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JUST A LITTLE NOTE Sunday 21 July 2013 @ 21:32
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HortPark 21:25
Hello readers, I'm back with another nature site to talk about. Today I will be talking about HortPark which is located in South Western part of Singapore and it is a 23 hectare park that combines a series of activities together in a park setting. Such activities are gardening related, recreational, educational, research and retail activities at this gardening hub which is also a knowledge hub for gardening information, training and value added services such as networking opportunities.
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| HortPark Entrance credit to http://islandhippy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hortpark.jpg |
Here's another photo of the Henderson Wave which connects Mount Faber and Telok Blangah Hill Park. Isn't it pretty?
Photo of the Henderson Wave in the evening
Henderson Wave
Interior of the Henderson Wave
There are quite a few features in HortPark such as HortCentre, HortMart, Hands-on house, HortLawn and Event Lawn, Graden Patch, HortGardens and Butterfly Garden.
HortCentre
Showcases gardening attractions
HortMart
Purchase of gardening and landscaping products, services and advice
Hands-on house
Laboratory in a classroom setting
HortLawn and Event Lawn
Both lawns are able to host a variety of outdoor activities such as workshops, bazaars and functions.
Garden Patch
Ideal venue for an extensive outdoor display of garden designs, concepts, unique landscape designs and the latest trends in gardening and landscaping
HortGardens
There are 21 themes gardens, each theme showcases the unique and distinctive qualities of the carefully selected plant species.
Butterfly Garden
Opened in May 2009 by the National Parks Board together with National Biodiversity Centre to enable visitors to learn about the different stages of butterfly metamorphosis and also to serve as an experimental garden to facilitate butterfly species recovery. There are nearly 20 native species of butterflies in the garden.
Butterfly Garden
Besides all these features, the HortPark is a very popular place for couples who are taking their wedding shoots or there are packages whereby couples can hold their weddings at the HortPark itself. Here are some photos...
Clockwise from top left: Garden of Seasons, wedding solemnisation set-up at HortLawn, the sprawling Event Lawn
The HortPark is also a very nice place to visit with family or friends to spend some family time together on a weekend or on a public holiday. And personally, I have been to HortPark and the Henderson Wave and it was such a pretty place to visit. The view from the Henderson Wave was magnificient and it was so breathtaking. I do hope that after reading this post, I have interest you in taking time off and visiting the HortPark yourself to experience it yourself and with your family or friends. A simple picnic maybe? Or just a nice nature trail to enjoy with your family and pet?
I leave you now to ponder over the decision whether or not to head to HortPark over the weekend.
Au Revoir!
Justina
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ArtScience Museum 10:16
Hi there!
Have you have heard of the ArtScience Museum? Well for those who do not know, the ArtScience Museum is located just next to Marina Bay Sands. It is one of the recent attractions here in Singapore, both for tourists and Singapore citizens. For more information, please click here! http://www.marinabaysands.com/Singapore-Museum/Plan-Your-Visit//
This is the ArtScience Museum!
Credits to http://www.moeolive.org/node/994
Now, have you ever seen the Lego version of the ArtScience Museum? Well here it is!
Cute isn't it?
This is also made of Lego. I went to the Lego exhibition that was held in the ArtScience Museum just a few months back. This particular exhibit is titled "The Mask".
The ArtScience Museum holds very interesting exhibitions. These exhibitions are only for a limited time so if you want to go to a certain exhibition, be sure to double check the exhibition dates!
Last year, the Harry Potter exhibition and the Andy Warhol exhibition was held at the ArtScience Museum.
Credit to http://www.sagg.com.sg/page/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=169&func=details&did=6424
This year from April to end of May there were two exhibitions held; the Mummy Secrets of the Tomb exhibition as well as the aforementioned Lego exhibition. I think that the ArtScience Museum did a great job with the exhibitions, especially for the Mummy one as there was a hands-on workshop to learn more about the process of embalming.
An oncoming exhibition is the 50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic exhibition, where 50 photographs will be showcased in the ArtScience Museum. I cannot wait to go to this exhibition which opens 17 Aug 2013!
The ArtScience Museum has 2 gift shops, one dedicated to whatever exhibition it is hosting while the other is a permanent gift shop selling things related to science, art and items pertaining to Singapore.
Do take a look at the ArtScience Museum! I hope you learn something new from there!
P.s The Mummy exhibition is ongoing till 4 Nov 2013!
Signing off,
Charlotte :)
Peranakan 08:59
Do you remember this drama <The Little Nyonya> ?
The Little Nyonya is a drama serial which revolves around the biographical flashback of an extended Peranakan family in Malacca. The storyline is set in the 1930s and spans to over 70 years and several generations of three families. I really love how Joanne Peh portray her character, how about you?
To know more about the Peranakan culture, you can visit The Peranakan Museum.
The Peranakan museum is a museum in Singapore that is specialized in the Peranakan culture and is housed in the former Tao Nan Chinese School.
The museum officially opened on the 25 April 2008 consisting of 10 permanent galleries that showcases the main themes of Peranakan life.
The Peranakans
Photo credit:http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket%E2%80%99s-peranakans-put-jewels-on-display-35441.php
The above photo shows a picture of a Peranakan family. Peranakan or Baba,is the name given to those Chinese who settled down in the Southeast Asia (mainly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Phuket) in the late 19th century.
The term for women is Nyonya, while the term for men is Baba. Most of the Peranakans were traders, which is the middlemen for the Chinese and the British or the Chinese and the Malay and vice versa, as most of them were English-educated and have the ability to speak more than two languages.
