Peranakan Museum - Artefacts 1

There are three levels in the museum.

Jewellery belonging to a peranakan lady on loan to the museum.

Wedding headdress and jewellery wore by the bride.

Wedding baskets and trays used during a wedding.

Glided Pagoda Trays - these pagoda trays are used to transport jewellery during a wedding. It is not common cause they normally used by wealthy families.

Bakul Siah are wedding baskets used mainly by the wealthy family to deliver wedding gifts from the bridegroom to the bride. Gifts can be silk, beadwork, jewellery and fruits. My mom had one of this basket but is of cheaper quality. It is still in my brother's home and is very old.

Pink Saturday - Inside the museum

Admission Charges to the museum is $6 for adults and it is free for full time students and senior citizen above 60 only for Singapore Citizen. 50% discount for foreigners aged 60 and above. There's a promotion going on now for men, free admission for men and 50% discount for accompanying female. Promotion ends 3rd July 2011. The promotion is to encourage more men to visit the museum. The above photo shows a woman with her 3 kids, her kids visit the museum free of charge as they are students and she only pay one ticket for herself.

Been a long time since I contribute to Pink Saturday cause I dont have much pink photos. My contribution for this pink saturday must be this huge pink pot decoration in the middle of the museum.

More photos coming up about the culture and collections of the Peranakan.

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Skywatch Friday - Peranakan Museum - The building

After all the walking from the Bras Basah MRT Station to the National Museum of Singapore and passing by The SubStation and we finally arrived at The Peranakan Museum about 10 to 15 minutes depending on how fast you walked. I was slower cause I stop to take photos along the way. This reminds me that I forgot to post photos of the Bras Basah MRT Station...lol.

The museum showcase the culture and collections of the Peranakans.

Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Nusantara region during the Colonial era. Members of this community in Melaka address themselves as "Nyonya Baba" instead of "Baba-Nyonya". Nyonya is the term for the ladies and Baba for the gentlemen. You can find out more about their culture and history from Wikipedia.

A VISIT TO THE MUSEUM: TAKING THE PAST FORWARD (2000) by Chern Lian Shan.

The sculpture is that of an old man holding a young girl and there is a third figure, a woman installed on the second floor balcony of the building. The girl is pointing to the woman. Can you spot the woman in the below photo (circled in red). Sorry, forgot to zoom on the woman sculpture.

The family represents a three generation family.

From 26 May till 3 July 2011, there's a promotion which gives free admission to the museum for all men aged between 1 to 100 years old. Accompanying women will also enjoy a 50% discount on the usual museum admission of $6. You can read more from the official website



More photos on the peranakan museum coming in later post. Very interesting museum.


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The Substation

Continuing walking towards Peranakan Museum, I passed by The Substation which is just next door to Peranakan Museum. The Substation is a home for the Arts. I did not go in cause I was with my little niece who is so excited about going to Peranakan Museum.


Saw these rows of paper crane hanging outside The Substation.

Side view of the building which houses some restaurants beside the substation.

My World Tuesday - National Museum

I was on my way to the Peranakan Museum when I passed by the Singapore National Museum. Saw these scultpures that were sitting infront of the museum.

The sculptures were the works of Taiwanese artist Ju Ming. It was done in 1986. You can read or view more of his works in his official website


These displays infront of the museum looked like trumpets. The Domescape was by Butterpaper Designs, BusyBody and Lin Zihao (Singapore). I guess it worked like a telescope to view the museum.

It was part of the display for the June School holidays. You can read more about it in here.


The museum was undergoing some painting works when I was there. You can view more about the Singapore National Museum in my earlier posts.

Please visit "That's my World" for other parts of the world.

Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - Huge Tree

Saw this huge tree at the car park beside the Tanjong Pagar Train Station. It had many branches that seems to be rooted to the ground. Look very unique and I guess be a very old tree. I hope they wont chop down this tree.

Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - Arches

My last post on the railway station. Spotted many arches in and around the station.







The designs on the arches are beautiful but no worry all these will be preserved and wont be demolished.

Skywatch Friday - Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - Train

There are many people on the train platform but majority are just shutterbugs to record a piece of history before the train relocated to Woodlands.


I was lucky to take a photo of the 1 pm train that was leaving towards Malaysia.

Close Up Shots of the railway tracks.

I guess all these tracks will be dismantled and recycled or sold as scraps.



A short video of the train leaving the station towards Malaysia.

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Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - Food Stalls

Just beside the arrival platform in the train station are many food stalls. They sold halal malay food. I love taking malay food.


I have no idea what will happen to these stalls after the train station is relocated to woodlands. The prices are very reasonable.




We thought the stalls are closed on Sunday so we had our lunch already before heading to the station, a great mistake. My goodness I had to miss the nasi padang. Anyway, I cant resist eating the chapati. It is something like a flat bread. Very yummy when eaten with curry.




Just have to turn the chapati over to show the burned part.


Lots of people at the station platform, some eating and some taking photos of the station. One thing for sure these people are not there taking the train.


Will post the trains and railway tracks in skywatch tomorrow.