Join this very special Ubin walk by Strix Wildlife Consultancy led by Subaraj Rajathurai, the foremost nature guide in Singapore.
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
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Showing posts with label heritage. Show all posts
27 May (Sun): FREE Pesta Ubin Photo Booth
Have a FREE Kampung makeover!
Choose from cool Ubin props and quirky kampung accessories. Take a photo and post it #PestaUbin so your friends share in the fun at Pesta Ubin!
Choose from cool Ubin props and quirky kampung accessories. Take a photo and post it #PestaUbin so your friends share in the fun at Pesta Ubin!
27 May (Sun): FREE Kampung Games at Teck Seng's Place with U Cares Volunteers
How did we have fun before electronic devices? Come visit Teck Seng's Place to find out! Have fun learning traditional Kampung games such as five stones, hopscotch, chapteh and more!
At Teck Seng's Place get a glimpse of kampung life in the past.
Inside the restored kampung house, relive the daily life of a family on Ubin long ago.
At Teck Seng's Place get a glimpse of kampung life in the past.
Inside the restored kampung house, relive the daily life of a family on Ubin long ago.
28 May - 2 Jun: Tua Pek Kong Festival
On the fourth month of the Lunar calendar, when the moon is full, Pulau Ubin bursts with celebrations!
For six days and six nights, the birthday of Tua Pek Kong is honoured with colourful festivities. Ubin Jetty is decked out in colourful flags and lanterns, and Ubin Town is host to lavish rituals. The ancient Wayang Stage at Ubin Town comes alive with traditional opera in glittering costumes as well as more modern vibrant celebrations. Pilgrims and worshippers make their way to Ubin to celebrate.
The Tua Pek Kong Festival is organised by the Pulau Ubin Fo Shan Ting Da Bo Gong Temple.
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| Wayang shows go on during the day and night! |
The Tua Pek Kong Festival is organised by the Pulau Ubin Fo Shan Ting Da Bo Gong Temple.
2 Jun (Sat): Punggol to Ubin Kayaking by Kayakasia
This is a special trail that links together Punggol, Pulau Serangoon (Coney Island), and Pulau Ubin!
Could be called the trail of mystery as we attempt to locate a crumbling villa, the German Girl Shrine, and one of the best look-out point on Pulau Ubin. This trail might also take you into the equally unknown Sungai Teris.
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| Experience a different side of Ubin! |
9 Jun (Sat): FREE Ubin Evening and Night Nature Walk with Strix Wildlife Consultancy
Join this very special Ubin night walk by Strix Wildlife Consultancy led by Subaraj Rajathurai, the foremost nature guide in Singapore.
Enjoy an evening walk to Maman Beach. Bring along your own picnic dinner to enjoy sunset on the beach. Afterwards, enjoy a night walk back to jetty
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
Enjoy an evening walk to Maman Beach. Bring along your own picnic dinner to enjoy sunset on the beach. Afterwards, enjoy a night walk back to jetty
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
10 Jun (Sun): Kampung Life on Ubin, with Ivy and 'Ah Ma' and the Singapore Heritage Society
Would you like to know about kampung life on Pulau Ubin? If so, do come to meet Ivy and her mother, Lye Huat Soh, popularly known as ‘Ah Ma’, to understand how three generations of an Ubin family have lived on Ubin.
Experience a show and tell - and also participate! - to get insights into what life was like in the past and how it has changed in the present: the home they built, the everyday tools used in their kitchen, and the challenges of making a living in what remains of rural Singapore.
Experience a show and tell - and also participate! - to get insights into what life was like in the past and how it has changed in the present: the home they built, the everyday tools used in their kitchen, and the challenges of making a living in what remains of rural Singapore.
17 Jun (Sun): FREE Ubin Nature Walk with Strix Wildlife Consultancy
Join this very special Ubin walk by Strix Wildlife Consultancy led by Subaraj Rajathurai, the foremost nature guide in Singapore.
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
23 Jun (Sat): FREE UBiNavigate 2.0 with Outward Bound Singapore Alumni
Get away from the buzz of our concrete jungle to Singapore's rustic island, Pulau Ubin with your family! Join us in learning basic navigation skills to explore what Nature has to offer. You can also join us as a volunteer!
23 Jun (Sat): FREE Ubin Nature Night Walk with Strix Wildlife Consultancy
Join this very special Ubin night walk by Strix Wildlife Consultancy led by Subaraj Rajathurai, the foremost nature guide in Singapore.