The Nyonya's clothing, which is also called Baju Panjang, was adapted fromt he native Malay's Baju Kurung. The Baju Panjang is worn with a batik sarong(batik wrap-around skirt) and 3 kerosang(brooches) and paired up with beaded slippers that is hand-made and thus, requires skill, effort and patience.
Photo credit:http://www.soshiok.com/article/3458
Peranakan cuisine was influenced by the Malay as it developed using typical Malay spices. The food is also well-known for its spices and flavours characteristics of Malay and Thai cooking.
One famous Peranakan dish is the Ayam buah keluak.
Photo credit:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peranakan
Ayam buah keluak is a spicy chicken stew that includes Buah Keluak, a black nut that enhances the flavour of the stew. Due to it having a strong flavour, it is a dish not to be forgotten once you have tried.
The Peranakans were financially capable compared to those China-born chinese. Due to their family wealth and connections, they form a Straits-Chinese elite who were loyal only to Britain or Netherlands. Hence, they did not support Malaysian nor Indonesian independence.
By the mid-twentieth century, most Peranakans were either English or Dutch- educated which results in Western colonization of Malaysia and Indonesia. The Peranakans readily accepted the English culture and education as a means to improve economically, leading to administrative and civil service positions being occupied by them.
The Peranakan community therefore became very influential in Malacca and Singapore and were also known as the King's Chinese due to them being loyal to the British Crown. Also, due to their interaction with different cultures and languages, most Peranakan were trilingual and still are able to converse in Chinese, Malay and English.
Photo credit:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peranakan
The picture above shows a Peranakan Mansion
However, in the first half of the 20th century, things started to change. Some Peranakans started to support Malaysian and Indonesian Independence. In November 1928, the Chinese weekly Sin Po was the first paper to publish the text of the national anthem Indonesia Raya openly.
The decline of the Peranakan culture started when the colonial British did not support their perceived racial neutrality and following the independence in the country form the British, this resulted in the assimilation of the Peranakans back into the mainstream Chinese culture. Also, the decline of the culture coincided with the period of World War II, where many fell into poverty and debt in ravages of war and they had to sell off their landed properties and their family heirlooms.
To know and learn more about the Peranakans and their culture, do visit the Peranakan museum. There are many interesting facts and stories about their culture and also some of their delicious foods are still present in the modern days. Some examples are the Kueh Lapis (multi layered cake) and Nyonya Laksa!
Signing off now~
With love,
Germaine^^
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Little India 08:37
HELLO EVERYONE! This post is about our trip to Little India! We went to Little India after we concluded our Chinatown trip.
We wanted to experience first-hand the wonders and little treasures of Little India, but we had a little problem...
Hmm...which exit is the best for our exploration?
After asking the friendly SMRT Passenger Service attendents, we finally made a decision and went out!
Honestly, this is only my second time to Little India; my first time was during a photography trip by my secondary school's photography club! It sure brought back memories. I noticed the map (above) only this time round and was very surprised at how big Little india was!
We passed by a convenient store selling loads of things!
The famous Tekka Centre, known for its food! We didn't stop by to eat as we had already eaten and wanted to explore more of Little India.
There was this sign introducing Little India, just before turning in to all the shops selling various products. I thought it was quite informative!
Just as we turned in, we realized it looked like it was going to rain soon...
While we crossed the road, my eyes were glued to Little India Arcade; it's so intimidating! There is a wide array of clothes (especially saris), food and music.
We didn't stop there though; we passed by.
Oh what pretty saris!
Justina seemingly entralled by the various products this shop is selling...
This was a very blur picture but I really like how the colours all blend together creating a rainbow of sorts.
This shop was selling flower garlands. I was amazed at the sheer number of flower garlands...
This shop was selling intricate rugs and paintings. I actually lingered a while longer than the rest to view them more.
Intricately carved figurines depicting the various Indian Gods/ significant beings in the Indian culture.
This shop specializes in jewelry.
When we looked across the road, we saw so many vegetables! It is rare to see such a big store in Singapore. So, maybe next time you go to Little India and you want to buy vegetables, you can buy from here?
We all thought this sign was very cutely designed! Campbell lane haha; maybe this can be your landmark when you want to find the vegetable store.
Suddenly Little India became more crowded...
Germaine randomly spotted a mirror and decided to take a picture of herself!
Why so many peacock feathers...? Well peacocks are associated with the Indian God Lakshmi, whose qualities are kindness, patience and good fortune. The Indians probably buy the peacock feathers to usher in good fortune and as a reminder to be kind and patient to everyone.
Another part of Little India!
Wow so many onions and garlics for sale!
Some Hindu decorations that we saw.
The walls of Little India can be found with pamphlets
An Indian restaurant; the JUNGLE Tandoori. We did not take a look at their menu, but we can assume one of their specialities is Tandoori!
The exterior design of the JUNGLE Tandoori
The famous Sri Veerama Kaliamman Temple in Little India; one of the oldest temples in Singapore. It is quite majestic, isn't it? There is even a website created specially for this temple; http://www.sriveeramakaliamman.com/
More jewelry!
This was creepy... The head kept turning based on where we walked and it seemed his eyes could pierce through ours. Interesting tactic to attract passerbys though.
Colourful saris and more jewelry!
We passed by quite a few shops advertising Henna art drawings. We were very tempted to do Henna painting on our hands so we tried to find a shop with nice designs.
After walking around, we found a nice shop and did our henna.
I think this design was for Lydia. Pretty right?
Our finished henna! We were so happy with our designs, we wanted more!
Hope you enjoyed our Little India trip as much as we did! And if you're in the vicinity, do go for a henna!
Signing off,
Charlotte :)
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