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The final battle line at Mount Pleasant
A peek into a “Black and White” house, No. 159 Mount Pleasant Road, where some of the last battles may have been fought before Singapore fell on 15 February 1942. The grounds of the house were the...
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The estate that Lee Kong Chian built
Lying at the foot of Bukit Timah Hill is a tiny estate that if not for the Rail Mall that now fronts it and the nearby railway truss bridge, would probably go unnoticed. The estate of 142 households,...
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The Rail Corridor, what will be
The header of a graphic produced by the Straits Times related to the winning concept master plan for the Rail Corridor Request for Proposal reads “On track for big changes”. It isn’t a big change...
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The National Gallery Singapore, a sneak peek
After five long years, the transformation of two of Singapore most recognisable National Monuments, the former Supreme Court and City Hall into the National Gallery Singapore, is finally complete. The...
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The ghosts on Forbidden Hill
Fort Canning Hill, the scene of many a schoolboy adventure, is a place I constantly find myself drawn to. The attraction of the hill, where mortals once feared to tread in its days as Bukit Larangan –...
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51 photographs taken in Singapore that will take you away from Singapore
51 images of the Singapore of today that you will not immediately associate with the Singapore of today (see also the original post: 51 photographs taken in Singapore that will take you away from...
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Colours of the harvest
The Tamil month of Thai brings much celebration to Singapore where a large majority of its Indian population is of Tamil ancestry. One festival that brings colour to the streets of Little India is...
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Celebrating Places and Memories – a photo contest by SLA
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA), the agency that oversees the management of State Land and Property in Singapore will be opening Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to the public on Labour Day, 1 May...
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The amazing “hanging bridge” of Bilbao
I love bridges, especially ones on which supporting truss or cable stays structures add to their overall aesthetics. One rather interesting looking bridge the sight of which I was particularly taken...
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The gun battery set up for the defence of Singapore at Pengerang
Hidden in the vegetation on a knoll just by the Tanjung Pengelih Jetty in Pengerang is the little that remains of a 6″ gun battery that was set up for the defence of Singapore in the 1930s. The battery...
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