Monday, April 19, 2010
The museum building, once a governmental office in the past, sits serenely at the river bank of Singapore River. It is situated along a cultural runway, with many other national historic and cultural monuments around, such as the Merlion, Esplanade, Tan Keng Seng fountain, Cavanagh Bridge etc.
In the museum, the exhibitions are specifically located near each other such that different civilizations artifacts are juxtaposed with each other. Each gallery has its own unique artifacts and stories to tell, yet at the same time, one can find similarities between cultures of different civilizations.
One can get to know more of each Asian civilization culture better. Artifacts such as clothing, transportation modes, utensils, historic items are on display of which we can all learn from, e.g. the intricately designed Chinese emperor’s clothing, elaborate china pottery, Malay Keris (dagger), Indian precious gems and jewels. Though each gallery may not house the most detailed and rarest artifacts which will fully enable us to get to know each Asian Civilization well, it is recommendable of the fact that we can gain much knowledge of the many aspects Asian Civilizations have from this museum such as the way of life of people, ideologies and historic events.
These exhibitions have special meaning in them as Singapore culture is somewhat derived from these Asian civilizations when immigrants of different background left their hometown and came to Singapore. Together, different cultures and lifestyles fused with each other and thus, came with the birth of Singapore culture.
The Singapore River exhibit perhaps would be the most relevant in uncovering the cultural significance and identity of Singapore’s heritage.
In this exhibition, artifacts uncover the history of the Singapore River, the lifeline of Singapore since it been founded. Items on display include Chinese twakow (goods transport boat) miniature figurines, china bowls, weights as well as information booklets that provide in depth explanation that complements the exhibits.
From this exhibition, one can learn that Singapore’s economy was largely based on trade with other countries, and thus the River was very important. Merchants would travel by sea from China, India, Arab, and even from the far West to trade items such as tea, spices, silk, coffee, gold, western items etc. Today, Singapore’s economy is still dependable on trade with many other foreign countries.
Another example would be that Singapore is much dependable on foreign manpower, which still holds true today. Coolies and Dhobys (Indian clothes washers) would come by the River and work along the banks of it. By knowing about Singapore’s history and the influence of other countries on our way of life, we can then better appreciate our Singapore culture.
From the coin artifacts as shown in the stamp, insignificant they may seem, they tell of Singapore culture and history. It shows of the Singapore currency. These coins were used issued on June 12, 1967 after the independence of Singapore. The currency of Singapore is ubiquitous in our lives. We use it to buy stuff, to sell stuff, to keep track of our wealth; it is representative of our way of life. Our way of life is what culture is mainly defined as. Thus, when people see the Singapore coins, they would definitely link it to the Singapore culture as it is our national item.
GREENified , 12:12 AM
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Area Studies is also a new subject which i'm taking, i hope it isn't as difficult as geog/history/lit ><
well, that's it for now,
GREENified , 11:39 AM
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Born in Ipoh, Malaysia to a Han Chinese family, she is based in Hong Kong and was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.
She is best known in the Western world for her roles in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, playing Wai Lin, and the multiple Academy Award-winning Chinese action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she was nominated the BAFTA for "Best Actress". In 2008, the film critic website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time.
In 1983, at the age of 21, Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant. She was also Malaysia's representative at the 1983 Miss World pageant in London. From there, she appeared in a television commercial with Jackie Chan which caught the attention of a fledgling Hong Kong film production company, D&B Films.
Yeoh's career in Hong Kong started with a few commercials for Charles Jourdan, opposite action movie heroes Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat before being offered a film contract.
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
2001
Nominated
Saturn Award
Best Actressfor: Wo hu cang long (2000)
Asian American International Film Festival
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
1998
-
Asian Media Award
BAFTA Awards
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
2001
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Rolefor: Wo hu cang long (2000)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
2001
Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Action Team (Internet Only)for: Wo hu cang long (2000)Shared with:Yun-Fat Chow
Chlotrudis Awards
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
2001
Nominated
Chlotrudis Award
Best Actressfor: Wo hu cang long (2000)
Golden Horse Film Festival
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
2000
Nominated
Golden Horse Award
Best Actressfor: Wo hu cang long (2000)
Hong Kong Film Awards
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
2001
Nominated
Hong Kong Film Award
Best Actressfor: Wo hu cang long (2000)
1998
Nominated
Hong Kong Film Award
Best Supporting Actressfor: Song jia huang chao (1997)
1986
Nominated
Hong Kong Film Award
Best New Performerfor: Huang jia shi jie (1985)
MTV Movie Awards
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
1998
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best Fightfor: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)For the fight between Michelle Yeoh and some 'bad guys'.
