Showing posts with label Thian Hock Keng. Show all posts
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Friday, October 24, 2014

Accidental Tourist - 2014 Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk - Tiong Bahru walk

This is the 2nd photowalk that I managed to do over the past few months to continue shooting in my little island - the previous walk is captured in my earlier blog entry and now the "Scott Kelby Worldwide photowalk" held on October 11, 2014. 

This photowalk has a constant on my photo calendar having gone for my first worldwalk back in 2011: 



For Scott Kelby's walk, (Wilson Wong as walk leader) it was a nice little stroll around familiar Tiong Bahru neighborhood where I did several walks earlier i.e. 
Interestingly, there is a link back to my earlier walk that I did which I only realised now...there is a "Kim Cheng Street" (formerly known as "Kim Ching Street" in this Tiong Bahru neighbourhood which is named after Tan Kim Ching, who was a prominent member of the Hokkien clan back in 1800s. More info available here: http://tiongbahruestate.blogspot.sg/2007/08/tan-kim-ching-1829-1892.html. Coincidentally, he was the 1st leader appointed for the Hokkien Thian Hock Keng Temple that I visited for the earlier walk (http://accidentalsingaporetourist.blogspot.sg/2014/10/accidental-tourist-500px-photo-walk.html). 

Here are some captures of the neighborhood (and its resident cat): 



 More photos can be seen from my Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/magtyfoto/15317716527/

Till the next time, onto the world and beyond!


 

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Accidental Tourist – October 2012 Walking Tours.....as we walk along the Streets of......Singapore



One of the most entertaining (and inexpensive) ways for me to spend my Saturday weekend is to wander along the streets of Singapore with my camera in hand.

I have overdone my enthusiasm on last Saturday and went ahead to sign up for 2 walks with my recently ‘fresh from exams’ daughter. Both walks are organised by Preservation of Monuments Board (www.pmb.sg). 

I have done some of their walks in the past like “Accidental Tourist - March 2012 Walking Tour "Stained Glass Stories", February Accidental Tourist - February 2012 Walking Tour "A Debt to History" Each ordinary walk costs S$5 for adults and S$3 for children. For the bus tour, it costs S$5 per person. In urban Singapore, this is sure an inexpensive way to spend 1.5-2 hours of your time :) You may get a bit of a tan after the walk but it’s definitely better than just spending the day at the mall for the kids as they get a chance to experience and hear about the history of Singapore through trained guides.

The 1st walk was a new one which features special commissioned tracks by local musicians which composed music to reflect their appreciation of the monuments - Musicity Singapore: “Music at the Monuments” covered 3 of the 7 locations namely, Hong San See Temple, Asian Civilisations Museum former Empress Place Building and Singapore Art Museum former St. Joseph’s Institution. 

Unlike other walks, we had the privilege of taking a shuttle bus between locations (which was a welcome relief when faced with the blazing tropical sun of Singapore). Using QR scan code that can be downloaded from the panels, you can listen to the specially composed music while getting a running commentary from the volunteer guides at each location.
Musicity Singapore: “Music at the Monuments”

 After some lunch & down time, we went to our 2nd walk in the afternoon called the ‘Mixed Blessings’ walk that covered Thian Hock Keng Temple, Al-Abrar Mosque and Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church all nicely spaced out along Telok Ayer Street. 

 What pleased me most about taking my daughter along for the walks was that she actually remembered nuggets of information like which door to go into and out of a Chinese temple and why. To me, exposing my child to the multi-faceted side of Singapore is my way of connecting them to the country and hopefully they will be able to appreciate the rich diversity and mix of cultures that we have as well as cultivate a sense of sensitivity to different religions and cultures.  

Till the next time, onto the world and beyond!
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‘Mixed Blessings’ walk by Preservation of Monuments Board