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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Statue romanticising the good old days of farming in Chong Pang, Singapore
I visited Chong Pang Toastmasters club in the Chong Pang Community Centre. When I got off the bus my attentionwas immediately drawn to this dramatic statue and I ran back to phtograph it. The statue depicts a farmer, I presume carrying water in two buckets suspended from a pole across his shoulders.
Chong Pang is the name of a prominent local person, Lim Chong Pang. The family or clan name is Lim. The two names Chong and Pang are his person names, like a first name and middle name.
His father was Lim Nee Soon. I had previously visited Nee Soon East Community Club but had never known why the area was called Nee Soon.
Chong Pang, according to the Wikipedia article and other sources, was a man who rented out small parcels of land at affordable prices to the local Indian workers who were employed by the British. After the British left, the Indians lost their jobs, and largely went back to India. So this changeover, the end to British rule, seen as a joy by the local Chinese population, was not necessarily a blessing to the Indians.
Now the area is mainly Chinese. It is well known for its food.
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Why Change Lines At Botanical Gardens Railway station, or McPherson, Singapore
New mural
A colourful new mural enhances the walk or faster walk along the travellator in the linkway connecting the blue Downtown and yellow Circle lines. I don't know why the mural includes the words New York.
A colourful new mural enhances the walk or faster walk along the travellator in the linkway connecting the blue Downtown and yellow Circle lines. I don't know why the mural includes the words New York.
Check Wikipedia and the railway's own website and you can find out.
If you are going to Expo near Changi airport and wish to shorten your travel time the mural seems to psychologically shorten the changeover time.
The change at McPherson is even quicker. Down the escalator and you are already on the other line platform.
Characters to notice on the Mural of cartoon characters at Bishan MRT Singapure
This mural is such fun. I love the lively colours. Busy is happy. People are a source of endless fascination, their faces and expressions, their bodies and gestures. Most of the characters are smiling. That's what I like. Smiling faces.
Lots to look at. A cat. A bridge. An umbrella.
Mural on the MRT. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
I love travelling on the MRT trains. So fast.
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Pull push doors - please copy
I love these pull push doors. First, I like the fact that they tell you whether to pull or push.
I once stood outside an air-conditioned room in the tropical heat for ten minutes waiting for somebody to arrive with the key. I pushed both doors which resisted. So I thought the doors were locked.
Imagine my surprise when somebody else arrived and simply pulled the door open.
Imagine my surprise when somebody else arrived and simply pulled the door open.
These glass doors open in different directions. If your hands are full or you are carrying something heavy, you can lean against the door which opens away from you.
These doors were at Chong Pang Community Club in Singapore.
Longan red date drink
I love red dates and red bean pastries. I just discovered this logan and and red date drink. I am tired of green tea which appears so often at the break time at events in Singapore. I am delighted when two or three different flavours are provided. A chance to find what you prefer - or try something new. This is my latest favourite. The brand is Yeo's. The white fruit is the longan and the red is the dates.
The Australian flag - how to remember the star design
My Japanese friend bought this beach towel in Australia. Very handy for remembering the Australian flag.
Notice the Union Jack. It combines three flags, of England, Scotland and Wales.
Altogether six stars. One separate big star, a seven-point star.
Four more, smaller, seven-point stars.
One smaller five-point star.
Beautiful blue, red and white on this vibrant towel.
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