Exploring Sentosa in Singapore

Sentosa Island is a famous tourism site of Singapore. There's Merlion there which is the mascot of Singapore. That's why Singapore is also called "lion city". 

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ChenMengFei

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Exploring Balestier and What's left of today

I started out with the British colonial shop houses follow by the preserved water kiosk along Boon Teck Road. In the past it was used to provide clean water for the poorer folks working in the area and I realize that Balestier has a few Chinese temples. After exploring, I ended with Balestier Point, it has a unique architecture that makes it look like a Lego bricks.

Danny Ang
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The Community

I feel that more and more HDB estates are being taken over and made into private estates. Private estates lack the sense of community and camaraderie that one usually sees in a local housing block. Old uncles sitting down, playing chess, kids talking to each other while waiting for the bus, etc. Young or old, Singaporeans get together as neighbours and share personal/cultural experiences through even something as simple as waiting for a lift. But alas, with the advancement of society so rapidly increasing, it would be surprising to see a full HDB community in 10 years time.

Kannan
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Sunset years

The rickshaw was a common mode of transportation in Singapore from 1880s-1930s, and a huge source of income for the Chinese immigrants. Nowadays, the rickshaw is still used as a mode of transport, but to a far smaller extent; it is more like an 'experience' for the tourists nowadays.

The karung-guni man is also a pretty common 'feature' in Singapore, though nowadays we see very less of them, probably due to the increase in the number of recycling companies in Singapore who are so-called 'snatching business' from these old uncles. I remember from about 10 years ago (still can't believe it's already so long) that you can hear these uncles every few days shouting in hokkien from the carparks downstairs. People will wave from their windows and the uncle will come up and collect whatever we had to sell them. I used to think they were all very cool for being able to shout so loud. Haha.

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2nd one is more to my liking personally, I was kind of relieving the feeling I got from visiting Arab Street years ago in primary school when we had to go for the heritage trails every year for 3 years. The first thing that came into my mind when I saw it, was that the mosque is very majestic. The intricate details are pretty captivating :'D
It was also nice to go exploring Arab Street, they sold many toys that kids nowadays probably won't play. I found marbles and spinning tops! <3 My mom used to play those with my brother and me. I sucked, though. ):

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tl;dr
Had my fun walking through these places, I hope they will still be there and maintain their awesome in the future!

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Yao ZiJing

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Chinatown

It's a ChinaTown sketch, a very clean place,

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Luo XuYing

mail, letters

I did this drawing to show that the way how last time people send new year greeting.
When now we just use the phone or emails to save time and money.When u go to the letterbox what u take out from it are bills, ads, subscripe magazine to and more bills.The feeling when u receive a new year card it is different then getting msg, plus u can keep the card or place it somwhere in the house.To me this is a trend losing out, it will make the letterbox somthing where people will start hating to go to.

Khong Li Dong
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The fate of Kampong Buangkok

The picture I drew is an illustration of kampong Buangkok which is the one and only surviving kampong in mainland Singapore. This particular Malay kampong has a rich cultural history of over 60 years and I think that in 10 years’ time this kampong will be made way for future developments. Although the government has not yet acquired the land of kampong Buangkok, but I believe it soon will. Well, I really hope my prediction is wrong and that the government would still want to preserve its heritage as this one and only kampong can serve as a teaching ground for our future generations that their forefathers previous livelihood and learn more about the history of Singapore.

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                                                                                                                           Bernard Leong Qi Jie
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Arab Street

  Haji Lane is a part of Kampong Glam, the ethnic district known for its Malay-Arab influence. Walking through the street would already have you know that without prior knowledge. Arab street really lives up to its namesake, the smells of different scents and sights of the few remaining carpet/textile selling shops with the ostentatious Sultan Mosque. However the appearance of newer shops is also just as obvious. More and more fashion boutiques offering indie labels are filling the shop houses. Cafes and bars are the main people magnets, most of them being shisha outlets. There is also a pretty long history behind shisha. I have no idea what is to happen to this place in future. But it'll be nice if you could still see someone bubbling his waterpipe.

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Ryan Choy He Rong
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Chinatown, The place for culinary delicacy

Chinatown is a crowded place, filled with exciting atmosphere. Where you can find it's iconic building call " People's park " One of the most visited place for the tourist and foreigners . Chinatown represent Singapore's culture and history. Every weekend this place will be crowded with many people, especially during holidays.When night falls, this place will be more exciting. You can find a lot of delicious food everywhere, this is a place best for people who are in search for local famous dishes. Despite the narrow road, people will still walk through the street. These people cannot resist temptation by those delicious dishes. More and more people get attracted by this place , that's why this little place become more and more famous. This place have it's own history and lasted for very long, however , the younger generation do not know how to appreciate such place and culture.
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                                                                                                                            Xia LinTong
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Clark Quay - Historical riverside quay in Singapore

Medium:  Tea stain, Poster colour , Colour Pencil ,burnt texture.

Clarke Quay, river embankment, part of the Singapore River area, located in the Central Region. Clarke Quay stretches from Read Bridge at North Boat Quay to Ord Road/Ord Bridge and right towards River Valley Road. It was named after Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Clarke, second Governor of the Straits Settlements.

The quay was most active in the days when the Singapore River was the focal point of trading activities. The most modern Shopping and Hotel complex at Clarke Quay is Liang Court, built in 1984. At Tye Place still stand many of the original brick warehouses and godowns of the early days. Converting these storage spaces to commercial use gave Clarke Quay its unique village-like ambience, a new lease of life. The well-preserved buildings now cater to shopping, dining, recreation and entertainment needs. The pedestrian promenades come alive especially in the evenings.

