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March 30, 2009

Kids Fishing Places, Singapore

Kids Fishing Places, Singapore

Photo: One of the kids fishing places in Pasir Ris.

I took my kids to one of the kids' fishing places in Singapore at Pasir Ris recently. You can find this kids' fishing place at Pasir Ris Farmway 1, located at the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 3 and Pasir Ris Drive 12.

The name of this kids' fishing place is called Mainland Tropical Fish Farm. Potholes litter the road that leads to it. Space is available for cars to park on the premises.


We bought tickets at $4 per kid at this kids fishing place. The price includes a pail and a net, which you must return upon completion. You get to keep all longkang fishes caught during the 30-minute longkang fishing session.



The longkang at Pasir Ris Farmway 1 was a long snake-like concrete depression that had decorative plants and pebbles. An overhead net provided some shade against the sun without blocking off the breeze.

Photo: The catch at this kids' fishing place after 5 scoops of the net.

My kids enjoyed their longkang fishing at this kids fishing place. The primary reason was their ease in achieving a bountiful catch. There were several reasons to account for the good longkang fishing outcome.


I found that the small-sized nets provided at this kids fishing place were made of sturdier wires. This allowed quicker scooping action. There also appeared to be more longkang fishes like guppies and swordtails at this kids fishing place, compared to other locations that we had experienced. On that morning of our visit, we had no fishing competitor as there was no other family with kids around.

Our outing to this Pasir Ris kids fishing place was an enjoyable and successful longkang fishing trip. I think we will return soon for another fishing attempt to fill up our pails with more longkang fishes.

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March 27, 2009

Green Wedding In Singapore Parks


Green Wedding In Singapore Parks

I saw this "Green Wedding" suggestion on Nparks' website and felt that it was a rather unique way to use the parks and gardens in Singapore.

I have seen couples taking wedding photographs during my visits to public parks and outdoor gardens but a green wedding certainly takes it up to the next level.

According to Nparks, couples can organise a green wedding and turn their memorable occasion into an environmentally-friendly affair.

Here are tips from Nparks on how couples can use parks for their "Green Wedding":

1. Use single layer invitation cards printed on recycled paper, treeless paper made from bamboo or other materials, or better yet, use e-invitations to reduce paper wastage.

2. If using disposable tableware, choose biodegradable products.

3. Encourage your guests to car-pool or van-pool.

4. Choose a caterer that is familiar with the venue to avoid any damage to the site during their setup or teardown.

5. Select wedding favors that are useful for your guests to minimise throwaways.

6. Consider using pre-owned items (e.g. wedding gown, decorations) for your wedding.

7. Decorate your wedding venue with potted plants that you can use again to decorate your home instead of fresh cut flowers where possible.

8. Source for local flowers and plants to decorate the wedding venue to minimise resources used in transporting them.

9. Setup a gift registry to minimise unwanted gifts.

10. Let your guests know to avoid giving congratulatory cards but instead sign their best wishes on your wedding guestbook.

11. Request for guests to donate towards an environmental cause.

12. Request for cleaners at the venue to separate recyclable items from those that are not and dispose them accordingly.

13. Avoid shark's fin in your menu.

14. Avoid the use of confetti.

15. Enjoy your green wedding.


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March 25, 2009

Mugliston Park Playground


Photograph: Mugliston Park Playground with Angsana Trees

Mugliston Park Playground

At around the time that I was trying to locate Kampong Lorong Buangkok, I discovered Mugliston Park Playground.

This small cozy park cum playground is located in the heart of landed properties, between Gerald Drive and Mugliston Park Road in Singapore. From Mugliston Park Playground, it is a short walk to Kampong Lorong Buangkok.

A colourful row of flowers greeted me upon my arrival at this playground cum mini-garden. A few park users were seen, walking their dogs. No kids or young children were seen at the Mugliston playground. It was empty of youngsters during my entire visit.


What caught my attention at Mugliston Park Playground was a notice regarding some sick trees at the Mugliston Park playground pasted on a wooden shelter.