ShoWest Convention, USA
Year
Result
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
2001
-
ShoWest Award
International Star of the Year
GREENified , 5:17 PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
About 30,000 years ago, the Negritos, who became the ancestors of the Aeta, Agta, Ayta, Ati, Dumagat and other tribes of the Philippines forms about .003% of the total Philippine population.
About 2000 to 6000 years ago, the Austronesian ethnic group originated from the Yunnan Plateau in Taiwan and settled in what is now the Philippines by sailing, using boats or by traveling in land bridges. Their descendance would migrated to the Malay Archipelago, the Pacific Islands, and Madagascar.
The indigenous people of the Philippines were also in contact with other Asian people. Various ethnic groups established several communities formed by the assimilation of various indigenous Philippine kingdoms.
The current Filipino People
The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, American, Spanish, and Arab blood. The Philippines has a population of 76.5 million as of May 2000, and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a long history of Western colonial rule, interspersed with the visits of merchants and traders, evolved a people of a unique blend of east and west, both in appearance and culture.
The Filipino character is actually a little bit of all the cultures put together. The bayanihan or spirit of kinship and camaraderie that Filipinos are famous for is said to be taken from Malay forefathers. The close family relations are said to have been inherited from the Chinese. The piousness comes from the Spaniards who introduced Christianity in the 16th century. Hospitality is a common denominator in the Filipino character and this is what distinguishes the Filipino. Filipinos are probably one of the few, if not the only, English-proficient Oriental people today. Pilipino is the official national language, with English considered as the country's unofficial one.
Language
According to Ethnologue, there are about 180 languages spoken in the Philippine Islands.
Filipino and English are the official languages. Other major languages of the Philippines include Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Bikol, Pangasinan, Tausug, Maguindanao, Maranao, Kinaray-a, Chavacano and Spanish.
About 2000 to 6000 years ago, the Austronesian ethnic group originated from the Yunnan Plateau in Taiwan and settled in what is now the Philippines by sailing, using boats or by traveling in land bridges. Their descendance would migrated to the Malay Archipelago, the Pacific Islands, and Madagascar.
The indigenous people of the Philippines were also in contact with other Asian people. Various ethnic groups established several communities formed by the assimilation of various indigenous Philippine kingdoms.
The current Filipino People
The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, American, Spanish, and Arab blood. The Philippines has a population of 76.5 million as of May 2000, and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a long history of Western colonial rule, interspersed with the visits of merchants and traders, evolved a people of a unique blend of east and west, both in appearance and culture.
The Filipino character is actually a little bit of all the cultures put together. The bayanihan or spirit of kinship and camaraderie that Filipinos are famous for is said to be taken from Malay forefathers. The close family relations are said to have been inherited from the Chinese. The piousness comes from the Spaniards who introduced Christianity in the 16th century. Hospitality is a common denominator in the Filipino character and this is what distinguishes the Filipino. Filipinos are probably one of the few, if not the only, English-proficient Oriental people today. Pilipino is the official national language, with English considered as the country's unofficial one.
Language
According to Ethnologue, there are about 180 languages spoken in the Philippine Islands.
Filipino and English are the official languages. Other major languages of the Philippines include Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Bikol, Pangasinan, Tausug, Maguindanao, Maranao, Kinaray-a, Chavacano and Spanish.
Places of interest
Mt Pinatubo
Pinatubo is part of a chain of volcanoes which lie along the western edge of the island of Luzon. They are subduction volcanoes, formed by the Philippine Plate sliding under the Eurasian Plate along the Manila Trench to the west. Mount Pinatubo lies on a destructive plate boundary.
The volcano is located 89 km (55 miles) northwest of Manila, 14 km (9 miles) west of the former Clark Air Base, and 37 km (23 mi) north of the former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay [5]. Clark Air Base's residential areas and petroleum storage facilities were in much closer proximity to the volcano than the airfield complex and neighboring Angeles City.
Several important river systems have their sources on Pinatubo, with the major rivers being the Bucao, Santo Tomas, Maloma, Tanguay and Kileng rivers. Before the eruption, these river systems were important ecosystems, but the eruption filled many valleys with deep pyroclastic deposits. Since 1991, the rivers have been clogged with sediment, and the valleys have seen frequent lahars. Studies show that the river systems will take many years yet to recover from the 1991 eruption.