Clarke Quay was a hubbub of trade. Before containerised shipping was introduced, tongkangs (bumboats) plied this part of the Singapore River, ferrying cargo back and forth between ships moored in the busy port and the warehouses lining the river banks.




Phua Jia wei
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CityInTheJungle

CityInTheJungle

This is a view from from a HDB flat at Little India during sunset. 

The dark coloured shapes on the left and right side are silhouetted trees.

  when i looked at the view, it was almost like i was looking at a city inside a jungle.

It was such a refershing site. Greenery is a part of Singapore. 

So lets hope that Singapore will always stay as the green city we all know!

daniel yusuf

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Transformation.

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The 63 years old building located at Mackenzie Road. 

The building has reinvented itself many times over the years,

going through many transformations, skating rink, a church, and a nightclub 

 , now the movie hall has reemerged once again from its ashes.

 It mainly screen indian movie.

My father told me that, grandpa use to bring the whole family along to watch movie. movie use to be something that whole family could enjoy and relax after a day of hard work. I felt that movie is no longer for family to spend time together but for the young to spend time with friend.

Goh yu wei

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Ever-Changing Clarke Quay

When I was young, I read in my history book that, Singapore was a place where traders would like to make their stop here to trade and also to refill their whatever needs that they need for travel. Back then, I always wondered, where exactly is the port in Singapore that attracts so many traders? I remember, when I first read that history book, it was already in the year of 2000. I couldn't have the chance to see it anymore. Our famous port in Singapore, Clarke Quay has already developed into a tourist attraction like what we see today.

When I went to research for Clarke Quay. I found out that, Clarke Quay was first named by Sir Andrew Clarke, a government of Singapore in 1896! Which also means that, it is already more than 100 years old!! 

Clarke Quay is a place in Singapore that undergo many times of development. It has first transformed from, long long time ago, a Quay just beside the Singapore River where nobody stays there nor use it. In 1816, Clarke Quay was found as a great place for trades and it has became the centre of trade for Singapore, that people would transport their goods thru boats to Singapore. This has lasted for more than a century. Until in around 1960-1980. Singapore Government has decided that they would like to shift the port to Pasir Panjang (Which is still the current one). During then, Clarke Quay has been deserted and left with it's old and worn buildings around. In 1977-1987, Singapore Government then clean up the environment of the Singapore River and trying to maintain some of the old buildings there. And in 1993, Clarke Quay has once again gained it's popularity by transforming itself to Clarke Quay Festival Village. It is now continuing to develop and as we can see today, it has various restaurants and nightclubs, the G-MAX reverse bungee and Central shopping can also be found there. It has become a tourist attraction and google even says that, "resembling more like a Disneyland partyground for tourists and middle class locals alike." I guess we just never know what will happen next? Maybe we would really have a Disneyland in Clarke Quay in the next 5-10 years time? I mean, think about it, it would be cool right?

Lastly, I would like to end off with something we can take away from this "history class", and that is,

"The only constant is change" - Heraclitus


Fan KaiYang
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Tanjong Pager railway station.

The first time I went to the Tanjong Pagar railway station I was quite surprised by how well kept the place is despite that it was built almost a century ago.

To be honest I did not know there is actually another railway station in Singapore other than the one at Woodlands checkpoint. I asked my friend about it and he told me that the place is closing down on first of July this year and relocated to Woodlands instead. The first thing I thought of was I have got to ride it at least once before it shuts down.

When I first reached the train station I could really feel the 'old-ness' of the place. I could almost imagine it full of people bustling around when it was first opened. It was grand. I was quite fascinated by the 4 statues on the main entrance and learned that they actually represent Commerce, Agriculture, Industry and Transportation. The architecture of the place is really vintage as well. The main entrance is so full of little intricate details that I couldn't manage to take it all in.

Now that the station is shutting down I do hope that the place would not be tear down as it's full of rich cultures and it has so much to offer to those who have never visited the train station before. It should be kept as one of Singapore's unique heritage.

Joe Kang Tong Hwee
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Memories of chinatown

When i was little, i always remember my parents bringing both me and my younger siblings to chinatown during the weekends whenever they had the time..it was really fun and enjoyable back then...
Chinatown offers lots of interesting things to see such as chinese new year decorations, candies from different countries, interesting handmade goods like the dough figure, potteries, paintings as well as amazing acrobatic performances that happens from time to time..the atmosphere it gives to people is very lively and bustling.... i also enjoyed looking at the unique windows they had there from the past as well as the beautiful lights that lights up the place whenever night came....The feeling that chinatown gave me was that it was like a fantasy world where chinese new year would go on and on forever...

But as time passed, i got busier with school stuff that i became less interested to go to places like chinatown..it could be because i was tired of going to the same place over and over again..sometimes i feel that i would rather visit a shopping centre than to go to such places...But after doing this assignment do i realized that i have neglected the important of chinatown and for thinking that it would still be there no matter how many years have gone by...i feel that us teenagers nowadays have been too pampered and busy with our own life that we never stop or slow down to see the things around us...even if anyone were to ask me about my own chinese culture and stuff related to it, i'm pretty sure i might not be able to answer back at all...

Thus for this assignment, i choose to do chinatown to remind me of the importance of it..No matter what, it is the history, the culture as well as the people that makes up us "Chinese"..I feel that now is the time we should treasure our own culture and learn where our origins come from before its too late...Because in the next 10 to 20 years, even if chinatown is still there, it has lost all of its important and flavor that it is nothing but a empty shell of what's left....



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Koh Shyr Shyuan Stacy
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