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Singapore Peranakan Museum
November 2009
December 2009
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Date : Saturday, December 26, 2009
Time : 8:43 PM
Title : A Christmas All Decked Out @ Orchard Road!
Time : 8:43 PM
Title : A Christmas All Decked Out @ Orchard Road!
Christmas is one of my favourite festivals of the year! The lighting decorations everywhere put me in a festive mood even before 25th of December. I am not going to miss out on all the fun! Therefore, I have decided to make a trip down to orchard road with my friends yesterday.
This year’s Orchard Road light up is themed “A Christmas All Decked Out” and showcases fashion as one of the key elements of the famous road in Singapore. It not only attracted the tourists, but many locals as well.
Reindeers turned human-like! They are all specially designed, this is my first time seeing reindeer in trendy clothing!
Prizes are given out to the lucky ones too.
Other than fashion, culture is one of the elements too! You can see street peformers like her playing a chinese instrument known as the Pipa. Even though Christmas is a western festival, Singapore, a multiracial country celebrate Christmas in a unique way!
Overall, I had an awesome Christmas celebration together with friends. Hope everyone of you did. And since Christmas has passed, I hereby wish you all an upcoming Happy New Year!
Experience Bethlehem from over 2000 years ago and get to pose with the three wisemen!
All these can be found along the road from Ngee Ann city to Wisma Atria.
Prizes are given out to the lucky ones too.
There are many street performances that night.
Other than fashion, culture is one of the elements too! You can see street peformers like her playing a chinese instrument known as the Pipa. Even though Christmas is a western festival, Singapore, a multiracial country celebrate Christmas in a unique way!
A Ferrero Rocher Christmas Tree! No other christmas tree can be more creative than this (Well, maybe except for the inverted Christmas tree at Tampines 1)!
Large crowds can be seen along the stretch of road as well. People are busy taking photos, watching performance and having a great time with family and friends.
I did enjoy my day too. However, I regretted not taking as much photos as I can. There are still many other performance and displays. But these are all that I have. If you do not wish to miss out, remember to come down to Orchard Road and get a fun-filled experience next year!
Overall, I had an awesome Christmas celebration together with friends. Hope everyone of you did. And since Christmas has passed, I hereby wish you all an upcoming Happy New Year!
Date : Thursday, December 24, 2009
Time : 2:15 PM
Title : Christmas in Singapore!
Time : 2:15 PM
Title : Christmas in Singapore!
Celebrating Christmas in Singapore
As we are anticipating the arrival of 2010, Christmas comes cruising in. As we are already halfway through December, the Christmas bells chime, summoning joy, happiness, celebrations and awesome parties and events!
Christmas: this special festival is celebrated by millions across the world with joy and happiness. In Singapore, despite the multicultural identity, Singaporeans come together and celebrate Christmas with the same enthusiasm they celebrate their own cultural festivals with.
During this period, Orchard Road and Marina Bay (the two most renowned places for Christmas celebrations) are totally transformed with beautiful decorations and lighting, reflecting the vibrant mood of Christmas.
Photo taken from Singapore Tourism Board.
Performances from well-known performers staging various presentations such as dance, music, drama and fine arts can be found along Orchard Road on both sides of the walkway fronting Wisma Atria and Ngee Ann City.
These exciting performances are special lined up by the Celebrate Christmas In Singapore (CCIS) Organization. Visit their website for more details on organization:
Celebrate Christmas In Singapore.
Christmas shopping destinations in Singapore
Christmas is always associated with shopping. Singapore is an ideal shopping destination. Ranging from trendy outfits to home appliances, all of these are offered at the shopping malls, shopping centers and street side shops found all over Singapore.
Orchard Road is one of the popular shopping destinations in Singapore. It is packed with shopping malls, shopping complexes and eateries.
The following are some of the major shopping venues at Orchard Road:
- Tanglin Mall
- Far East Shopping Center
- Tanglin Shopping Center
- Far East Plaza
- Plaza Singapura
- Wheelock Place
- CK Tangs
- Lucky Plaza
- Wisma Atria
- The Paragon
- Ngee Ann City
- The Heeren
For more details on Christmas happenings in VivoCity, visit VivoCity website and the list of shopping malls/centers in Singapore can found here.
