I finally got around to using my free museum pass. Back then, I said that the Peranakan Museum would be the first on my list. And so, it was. Now, I know that all things Peranakan are very hip-and-happening now, but that’s not why I wanted to check out the museum. A number of my [...]
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A Saturday at the Peranakan Museum and Singapore Philatelic Museum
Posted by acroamatic on February 2, 2009
http://deadpoetscave.com/2009/02/a-saturday-at-the-peranakan-museum-and-singapore-philatelic-museum/
Listen to our walls
Having cable and HD means that I hardly ever watch Channel 5. However, this new series about old buildings, Listen to our walls, is reason for me to stomach the free-to-air English station for half an hour every week. Today’s episode covered mixed use buildings, particularly housing/shopping mixes. The show began with shophouses, covering some [...]
Posted by acroamatic on January 13, 2009
http://deadpoetscave.com/2009/01/listen-to-our-walls/
School Days at SJI
Ordinary Guy wrote a post about SJI, where he studied in the late 70s. The first thing that a student had to brace himself was the incessant noise from the traffic during lessons. SJI was bordered by busy Bras Basah Road, Waterloo Street and Queen Street shown in the map below. It was a challenge [...]
Posted by acroamatic on September 15, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/09/school-days-at-sji/
Snakes & Devils – A History of the Singapore Grand Prix
I attended a talk by Eli Solomon on Sunday at the National Library. He talked about his book, Snakes & Devils – A History of the Singapore Grand Prix. History of the Singapore Grand Prix? But it hasn’t even happened yet, right? Well, the F1 race hasn’t taken place yet, but there was racing in [...]
Posted by acroamatic on September 11, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/09/snakes-devils-a-history-of-the-singapore-grand-prix/
My Individual Museum Pass
I got my gleaming new one-year pass to all of NHB’s museums in the mail on Saturday. So, I can now visit the permanent exhibitions at the following museums any time, as many times as I want! Asian Civilisations Museum Memories at Old Ford Factory National Museum of Singapore Peranakan Museum Reflections at Bukit Chandu [...]
Posted by acroamatic on September 1, 2008
http://deadpoetscave.com/2008/09/my-individual-museum-pass/
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