See Ming Reflecting!!

Well, the Heritage Trail is interesting!! And along the way, I found out a lot of "old" things that I thought have already vanished in this part of the world!! For example, the old barber shop that we passed by while walking along a backstreet. I thought this can only be found in movies!!Also, some of the shophouses that we walked pass have the old world charm to them. However, some are pretty rundown. To me, it is a pity that nobody cares to maintain it, because in the future, children would not be able to view and understand this part of our Singapore history. The shophouses would be too dilapidated to recognise the features or it may be demolished because it is deemed too dangerous to live or operate business in them. Also, it is interesting to know that there are shops that sell unusual things in this area, such as the big costume shop with the Batman car, that is hard to find in Singapore.

Also, I have learnt new things such as that females can also become religious teachers!!All along I thought that only males are allowed to be religious teachers. What amazed me is that the Chinese community was the tomb carvers for the Malayan princes. The Arabic words were so intricately carved out that it was surprising that they were done by someone who did not understand Arabian.

By going to places that are not indicated on the map, we had our own fun too!!For example, we ate a sumptous meal at a Nasi Padang store. It is a two-storey shophouse, where the upper floor's ambience is very comfortable!!Very different from the first floor shopfront. We took a lot of funny pictures, many of which show wht we felt during the time. One of which is the picture where me and Erjin "patiently" waited for Shazleen and Shereen to finish their shopping. Another is where we think that this is what the people during that time would be doing outside the shophouses. All in all, I enjoyed this heritage trail!!