 and\u00a0 inaugural guided walks in the City.<\/p>\n

In March,\u00a0Woon Tien Wei and Jennifer Teo, the husband-and-wife artist-activist team behind Post-Museum curated “The Bukit Brown Index”\u00a0 which was one out of 28 local works featured in\u00a0 an exhibition called\u00a0 “Unearthed”<\/a>\u00a0 The highlight of their work was a wall\u00a0 on which the names of the exhumed and unclaimed which had to make way for the highway through Bukit Brown, were hand written with the help of Brownies, among others in the heritage and artistic community.<\/p>\n

\"Unearthed<\/a>

The Bukit Brown Index “memorial” wall – photo from Today online 22 March, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

In July, Bukit Brown : Documenting New Horizons of Knowledge<\/a> was officially opened by MOS (MND) Desmond Lee at the National Library. It represents almost one and half years of research and working the ground documenting some 4,153 tombstones which are affected by the building of a new highway across Bukit Brown, by a team under the leadership of Dr. Hui Yew-Foong, an anthropologist with ISEAS. The exhibition is currently on tour at regional libraries until next year.<\/p>\n

\"Show<\/a>

(photo Ang Hock Chuan)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Roving<\/a>

The Exhibition at Choa Chu Kang Library (photo Mok Ly Yng) The next and final venue will be at Toa Payoh Public Library. It will open from 4 January 2015 (Sun) till 31 January 2015 (Sat).<\/p><\/div>\n

In conjunction with the exhibition,\u00a0 All Things Bukit Brown curated 2 special guided walks The Descendants Stories<\/a> which featured descendants of pioneers sharing their stories of uncovering their roots in Bukit Brown.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2430\"<\/a>

Noreen, a descendant of Chia Hood Theam, showing pictures of her family (photo by Sally T)<\/p><\/div>\n

Our march into the city was sealed when we partnered the Singapore Heritage Society and co-curated the Bukit Brown in the City and the City in Bukit Brown Walk\u00a0 walks for the Singapore Heritage Festival 2014 <\/a>in July.<\/p>\n

\"Bukit<\/a>

Bukit Brown in the City (photo Theresa Teng)<\/p><\/div>\n

In May, we partnered Jane’s Walks <\/a>and curated a walk which took participants from the Botanic Gardens to Bukit Brown<\/a> ,\u00a0 bridging\u00a0 the colonial and immigrant narratives of our history.<\/p>\n

\"Janes<\/a>

Bukit Brown Jane’s Walk (photo Garden Hill)<\/p><\/div>\n

And in a nod to the Bukit Brown Jane’s Walk, 2 participants Louise and Bridget\u00a0 organised of their own initiative and without any assistance from the brownies, a guided walk for a group of ten of their friends in September. We thank them and hope they will do more!<\/p>\n

\"Louise<\/a>

Louise’s and Bridget’s Guided Walk for friends in September inspired by their participating in the Jane’s Walk (photo Louise Ragget)<\/p><\/div>\n

In September also\u00a0 All Things Bukit Brown, was invited to make a 10 minute presentation in the “Singapore Dreaming”\u00a0 workshop\u00a0\u00a0 by the\u00a0 Asian Urban Lab<\/a>\u00a0 as a lead up to a\u00a0 the major conference in 2015 <\/a>where leading\u00a0artists, academics, professionals and other thinkers across diverse disciplines\u00a0 will share and explore alternative visions of a Singapore that is sustainable,\u00a0creative and vibrant.<\/p>\n

\"Slide1\"<\/a>

The topic of\u00a0 the “Singapore Dreaming” workshop\u00a0 (Artwork by Ee Hoon)<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2014, Bukit Brown continued to be featured in student media projects, international news analysis on Singapore’s issues of development and heritage, local TV programmes from “My Grandfathers’ Road” to “Secret Singapore” and its sheer beauty and remembrance of Singapore as as a major battleground in WW 2 was visually showcased\u00a0 in an award winning art house film called “The Canopy”<\/a>\u00a0 screened at this year’s Singapore International Festival in November.<\/p>\n

Next year, watch out as one of the Brownies will\u00a0 guest host a new programme on Channel 5 to introduce Bukit Brown.<\/p>\n

\"Filming<\/a>

Filming for a new TV show in 2015 (photo Peter Pak)<\/p><\/div>\n

After a\u00a0 hiatus and the completion of The Adam Park Project TAPP <\/a>, the ever popular Battlefield Tours<\/a> conducted by Jon Cooper returned – once a month\u00a0 every first Sunday – and continue to be over subscribed.<\/p>\n

\"Last<\/a>

Last Battlefield\u00a0 Tour of 2014 by the lively and knowledgeable war archeologists Jon Cooper (photo Bianca Polak)<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2014, we conducted more guided walks by private request.\u00a0 Of all the requests for guided walks, the most enthusiastic and frequent requests came from our educational institutions from secondary to tertiary institutions both local and international for “Learning Journeys”<\/p>\n

\"Dunman<\/a>

Dunman Secondary School<\/a> students observing a minutes silence at the grave of Tan Ean Kiam (photo Yik Han)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"JNV-Students-at-Ong-Sam-Leong-photo-All-Things-Bukit-Brown\"<\/a>

