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Brief History of Singapore

Before modern Singapore, the tiny dot on the map was known as “Pu-luo-chung”(island at the end of peninsula) as early as 3rd century. Then in 11th century, she changed her name to Singapura which means Lion city. Legend recorded that it was a prince from Temasek who actually saw an animal which look like a [...]

18Nov2007 | JM | 1 comment | Continued
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Remembrance Day at Kranji War Memorial

11th November is Remembrance Day. It is named by King George V to commemorate the end of World War I (WWI). Every year on a Sunday nearest to 11th November, in Singapore, a solemn occasion is held to honour the soldiers who sacrificed selflessly in WWI. This year it happens to be on actual day [...]

13Nov2007 | JM | 1 comment | Continued
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Geylang Serai Malay Village

Have you been to Malay Village at Geylang Serai? It is a place which relishes the good old days from 1950s to 1960s of traditional Malay “kampong” lifestyle. Kampung Museum, Art Gallery, Hall of Fame, banquet facilities and kampong shops in the Malay village promises to keep you immersed in the enriching Malay culture. [...]

8Nov2007 | JM | 1 comment | Continued
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Useful numbers for tourist in Singapore

There is a few telephone numbers that tourists visiting Singapore ought to know. One of the most important numbers might be your home number. You must be thinking of course you remember your home number. But what about your country’s calling code that is entered before your home number? So, in order to successfully make [...]

6Nov2007 | JM | 0 comments | Continued
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Changi Airport Terminal 3 Sneak Preview

It is 66 more days to 9th January 2008, the official opening day of Singapore Changi International Airport Terminal 3 when they will receive their very first flight. The state of art terminal cost SGD$1.75 billion to build and is expected to handle 22 million passengers a year and that is almost 5 times of [...]

2Nov2007 | JM | 1 comment | Continued
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Shameless bullying Singapore Trishaw Uncle

As reported on one of our Singapore newspaper, these 3 *censored* actually posted this clip on the net and to think it is a joke. Later part, they removed the video but was re-posted back on youtube by angry netizens regarding their lousy act. Shame on them!

1Nov2007 | JM | 0 comments | Continued
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Visit to Little India

Another interesting celebration near Deepavali is Theemithi which is also known as the fire walking festival. For this year, it was carried out on 29th October 2007 at 3am. Sadly, it is over for this year so you will have to wait till next year to courageous faithful walking barefooted across a 4 metres bed [...]

30Oct2007 | JM | 4 comments | Continued
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Celebrate Deepavali in Singapore

Deepavali is a major Indian festival that is of great significance in the Hindu culture. Deepavali which is also known as the “Festival of Lights” symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for humankind. Lights and lamps are thus featured prominently during this festive [...]

30Oct2007 | JM | 0 comments | Continued
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