About 500,000 people continue to live within 40 km of the mountain, with population centres including the 150,000 in Angeles City, and 20,000 at Clark Freeport Zone.
Pinatubo is part of a chain of volcanoes which lie along the western edge of the island of Luzon. They are subduction volcanoes, formed by the Philippine Plate sliding under the Eurasian Plate along the Manila Trench to the west. Mount Pinatubo lies on a destructive plate boundary.
The volcano is located 89 km (55 miles) northwest of Manila, 14 km (9 miles) west of the former Clark Air Base, and 37 km (23 mi) north of the former U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay [5]. Clark Air Base's residential areas and petroleum storage facilities were in much closer proximity to the volcano than the airfield complex and neighboring Angeles City.
Several important river systems have their sources on Pinatubo, with the major rivers being the Bucao, Santo Tomas, Maloma, Tanguay and Kileng rivers. Before the eruption, these river systems were important ecosystems, but the eruption filled many valleys with deep pyroclastic deposits. Since 1991, the rivers have been clogged with sediment, and the valleys have seen frequent lahars. Studies show that the river systems will take many years yet to recover from the 1991 eruption.
About 500,000 people continue to live within 40 km of the mountain, with population centres including the 150,000 in Angeles City, and 20,000 at Clark Freeport Zone.
The province of Palawan is an island in the South China Sea. Palawan has natural gas fields on the northeastern part of the island but the beautiful beaches around the island are still maintained.
GREENified , 3:47 PM
i saw mangroves
i ate seafood
i heard people talking
i feel nature beneath my feet
i smell........ the sea.
GREENified , 3:44 PM
Sunday, October 26, 2008
This is batik! Its so pretty. I know back then in primary school, they really placed lots of emphasis on racial harmony, so i get to experience all these stuff before. Such as batik, playing with tops, mancala, malay food sampling and watching my pri sch's malay dance. ok, the method is seems complicated too me from what i read on wikipedia. Basically, you use lots of wax and dye and just start painting! (: i can't wait to do my masterpiece.
Ya, of course i watched loads of malay dance, in primary school, in the video clip Ms Lee showed us. Uhm....i just don't know how to describe it! At the camp, they're gonna teach us how to do it, we'll see then.
Mancala! There are also many other games like 5 stones, chapteh, kuti-kuti(?) , tops. hahah, i told you, my primary school let us experience all of these and even gave every single pupil in the school a set of traditional games consisting of those which i listed down. Of course, even i admit, not many of us play all these games today. Most of us would rather rot in front of the television or play computer games. And my primary school also used to have a chapteh competition! Whoever that can let the chapteh stay in the air for the longest wins! memories.
This is a kampong house, i guess. According to answer.com wikipedia, "a main characteristic of a typical kampung house includes the obvious fact that it is raised on stilts or piles. There are five or six advantages for this: to avoid wild animals, to be above floods, to deter thieves and enemies, for added ventilation from underneath and as a storage area below." oh! its so interesting, i can't wait to get my own photos, all these are cropped from yahoo.com.
Wayang Kulit! Look at how colourful it is! uhm...i read a article before. Ever wondered why the wayang kulit is colourful despite the fact that the shadow will still turn out black? Its said that, with colours, the puppeteers will be more engaged in it rather then seeing a dull piece of puppet only. Make sense actually. People will get easily bored and distracted if you just keep on seeing a expressionless, lifeless object and playing with it. Colours add life!
Gamelan instruments, i'm too lazy to talk about it. Will elaborate on it after the camp.
Mancala! There are also many other games like 5 stones, chapteh, kuti-kuti(?) , tops. hahah, i told you, my primary school let us experience all of these and even gave every single pupil in the school a set of traditional games consisting of those which i listed down. Of course, even i admit, not many of us play all these games today. Most of us would rather rot in front of the television or play computer games. And my primary school also used to have a chapteh competition! Whoever that can let the chapteh stay in the air for the longest wins! memories.This is a kampong house, i guess. According to answer.com wikipedia, "a main characteristic of a typical kampung house includes the obvious fact that it is raised on stilts or piles. There are five or six advantages for this: to avoid wild animals, to be above floods, to deter thieves and enemies, for added ventilation from underneath and as a storage area below." oh! its so interesting, i can't wait to get my own photos, all these are cropped from yahoo.com.