Apparently the community garden’s Angsana Trees had been infected with Angsana Wilt Disease. This infection could cause the tall Angsana Trees to fall and potentially result in damage to property or injury to residents. Plans were afoot to remove the infected trees and to restore Mugliston Park Playground to its original condition.

I looked at the tall Angsana trees and shuddered at the thought that these gigantic trunks within Mugliston Park Playground could collapse at any time without warning.

Do you know of any park or playground that is under threat by infected plants or trees?

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March 23, 2009

Cattle Farm Singapore



Photo: Resident of A Cattle Farm, Singapore.

Cattle Farm Singapore

I read on my visit to Telok Ayer Green that milk vendors in Singapore used to roam the streets with their milk dispenser (cow) in tow. They dispensed fresh milk straight from a cow for residents keen for a taste of fresh milk.

The sight of that cow sculpture piqued my interest to explore places in Singapore where I could see live cattle and perhaps sample fresh milk. Besides the Singapore Zoological Gardens, was there any place in Singapore where I could find live cattle frolicking on a farm?

The answer came on a recent school holiday during a weekend afternoon when my family of five visited Kranji. At Viknesh Dairy Farm along Lim Chu Kang Lane 8A, a herd of live cattle greeted us upon our unscheduled arrival at this cattle farm.

There was no one at the cattle farm's open gate to receive our unannounced visit. We parked at a paved compound and wandered into the cattle shed.

Some workers were busy washing the cattle shed when we arrived. They smiled at us and seemed to be used to the presence of visitors although we saw no other visitor throughout our visit.


At the cattle farm, about 18 to 20 adult cattle were scattered throughout a cavernous compound. Most were sitting idly and I presumed they were taking a siesta. With leftover hay, pineapples and some unidentifiable food strewn all over the cattle compound, I figured they must have eaten a hefty meal.

Without the aid of information board or any on-site farm guide, we were clueless about the heritage of these farm animals, their feeding habits, the milking processes, fertility treatments and other relevant information that visitors to farms like these would often ask.

My kids picked up pieces of hay to hand feed a few younger cattle. I think they enjoyed the feeding session more than the animals. Look at the faces on these two animals (featured below) to see what I mean.


We watched the cattle with amazement. We were especially amazed at their voluminous urinary output. Their dollops of fresh bowel output were also an unintended source of amazement.

There was some heavy-duty machinery inside a neighbouring building that looked like milk processing devices. Canisters and other containers were also found.

If you intend to sample fresh milk at this cattle farm, you may be in for disappointment. We searched for a drink stall serving fresh milk but found none. No souvenir shop could be located here either. Some renovation works were noted inside a building.

Notwithstanding the lack of opportunity to sample fresh milk, this cattle farm in Singapore’s remote Kranji countryside was still an eye-opening visit for my family and I.

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March 20, 2009

Prawn Fishing Singapore

Image: Hungry for prawn?


Prawn Fishing Singapore

Children and adults who love prawning or prawn-fishing should be familiar with these prawn-fishing places in Singapore. For others who might like to take up prawning or prawn-fishing as a leisure activity, I hope this list of prawn-fishing places will come in useful.

The selected list of places for Prawn-Fishing in Singapore is presented here.

(1) Bishan Prawn Fishing
Address: 603, Sin Ming Avenue
(Bishan, near Nature Park Golf Driving Range)
Prawn fishing rates
$15.00 - 01 hour
$25.00 - 02 hours
$30.00 - 03 hours
$90.00 - 10 hours (9 +1)

(2) Jurong Hill Prawn Fishing
Address: 241, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
(near Jurong Bird Park)
Prawn fishing rates
1 Hour - $15.00
2 Hours - $25.00
3 Hours - $30.00
10 Hours - $90.00

(3) Pasir Ris Town Park Prawn Fishing
Address: Pasir Ris Town Park
Prawn fishing rates
$13 per hour

(4) Pasir Ris Farmway Prawn Fishing
Address: Pasir Ris Park Industrial Coast Park 2
Prawn fishing rates
$12 for hour
$24 for 2.5 hours
$36 for 4 hour

(5) Punggol Prawn Fishing
Address: 600 Punggol Seventeenth Avenue, off Punggol Road
(at Marina Country Club)
Prawn fishing rates
$15 for one hour session
$25 for two hours session and
$30 for three hours session

(6) Yishun Prawn Fishing
Address: 81 Lorong Chencharu (Yishun)
(at Bottle Tree Park)
Prawn fishing rates
$14.50/hr
$29.00/2.5hrs
$43.50/4 hrs

Prawn fishing rods and bait are included in the rates. Kindly note that the listed prawn fishing rates are subject to change without prior notice. Some prawn fishing spots may offer special prawn-fishing rates during promotional periods.

