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Hougang SMC Shape Like Lightning?
It was only last night while reading my facebook feeds that I realized election rallies for Hougang by-election has started. Honestly, my interest in the by-election waned after it was announced...
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Co-Speaker for Past Forward: A Heritage Blogging and Social Media Workshop
CreditHi, I'm back from my hiatus. Stopped for a few weeks as I badly needed a break from all the information overload. A good time to think about future directions for the blog too. Recently I...
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45-65 at the National Museum and A Surprise Discovery
When I got wind of this new exhibition at the National Museum, I was pretty much excited for two reasons. First, admission is free; secondly, it talks about our pre independence history, the period...
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Our National Stadium … Recycled!
When all have been blogged (example) and recorded (example) following the demise of the Grand Dame, a chapter closes in the history of Singapore. But is it true that nothing more could be said of our...
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Witnessing the Syawal Moon of Hari Raya Aidilfitri
For a long time I had this small dream for Hari Raya Puasa. To witness the young crescent moon that announces the end of Ramadan month which also marks the start of the festival of Eidul Fitri. Last...
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"Postcards From the Past" Memory Project
No, I'm not showcasing postcards from the past. Today I received an email from Isabel Ong of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) informing us the collective memory project they are...
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Where the Canal and River Meet
While I blog about geographical heritage, I do not usually pay much attention to the nature heritage around us. This has not changed much since 2009 when I failed to find the nutmeg trees in the Istana...
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The Inaugural Tiger Flight out of Terminal 2
History is made on the morning of 25 September 2012 as the inaugural Tiger flight made its way out of Changi Terminal 2. Four hours before an arrival flight at Changi Budget Terminal saw the...
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2nd Shot: The Basketball Star of Singapore
The PM National Day Rally is typically where and when stars aka role models are born literally over an evening from the stage of University Cultural Centre at NUS. For this year's rally the PM listed...
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Gunung Pulai from Singapore Again
With a dormant blog like this, I do not expect to receive many comments or emails from readers, if at all. Therefore you can imagine my surprise when one reader Timothy emailed me a photo (above) of a...
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A Very Short History of Plaza Singapura
Last weekend we made a special trip to Plaza Singapura to check out its recently completed wing which I came to know from a friend's Facebook update. We met up with her friends over lunch, and I was...
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Pearl's Hill Barracks - Our Latest Historic Site
My workplace at Si Pai Por is like a radial node that connects me to some of the oldest part of town. Just that day I was making preparation for another lunchtime expedition when I came across a Dec...
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Lorong Cheng Lim - Roots of Dr Koh Poh Koon in Punggol
The weekend following Nomination Day on 16 Jan, we made our way to Sengkang and went around the housing estate in style - in a LRT, our first ride on the Sengkang LRT Line. Only the West Loop, i.e....
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An Accidental Second Shot at Punggol Point
I made my way to Punggol Point again, the second time in a few months. The first time I was in a car driven by a friend, and was shocked to find out "progress" had encroached upon what had been a...
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2nd Shot: Yu Shan Teng at Holland Road
Chun See's comment - "I also remember seeing Lor Makam and an old temple there in the late 80s when I jogged and drove along (old) Holland Rd" - in his blog on Lorong Panchar reminds me of a second...
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A Mini National Theatre at Tank Road
I read on Facebook that Prof Lai had dug into his pockets to put up an installation for the Singapore Biennale 2013, a chibi version of the National Theatre demolished some years ago. When it was first...
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Days of Rage - Nadra
Last Sunday I was having dinner halfway when she interrupted me from the TV, "look it is Maria, the Dutch girl". Channel NewsAsia was premiering Episode 1 of Days of Rage which was on the Maria Hertogh...
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First post in 2016
Hello, I'm back!After a long hiatus of 2 years 2 months, decided to revive Second Shot and resume blogging and second shot photography.I took a break in 2014 as I could sense a growing awareness in...
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Friends of My Community
I have been invited by Kwek Li Yong to the media preview of Commonwealth & Holland Village heritage tour on 20 March 2016. Before I pen down my experience, let me briefly introduce Li Yong and his...
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Commonwealth & Holland Village Heritage Tour by My Community
To continue from my previous post, I'm pleased to make the acquaintance of Kwek Li Yong from My Community when he invited me to the media preview of the Commonwealth and Holland Village guided tour...
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Media Preview - Commonwealth & Holland Village Heritage Tour by My Community...
Having accepted the invite to the media preview of the new heritage tour by My Community, I made my way to Holland Village MRT Station on a Sunday morning to catch the group of "media folks" assembling...
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Media Preview - Commonwealth & Holland Village Heritage Tour by My Community...
This is a continuation of Part 1.The group left Yin Fo Fui Kun Cemetery for our next destination via Blk 32 Holland Close where we were told the MP from Tanjong Pagar GRC (i.e. Chan Chun Sing) have his...
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HeritageFest 2016: Former Command House @ Kheam Hock Road
One year after SG50, heritage events feel so muted that they are becoming like a non-event, in contrast with the myraid of activities rolled out to celebrate Singapore's jubilee in 2015. By coincidence...
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Relaunch of Old Catholic High School Building (222 Queen Street & 51 Waterloo...
From its sprawling seven-hectare campus in Bishan which housed both primary and secondary sections since 1992, one could not have imagined Catholic High School's more humbled beginnings in town from...
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Curator's Tour of From the Stacks: Highlights of the National Library
This June holiday, I was privileged to receive a Media Invite to a special curator's tour of the ongoing National Library exhibition "From the Stacks: Highlights of the National Library" which...
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