What's hidden inside historic Temple House? Singapore's secret oasis

 

Outside you see the temple-like house, with colourful mythological characters across the roof. Outside you see the contrast of the old building with the new buildings all around.

Go inside. The temple building is Teochew style.

Useful websites

For my husband Trevor's photos and text from May 2021see

https://www.facebook.com/trevorsharot

The story of the house in Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Tan_Yeok_Nee

The life story of the house owner, from the National Library of Singapore

Tan Hiok Nee (b.1827- d.1902, Chaozhou, China) alias Tan Yeok Nee.

https://web.archive.org/web/20111008035843/http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1118_2010-07-08.html

About the Author

About Angela The Author

The Author - Quick Quotations

Angela Lansbury B A Hons  is the author of ten books by regular publishers plus another ten self-published books. 

About Angela The Speaker & Trainer

Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages to Toastmasters clubs and businesses.

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Vice President  Public Relations, Immediate Past President.

Former Area Director S3. Club Coach for Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club.

Also Member of: TCA Toastmasters Club; Singapore Online Dynamic; Harrovians UK

Garen Tee on using story telling in business, on bha.learncool.sg . Also educational on using Powerpoint for posters.

Next BHA meeting, Wednesday evening, May 5th, 7 pm Singapore. Next meetings 1st Wednesday evening and third Saturday afternoon, Singapore time.  

Angela The Blogger 

Angela has several blogs speeches, comedy and song writing and organizing, writing intermittently, but writes almost daily on these three:

travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

See next post on sculptor Tom Harvey.

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