At certain prawn fishing places, barbecue pits are provided for friends and family members to enjoy a prawn bbq get-together. According to my sponsor, if you develop rashes after eating prawns, you can should consult a skin doctor in Singapore to get a proper diagnosis.

These prawn-fishing places in Singapore are just a few that I've come to know about. Personally, I haven't tried all these prawn fishing places yet, although some were seen some time age. If you know of any new prawn fishing places in Singapore, let me know.

Enjoy your prawning sessions!

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March 18, 2009

Duxton Plain Park

Duxton Plain Park

After my recent visit to Duxton Plain Park, I formed the impression that there is nothing plain about it. In fact, I think Duxton Plain Park was the trailblazer of our modern-day Park Connectors. With some features already found in park connectors, plus a few extra unique sights, residents of the past already had a foretaste of their own version of a park connector.

This slim, elongated stretch of greenery that cuddles parts of Chinatown between Yan Kit Road and New Bridge Road has a long connecting walkway. Visitors can walk from Vanda Miss Joaquim Park at Tanjong Pagar Plaza to Kreta Ayer Road via Duxton Plain Park.

Photograph: Does this scene at Duxton Plain Park, with its fitness station, look like a park connector?

Despite being one of the older parks in Singapore, Duxton Plain Park is not just a plain stretch of grass and footpaths lined with outdated park amenities. Modern amenities are featured here, bringing Duxton Plain Park into the 21st century. A shiny fitness station sits on Duxton Plain Park to provide public physiotherapy for the elderly and fitness-conscious park users. A colourful children's playground, with plastic slides and ladders, welcomes young families with kids near Yan Kit Road.

Photograph: Children's playground in the background at Duxton Plain Park

There are directional signposts scattered throughout the park to inform park users of their whereabouts, similar to those located at modern-day park connectors.

An unusual aspect of Duxton Plain Park is this tunnel that runs under Neil Road. Cyclists may have a small problem crossing this tunnel because only stairs are provided, without a slope for bicycle access.



Photograph: Tunnel at Duxton Plain Park.

There are some interesting old buildings on either side of the park, with spiral staircases. You can see some of them in this photograph. They look much better at Duxton Plain Park than in the image.

Another attraction that I liked was the presence of several tall trees, with their massive vintage-looking trunks and buttress roots. Their long branches, laden with leaves offering plenty of shade, swayed in the wind as if to say: “Look at me, I may look old but I'm good as gold.”

On the whole, Duxton Plain Park gave me a 'homey' neighbourhood feeling, despite the hard-to-miss distraction of a nearby condominium project. While it may be a slight eyesore at the moment, when the Pinnacle at Duxton condominium project is completed, it should brighten up the scene and add more visitors to enjoy Duxton Plain Park's park connector function, amenities and natural green attraction.

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March 16, 2009

LongKang Fishing Singapore


LongKang Fishing Singapore

I had wonderful memories of longkang fishing days during my childhood. In those days, I used to visit a longkang fishing place behind my old primary school in Margaret Drive.

So whenever I discover a longkang fishing place, the rush of joy is immense. More so when the object of my desire was accidentally discovered on a visit to D'Kranji Farm Resort in Singapore's Kranji countryside.

The last time I brought my three children to do some longkang fishing in Singapore, it rained. When I visited this longkang fishing place in Singapore, it rained again.

Perhaps that helped to explain why the longkang fishing pond was deserted when we arrived at D'Kranji Farm Resort. It could also be that this longkang fishing place was too new to register on the mind of our populace.

When I saw the kampong house at D'Kranji with the longkang fishing signpost, I was half-expecting a natural muddy stream or pond behind this kampong house when I reached this longkang fishing spot.

