Saturday, October 18, 2008

On 23rd August, the RSP students went on a field trip to the Burmese, Thai and Filipino enclaves in Singapore.

Our very first stop was the Burmese Buddhist Temple of Singapore.

This enclave serves as a place for Burmese people in Singapore to congregate, as well as for them to offer their prayers to the holy Buddha. On festive days, they also gather at this temple to celebrate the special occasions. Officially opened in 1991, the Burmese Buddhist Temple houses the largest white Buddha image outside of Myanmar.

If you notice, the Burmese Buddha actually has a protrusion at the top of its head.

Many people conceive it to be the hair of the Buddha which has been tied up into a bun. However, our guide for the RSP trip Mrs Chua, told us that that was a common misconception. The protrusion actually represents the intelligence of the Buddha - as the Buddha is extremely wise, it is unable to contain all its intellect in its brain, thus it has this protrusion to contain the excess intelligence.

After that, we headed down to Golden Mile Complex located at Beach Road, Kallang, Singapore.

The 16 storey Golden Mile Complex houses numerous Thai clubs, shops and eateries. Many Thai people would gather here to chat and communicate with others of the same nationality. The supermarket there also provides a variety of goods ranging from food products to everyday necessities.

So now, do enjoy the following the photos taken at the supermarket! :)

Hui Zhen & Hazel!

Hui Zhen & Symone!

A huge replica of the beer products on sale!

Pottery sold at the supermarket!

Thai cup noodles!

Inside the supermarket!

This trip greatly enabled me to learn more about people of other nationalities who reside here in Singapore. At the same time, this also tells us that countries should help one another such as how Singapore provides working opportunities for foreigners by allowing them to reside in our country. Similarly, this shows that the Southeast Asia countries are interconnected and that there are many ways in which we can help each other.

ANNABEL! 9:34 PM

Saturday, October 18, 2008

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