Wayang Kulit! Look at how colourful it is! uhm...i read a article before. Ever wondered why the wayang kulit is colourful despite the fact that the shadow will still turn out black? Its said that, with colours, the puppeteers will be more engaged in it rather then seeing a dull piece of puppet only. Make sense actually. People will get easily bored and distracted if you just keep on seeing a expressionless, lifeless object and playing with it. Colours add life!
Gamelan instruments, i'm too lazy to talk about it. Will elaborate on it after the camp.GREENified , 11:14 AM
Angkor, spread out over an area of about 40 miles in northwestern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire from A.D. 800 to approximately 1200, and was abandoned in 1431, following the conquest of the Khmer kingdom. After decades of war and strife, its temples and monuments are once more open to travelers, and are among the world’s premier architectural sites. The city’s highlight, Angkor Wat, is a temple complex built at the beginning of the 12th century by King Suryavarman II. It took 25,000 workers [wow!] over thirty-seven years to complete the construction, but after the fall of the empire, the complex remained unknown to the outside world until 1860, when French botanist Henri Mahout stumbled upon it deep in the jungle. Constructed in the form of a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers, it was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, and is embellished throughout with exquisite statues, carvings, and bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.
photo by: Ameya Narvekar
OMG! Angkor Wat is so so so beautiful. I really really want to go. I know that rgs had organise a trip for this year, but it was only opened to the sec 3, 4. So sad )': This temple look so pretty against the whitish-blue backdrop. These people really have a high level of craftsmanship! look at the intricate designs, and my hypothesis was right. South-East Asians really like gold alot. See the magnificent gold gleaming.
photo by: Hugo van der Flier
Oh! Thailand and Cambodia really has lots of elephants. We can deduce that this is an Asian elephant, because Asian elephants generally have smaller ears as compared to their counterparts in Africa as Africa are lot hotter.There is a bench(?) on the elephant back. Perhaps this is to provide rides for tourists. I rode on one before in Thailand!
photo by: J&T Cleland
Ohh... i'm not sure what this is, but it looks very very interesting.
i think south east asia really has much to offer. Its just that i think Singapore people really like the Western and whites alot that they are unwilling to truly explore the beauty of their own neighbouring countries. So instead of dreaming to go to Europe or America, why not take a walk around your own neighbourhood? places like Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand etc. can really be fascinating as well.
GREENified , 10:51 AM
Nasi Lemak!
INGREDIENTS for Coconut Rice:
2 cups rice, preferably basmati rice
2 cups water
2 pandan leaves [screwpine leaves], tied into a knot [optional]
3 shallots onion, finely chopped
10 tsp thick coconut milk
1 slice ginger
sugar and salt to taste
Ingredients for Sambal Ikan Bilis:
1 cup dried Ikan Bilis [Dried Anchovies]
1 large red onion, sliced
?cup peanut or vegetable oil
3 tsp tamarind pulp with ?cup hot water to make tamarind paste
4 tbsp or to taste, chilli paste
6 shallots
1 tsp belacan, also spelt belachan or blacan [dried shrimp paste]
4 cloves garlic
1 large onion, sliced into rounds
[ Items in red to be ground or blended ]
Garnishing:
4 hard boiled eggs, cut into quarters
1 cup of ikan bilis, fried until crispy
1 cup of peanuts, fried or roasted
1 seedless cucumber, peeled and sliced
INGREDIENTS for Coconut Rice:
2 cups rice, preferably basmati rice
2 cups water
2 pandan leaves [screwpine leaves], tied into a knot [optional]
3 shallots onion, finely chopped
10 tsp thick coconut milk
1 slice ginger
sugar and salt to taste
Ingredients for Sambal Ikan Bilis:
1 cup dried Ikan Bilis [Dried Anchovies]
1 large red onion, sliced
?cup peanut or vegetable oil
3 tsp tamarind pulp with ?cup hot water to make tamarind paste
4 tbsp or to taste, chilli paste
6 shallots
1 tsp belacan, also spelt belachan or blacan [dried shrimp paste]
4 cloves garlic
1 large onion, sliced into rounds
[ Items in red to be ground or blended ]
Garnishing:
4 hard boiled eggs, cut into quarters
1 cup of ikan bilis, fried until crispy
1 cup of peanuts, fried or roasted