However, it was not the same longkang fishing paradise that I had experienced in my childhood. Instead of a muddy stream flanked by wild plants that I used to hunt for small longkang fishes, a man-made hole in the ground, plastered with concrete greeted us.

This figure-of-eight hole in a concrete floor had new paint, smoothened walls and shallow floors. Two islands of concrete in the longkang design raised the degree of difficulty for kids bent on catching longkang fishes. A small plot of plants was used as decoration on one of this island.


Image: Longkang fishing charges.


The good thing about this longkang fishing place in Singapore's Kranji wilderness is the open rustic space surrounding the pond. Large tracts of land are used for small-scale plantations. The aromatic smell of a natural environment is a pleasant surprise that reminded me of my scouting days spent camping outdoors under a canvass tent.

In between longkang fishing sprees, you can grab some traditional snacks and light refreshments from other kampong houses. You could also stretch your tired backs and aching legs by taking a stroll around the vegetable plots, herb garden, paddy field and fruit plantations, to name a few, within D'Kranji.


Image: As the rain subsided, this longkang fishing place sprang to life.

If you haven't tried this new location, consider this longkang fishing place for your children's school holiday programme. If you have fond memories of your own longkang fishing days of old like me, re-live those sweet moments with this modern-day version of longkang fishing in Singapore.

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March 13, 2009

Telok Ayer Green

Telok Ayer Green
(Where is this offbeat place in Singapore Part 4 of 4: The Answer)

Part 1 of "Where is this offbeat place in Singapore".
Part 2 of this offbeat place is over here.
Part 3 is here.

In my "Where is this offbeat place in Singapore" quiz, I featured three photographic clues obtained from these sculptures at Telok Ayer Green.



Photo: Can you recognise the areas that I used for the clues in this image taken at Telok Ayer Green (two cropped shots were taken from this picture)?

(The following post was published in yesterday.sg on 11 March 2009.)

Telok Ayer Green is an outdoor garden located between Telok Ayer Street and Amoy Street. It lies sandwiched between two historic sites - Nagore Durgha and Thian Hock Keng Temple.

Visitors can drop by this small garden anytime of the day. The park is open to the public and there is no entrance fee. If you are looking for a museum to read about the sculptures, there is none. Instead the text are scattered throughout this park.

On my visit, I found Telok Ayer Green to be a tiny but cozy garden with a small pond next to benches under shady trees.

The outstanding feature of Telok Ayer Green does not rest in the pretty flowers, leafy plants or tranquil pond scenery. Instead, of significant note are the plaques and sculptures planted at Telok Ayer Green detailing the history of Amoy Street and Telok Ayer Street. I have photographed these plaques and sculptures to share the rich history of our forefathers.


[Click on thumbnail images for larger view.]

Reading these historical notes and viewing the life-sized sculptures of residents who lived during those times seemed rather surreal.

With my mind, I watched immigrants arrive here by the boatloads in 1820. With my eyes, I saw tourists mingling around Telok Ayer Green by the busloads in 2009. There are no Indian milk traders plying their wares now. There are no Malay fishermen living in kelongs around reclaimed land now. There are also no Chinese coolies carrying sacks of rice now.


But what those Indian, Malay and Chinese immigrants started at Amoy Street and Telok Ayer Street was a new beginning. A new life that would eventually lead to what Singapore has now become.

While most of the immigrants' way of life is no longer tenable, not all traces of the past have been wiped out by time. Buildings like Nagore Durgha, Thian Hock Keng Temple, Abrar Mosque and Telok Ayer Methodist Church, to name a few, have survived with dignity and relevance.

While the cynical will consider them as marketing ploys for tourists, most open-minded persons will see how these historical buildings serve useful community functions. Only the rare breed of heritage lovers will appreciate the critical role such conserved sites play as physical testament of Singapore's history.

I hope Telok Ayer Green and neighbouring historical buildings continue to serve the community as they draw new visitors of all ages and cultures. Besides enjoying park amenities, visitors will hopefully learn more about Singapore's past and in the process, value more of what we have today.

