National Museum of Singapore
Visited on 29/9/16. Related post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/a150018/2016/09/30/ureca-research-project-national-museum-of-singapore-field-trip/
 Pre-Raffles Singapore |
 Arrival of British |
 Raffles Place (Early 20th C.) |
 Mems & Servants |
 Convicts from India |
 Rickshaw Coolies |
 Early Travellers |
 Opium Smokers |
 Dr Lim Boon Keng |
 The Chettiars of Market St |
 Travellers Tales |
 Kueh Moulds used in WWII |
 Kueh Moulding Tools |
 Bahau in WWII |
 1900s Wealthy Chinese |
 Wealthy Chinese Breakfast |
 The Rebels of 1960s |
 Chinese & Nonya Kueh |
Peranakan Museum
Visited 19/12/16. Related post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/a150018/2017/01/13/ureca-peranakan-cuisine-a-quick-look/
 Who is the Peranakan |
 Traditional House Exterior |
 Peranakan Embroidery |
 Taoist Deities |
 Praying Altar |
 Peranakan Christian Altar |
 Public Life |
 Food and Feasting |
 Kitchen – Domain of Nonya |
 Dinning Table |
 Dinning Table |
 Language |
Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre
Visited 21/1/17. Related post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/a150018/2017/02/06/ureca-hawker-centre-taman-jurong-market-food-centre/
 Fishmongers |
 Shoki Filming |
 Food Ingredient Shop |
 More Stalls at Level 1 |
 Vegetable Stall |
 Front of Marketplace |
 Level 2 Hawker Centre |
 Elderly on a Sat Morning |
 Meals and Newspaper |
 Morning Breakfast |
 Stalls Closed in the Morning |
 Heritage Trail |
 Heritage Trail |
 Shaw Brothers Taman Jurong |
 Shaw Brothers Taman Jurong |
National Gallery Singapore
Visited 28-1-17.
 Mid-19th C. Singapore |
 Trengganu Street, 1897 |
 Singapore Photos, Late 19th C. |
 Balek Kampong, 1946 |
 Malay House, Malacca, 1960s |
 Attap Singapore, 1966 |
 Malayan Life, 1968 |
 Drying Salted Fish, 1978 |
 Drying Salted Fish, 1978 |
 Hawkers running away from authorities, 1960s |
 Wood Block Prints, 1965 |
 Chinatown, 1963 |
 Shophouse Row, 1980s |
 Samsui Womam, Chinese Lady, Sarawak Malay |
 National Identity |
 Expressing the Nation |
 Expressing the Nation |
 Concluding Thoughts |
Chinese New Year
Date: 2016, 2017.
Location: Relative house, NTU Crescent Hall
 Vegetarian Steamboat |
 Vegetarian Steamboat Ingredients |
 Chinese Steamboat |
 University Hall CNY Event (2016) |
 Yusheng Packaging (2016) |
 Auspicious Peeled Mandarin Orange (2016) |
 Pomeloe and Mandarin Orange (2016) |
 Steamboat Closeup (2016) |
 Yusheng Packaging (2017) |
 Yusheng at University Hall Event (2017) |
 Yusheng After Tossing (2017) |
 Shoki Serving the Food (2017) |
 Cooking the Hot Pot (2017) |
 Orange with Green Radish (Photo by my aunt) |
 Bakkwa (Photo by my aunt) |
Kopitiam Trail
Date: 5-2-2017
Locations: Tong Ah Eating House, Nanyang Old Coffee, Ya Kun (China Street), Heap Seng Leong Coffee Shop
Disclosure: This trip is for BS8101 (Food Culture & Heritage), where Shoki is also part of the team (along with another member Jo Lynn).
 Original Tong Ah Eating House |
 Tong Ah Eating House – Exterior |
 Tong Ah Eating House – Menu |
 Tong Ah Breakfast Set |
 Nanyang Old Coffee |
 Nanyang Old Coffee – Interior |
 Nanyang Old Coffee – Museum 1 |
 Nanyang Old Coffee – Museum 2 |
 Rickshaw Sculpture in Chinatown |
 Ya Kun (China Street) |
 Ya Kun Breakfast Set 1 |
 Ya Kun Breakfast Set 2 |
 Ya Kun Kaya Toast |
 Miniature Ya Kun Model |
 Heap Seng Leong Coffee Shop |
 Heap Seng Leong Breakfast Set |
 Heap Seng Leong Soft Boiled Eggs |
 Heap Seng Leong Coffee |
 Heap Seng Leong Charcoal Heater |
 Camera Operator Shoki |
 Heap Seng Leong – Where Time Stop Still |
The Peranakan Restaurant
Visited 6-2-17. Address: 442 Orchard Road, Level 2 Claymore Connect, Singapore 238879
 Menu |
 Kueh Pie Ti Set |
 Kueh Pie Ti Set |
 Kueh Pie Ti |
 Malacca Kopi |
 Sambal Udang (Prawn Sambal) |
 Ayam Buah Keluak (Chicken Buah Keluak) |
 Nasi Ulam Istimewa (Special Herbed Rice) |
 Nonya Chap Chye (Mixed Vegetables Stew) |
 Nonya Chap Chye (Mixed Vegetables Stew) |
 Sambal Sotong |
 Assam Pedas Cod Fish (Sour and Spicy Mock Fish) |
 Dishes |
 Pork Stew |
 Beef Rendang |
 Pulot Enti Kelapa (Glutinous Rice with Gula Melaka Coconut) |
 Durian Puree |
 Peranakan Chinese Procelain |
 Peranakan Chinese Procelain |
 Peranakan Chinese Procelain |
 Interior |
 Interior |
 Interior |
 Interior |
Beauty World Centre
Visited 9-2-17.
