National Museum of Singapore (1849)

After the trip to Old Kallang Airport, I hopped on the bus that take me to National Museum Of Singapore (established in 1849) which is about 15mins travel from OKA. The building then Raffles Library and Museum,was first opened by Governor Sir F.A.Weld, in the Jubilee Year of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in 1887. The Museum was named National Museum of Singapore in 1965. And thereafter, restored during the silver Jubilee year of Singapore's Independence, was reopened by Mr Goh Chok Tong (First Deputy Prime Minister) on 16 Nov 1990. The Museum went under three-year redevelopment on its 119th year and was reopened by his Excellency President S R Nathan on 7 Dec 2006.

And the bus will arrive the corner side of the entrance which you can see the picture above..led to the 2nd story of the building side entrance.


There is a small garden just outside the NMS's entrance, stands a Domescape is a kind of viewing scopes, children are guided to see playful images superimposed on the museum's dome and other objects like stones, sculptures (see pistures above).

As I went to the level One, to find the cylindrical shape at the top of the ceiling with dizzle lights above called DOME. The other sculpture (tubular shape) is made of bamboo, rattan, plywood and metal wire that suggests bombs or ammunition and the threat of destruction.

Indian Convicts
Once entering the museum, I saw many people who are remembered by Singapore's history. The prisoner Chetoo is one of the India convicts (old convicts jail at Singapore) who built Singapore town. I remembered back then was told by elderly folks, many years ago in 1787, convicts from India were the first sent into Singapore prison and about the same time that transported to Australia for English convicts was sanctioned by our laws. They were employed principally upon road-making, and on clearing estates.

Seah Eu Chin

At the corner of a small room, I saw few people sitting down to look at the table of one of the Singapore pioneers who contributed much to the development of Singapore - Seah Eu Chin(1805-1883) born in Swatow, Canton in 1805. He came to Singapore in 1823 as an immigrant, worked as a clerk, dealing with Chinese junks. After 25 years, he became a Commission Agent operating from Kling Street (now known as Chulia Street). In Singapore, he was the first Chinese to start gambier and pepper plantations and earned profits, he purchased land properties stretched from River Valley to Bukit Timah Road. Seah Eu Chin also served as a grand juror in Singapore, gave valuable service to the government during Hokkien and Teochew riots in 1854. British government made him - Justice of the Peace and a trustee of Teochew civil Chinese Burial ground in Orchand Road. He retired from active business in 1864 at the age of 60 and devoted his study in Chinese Literature. He passed away on 1883 at the age of 78 and his widow died in 1905. His descendants are still resident in Singapore today. Sveral streets in Singapore are for him and his sons namely: Eu Chin Street, Liang Seah Street and Pek Seah Street. Seah Street in Bras Basah is named for the Seah family.

CinemaScope

Tuck along the corner of the dark room, I was bewildered to see the huge film making equipment that stands at the corner - CinemaScope (picture above). Legends has it..After the time of Japanese invasion in 1945, the cinema business to be developed when people generally begin to spend their leisure time with entertainment to relieve themselves to escape from the shackles of exhibitors war-fighting film exhibitors to attract viewers to import these goods, such as recent movies 3-D and serving areas. The film screening is fixed with lenses for CinemaScope to show films in panoramic format. This was used in the 1960s at the Hollywood Theater at Tanjong Katong Road. This movie boes include 16mm prints of films published in the Singapore Malay and published in locations outside the entrance to the price of 20-15 cents is quite low.
Chinese Opera Puppe
Chinese Opera Puppet doll game series is a popular type of entertainment early to immigrants in Singapore. Most of the immigrants who arrived between the end of the 19th century and early 20th century, China from the south east to bring puppets and a puppet opera style of art doll in their own game. Although this is different in terms of dialect and music, they still have a way of staging and the same stories are found by the epic literary fiction and fairy tales. The combination of calm, sounds and movement have made movies Chinese opera or the arts play a puppet show in religious or social functions.

Stage Roles

This tools are used in the movie has a style of Chinese opera and its performance. Stage set is minimal and the movement style can only be conveyed through movement actors. The roles of Chinese Opera puppet can be classified in four main roles: Female character, man character, the character of a man with his face painted and a comedian. Each character type has its own category, offering style, makeup and costumes. These symbols are displayed by a woman in handcuffs Bunya Peony shows.
Glove Puppet Theatre (1st pic) & Three Twins Film Art (2nd pic)

Glove puppet theatre stage is a glove puppet belonging to Sin Sai Lok, a group that came from the Fujian province of China in 1930. This stage is equipped with electric light bulbs 1,000 handcuffs. This stage is amazing when it is exposed in the dark. Mobile platform can be installed and opened long hours.
Golden Age Malay Film - glorious era in the 1950s to the 1960s, the rise of the short film filmmaker - Royston Tan (Singapore).

Remembering the times, when I was at my grandma's Kampong since childhood. I am delighted to see the old tools which is the same as my grandma's old kitchen and its kerosene lamp hanging on top of small cupboard that keep dishes away from rats and housefly.