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March 11, 2009

Wheelchair-Friendly Fitness Places In Singapore


Wheelchair-Friendly Fitness Places In Singapore

Off Clementi Avenue 5 within the triangular space formed by blocks 376, 378 and 380, I discovered a piece of real estate that offered wheelchair friendly fitness places in Singapore.

You can see a piece of machine in this photograph that allows wheelchair-bound users to park their wheelchair next to the exercise station. While seated, users can perform upper body exercises like any other fitness station users. Leading to this wheelchair-friendly exercise stations are a series of ramps and interconnected pathways that connect to the housing blocks around this neighbourhood.



Besides the wheelchair-friendly fitness station, a children's playground and an amphitheatre can be found at this neighbourhood spot. The Clementi Police Station HQ is located next to this neighbourhood park.

Wheelchair-friendly fitness places will come in handy for people with altered mobility states. Will I see more of these useful fitness stations adopted for other housing estates in Singapore in the near future?

Have you seen any other wheelchair-friendly fitness places in Singapore? I have readers who are keen to know. Share in the comments below if you've seen more wheelchair-friendly places in Singapore.

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March 09, 2009

Kampong Places Singapore: Lorong Buangkok


Kampong Places Singapore: Lorong Buangkok

I was intrigued to take a look at the last kampong place still standing in mainland Singapore. Blogspot friends like Lam Chun See and victorkoo mentioned it. There's even a TV programme about Singapore's Kampong Lorong Buangkok in Australia.

Being a busybody and someone who likes to visit offbeat places in Singapore, this Kampong place at Lorong Buangkok was on my list of must-see places in Singapore.

On a recent weekday afternoon, I became a voyeur just like many Singaporeans who visited Kampong Lorong Buangkok upon hearing that this piece of authentic kampong heritage might be gone forever.

Before the trip to this Kampong Lorong Buangkok place, I received briefing through the Internet. By learning from other visitors who had written about muddy tracks, pesky mosquitoes and fierce canine encounters, I ventured out on my solo journey of discovery with some trepidation.

Finding Kampong Lorong Buangkok, off Lorong Buangkok, was harder than I expected. Like an archaeologist with a map that had no cross to mark the spot, I wandered into the backlanes of Buangkok estate, in search of a Kampong place that did not exist in my copy of street directory.

Who would have thought that a kampong, being so uniquely different from the tall cookie-cutter HDB flats, could hide itself so well from civilisation? Lesson learnt: kampongs are low-rise residential places that camouflage themselves well in the woods.

With much backtracking, I drove up and down Gerard Drive and Lorong Buangkok until I spotted this Kampong Lorong Buangkok sign post.


Image: Welcome to Kampong Lorong Buangkok, the one-and-only Kampong place in mainland Singapore, with old trishaws and smouldering open fire.

So there I was, poking my nose inside other people's properties, wandering around the dirt track of Kampong Lorong Buangkok and wondering what kampong treasures or secrets I might uncover.

Was I looking for a lifestyle angle? Like looking at what Kampong residents kept in their backyards...


Image: This Kampong place had a well-worn chair that reflected the taste of a resident.

or in their front yards...


Image: Red roses add a touch of colour to this Kampong place.

or around their yards...


Images: Wall, fence and tyre in this Kampong place.

Was I looking for some human interest Kampong news? Like how did the residents feel about strangers walking up to their Kampong homes, snapping photographs of their Kampong properties as if there would be no more Kampong places left on the face of Singapore soon?

Or how did residents feel about the possibility of losing their heritage-endowed kampong homes and familiar Kampong places, to make way for non-Kampong progress and non-Kampong re-development soon?

What about this: How is life like, living in a kampong home? Auntie, uncle, do you have cisterns to flush your toilets? Is there clean running water, a water storage tank or a deep hole for a well?

Is your corrugated Kampong zinc roof rain-proof, heat-proof, sound-proof, mosquito-proof and harnesses sunlight like no other roof?

And by the way, do you get tired answering all these silly questions from inquisitive Singaporeans and nostalgic globe-trotters about your heritage Kampong living and back-to-nature lifestyle?

Hello, is anybody home?


