Date: 18th October 2006
Day: Wednesday
8.05am Wake up
8.10am nature call
8.35am Watch sis go out for class
8.40am sleep again...
11.57am Wake up again...
12.15pm Eat breakfast (milk & cupcake) while watching my childhood
favourite show - SESAME STREET :)
12.45pm Plan today's journey
1.15pm darn late for lunch with sis... oops!!
1.30pm Find sis in her very huge and complicated university :P
1.45pm Found her, sis and sis bf already happily eating their "min fan
kuih" (some chinese soup and hand made nooodles, one of
Malaysia's popular food) she bought one for me too...so MAKAN!!
2.15pm Online using wireless, sis laptop :) check my working mails (i
know m a workaholic...) settle some of my work....sis beside me
getting a bit restless d....
2.45pm Went back home to pack and prepare for my adventure in ```` Singapore!
3.05pm Semangatly went out, took the bus 74 to Buono Vista
MRT...realised that my card got $1 left!!!Really got to reload d...
3.10pm Top up $10 in the MRT. took the lrt to outram park and changed
to dhoby ghaut
4pm Reach Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station...the place is huge!!!the place look so different from the map...start to look around how to go to the Canning Hill for my first stop
4.10pm Walk and found this YMCA launge...The place was awesome, it even had information of the place posted up on the board for people to see.Asked for direction from the reception (people here sure are friendly :) )The continue my journey to Canning Hill.
4.20pm Found the place, my first stop was the battle box...went to the t ticket counter and get informaiton on the place. The person in charge sure are helpful. His name is Durbey, very friendly india man. He told me the time of the tour and lots of other information. He suggest since the tour start on 5pm,might as well i walk around other places first.
Then i pass by the Sally Port....
Its pretty spooky, i went in there...i felt goose bumps all over my body. This little tunnel lead up to the top of the hill where the Fort gate is. I wonder how soldiers are able to climb up there last time. I bet they too feel the goose bumps each time they climb up there...Then i walk towards the Fort Canning Centre, there were people selling alot of artsy fartsy stuff in there. They even sell dress and accesories...
Behind me is the biulding (cant expect much of a good pose due to there is only me and me have two not so long hands only...haihz)
Went down towards this field call the Fort Canning Green....really very green...i like the side of the walls. It is actually called thememorial to Jame Brooke Napier...it had alot of memorials there la...lots of dead english people's name...Apparently this place used to be the old Christian Cemetery until 1865. The entrance to the cemetery are marked by gateways designed by Captain Charles Edward Faber, Superintending Engineer. This is like one of the earlist examples of work in Gothic revival style to be introduced in Singapore.
Then i spotted this two little structure in the middle of the field, under this very old tree....
Aint it just cute? Went down and guess what it is called?
Yup the Cupolas...apparently people used to have picnics, dating session there...you know la those old english people with huge round dress, guys in tall hats and penguin suit....talking and bollywooding in english style there....hehehehe
Damn adorable la the sturcture (upclose)
Under a tree...romantic!!!You can even do the bollywood dance there...*hukta e hai...lalalala....."couples will dance around the structure and tree,,,hehehehe...Then i walk up to the other side of the hill and found the Fort Gate...
it is huge....canjust imagine the carriages and horse passing by with the soldiers standing at the side guarding it...
4.50pm Went back to the ticket counter for the guided tour to the Battle box. Apparently this underground Far East Command Centre began at 1936. used in the event of war as the nerve centre for British Military operations in South East Asia.This place is like a maze man! it has 26 rooms and corridors 9 metres underground. It was there during the second world war, on the morning of 15th February 1942 that Lt.General Percival. General Officer Commanding, Malaya Command made this crucial decision to surrender to JAPAN....
The first stop is the operator and the exit...
The wax person look so real and alive man!!!Scary...they even give us headphones to hear what his talking bout...interesting and changgih!!!
Next is Lt.General Percival. General Officer Commanding, Malaya having a meeting with his assistant to discuss whether to surrender or not...in the end he did surrender,,,thats how Singapore fall into the hands of Japanese....Cant blame him cause the Japanese army is too big...thier troops also lack supply and men...