Kuen TuTu and Eggs baskets

I walked to the Singapore Living Gallery which is FOOD that many Singaporean loves most in early life during the times of old kampong days in urban legands that lived till today. As you can see above pictures which the life of old kampong folks used to live the life in the streets for living expenses during and after WWII in Singapore. I remembered when I was young, I went along the road stretched from Jurong to Bukit Timah where my relatives used to live in kampong huts and houses with no streets light. During the times, old malay and chinese hawkers sold Satay, Char Kway Teow and Laksa along the road side in early 19th century. Malay women food vendors would sling carrier baskets made from woven bamboo or rattan on a carring pole. These baskets contained a variety of food items, such as nasi lemak, fermented soya bean cake, salted fish, tapioca leaves and sweet potato leaves. Egg baskets made from iron wire mesh were commonly used by hawkers of all ethnic groups.

Well, I have pen off here and hope to see much more in this urban legands in Singapore.

Old Kallang Airport

Old Settlement Airport (then)

Old Kallang Airport (now)

Back to my place, where I belong to this world on my own since I was young being told by my elderly grandparents and mom to this memory of Old Kallang Airport which was officially opened on 12 June1937 by Sir Shenton Thomas(took governorship from Sir Cecil in 1934), after the reclamation work began on the tidal swamp in Kallang Basin in 1932 to 1936 until the land was completed, forming a 915-metre diameter, dome-shaped landing ground.

Old Gate of Yore

An old gate structure and the three concrete lamp posts which have been conserved

Entrance to Old Kallang Airport

Old Kallang Airport also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, Kallang Airfield and RAF Kallang as Singapore's first built civil airport, together with an anchorage for seaplanes. It operated until 1955, except during WWII, and was later converted into the early headquarters of the People's Association (PA). Old Kallang Airport was closed in 1955 when the new Singapore International AIrport at Paya Lebar was built. The distinctive terminal building was used as the headquarter of the PA until year 2009. It is now currently unoccupied.

After more than 50 years, the Singapore Biennale 2011 has given its reason to open its doors and welcome all visitors to experience the artworks while exploring its every nook and cranny. Old Kallang Airport continues to hold fond memories for many Singaporean today.

Toast Box

And there was a special buns and drinks at a very special outlet of Toast Box, set up as 1940-styled coffee shop just outside the Old Airport's Hanger. Beside the EAST Block, a van with 'Free' milo (cold) for all visitors too. And there are children's playdome in the field, kite flying in the compound field of the Old Kallang Airport.
On 15 May 2011, I went to the Old Kallang Airport aka OKA which is free admission. It was such a hot day at the Old Kallang Airport that packed with crowd. And there are two buildings namely WEST BLOCK & EAST BLOCK (See Above before Toast Box pictures)) from Terminal Building (Centre) which has two levels on each block, Beside the WEST BLOCK building, there is a Hanger building just beside the Toast Box shop.
My first stop is at Terminal Building of Old Kallang Airport which you can see above photo taken by me. As I reached to a destination just outside the entrance, just as I walked in, saw the old door and staircase that led up to a 2nd-storey building which is called BOARD Room. On top of the staircase that led to the Control Tower which is stated 'NO ENTRY' as shown picture above.

At the BOARD Room, I came across the field of ruined and scarred plinths created by artist Mike Nelson (London) which he destoyed at the Hayward Gallery,London. As I walked into the gallery to find an empty white walls hacked and broken. Piles of plasters, paint and shredded wood were scattered across the floor. They have been shattered by a history we (Singaporean) can only guess at and bear witness to the presence of a malign interlligence or a nameless anger.To make a short route, to the EAST Block, I picked up & read the book stated that there is a Purple Forbidden Encloseure which is at the level 2, showing the spiritual energy that channelled to this room with the help of local medium.
 
These are the intangilble materials and invisible forces are the stuff of an artist (Dane Mitchell). In his works such as dust, scent, memory and light to the presence of spirits and the dynamics of human interaction, to the life of spaces, here and now, and in the past. So the special energies of a room at Old Kallang Airport, a site with a fascinating and complex history, have been identified and channelled with a help of a local medium, mapped by the artist's astrological sign (Dragon), delineating a conversation between cultures and threshold between worlds.

Just as I walked to the next door, I am surprised to see all newspapers cutting (see above) that pasted on the walls of the past of battlefield haunting, spirits, ghosts haunted at old kampong,Nelson road (where my parents once stayed), siglap street.. everywhere during & after WWII (1942-1950). I managed to capture all photos and post here in my blog just a few as there are many news about ghost haunted at cinema in Singapore in 1952.