1 seedless cucumber, peeled and sliced
To Prepare Coconut Rice:
1. Wash rice several time until water runs quite clear
2. In a pot, add rice, coconut milk, water [use correct amounts of water according to type of rice]
3. Add shallots, ginger and pandan leaves [optional]
4. Bring to boil, lower heat, simmer 10-12 mins uncovered until the water has been absorbed into the level of the rice
5. Loosen rice grains with a wooden ladle
6. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, steam rice on very low heat, about 10-12 mins
7. When rice is done, gently fluff rice with fork
8. NOTE: You can use a rice cooker to cook the rice
1. Wash rice several time until water runs quite clear
2. In a pot, add rice, coconut milk, water [use correct amounts of water according to type of rice]
3. Add shallots, ginger and pandan leaves [optional]
4. Bring to boil, lower heat, simmer 10-12 mins uncovered until the water has been absorbed into the level of the rice
5. Loosen rice grains with a wooden ladle
6. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, steam rice on very low heat, about 10-12 mins
7. When rice is done, gently fluff rice with fork
8. NOTE: You can use a rice cooker to cook the rice
To Prepare Sambal Ikan Bilis:
1. Using a mortar & pestle or blender, grind chilli paste, shallots, belacan and garlic into a paste
2. To a wok or saucepan, add peanut or vegetable oil, heat on high until oil temperature is 350F, fry ikan bilis until crispy
3. Remove, drain well on paper towels
4. Remove all but 2 tbsp of oil, sautground paste for 1-2 mins
5. Add red onions, tamarind paste, sugar, salt to taste
6. Cook until gravy thickens [to a dark reddish brown]
7. Add ikan bilis, mix to combine, remove from heat
8 Dish a serving portion of coconut rice onto a plate [or banana leaf!], a little of each garnishing and some sambal ikan bilis - served hot or at room temperature
1. Using a mortar & pestle or blender, grind chilli paste, shallots, belacan and garlic into a paste
2. To a wok or saucepan, add peanut or vegetable oil, heat on high until oil temperature is 350F, fry ikan bilis until crispy
3. Remove, drain well on paper towels
4. Remove all but 2 tbsp of oil, sautground paste for 1-2 mins
5. Add red onions, tamarind paste, sugar, salt to taste
6. Cook until gravy thickens [to a dark reddish brown]
7. Add ikan bilis, mix to combine, remove from heat
8 Dish a serving portion of coconut rice onto a plate [or banana leaf!], a little of each garnishing and some sambal ikan bilis - served hot or at room temperature
GREENified , 10:22 AM
Saturday, October 25, 2008
i can't remember the which tuesday which Ms Lee let us watch a video clip on the malay dance. The front part was quite interesting, those malays dancing with their horse props, never seen that before. Back then in primary school, i watched lots of malay dance too! What i compared is that the actions seems very gentle and wavy~
ya, thats about it.
GREENified , 9:09 PM
This new grand Burmese Buddhist Temples is the replacement o the previous small BBT from from Kinta Rd. U Kyaw Guang went to Sagyin Hill, famous for its superior quality marble used in making Buddha image. He bought a large marble weighing more than ten tons at a buddha image was sculputured out of that blocked in 1918. This marble Buddha was then carried over to Singapore in 1921.Inside, there was a few Myanmar monks. Their robes were all interesting stuff. I learnt that they have no possessions at all. All their clothes , food are donated stuff ): And their government is constantly survielling them, even if they are out of Burma. ooh.
This is one of the mural walls. interesting huh? It shows the process of how the Marble Buddha was transported here in Singapore. Some interesting facts i learnt :
the bump on the Buddha head is not his hair in a bun, but because he has too much brains that his skull can't contain it.
His fingers are equally long, which symbolises equality.
This temple took a long time to be finish building, because those builders build whenever they have the money, not after they raise enough funds.
Think this burmese temple exist here for all the homesick Burmese to pray here.
Saw lots of interesting burmese words like : Agga, Maha, pandita, ven etc. I seriously have no idea what they mean. I want to go Burma.
GREENified , 2:26 PM
oh this was a interesting and super colourful .... mini temple(?!) The guide said that those religious people would pray to it. See all the strings of flower garlands. I'm not sure of which religion though...... hinduism?