Or are you also caught up in the modern rat race despite living in an ancient kampong place and won't come home so soon?

One last question please. Can I have your email address, so that you can answer my silly questions about Kampong places in Singapore when you're back in your kampong?

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March 06, 2009

Where Is This Offbeat Place In Singapore Part 3 of 4


Where Is This Offbeat Place In Singapore Part 3 of 4

If you are new to this series, check out:
Part 1 of "Where is this offbeat place in Singapore" here.
Part 2 of this offbeat place is over here.

Is there something fishy (again pun intended) going on at this offbeat place in Singapore?

Do you see the scales or holes on the fish sculpture? Look carefully at those depressions. The answer to where this offbeat place is in Singapore can be found in the hints below.

Where is this offbeat place in Singapore? Get ready pen and paper if you want to know the street number of this address. Be quick, or else someone else may beat you to comment and leave their answers.

More hints:
1. Read all the hints.


2. Look at the scales in the photograph.


3. Count all the scales you can find in the photograph.


4. Once done, write down that number.


5. Multiply that number by 2.


6. Add 7 to that number.


7. Divided it by 2. Throw away decimals.


8. Add the number of faces you find in this series of three photographs to your number.


9. Go back to step 4 and repeat 5 to 8 once.





















10. Follow hints 1 and 10 only, ignore hints 2 to 9 and share your answer or best guess.

The location of this offbeat place in Sg will be revealed next week.

P.S.: I think this "offbeat place in Singapore" quiz is too easy. Don't you agree?


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March 03, 2009

Where Is This Offbeat Place In Singapore Part 2 of 4


Where Is This Offbeat Place In Singapore Part 2 of 4

If you are new to this series, check out part 1 of "Where is this offbeat place in Singapore" here.

The next clue is now handed over to you (pun intended). This photograph was also taken at an offbeat place in Singapore last year.

Some hints:
1. Look at the hand closely.
2. Count the fingers.
3. Observe the background.

Easy? So where is this offbeat place?

Remember to post your answer or best guess in the third post of this series, coming up on 6 March 2009.

Enjoy!

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March 02, 2009

Singapore Botanic Gardens: Concert In The Park



Singapore Botanic Gardens: Concert In The Park

The beautiful parks of the Singapore Botanic Gardens will be turned into an outdoor concert on 8 March 2009.

Besides outdoor spaces to venture into greenery, enjoy lake-side scenery, appreciate monuments conserved for posterity or loiter around a playground fantasy, park visitors to Singapore Botanic Gardens can get a chance to savour different musical genres from international acts during this concert in the park.

The concert in the park performers?

Australia's "Totally Gourgeous". They will stun you with jazz frenzy using a mix of conventional instruments and home-made vegetable gourds. Yes, using vegetables to produce jazz music!

Mexico’s top contemporary jazz trio, “SACBE”. This group of three brothers will offer a mixture of jazz and rock music inspired by African, Asian, Brazilian and Mexican influences.

Singapore's Anne Weerapass. Having worked with Ronan Keating and Regine Valesquez, she will give an unforgetable performance that had impressed President SR Nathan.

Other fringe activities for the family:
- Roving Guitarist/Vocalist
- Children’s Art & Crafts : Origami
- Balloon Sculpting
- Face Painting
- Online Photo Competition

Singapore Botanic Gardens Concert In The Park:
Organisers: National Arts Council and ExxonMobil.
Date : 08 Mar 2009 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue : Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Fee: No charge
Website: www.Nparks.gov.sg



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March 01, 2009

Where Is This Offbeat Place In Singapore Part 1 of 4



Where is this offbeat place in Singapore? Part 1 of 4

I shall release a series of three photographs this week. They were taken at an offbeat place in Singapore last year.
Can you identify the location of this offbeat place in Singapore?

The clues:

1. It is not a sculpture of me.

2. More hint to be released with the next photo.

I shall reveal the location of this offbeat place one week after all the photo clues are released.

If you know the answer, please wait until the third photograph is released before commenting.

Have fun!

Other hints and photographs are here:

Part 2 of this offbeat place is over here.
Part 3 of this offbeat place is here.


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