JNV-Students<\/a>-at-Ong-Sam-Leong-photo-All-Things-Bukit-Brown<\/p><\/div>\n

We shifted gears from\u00a0 guided walks and organised on request by Standard Chartered Bank, a Corporate Social Responsibility<\/a> event which was so successful, the bank has already completed 3 sessions at Bukit Brown of clearing and cleaning selected tombs between May and November 2014. They will make a comeback in 2015.<\/p>\n

\"Stanchart<\/a>

The first Stanchart Clean-up in May 2014 (photo by Claire Leow)<\/p><\/div>\n

On site, discoveries continued to be made. This year alone, the two great finds were the founder of Hong San See temple<\/a> Neo Jin Quee and the family cluster tombs of Lee Kuan Yew maternal ancestors.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Zaobao<\/a>

Zaobao report on finding Neo Jin Quee, founder of Hong San See Temple<\/a>, May 5, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Reunion_-Raymond\"<\/a>

A reunion of descendants of LKY’s maternal ancestry at Bukit Brown (photo Raymond Goh)<\/p><\/div>\n

On site, as we have done, for every year since 2012, we celebrated NDP ’14 , Our Bukit Brown, Our People <\/a>with both gusto and with sadness\u00a0 in an landscape which has changed and will continue to change as the road works encroach slowly but surely .<\/p>\n

\"NDP<\/a>

NDP’14 (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n

On site, sometime in November, while we were not looking, the\u00a0 ole raintree was chopped down\u00a0 and\u00a0 overnight it was gone, our consolation\u00a0 comes from our shared memories.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The ‘ole rain tree – memories (photo Lawrence Chong)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

RIP Ole Rain Tree<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0C is for Community<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

It has been the heart of community\u00a0 and your passionate support which has sustained, encouraged and uplifted\u00a0 the Brownies over the past 3 years. A community which includes academics, journalists, artists, writers, descendants, tomb keepers and fellow activists in heritage and the environment. We single out for\u00a0 our gratitude the Singapore Heritage Society<\/a> and the Facebook Group Community Heritage Singapore- Bukit Brown Cemetery.<\/a><\/p>\n

When a call was made for feedback to be given on the\u00a0URA Draft\u00a0 Masterplan 2013<\/a> in December of the same year,\u00a0 we received some 30 responses <\/a>which were sent to the Ministry of National Development. You wrote \u00a0 on how important it was to preserve Bukit Brown for future generations, for the environment,\u00a0 as a space important to root Singaporeans to the land and for the sharing of collective memories.<\/p>\n

In June 2014 the Masterplan was gazetted <\/a>with no changes to plans for Bukit Brown. But if you thought, your efforts were for naught, let us reassure you, it was noted and it did make a difference in paving the way for better engagement on the future of Bukit Brown. We have only just began.<\/p>\n

In 2014, three\u00a0 major academic papers\u00a0 on Bukit Brown were published<\/p>\n

We thank : (Drs) Natalie Pang and Liew Kai Khuin “Archiving the Wild Archivists”<\/em><\/strong>, Dr Terence Chong (Singapore Heritage Society) “Bukit Brown municipal cemetery: Contesting Imaginations of the Good life in Singapore”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> and Prof Huang Juanli ” Resurgent Spirits of Civil Society Activism: Rediscovering the Bukit Brown Cemetery in Singapore”<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 for their comprehensive and thoughtful and thought provoking papers.<\/p>\n

To the descendants who have trusted us with their stories, we salute you.<\/p>\n

\"Gillian<\/a>

Gillian Lim-Mendy with her husband flew from London to pay their respects to their Grandfather Lim Hock Seng for the first time in December. Her story can be found here<\/a> (photo Catherine Lim )<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Yap<\/a>

Brownies visit the grave of Yap Geok Song<\/a>, newly renovated after descendants contacted Peter Pak to show them\u00a0 their ancestor’s tomb after reading his blog<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Zaobao<\/a>

On Sept 22, Zaobao reported on the Yap descendants<\/p><\/div>\n

And a special mention and shout out to Zaobao journalist Chia Yei Yei and the heritage reporters of Zaobao for the breathe and depth of coverage they have given to all things related to Bukit Brown from pioneers to Brownies in 2014.<\/p>\n

The Chinese daily\u00a0 capped off the year in recognition of the part the Goh Brothers have played in uncovering our historical and heritage gems by headlining\u00a0 them among the paper’s Personalities of 2014. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"ZB<\/a>

Zaobao Headline News on 28 December, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

We ended\u00a0 2014 on site, in the last guided walk of Bukit Brown for the year with some 50 people turning up.<\/p>\n

\"Recollections<\/a>

Collections, Recollections and Our Favourite Moments, last guided walk for 2014 on Sat, 27 Dec (photo Yeo Hong Eng)<\/p><\/div>\n

50 is of course a significant number as\u00a0 we cross the threshold into 2015. 2015 is SG50, a year of national celebration of 50 years of our history and achievements. But what can we look forward to in a landscape which will continue to be pockmarked and drastically changed by construction work on the development of a highway?<\/p>\n

We will keep calm and carry on, engage constructively, walk the ground, walk the talk, continue to be excited by new discoveries and we will – and this is a clue<\/em> – write a new chapter on our past and take\u00a0 it into the present. In short, we will continue to honour our heritage, habitat and history, and remember those who laid down their lives in memoriam<\/em> for without them, SG50 would not be possible.<\/p>\n

“Lest we Forget” <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We remember Victoria Tan and Edmon Neoh-Khoo <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

RIP<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Compiled by Catherine Lim<\/p>\n

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