Date: 19th October 2006
Day: Thursday
9.30am Wake up...sis gone to uni d....okla sleep again
11.30am Wake up, shower and GET READY!!!
12.30am Breakfast....cup cakes again!
1pm Leave house, take bus 74 to Bueno Vista MRT.
1.30pm Bueno Vista MRT transit to Outram Park then to Clark Quay MRT.
From the MRT, use merchant road to Singapore History Museum...
Guess what?The museum is not there anymore!!! *cry* come here and no Singapore History Museum!Then why did they put it in the map for?Make people's hope up for nothing...
So i decided to walk down the bridge, and enjoy the scenary in front of me...damn cool man this place!!Then guess what i see...
The sea family decided to climb up and take a picture....i wanted to take a picture with them, but when i turn around to look for people to help me...none was there..haihz...*the unfortunate side of touring alone* :( at least i get this picture...hehehe
Well i continue my journey and cross this read bridge to walk towards the river valley road so that i can continue to visit canning hill...
View from the Read Bridge...nice right?all the colorful building...if only the haze isnt this bad,,,,thanks to our neighbour...
Yea m in Read Street..cool huh?so this street has like all these really cool shops and cafes all around...its like a straight road with cool roof over it..lots of really unique looking shops too...Like for example:
Nice right?looks like this old antic store from the world war I that time...thats what store look like...hehehehe...old chinese store...nice!
Two "ah pak" sitting down in front of the store, "yam cha" talkking kok...hehehe just like the olden days heheheheheh....
The Forbidden River house...hehehehe cool huh, like those kung fu master's studio like that hehehe...*i think i watched too much old films d...*
This is the middle of the street, they got a water fountain there...it was really cool,,,some kids was playing with the water at the corner, they were soaked man!!!hehehehe...After enjoying sight seeing in Read street, i head on to River valley road...and then atlast reach Canning Hill to continue my second part of my journey there...My first stop was....
Yup it is Singapore Flagstaffs and light house...
The discription of the Flagstaff and hte light house...
The light house up close....
The Flagstaff up close....The flagstaff of old Singapore was once located here, originating back to the time when Farquhar(whom Raffles established as Resident) erected apoleand had the English flag flown from it. Signal flags were flown from the flagstaff to inform the early settlement of the approach of European riggef vessels. In 1855, a light was put on the flagstaff as an aid to navigation. in 1879, a stronger beacon was put up. Finally a separate lighthouse with permanent keeper quarters was built in 1958, being replaced by a new one at Fullerton uilding. A replica of the Fort Caning light house has recently been erected at Raffles Terrace.
Next is the time ball...How olden days people know time...
The time ball up close...
Than i saw this thingie....
I saw the 9 pound cannon again...Twice in two days...hehehehe
Cool huh?!?Fierce man this machine...
Raffles Terrace. This house was built in the 1823 during the Raffles third and last visit to Singaproe. From this point, you can see a few wellknown landmarks like the dome of the Supremem court, and the roof of the City Hall and etc.
me trying to take a picture of myself by myself...
Then i walk down from the Canning Hill to this place,,,
This wall was craved into a story on how the people in Singapore used to live,,,in a way its talking about our history,,,,about the olden days la...very nice and impressive
This is the parit of Singapore....One of my favourite spot in this place...damn romantic wei this place...if you are getting married and are looking for a place to take your wedding picture..come here!!!!
The parit Singapore is an ancient malay and chinese sources mentioned that Singapore had a moat and wall. It ran along the edge of a stream called "fresh water stream", which was probably the Parit Singapore (Moat pf Singapore).This has now completely dissappeared. Part of the moat run up to the side of Fort Canning Hill, but whether this trench here is related to the ancient moat is not certain lor...
Then i climb down to this really cool summerset-bay-feel-kinda-restaurant...It is this really cool place man....i dont even dare to walk up...hehehehe
Cool right the place...
Another look of the sign board
The stairs leading out of Canning Hilll and this cool resturant...you can actually see the inside of the fire station from this staircase...i spotted a few of those hot musculler firefighter...they wave at me and i waved back... *drool with happiness* hehehehe....I than continue my journey towards Coleman street walk to Armenian street to go to the Asian civilization museum...guess what?
Under construction....try going to the MPH house...but takder pun...I try to go to the Cathedral of Good Shepard...but there was a construction...so got to walk though this university to go to the Singapore Art Museum.