I think I have to make a trip at the Hanger (above), just beside WEST Block. Inside the Hanger, there is a Traditional German Barn and a pullcart full of dried weeds designed by an artist Elmgreen & Dragset. The Hanger that stored aeroplanes, protected aircraft from weather and ultraviolet light. Hangers may be used as an enclosed repair shop or, in some cases, an assembly area. In addition, hanger keeps secret aircraft hidden from satellites or spyplanes.
As there are so much more details and pictures at Old Kallang Airport, which I have to make it short here.
My next trip is National Museum of Singapore after Old Kallang Airport on the same day, so I took a 'Free' shutter bus that takes me to the museum. You can watch my video as shown below: Inside Terminal Building(Old Kalland Airport) & Hanger.

Genting Highloands Hotel & Ria Apartment

My trip to the Genting Highlands Hotel & Haunted Ria Apartment was not the 1st time, I have been to the Genting a few times every year. I should have written in my blog but I don't have much time to do this since I have travelled frequently in other countries yearly.
I had been to western countries and asia countries since I was 21 years old and with my family when I was younger too. This has been the part of my life for being travellers and photography/video shooting. Years ago, I was once worked at Pentax Company as a senior clerk and had learned from my big brother (colleague) who was senior technician in photography and video electronic. But now he was no longer there when I resigned from work and heard that he passed away due to illness. I really missed him alot. Now back to the topic about the Genting Highlands Hotel.

This has been a long bumpy road to the Genting Highlands for almost two hours to reach at the top of the hill (sea level). As you can see on the left picture which I captured it. Years ago, I was used to travel by coach at nights, the road was creepy and the lit was dim, saw the ghosts are wandering on the hill. Travelling at night, this road is more likely to be creepy when you see the hilly mountain lampposts lit very dim and you feel uneasy.

When the bus was riding at the side of the road, there are tombsstones and prayers at the foot of the hill. This has been there many years ago. I heard the place was used to be hill slide mountain forests where many accidents took place there.

Not a single soul would pray respects to the dead and gods of the hill.

I wonder who is in charge of the prayers at the hill.

Along the road, there are small castles, where the police guard post stood. Some police guards stood there and monitored the traffic on busy road during holidays seasons.

This road leads to the abandoned house which the gate was locked.

As no one dare to go in , he/she would get caught with CCTV installed on the premises. Who is the owner of the this building?

Along the road, there is a temple called Chin Swee temple and castles entrance. If you want to visit the temple, you have to book a ride ticket to the temple for every hourly by coach.

Finally, I reached at the bus terminal which is located at the hotel called 'Hotel First World'. Bus terminal operates daily from morning to afternoon and the last bus will leave at 3.30pm or 4.00pm depends on the traffic which leads to the bus delay during peak hour.

Few years ago, I booked a room at Hotel First World, I felt uneasy when I check-in at 18th floor. When I opened the door, cold air rushed out realising that I forgot to knock the door before open. Inside the room, there was no cold air, no wind and warm & stuffy room. I knew that the china lady was murdered at the same floor level but not the same room where I check-in.

I booked a room at the Resort hotel which next to the Theme Park Hotel. I sensed something when I was in the hotel room facing from the window. I looked out from the window, I saw Ria Apt which is next the polis post building. Rumors that Ria Apt was haunted by the spirit who committed suicide there. Years ago, my brother-in-law & his wife and my hubby & I went to book this apt. The room and furnitures were not cleaned and looked dusty and the toilet was not working. When I stepped inside the room I felt uneasy all the time. My hubby told me that years ago, he and his family went for holiday at Genting and booked a room at Hotel Theme Park. When he stepped inside the room, he felt uneasy in this room. Truth was that this Hotel Theme Park which is the oldest hotel. was used to have prominent guests from other countries, committed suicide by jumped down from this hotel. This hotel (Theme Park) was once a casino there many years ago and the prominent guests has lost lots of money. Now the Hotel Theme Park's casino was removed and shifted to the Genting Hotel after it was built.

When my hubby & I walked down the road that lead to the Ria Apt and saw the mystery of the orange car is long abandoned there. The staff from the polis post was told that the car owne was no longer there and was left a mystery. Would the owner of the car committed suicide? It's believed to be a foreigner from Brunei. The car plate showed BHT 7892 and was damaged, wheel-clamp, was believed to be Toyota Alphard.
When I was walking along the passageways from the Ria Apt, I found the secret tunnel that leads to unknown. Is the tunnel from the underground leads to the theme park or what? It has been locked since. Very curious...I went down the to the tunnel, I felt something was not right. Could there be.... inside the tunnel? I walked up and get away quicky.

This is the apartments where it was once stood, Highlands Towers that located at Ampang, KL.
It was said that one of the Highland Towers Condo was clashed down during heavy downpour since 11 December 1993. 48 lives were lost while others were injured. The two remaining towers blocks must be repaired within three months or demolished. 18 years have passed. A true story was told by a taxi driver who drove to the road around at night. A lady stopped his taxi and he stopped his taxi, he couldn't see her clearly as it was quite dark (the place being vacated by the residents after the collapse). She told him to take to the collapsed area, he asked her casually as to why she wanted to go there. Her reply: She wanted to collect her limbs that struck under the rubbles of the collapse. Then he took a look at her and realised that she was not human with no limbs that blood all over. He sped off leaving her behind.