Dig my baggy pants.........? Got a lot of stares for it. Ha!
I am so happy! Haha
Because today, i finally visited the Philatelic Museum!
And i'd
always wanted to visit the Philatelic Museum,
especially because of the current exhibition called, "The Originals of G.R Lambert". And no, this isnt some exhibition on Adam Lambert's Great grand father. (hmm actually it could be, you never know)
G.R Lambert was a german photog from Dresden, Germany. He came to Singapore and set up a photography studio in 18-something (cant remember what i read. ha!) He apparently became hugely successful and renown that even the British Empire and the King of Siam patronised his shop.
I wanted to go for this exhibition since..... before O Levels.
And it was one of the many things i said i would do after my O levels but only got round to actually doing it today.
Thank God the exhibition runs into the next year! (2 Jan 2011)
So you still have time if you want to go. ;)
I was first came to know about this when i saw a brochure about it.
And at that time when i first saw the brochure and well actually even up to now, I had and still have a sudden interest in the history of Singapore, and esp during the era when we were known as one of the Straits Settlements. So.... from 1800s-early 1900s.
So along with the many books i borrowed from the library about this topic, came the intense need to visit the Philatelic Museum.
I am so satisfied today. Haha. =)
Nat was great co. of course!
Not many people, my age esp, like to visit museums.
But not hips! She was fantastic co. =)
I. Heart. Museums.
PLUS, more incentive to visit the museums is the fact that students gain FREE ADMISSION!!! :D
I couldnt have been more overjoyed when i found that out today.
Yes yes call me cheapo but.... living in a city-state like Singapore where cost of living is as high as mt. everest and where 'fun' means an (often boring) movie with popcorn, i think my cause for being overjoyed is justified.
And honestly..... Museums are NOT boring. NOT BORING.
I wonder who came up with that misconception.
And even if you don't take history (like nat) you can stiil enjoy a visit to the museum! Seriously!
It's really really
really interesting.
You learn a lot.
And learning, well at least in my book is
never boring,
never not interesting.
On the contrary, ironically, the reverse is true.
I think the museums (controlled by Singapore Heritage Board) have realised this problem and that's why it has come up with the latest 'marketing' strategy to promote museums. Have you seen this before?
Yeap, SHB's attempt to popularise museums.
An attempt to squeeze in museums into the fast-paced-high-entertainment-focused mainstream pop culture.
I think it borrows the idea of the I heart NYC thing.
But still, working or not, i think it's pretty cute and they should hire youths (LIKE ME :)))) Points to self) to be their embassadors.
Or maybe some popular
young actor from mediacorp to promote it.
Could work.
Anyways, i've come to a conclusion.
I really like the City area.
And by City i mean City hall area, Raffles City, the Esplanade, Fullerton, Clarke Quay etc etc.....
It's so much x a billion to the power of a googleplex nicer than orchard (YAWN).
Orchard's so crowded and boring.
Same old shops, same old crowd.
Yawn yawn yawn.
But the city, ho, the city's so different.
More of a middle-aged crowd. Mainly English-speaking. Lotsa Tourists.
And wayyy less crowded than orchard.
Ahhhh......... just totally love the city.
I could walk around the city for an entire day and not get bored.
I mean just look at this!
The architecture of the buildings.....
So magnificent.
what a handsome building.
check out the detail.
And this is just one of the
many buildings in the city that look like this.
Omg... i am so going back there.
On the way back, Nat and i passed by the Paranakan Museum too.
Next time maybe? (haha..)
Oh yes! one more thing.
Whilst waiting for Nat to arrive @ Raffles City today,
I came across this arts festival brochure (yeah i know, what's up with me and brochures right? haha) and the arts festival is called, "Fringe" presented by M1.
I flipped through and this blurb of a play caught my eye....
"A man stabs an MP at a Meet the People Session. But this is not their story.
It is the story of the man’s girlfriend, an Indonesian maid who wants to get married and become a Singapore citizen. It is the story of the MP’s wife, who tries to cope with her husband’s injury and the media spotlight. It is the story of the maid’s employer, who is also struggling with her own tragedy.
These 3 women may mean nothing to each other, but they need one another to survive. The maid, the employer and the MP’s wife. Are they all model citizens?
Director Alvin Tan and Playwright Haresh Sharma, who have been working together for more than two decades, return with another original, thought-provoking work."
Whoa right... i know. So i did the next best thing.
I waltzed up to the information counter at Raffles city which was also an anthorised sistic agent and bought me-self a ticket to the show.
For next year.
15th Jan 2011. 8pm. National Museum Singapore.
Going to watch a play by a local production is something i'd always wanted to do. So i am pretty stoked about that. ;)
The only well, 'problem', i guess is the fact that i am, for-the-moment watching it alone. :( Which doesnt exactly make for good co., only sometimes but i guess not really in this case. Who watches a play alone??
That's like going to a cinema and watching a movie alone.
Kinda sad. But on the other hand, quite refreshing, considering i have never done that in my life.
But i am still gonna ask around and see if anyone's interested.
And if you're a student, the ticket's only S$20 (inclusive of sistic booking fee)! Okay, now i know what you must be thinking, 'pris! that's twice the price of a movie ticket!' ah.. but you see, you are paying for a unique threatrical experience. (ohmyyy... i did not just say that)
No play, even the exact same play by the exact same cast, is the same.
Because no one can ever recreate actions exactly the same way as before.
We're not robots.
And it will be like..... watching a 'Live' Movie.
Come on..... admit it.
How cool is that....??
Plus! The storyline looks really interesting.
All the more reason to go.
Anyways, i have decided, i am gonna visit most museums in Singapore by the end of this holiday. Cause that for me is..... a true holiday.
Leisure-learning @ my own pace.
Ahhh............. now that's more like it. ;)
