Circle Line Discovery
Being an avid fan of experiencing anything new, I decided to drag the Boy along for the Circle Line Open House. Besides, we could both practise our architectural photography skills too =)
Departing from Bras Basah Station, we hopped into the train and travelled to a few stations. There were also some events at certain stations, of which drew some crowds of course. And although there weren't many things to shoot at, I wast still amazed however at how places are connected to each other without having the need to step up to the surface... There were lots of space too, of which I'm sure will be filled up with shops/cafes soon even though I prefer quiet spaces.
Bras Basah and Esplanade Station
My sunshine boy at Promanade Station
My favourite of them all, Stadium Station.
And Paya Lebar Station. I would have loved to take more of this but they constructed a fashion walkway in one of the lanes such that my opportunities were limited… I love how the red contrasts with the rest of the station.
As usual, I was always up to my nonsense shots...
Of course not forgetting our couple shot too =)
Anyway, as part of the event’s open house, we were entitled to free entries around the 4 museums of Singapore. Since we had some more time on hand, and we have had visited the National Museum and the Art Museum before, we decided to brave the hot sun, and walked all the way from Bras Basah Station to the Peranakan Museum!
I think I am really a failed Peranakan, for I don’t know much about my heritage/history, I can’t speak Malay, and I do not know much about the culture. But hopefully one day I will be able to discover more about my heritage…
Once again, I was awed by the lovely architecture of the building, so much so that I wondered again if I could possibly take wedding photos at the museum in future! (I think I'm a little wedding-crazy...) And while I tried my best to find out a bit more about the Peranakan culture since I’m there at the museum, the crowd made it pretty difficult for me to read and find out more. I did however read up a bit about the wedding customs and the handicrafts of Peranakans =)
With one museum ‘conquered’, we moved on further to Singapore Philatelic Museum.
I was quite surprised that its interior was pretty small. Yet despite it being a small museum, its decor was pretty nice, and it is a place rich in information. There, we got to find out more about the different types of stamps from all over the world. It even brought back memories of our younger days when the Boy and I used to collect stamps. It’s just too bad that in the midst of growing up, we either threw our collection away, or we lost it… I think it just proves my point further that one will only learn to appreciate such hobbies/pursuits when we are older. For when we are younger, we probably only go with the flow of collecting just cause others were doing it, or just cause our parents asked us to.
Anyway, as part of their open house, they had some in-house games and events. Deciding not to miss out on it, the Boy and I thought that it’ll be nice to just soak in the atmosphere and try our hand at the games.
Tadah!! The games were of course pretty simple since it was piqued to the level of the children swarming about the place. But hey, no harm being a kid at heart =)
