What I liked about the ‘Singapore History was the part about the, ‘Singapore Stone’. I mean, the stone is very valuable the Singapore history and it got me interested. I have many questions about this stone. How did it get on the island of Singapore? What happened in the past? Why does it have those strange markings? Was it the native language of the people living on the island before Sir Stamford Raffles came? That is why I like it. It makes me very curious.
What I strongly disliked, or what was lower expectations than I expected, was the part about Sir Crowford.
I know that Sir Stamford Raffles trusted him, but how can he be so disloyal? Sir Crowford allowed cock-fighting and woman slave trading on the island that Raffles explored. It was awful listening to what Sir Crowford did. I hope Sir Stamford Raffles punished him!
What I learned from the museum is that ‘Ten Tek Nio’ was a very important person in the making of Singapore. She was born into a very rich Peranakan family, first person in Singapore to go to an English speaking school, first woman to drive a car in Singapore. And she smartly used her wealth to help the Singapore army repair the airplanes that Japan bombed by donating her money. Ten Tek Nio helped the army so much that an airplane was named after her! What a lovely surprise that must have been! I wish I was named after an airplane!
Thank-you!
Blogged by 5DC Student, Olivia
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