Comments on: Singapore History http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10656 Anonymous Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:57:10 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10656 The problem is the ignorance of the local Singaporeans today, what they know is what they learn in school. I do not work or have an stb licence. I am currently studying in a polytechnic. But i can tell you so many facts of singapore that you might not even know... facts like how a famous Dr. envision Jurong and turned into a major industrial area. how labrador got its name, the tallest 3 buildings in singapore, how pulau belakang mati got its name, how many rivers there are in singapore... i am not trying to say that you are shallow. there is so much of knowledge one person can know thats why every little details of singapore is spread among people who wants to know the tiny little island we call home and they share it. The problem is the ignorance of the local Singaporeans today, what they know is what they learn in school. I do not work or have an stb licence. I am currently studying in a polytechnic. But i can tell you so many facts of singapore that you might not even know… facts like how a famous Dr. envision Jurong and turned into a major industrial area. how labrador got its name, the tallest 3 buildings in singapore, how pulau belakang mati got its name, how many rivers there are in singapore… i am not trying to say that you are shallow. there is so much of knowledge one person can know thats why every little details of singapore is spread among people who wants to know the tiny little island we call home and they share it.

]]> By: listener http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10655 listener Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:04:46 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10655 wooooo regarding this, i went to the National Museum of Singapore yst and they had the ans there =D from temasek to SIngapura to british colony etc.. can go for the show in the history gallery.. pretty cool there =D wooooo regarding this, i went to the National Museum of Singapore yst and they had the ans there =D from temasek to SIngapura to british colony etc.. can go for the show in the history gallery.. pretty cool there =D

]]> By: indefinable http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10654 indefinable Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:12:20 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10654 Ahahahaha, that's true. I can't remember what happened between the time when William Farquhar took charge of Singapore and before WWII in Singapore. :x Ahahahaha, that’s true.

I can’t remember what happened between the time when William Farquhar took charge of Singapore and before WWII in Singapore. :x

]]> By: alexis http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10653 alexis Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:34:22 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10653 we do have an extensive history... i remember from my history lessons... we do have an extensive history… i remember from my history lessons…

]]> By: Wei De http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10652 Wei De Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:27:06 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10652 oh...Singapore's history much much much more complicated than tat!!! initially, it was william farquar (dun kn how to spell lah... opps!) who did most of e work cos Raffles went back to elsewhere... But we all remember Raffles more cos he was e 'head' when e grp founded Singapore... many policies changes and unstable times... william did quite a fair bit of good work but no one really remembers him... haiz... but i do agree tat not many ppl pays much attention to Singpaore's history... but they are quite interesting actually... :) oh…Singapore’s history much much much more complicated than tat!!!

initially, it was william farquar (dun kn how to spell lah… opps!) who did most of e work cos Raffles went back to elsewhere… But we all remember Raffles more cos he was e ‘head’ when e grp founded Singapore… many policies changes and unstable times… william did quite a fair bit of good work but no one really remembers him… haiz…

but i do agree tat not many ppl pays much attention to Singpaore’s history… but they are quite interesting actually… :)

]]> By: Michie http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10651 Michie Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:35:10 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10651 Frankly, the history that I know of Singapore is exactly like you and other than that...I dunno liao!!! Hmm....come to think of it...quite sad that we only know this little...if next time foreigners come ask me, think I will be in a daze to how to intro Singapore! ;) Frankly, the history that I know of Singapore is exactly like you and other than that…I dunno liao!!! Hmm….come to think of it…quite sad that we only know this little…if next time foreigners come ask me, think I will be in a daze to how to intro Singapore! ;)

]]> By: Fionatsl http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10650 Fionatsl Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:17:17 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10650 Yes! I agreed with u. Our knowledge of how those century ago people lived we have total no idea of. Sadly to say... Anyway I came across an interesting book which tells more of the history of ... 大坡小坡 ... which kept me imagining how those places used to be whenever I was there ... and of which there are some interesting history untold of too. 从大坡到小坡 is the title of the book : ) Yes! I agreed with u. Our knowledge of how those century ago people lived we have total no idea of. Sadly to say…

Anyway I came across an interesting book which tells more of the history of … 大坡小坡 … which kept me imagining how those places used to be whenever I was there … and of which there are some interesting history untold of too.

从大坡到小坡 is the title of the book : )

]]> By: winnie http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10649 winnie Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:58:34 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10649 ya! v funny! ya! v funny!

]]> By: Z'son http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10648 Z'son Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:05:30 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10648 LOLX!! nice entry. I shall ask the tour guide next time. LOLX!!

nice entry.

I shall ask the tour guide next time.

]]> By: chin http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10647 chin Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:43:10 +0000 http://www.cruzteng.com/2007/12/27/singapore-history/#comment-10647 haha! totally amusing.. is tt why the stb don't sell sg as a museum-ish place? like they make it more like some conference/party/relac-one-corer/everything but a museum-ish place destination? anw, even our chinatown don't look tt chinese, little india is not ver exotic too what. haha! totally amusing.. is tt why the stb don’t sell sg as a museum-ish place? like they make it more like some conference/party/relac-one-corer/everything but a museum-ish place destination?

anw, even our chinatown don’t look tt chinese, little india is not ver exotic too what.

]]>