Skywatch Friday - Taking the ferry to Pulau Ubin

Singapore has about 64 small islands but not all islands are accessible to the public and some small islands have been merged to the mainland.

Last weekend, made a trip to one of the islands, Pulau Ubin. Pulau Ubin is a small island located north east of Singapore. Only a few hundred villagers still lived there. The name Pulau Ubin literally means "Granite Island" in Malay, which explains the many abandoned granite quarries there. The granites are used to make floor tiles in the past. See more information from source.


We took the bumboat from Changi Point Ferry Terminal to Pulau Ubin (you dont need passport to go to Pulau Ubin it is part of Singapore). The ride is only about 10 mins ride and the boat will move only if there are at least twelve passengers. The fare is only S$2.50 per person and you pay to the boatman.









The signboard "Welcome to Pulau Ubin" is the first thing we saw on reaching the island. Pulau Ubin is so different from mainland Singapore. There are no tall buildings or shopping centres on this island. The road are not even and cycling on these roads prove to be a challenge. You can rent bicycles on the island or bring your own bicycles.

On weekdays, the island is mainly very deserted and quiet except for the villagers. Singaporeans, expatriates and even tourists love to come this island for the nature, cycling, photography and seafood during weekends and holidays. But you got to take care when cycling cause there are many people who got injured cause they are not familar with the roads on the island.


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Comex IT Show

Every year there are so many IT shows in Singapore.

Last weekend, hubby went to Comex IT Show on his own cause I dislike huge crowd. He bought a computer home after visiting the exhibition hahaha. The price was so attractive that he cannot resist.

So the new computer goes to one of my son cause his computer is about few years old and now the new computer have better features and with faster speed. My husband will take over his old computer hahaha.

Geez, each family member have their own personal computer and my sons have a laptop each too for their school projects.

Electronic appliances are getting cheaper and cheaper that most can afford to have more than one.

Asian Civilisations Museum - Asia History

I love these Chinese Shadow Puppets on display at the museum.



Precious porcelain wares from all parts of Asia.






The bulk of the gallery is devoted to religious artefacts. South Asia was the birthplace of two of the world's major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. The museum's collection of stone representations of the Hindu gods covers different regional styles, and includes popular deities such as Shiva and Ganesha. Though no longer widely practised in South Asia, Buddhism was widespread in South Asia in the early centuries CE, before spreading to China and Southeast Asia. Early Buddhist artefacts on show include statues and stupa models. Source





There simply so many exhibits that I could not take photo of them all. Very interesting museum to visit.

Asian Civilisations Museum - Pejeng Style Bronze Drum

After visiting the exhibition on the terracotta warriors, I went to the next exhibition hall and visit artefacts from South East Asia. Saw this very huge pejeng drum in the hall.

Made from bronze and cast in several sections, this drum is decorated with stylised flowers and saw teeth, as well as pairs of faces with bulging eyes between the drum's handles. This piece is a testament to the technological achievements of early Southeast Asians.

Asian Civilisations Museum - Terracotta Warriors Exhibitions

There are more than 100 artefacts and ancient pots and jades but I did not take photos of them all cause I wanted to enjoy the exhibition and too tired from all the photo taking...lol.

Comb in the shape of owl.





Ancient pots discovered from the burial site.


Weapons used during the ancient times discovered being buried together with the Emperor in the burial site. Till now they are still finding the exact burial spot of the Emperor Shi Huang Di.







These are nothing compared to the real burial site in Xian, China. I will visit Xian when time permits but not now.