The place which has a map of south east...they were calculating where the enemy are etc etc
This is the last meeting whereby Lt.General Percival consult his men on whether to surrender or not. In the end most of the decided to surrender for the people's sake...
After that the guide left us to walk on our own....there were alot of exhibition...this is one of map they drew that time.
This is thier dining area, got the bar and fridge...
This is where they eat...
When it was open....
Then another office for this officer the commander fixed defences..the position sound so cool...hehehehe
Then out from the battle box...okla inside has alot more to see one...but i didnt take the pic :P
I then walk thought the fort wall and climb back up to the Fort gate again...
Saw this Cox Terrace...
and saw a 9-pound cannon...
really huge and cool...from where it is placed..i think if you were to fire it...can really kill lots of people man!!!
Then saw this Keramat Iskandar Syah...which also means "A scared place" in malay. it is this burial ground of a revered leader. they were buried here, but the believe its the ruler of Temasek, Iskandar Syah lor...
This 14th century-styled malay roof called "Pendapo" is supported by 20 wooden pillars man!!it is also carved in a fighting cock motif of javanese origin which shelters this structure.
Than i saw this really interesting plant...
Guess what is it called?Yup Cat's Whiskers...like my favourite store back in Malaysia, it is also called Cat's Whiskers...hehehehe...
Long Ya Men...Really cool, sad that it was destroyed because of the pirates...
Next is the Archeological Dig Exhibition. Thousands of artifact was discovered there, the research began since 1984.
Show when this dig site was opened....
The site...
walked though the spice garde...it was originally an experimental and botanical garden. The brainchild of Nathaniel Wallich, a dane who became superintendent of the Royal Gardens at Calcutta in 1815. at 1822, he came to Singapore and wrote to Raffles to recommand a botanical garden be established. and Viola there is a spice garden here....
The Gothic gate leading to the Fort Canning Green...
It had the graves of people's loved ones...After that i walked down to the registry of marriage, it was closed. than this guard knowing i was a tourist started to talk to me...we talked and found out that he is from Malaysia too,Perak to be specific. He told me about the people he met, what they did and advise me to study hard. Do not come to Singpore just to play a fool. Must study hard or not will end up like him become a security guard only. After i say bye bye to him, i walked to the National Archives Museum and the Philantic museum. It was closed.
6.28pm Try to find my way using the map to the Asian Civilisation Museum...Passed by this Armanien Church...
Wonder what is an Armanien...should go back home and goggle about it...
Reached this parlimetn street and saw this very interesting building which i suspect it to be the parliment building.
7.20pm I cant find the place, apparently it moved...so i got the details on where the new civilisation museum is. Passed by The Art House, remind me of KL Pac in Malaysia but way way smaller. Really cool place, this malay uncle security guard very the friendly...talked to me asked where m i from and he even told me that his nephew work in Malaysia. Near where i work too...heheheAfter that i try to walk to City Hall MRT to meet my sis by passing by the City Hall , the Padang and the old court house...
at the city hall its really cool...they got all this drawn pictures of story about Singapore and this people there, very interesting...here is one of it. At Colemen Street, traffic light. This tall men with glasses and umbrella ask if i am lost, i told him i'm not and we start to talk. but later we part at this crossroad...and i headed to the MRT to meet my sis.7.30Pm Meet my sis and she bring me to my favourite store...KFC/PIZZA HUT/TACO BELL to eat my favourite food in Singapore.....
TACOS!!!! YEA!!!!
It is like a tradition of mine whenever i go to Singapore, my sis will bring me eat Taco's...
9pm Me and my sis walk to the River walk....
This guai lou "Orang putih - Westerner" help us to take this picture...damn blur wei!!!!
My adorable sister...shes trying to scratch her stomach when i curi take her picture* >_< * Hehehehehehe...Farnie...
#Poser# Princess Elaine in SINGAPORE!!!! My sis suggest dessert in this cake house whereby if you go in and eat after 9pm, you are entitled 50% discount on all the cakes you eat...So we shared this cake....
It is damn delicious and unique man! Out side it is coated with chocolate cream and chocolate cake..inside it has this round chocolate, once you break it red and sour raspberry sauce start coming out...nyum nyum DELICIOUS!!!!
My Passion Fruit Tea...
Last cup before i leave and go back home....
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