20 Oct 2025 – Happy Deepavali
Fri&Sat: looking forward to the official opening of the LAM-AncestralHall/pix credits to IreneLAM on Sun9Nov at 09:00hrs in Jianggmen,GuangdongProvince/China after years of restoration – hotel,insurance,tickets confirmed but still have to arrange transportation from airport to hotel. During acitve younger days, would have taken the train but this time round, will pay more for direct transport with suitcase filled with heavy broken tiles – bringing back all the original broken tiles,etc(hopefully for the future museum) found on the ground during my last 2009 visit then with sad feelings&thougths that it was unlikely for repeat visits. Now 16yrs later with the same thoughts but this time round with happy feelings, no matter if there will be any visits in the future.
https://amylamsg.com/2009/07/14/lam-heritage/
https://www.bluetileheritage.org/
Despite of the many visits and living in this part of the world for over 2decades, still Chinese of race, still more or less but many still refer me as a Banana, perhaps they have a point and no matter what, do like BananaSplit – hahaha! https://amylamsg.com/2009/10/14/chinese-more-or-less/
People say you’re born innocent, but it’s not true. You inherit all kinds of things that you can do nothing about. You inherit your identity, your history, like a birthmark that you can’t wash off… Hugo Hamilton
Delighted to see my favourite building in the OrchardRd area The House of Tan Yeok Nee – last of SIN 4GrandMansions which will be opened on Sat1Nov after 4yrs restoration. Good to see that some heritage builidngs being restored and preserved as they can help with the role in telling history, their connection to timelessness, and how they can shape our identity. Heritage is not just what we inherit from our ancestors, but what we pass on to future generations – pix downloaded.
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/teochew-towkays-restored-house-of-tan-yeok-nee-to-open-on-nov-1
Sun: appreciations with tkx to KK for lunch and just look at his amazing CalamansiTree, have never seen so many ripe fruits in one tiny tree – usually would usre the unripe green ones and do not think I have tasted them ripe, hopefully will to get to taste one of these ripe fruits! Would never have got thru’ OrchardRd, especially underground on a Sunday afternoon the eve of a public holiday from Taka-OrchardMRTsta without a fearless leader and MrCoconut with thoughts of #6’s favourite drink.
Mon: Happy Deepavali to those celebrating&marking the day – public holiday here. Appreciations with thank for SoanPapdi from MarineC-GardensResidences’Network – very sweet and perfect with the Matcha. Lights pix credits to Garry, was not that brave to venture into the other end of SerangoonRd but did some editing,enchancement&phtotshopping to it.
Appreciations with thanks for dinner@Rochalie. Les BeefCongee&Tendon,Fish,Ratatouille,Steak prepared to perfection are the best.