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| Joo Chiat, Katong
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| Geylong Serai, the hawker centre near our hotel.
| At the shop
where I ate popiah on my last trip to Singapore, many people making
popiah skins. The most amazing thing isn't the number of people working
or the amount they're producing but that when we walked by hours later,
they were still at it.
| A movie of one popiah skin maker at work. Look at how elastic the dough
is in his hands!
| The former Joo Chiat Memorial and Child Health Clinic has intricate
details on its shutters. See the full-sized picture.
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| Pretty, colorful conserved terrace houses along the lane known as 150 East
Coast Road. An appealing blend of local and Western styles. I like the
decorative plaster motifs; I think they add a lot.
| More terrace houses along the row. Built close to the former sea wall,
they're raised to protect against high water.
| Colorful shophouses along East Coast Road.
| The Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple. Excellent. I took this
picture at a very high resolution so I could examine the sculptures in
detail. It's worth it: click on the link to the full-sized image.
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| Inside the temple, taken to give the broader context for the following
pictures.
| Carved columns. Oh, and what's this Japanese person doing in a Hindu
temple in Singapore?
| The inner sanctum.
I must say, I took some fairly decent pictures
despite not being allowed to enter the temple. (I was wearing shorts, and
this was one of the temples that discourages people thus attired from
entering.)
| Panels of mythical scenes were painted on the ceiling.
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| Another gopuram (temple top) was visible through the skylight in this one.
| A side temple.
| In an exhibit in the Eurasian Community Centre, a newspaper clipping.
It's worth reading.
| Interesting quotes about the Japanese reaction to the people they found in
Singapore.
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| A positive story of one man who helped others. It's good to read, as the
exhibit included many horrible quotes and tales of death and torture. I'm
not posting pictures of any of those (sadly many) panels.
| About food shortages during the Japanese occupation.
| We had lunch in Geylang Serai hawker centre. I bought my food from this
nasi padang stall with a long queue.
| What I selected for lunch:- fresh bean sprouts and greens - the
sprouts are so fresh they're almost sweet.
- fried tofu -
good.
- curried cabbage with green beans -
pleasing.
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