Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Artifacts




Here are our 3 artifacts found @ the Ancient Civilizations Museum. They are all part of the Southeast Asia Gallery.

Artifact 1 : Procession Palanquin

Artifact 2 : Hilltribe Jewelry

Artifact 3: Dayak Baskets

Procession Palanquin :
These Palanquins originate from Bali and is used to deity figures (arca lingga) in various Hindu temple processions and ceremonies.

Hilltribe Jewelry :
These jewelry were made and worn by the various Hilltribe communities.

The jewelry were a way of investing a family's wealth while it is worn as a fashion accessory in modern days.

Dayak Baskets:
These baskets originate from Borneo. They are hand-weave with natural material like grass and bark. These baskets are both used for transporting items as well as decorative and aesthetic purposes.

Landmarks along our trail.






The 1st landmark we found was Central Shopping Center, Which was at Colman Bridge.

The 2nd landmark was the MITA Building, which was the Ministry of Information and Arts.

The 3rd landmark was the Parliament House.

The 4th Landmark was Raffles Landing site.

The 5th and final landmark was the Ancient Civilizations Museum.

Our reflection

What we enjoyed most about the task was meeting together and learning about new knowledge about the past of the Singapore river that we did not know. Some of the difficulties we faced where planning on meeting up. As we had to plan correctly in order to meet up at a good time for everyone, it was hard. Even though we had planned out a time to meet up, Jin Hao had arrived later than Iskandar and Gavin. As Gavin and Iskandar were tired of waiting, they left Clarke Quay MRT first and when ahead to do their project. Jin Hao arrived at Clarke Quay much later and got lost. After finding his way back to the MRT, he finally reaches Raffles MRT and meets up with the team. One area our group could do better was being able to communicate well with each other. Due to misunderstandings, one of us got lost and delayed the time.

Monday, March 28, 2011

The change and continuity of the Singapore river

Change: Somethings of the singapore river that would change would be the structure of some buildings. Other changes would the water in the rivers as they may be polluted. The technology would change around the river to if different technologies are found.

Continuities: The boat tours along the river may continue and the enjoyments and food may also continue.

Group photos












































Our group photo at each of our "checkpoints" : Ancient Civilizations Museum (top), Anderson Bridge (middle) and Colmen Bridge (bottom).

Our Journey











We met up at Clark Quay MRT, then made our way to Coleman Bridge, where we started the trail.
We then visited the Ancient civilizations museum and then ended our trail at Anderson Bridge