Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall Singapore

Singapore - F1 race is in town and many roads in Singapore are closed or diverted.   After dropping off my son for his lessons, I went to Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall Singapore and it is one of Singapore's national monument.

This building was originally called 'Wan Qing Yuen' and was bought by Teo Eng Hock for his mother in 1905 as her retirement home in her twilight years.   He later offer the villa to Dr Sun for his revoluntionary activities.  It was in this villa that Dr Sun planned three uprisings before the successful Wuchang Uprising of 1911.

Mechanics monument

This monument was set up to recognise the hundreds of Singaporean chinese that scarifice their lives to win the war with China during WWII.

Dr Sun Yat Sen

Singapore pioners that helped Dr Sun

Printing machine

At 3pm, a museum docent took the trouble to explain the significance of each painting and made it very interesting.    I did enjoy my museum walk around @ Sun Yat Sen memorial hall.

Malay Heritage Centre

Singapore - The Malay Heritage Centre is located @ 85 Sultan Gate.

Malay Heritage Centre

This building used to be Istana (Palace) of the Sultan but now newly renovated into a manificent building.  

Musical instruments

Malay bygone record labels

Malay musical instruments

Ships built during Sultan reign

Appointment of Singapore 1st President

Street Art screen in Singapore in Alive!

Singapore - Today weather was hot and humid - 34.5C and I was sweating all the way to the Malay Heritage Centre.   Alot of changes and hip stores opened at Haji Lane and there were so many tourist along that street.   Many restaurants, pubs and boutique clothing stores and the street art.

Piedra Negra restaurant

The coffee shop

Coffee anyone?

Merlion and Fullerton

Singapore  - Waling along the esplanade, I came across so many tourist of different nationalities.  The weather was so hot and the ice-cream man was making a roaring business with the bus loads of tourist selling them Singapore style ice-cream with wafer @ $1 each.

Beautiful view of the bay

Merlion

I was being a 'tourist' for today and took this picture.  There were so many people talking selfie and photos of this Singapore icon.

Fountain near Fullerton Bay Hotel

old Clifford Pier

Fullerton Bay Hotel

This Fullterton Bay Hotel is occupying the space of the Original Clifford Pier.   

Lim Bo Seng Memorial

Singapore - Just a short walk away was Lim Bo Seng Memorial.  Lim Bo Seng Memorial is the only commemorative structure in Singapore that honours the sacrifice of an individual during the Second World War.

Lim Bo Seng memorial

Lim Bo Seng had been active in anti-Japanese efforts since the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). He fled Singapore just before it fell to the Japanese, but he continued recruiting and building a guerrilla force against the Japanese invaders in Malaya. The resistance group became the famed Force 136.

When Lim was travelling through a checkpoint in Gopeng, Perak, he was unfortunately betrayed and was arrested by the Kempeitai (Japanese Military Police). Despite repeated torture, Lim refused to name his companions. He finally succumbed to his injuries and died in Batu Gajah Prison, in Perak, on 29 June 1944.

After the war, his remains were brought back to Singapore. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major General by the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China. A dignified funeral was held outside the Municipal Building (the Former City Hall today), and his gravestone was erected at MacRitchie Reservoir. It was also decided that a memorial be erected at the Esplanade in honour of the war hero.

Cenotaph

Singapore - I decided to walk along the Esplanade and came across a Cenotaph.  (Cenotaph definition: a public monument built in memory of particular people who died in war, often with their names written on it.)

There was silent as a group of British men and women bow their heads heads in prayer.

Cenotaph

On the Cenotaph is the phrase ‘Our Glorious Dead’, which immediately calls to mind the sacrifice of the brave men. At the top of the memorial is a sarcophagus, featuring a bronze medallion of a crown – a symbol of the Crown Colony – surrounded by a laurel wreath which represents victory and peace.

The names of the 124 victims were inscribed on bronze plates mounted on the memorial.

Singapore Art Museum

Singapore - I walked from Cathedral to Singapore Art Museum (affectionately referred to as SAM).   This museum was opened in 1996 as our first art museum.   SAM comprised of 2 buildings - the main building along Bras Basah Road (formerly SJI) and SAM @ 8Q (formerly Catholic High School).  The main building is under going renovations and SAM @ 8Q has 4 floors of art collections.

SAM @ 8Q

It was coined 8Q because this museum is located at 8 Queens Street.

Large painting of places of interest in Singapore

Artwork on Museum wall

Imaginarium: Into the Space of Time

Artwork made from Yarn

Artwork by Mei Ling