SM Goh Chok Tong at Mountbatten Town Day 2009

SM Goh showing off his football kicking skill.

There were lots of exciting events and activities for the residents of Mountbatten constituency as they celebrate its annual Town Day this Sunday morning.

Hosting MP Lim Biow Chuan welcomed guests-of-honour Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Mayor Matthias Yeo and the other 4 MPs of  Marine Parade GRC with lion and dragon dances..

SM Goh with several MPs of Marine Parade GRC enjoying a skit.

Earlier SM Goh unveiled a plaque to officially open Kitchen@Katong. Executive Chef Eric Teo offered him a glass of ice cold Lemongrass Tea. .

These lucky kids had a game of  table tennis with SM Goh.

Kids watching Grandpa Goh putting golf.

Our sporty SM Goh was very determined to score a bull's eye before calling it a day.

SM Goh is also a 'Grandma Killer'.

It took SM Goh more than 20 minutes each time to complete a 30m walk. Elderly ladies and several residents stopped him every now and then to speak to him or have a photo with him. :P

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The Changi Chapel and Museum - PH

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The Changi Chapel

On the day I went to The Changi Chapel and Museum,  there was this burly overseas visitor sitting in the chapel alone, sobbing his heart out. I sat far away in a shady corner and waited. I did not have the heart to intrude on his private moment of grief. It was a good 40 minutes later that I got to take a good look of the chapel.

handwritten messages and dedications left by visitors

The Changi Museum commemorates the WWII Allied POWs who suffered horrific treatment during the Japanese Occupation.

Visitors can read about what happened during the war from its storyboard displays. It showcase quotes from POWs, locals and war veterans. These quotes tell us about their experiences in war and what life was like during the war.


On display were tools, materials and personal belongings of POWs and other artefacts related or used during World War II, donated by organizations, POWs and their families, as well as other visitors.

Within the POW camps, the soldiers had to fight against humiliating diseases, death and food shortage. The thought of seeing their loved ones again gave them the power to endure so much.... but sadly, many of them didn't make it in the end. 

More than 3 years of history and tales of 50,000 civilians and soldiers are enclosed in the Changi Chapel and Museum. A detailed map on the Japanese expansion into Southeast Asia and also a remembrance wall that recognizes the various units that defended Singapore before the Fall is displayed.

light a candle in memory of those who sacrificed in a war

For the Prisoners-of-War (POWs) and their families, it is a site that allows for closure of the many emotional scars inflicted by the war years.

The Changi Chapel and Museum
1000, Upper Changi Road North, Singapore 507707
Opening Hours : 9:30am - 5:00pm daily.
Last admission is at 4.30pm (Including Sundays and Public Holidays)

The Changi Museum is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

No photography is allowed in the museum.






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Toys of Yester Years - RT/WW

I was so excited to see these toys at a local museum. I had lots of fun playing with them when I was a kid. How many of these toys can you remember?

Although a toy like the ones above cost 5 cents or 10 cents 30 plus years ago, it was too expensive for the children who came from poor  families....

.... so we made our own toys with whatever we could find. What others considered junk, they were turned into toys that entertained us for hours each day. :D

Simple things like bottle caps provided hours of fun for the boys.

Tops for the boys and handmade skipping rope for the girls

We girls would string rubber bands to form a skipping rope. Zero point was my favourite game every day until I fell and broke my right arm playing it. I was ten. :P

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