I saw this map!!!!its like showing me a huge part of this Sinapore is actually a tourist attraction with its museum, monumens and lots more located all over this area...it even has no to tell you which you should visit first!!It is soo..cool...
My next stop SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM!!!!!!!!
Thier huge display picture in the entrance....
The wall outside of the museum...
Up close on my favourt piece...
Went in and bought my student price entry fee....$4 only!!!So cheap!!!There are alot of things for you to see there!!!alot of fine arts creatd by artistic people, all being published there for you to enjoy and appreciate. Sad that i cannot take picture...copyright mar...scared people till take pic and copy it....i was in the museum for 3 hours slowly looking from one piece to another.
The outside of the museum...last picture before i leave this awesome museum....I WILL BE BACK!!!!
Guess what i saw when i pass though Raffles hotel....yup my client...BP De Silva :) so happy to see this man...but didnt get the privileage to see the RISIS store...haihz... :( but still happy get to see my client's store...went in a bit, it is really gorgeous :)
Next stop...walked ALL the way to WAR MEMORIAL PARK :) Really cool place with this uniquely build tall pointed head stone...
Note: Dont complain, the blurness and browness of the picture is not due to the low quality of the camera or the bad technic of the photographer...but it was the amazing yearly gift our neighbour give us!!! ~ HAZE!!!! Choke choke...cough cough...
The description of the Civilian War Memorial...
The inside of this magnificent tall building...
This was written at the side of the memorial...Words under the pot thingie...heh
Guess what was the sight just in front of this magnificent memorial...which block my view and almost made me miss this huge place....
Yup...construction...haihz...Next stop...Cenotaph...But on the way i saw this and got to take the picture...
Look at the crows. they niether sow nor reap; they have no storehouses and no barns' yet God feeds them. How much more important are you than birds! - Luke 12:24It strike me...I should not worry bout my future because deep down, i know that God already have my amazing life planned ;)
The Cenotaph...
This fountain is created...The cenotaph ~ Our Glorious Dead 1914 - 1918
The description...
Further down, we have the Indian National Army Monument...
Lim Bo Seng....
At last after a few min of walking...i reached my destination!!!Asian Civilisation museum
Went in and found out that they close at 5pm!!!!! *cry*...I chat with the guy behind the counter and found out the time for thier free guided tour in the museum...haihz i guess i've got to put this place as one of the pit stop for tomorrow...Got to change ma plan for tomoro again *Wail*...So i guess i just have to try to walk to the LRT station to find my sis...But atlas in front of the building, i saw...
Yup the Dalhouse Obelisk...I noticed that Singaporeans like point head in thier memorials and monuments man..
After that i walked to the city hall MRT...then only to realised that i walked to the wrong MRT station...went another way to go to Clark Quay MRT Station...On the way i passed by the fire station...Looked so quiet and steady from the outside...
Well i took the MRT from Clark Quay to Harbour Point MRT...went intot he mall to meet my sis...And guess what? My sis housemate Su Yin was there!!!YEA I like her lots..shes real cute with her squeky chirpy voice which can brighten anyone's day!! We went to NEW YORK PIZZA for dinner...
Side view of this cool restaurant...
Sis went to take our order and had a little chat with Su yin...She asked me about my trip and i told her...She was impressed that i WALKED...mind you i walked all over Singapore with just a map...No bus, no MRT, NO taxi but with my own tow strong feet...
Something my sis would not do in this hazy heat!!!!HAHAHAHA...See me and ma sis is diff... :P
Had Ma dinner....
It was delicious!!!!
After meal, being the clean, nature friendly gal i am, i thorw ma box in this blue-plastiky-new york pizza rubbish bin...hahahahah...An aunty pass by thinking m nuts "la ji tong ye hao pai!" (rubbish also nice to take?!?) hehehe i know m weird ;)Than sis notices Su Ying's new shoe from Vincci...and screamed "E...small girl shoe!!Elaine take a picture of it!!"
Me an able to resist such good offer,start snapping her feet away...hahahahahahah....Shhmaallll gurllll,,,,
After dinner stroll to the harbour...
My sis and Su Yin...
Me...at the harbour...hehehehehWnet back home by bus at arond 10pm that night,..watched some tv, plan for tomorow's journey than i go find my Zou gong...