With that, we would like to wish you Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Date : Monday, December 14, 2009
Time : 11:08 AM
Title : The trip to the Peranakan Museum
Time : 11:08 AM
Title : The trip to the Peranakan Museum
Reading about the Peranakan Festival fueled my interest to know more about the culture so I decided to go to the Peranakan Museum for a field trip. The Peranakan Museum is located at 39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941.
The museum explores the culture of the Peranakan communities in the former Straits Settlements of Singapore, Penang, Malacca and their other links in Southeast Asia. It is an amazing place to learn about the culture. The museum exhibits the lifestyle of the Peranakans in ten galleries with special programme exhibition introduced throughout the year.
Here are some photos I snapped (some with the help of the security guards!) :
At the Food & Feasting gallery, a wide variety of Peranakan utensils was on display. I noticed that each utensil was designed with detailed and colorful patterns, and I think it would take several hours or maybe days to really study the intricate designs found on these utensils!
An extensive collection of the utensils on display.-
Above is the 'Bakul Siah' - a traditional wedding basket used for gift exchange.
At the Wedding gallery, the 12-days Peranakan Wedding was elaborated.
Above is the 'Bakul Siah' - a traditional wedding basket used for gift exchange.
I was clearly admiring the Pagoda tray. These magnificent trays are used to bear important wedding gifts like jewellery; furthermore, the designs found on the trays were really unique as it was extremely detailed and you would need a better lens to properly study the designs.
Those hooks are used by the Peranakans to hang their luxurious curtains.-
I was aware of the ongoing private jewellery collections by the Peranakan families;
The Baba Bling exhibition. Unfortunately, I was prohibited from taking any photographs while in the exhibition.
There was an extensive collection of unique jewellery on display. Most of the jewellery have sapphire stones on them, some even have diamonds. I learned that the jewellery is worn by the Peranakan women to display their family wealth so during the good times, they would wear golden belts, and diamond-studded kerongsang, also known as brooches - used to fasten their traditional kebayas. Both the quality and the size of the kerongsang displays her husband's wealth and status in the community, as such, it is often looked upon in the community's important functions.
It can be seen during their hard times that the Peranakan ladies would only have plain metal jewellery with no diamonds.
The Peranakans do not use golden jewellery during mourning periods, but they would instead use specially crafted silver and pearl pieces.
The Baba Bling exhibition. Unfortunately, I was prohibited from taking any photographs while in the exhibition.
There was an extensive collection of unique jewellery on display. Most of the jewellery have sapphire stones on them, some even have diamonds. I learned that the jewellery is worn by the Peranakan women to display their family wealth so during the good times, they would wear golden belts, and diamond-studded kerongsang, also known as brooches - used to fasten their traditional kebayas. Both the quality and the size of the kerongsang displays her husband's wealth and status in the community, as such, it is often looked upon in the community's important functions.
It can be seen during their hard times that the Peranakan ladies would only have plain metal jewellery with no diamonds.
The Peranakans do not use golden jewellery during mourning periods, but they would instead use specially crafted silver and pearl pieces.
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Finally, I ended my trip feeling satisfied about all the knowledge I gained from visiting the museum. I urge all of you to take some time off your busy schedule and go visit the unique museum and be enlightened with what they have there.
Finally, I ended my trip feeling satisfied about all the knowledge I gained from visiting the museum. I urge all of you to take some time off your busy schedule and go visit the unique museum and be enlightened with what they have there.
In conclusion, I think this whole effort of promoting and preserving the Peranakan culture is a good effort done by the Peranakan Association. With the existence of such events, the public will be educated either directly or indirectly.
For more information on the Peranakan Museum, kindly visit its website or just click on the link provided on the left side of the blog.
- Posted by Sunarti
For more information on the Peranakan Museum, kindly visit its website or just click on the link provided on the left side of the blog.
- Posted by Sunarti