This is the inside of GMC. many thai shops, restarurants etc. Thais like to hangout here, meet with each other. But at night, its quite unsafe. Some people drink too much and they can't really hold their liquor, so ... they get into horrific fights ):
Group pic in front of a supermarket. I think we were starting to lose focus that we started shopping xp
uhm...... i didn't really learn much here. Coz all we were walking aound was a super market and a ordinary necessities shop. When i went to Phuket back then in sept 04, it was much more of a Thai atmosphere. Had lots of thai food. And they like it spicy. I still can remember some of the food and somebody taught me how to say a few thai words! The tourguide also introduced about the phuket's economy and what is known for. Basically, i think that trip was good. And when i went Bangkok, i saw loads of interesting stuff like... lots of elephants[i got to ride on one!], the floating market, palaces, religious temples etc. And there was all the 人妖, men who dressed up as ladies?!? What was interesting, my mother told me that she saw a unfinished mrt railtrack somewhere in Bangkok, and it had to stop work because of lack of funds. lol. so funny.
GREENified , 1:56 PM
Think these people really have a high level of arts and craftsmanship. The details and prints on the cloths were so beautiful and asiantic(?) with birds, flowers, flora patterns.
These are all the Mynmar food. They look super nice. Ms Lee let us sample some in class, some taste good, but some taste.... bitter. Very colourful. I think its real nice of ms lee to buy some and let us eat.
clothes.... and myanmar words?
cool figurines!c=
a painting. notice how realistic it looks? And the colour contrasts is beautiful.
Oh! i forgot what was this called!!!!! But basically, the lady there took a leaf, dabbed it with some white sauce, put all sorts of ingredients and wrap it together. Evan tried eating it and when she spat it out, her saliva was red?
I think the myanmar people really like gold alot. Gold wallpaper, chrysanthemum, gold vases, gold painting, that's what make them unique.Personally, i think its a real good experience out here rather then just sitting down in class and listen to the teacher talk, which might be non-absorbent as compared to going out on a fieldtrip. Really appreciate the teachers for this trip, because i don't really get to come to this places alot as i don't even know it exists! Uhm.... but this place mainly tells us about the cultural and social aspects, what about the economic, political and geographical factors?
GREENified , 12:41 PM
This pic was a group photo?!? at lucky plaza. Let me give you some background info first.lucky plaza is a shopping centre located at orchard Road in SG. There is a wide range of shops selling Filipino products, electronics, shoes, sports goods. Lucky plaza is a hub for the Filipinio community in Singapore, which can be observed on Sundays in particular when Filipina domestic workes congregate in and around the vicinity for snacks.
True enough, there was Filipino stuff although there was still overwhelming urbanisation of Singapore flavour. There were many filipino words, although i cannot confirm as the look quite similar to other languages like thai etc and i can't typed it out on this computer.
my group took a walk around the shopping mall and we found out quite alot of things. Arts and Crafts and their unique cuisines were present, except, it isn't around the main entrance. All the shops that sells exotic filipino merchandises all seems to be hiding in the furthest and smallest corridors! The GP Asian restaurant there (somewhere on the 4th floor?) serves filipino food as well as thai meals too. Because of lack of time, we didn't manage to buy anything to sample. At the arts and crafts stall, i don't remember exactly what i saw, but it was all so colourful, with stuff like cloth, little human models, flags etc. But seriously, along the main corridors, most of the supposingly filipinos shop just sell ordinary necessities which you can find in NTUC. i guess thats the predominant economic activity there.
And i don't understand all the filipino words! -.-
And walking around from what i seen, most of the filipina ladies are shy, conservative and industrious. But after researching around the net, i found out that there was some filipina women that sell their bodies at lucky plaza. urgh! how disgusting. Perhaps these people are just trying to make extra quick cash so as to support their family.
overall, i think this was really a eye-opening. I didn't know that lucky plaza was a hangout place for the filipinos! i thought it was just some regular shopping mall.
GREENified , 11:48 AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
and i have WONDERFUL classmates with me taking the subject, although sometimes it can get bit slacky at times, when we would just be listening to the teacher talk, and i would be doing something up to no good.
i think i'm gonna like the rsp shirt.... but fingers crossed that it'll turn up nice(:
been for a fieldtrip around singapore. destinations : a temple, lucky plaza... penisular smth...... and i can't rmb.... i shall upload the pics when i'm free, which is like after eyas, coz u know everyone is all so busy, mugging for geog, maths and malay etc:)
taking a 3rd lang really gives me a sense of satisfaction. Especially when i go reading simple malay words or go eavesdropping on buses, it's nice to be able to understand it like "omg! i actually understand what that means and know how to reply!!!!"
right.
ya, so i promise, the pics are coming soon.
GREENified , 3:39 PM
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