Colours, Sights & Patterns At Kampong Glam

In the 19th century, Kampong Glam was essentially an ethnic district with a strong Malay-Arab influence. It was a place where locals patronized for their Arab-Muslim traditional foodstuff and merchandise...

Tua Pek Gong Birthday Celebrations 2010

Pulau Ubin East, Singapore May 2010   Pulau Ubin’s Tua Pek Kong festival was held on 27 May - 02 June 2010. There were live opera shows on the first 5 days followed by 2 days of Getai shows in the evening. Bumboat rides were free from 7pm to midnight.   Merlion Wayfarer was there as part of the group of 108 "heroes" (108 条好汉) to do the clean-up at Chek Jawa last weekend. They were fortunate to be greeted by the scores of...