 Beauty World Centre |
 Beauty World Centre |
 Beauty World Centre Escalator |
 Interior |
 Notice |
 Outside of the Hawker Centre |
 Outside, Front of Beauty World Centre |
 Noodle Shop |
 Closed Stores |
 Shoki Filming |
 Shoki Filming |
 Old Fans |
 Ayza’s Cafe |
 Ayza’s Cafe |
 Ayza’s Cafe |
 Interior |
 Thai Food |
 Coffee Store |
 Econ Rice |
 Interior |
 Grandma and Grand-daughter |
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre (Wet Market)
Visited 11-2-17. Related post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/a150018/2017/06/05/ureca-tiong-bahru-market-and-food-centre-a-reflection/
 Tiong Bahru at Dawn |
 History of Tiong Bahru |
 History of Tiong Bahru |
 Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail |
 Taoist, Buddhist, Hindu Shrine |
 Cardboard Collector |
 Escalator |
 Centre of Tiong Bahru Market |
 Chairs for Customers |
 Flower Shop |
 Plant Shop |
 Vegetable Shop |
 Vegetable Shop |
 Fruit Stall |
 Fruit Stall |
 Vegetable Stall |
 Eggs Stall |
 Coffee Bean Store |
 Banana Tying Guy |
 Meat Stall |
 Tofu Stall |
 Fresh Seafood, Like Really Fresh |
 Fresh Fish |
 In-Between Stalls |
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre (Hawker Centre)
Visited 11-2-17. Related post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/a150018/2017/06/05/ureca-tiong-bahru-market-and-food-centre-a-reflection/
 Hawker Centre |
 Looking Below |
 Umbrella Tables |
 Tables |
 Enjoying Meals with Friends |
 Food Stalls |
 Food Stalls |
 Long Queue |
 Long Queue |
 Morning Meal |
 Coffee Stall |
 Morning Meal |
 Busker |
 From Above |
 Car Park |
 Lau Pa Sat, also known as Telok Ayer Market |
 Lau Pa Sat Stand |
 Interior |
 Outside Stalls |
 Outside stall |
 Center coffee stalls |
 Interior |
 Stalls at the outer perimeter |
 Stalls at the outer perimeter |
Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
Visited 28-5-17. Related post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/a150018/2017/06/05/ureca-tiong-bahru-market-and-food-centre-a-reflection/
 New coat of paint |
 Design of Tiong Bahru Post-War Flats |
 Design of Tiong Bahru Post-War Flats |
 New bicycle rack |
 Cardboard Collector’s Tricycle |
 |
 Paper Burner |
 Inside Shrine |
 Inside Shrine |
 Tan Kim Ching Storyboard Outside |
 Goat Mural with Sharing Bikes |
 SG50 Mural |
 SG50 Mural |
 The Celling Lights and Fans Replaced |
 Veggie Stall |
 Shoki filming shot-by-shot |
 The Wall Murals are Untouched |
 Wall Mural |
 New water sink |
 Chairs and Stools Still There |
 New Recycle Sticker on Each Stall |
 Fish Stalls by a University Graduate |
 Fruit Stalls |
 Man Performing |
 New Ceiling Lights and TV |
 New Ceiling Lights and TV |
 Coffee Stall Uncle with Small Shrine |
 Giant Fans Installed |
 Priority Seats |
 Level 3 |
 ZOOM OUT Exhibition |
 ZOOM OUT Exhibition |
 ZOOM OUT Exhibition |
 ZOOM OUT Exhibition |
 ZOOM OUT Exhibition |
 ZOOM OUT Exhibition |
Sungei Market Flea Market & Panel Discussion
Panel discussion on 18-6-17, field visit on 19-6-17. Related post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/a150018/2017/07/11/ureca-sungei-road-flea-market/
 Panel Discussion |
 Brief History of Sungei Road Market |
 Sungei Road Market as Heritage |
 Public Space |
 Slides on wall |
 Poster Design Competition |
 Iconic Rochor Centre in the Background |
 Exit facing Rochor Centre |
 Inner Market |
 Inner Market |
 Hawkers and their Wares |
 Closing Banner |
Sungei Market Flea Market Final Day
Visited on 10-7-17.
 Sungei Road Market |
 Crowded street |
 Goods filled the street |
 Artist showcasing his work |
 People looking at goods |
 Peddler and customers |
 Peddler |
 Media Cameracrew |
 Reporter |
 Trishaw group passing by |
 The final closure of stall |
 Closing Ceremony |
Art Trip
Visited DECK, Lego Build Amazing Mini-Exhibit at Raffles City, National Gallery Singapore on 14-7-17.
 State of Change – Some Other Way |
 Photographs of Sungei Road Market |
 Objects from Sungei Road Market |
 State of Change – Singapore’s Vanished Public Housing Estates |
 Singapore’s Vanished Public Housing Estates |
 Tiong Bahru Estate |
 Kim Pong Road |
 Singapore’s Vanished Public Housing Estates the Book |
 Lego Build Amazing |
 Lego Sturcture of Shophouses |
 Street Hawker |
 Hawker Centre |
 Chen Chong Swee Exhibition |
 Ice Kachang Vendor, undated |
 Coffee Stall, 1960 |