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
24 Jun (Sun): FREE Ubin Nature Walk with Strix Wildlife Consultancy
Join this very special Ubin walk by Strix Wildlife Consultancy led by Subaraj Rajathurai, the foremost nature guide in Singapore.
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
Your guides are experienced and knowledgeable field naturalists, so expect amazing encounters and delightful discoveries during this special walk at Pulau Ubin. As well as fascinating stories about the history and heritage of Pulau Ubin.
24 Jun (Sun): FREE Pedal Ubin 2018 with the NUS Toddycats
Explore Pulau Ubin and "The Ubin Way" with the NUS Toddycats! Pedal Ubin returns for for Pesta Ubin 2018 – join us for a ride around Pulau Ubin to explore the Island's landmarks and scenery with NUS Toddycats volunteer guides from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, NUS.
We will cycle past old plantations, kampongs, forest, quarries and mangroves, stopping for a coconut or two, whilst listening to guides share stories of Ubin’s wildlife, heritage and ongoing conservation efforts. And in keeping with the Ubin Way, we will sit down at some point and get to know each other!
We will cycle past old plantations, kampongs, forest, quarries and mangroves, stopping for a coconut or two, whilst listening to guides share stories of Ubin’s wildlife, heritage and ongoing conservation efforts. And in keeping with the Ubin Way, we will sit down at some point and get to know each other!
24 Jun (Sun): FREE Kampung Games with U Cares Volunteers
How did we have fun before electronic devices? Come and find out! Have fun learning traditional Kampung games such as five stones, hopscotch, chapteh and more!
24 Jun (Sun): FREE Screening of 'The German Girl Shrine' and 'Moving Gods' by Ho Choon Hiong
Singapore Heritage Society/Kawan Ubin* presents 'The German Girl Shrine' (documentary) and 'Moving Gods' (telemovie) by Ho Choon Hiong
The German Girl Shrine is an obscure Taoist temple in Pulau Ubin that housed the remains of a German girl. Folklore has it that this girl tragically fell to her death in her attempt to escape from the British who had rounded up her family during the outbreak of World War 1. The villagers who found her body, buried her on top of a hill and in time, her grave became a shrine where worshipers would bring offerings to pray for health and fortune.
The German Girl Shrine is an obscure Taoist temple in Pulau Ubin that housed the remains of a German girl. Folklore has it that this girl tragically fell to her death in her attempt to escape from the British who had rounded up her family during the outbreak of World War 1. The villagers who found her body, buried her on top of a hill and in time, her grave became a shrine where worshipers would bring offerings to pray for health and fortune.
24 Jun (Sun): FREE screening of 'Ubin, Sayang' by Rachel Quek
The first public screening at Pulau Ubin! 'Ubin, Sayang' is a gorgeous film by Rachel Quek and her team about the people of Ubin and the Restore Ubin Mangroves (R.U.M.) Initiative. Come for the screening and chat with Rachel after that.
'Ubin, Sayang' traces the journey of Xiao Ting as she learns from the stories of mangrove restoration and kampong living. In the context of modern Singaporean nostalgia for the kampong, the film brings together different perspectives on what the kampong spirit truly entails, and discusses its implications for us today.
'Ubin, Sayang' traces the journey of Xiao Ting as she learns from the stories of mangrove restoration and kampong living. In the context of modern Singaporean nostalgia for the kampong, the film brings together different perspectives on what the kampong spirit truly entails, and discusses its implications for us today.
24 Jun (Sun): FREE Accessible Ubin Booth
Ubin is beautiful and magical - treasured by many Singaporeans. T Understand how to make Ubin more inclusive, accessible and safer for all. #Ubinforall
24 Jun (Sun): FREE Singapore Heritage Society Booth
Featuring "Finding 818K Kampung Surau", this exhibition consists of 4 illustrated panels which traces Syawzan’s journey of uncovering his past from when he first learned about his family’s history on Ubin to the time he first set eyes on what remained of House 818K, Kampung Surau.
Visitors are invited to engage with Sywazan in conversations about his journey, his reflections, in the context of the contemporary tension between heritage conservation and modernisation in Pulau Ubin.
Visitors are invited to engage with Sywazan in conversations about his journey, his reflections, in the context of the contemporary tension between heritage conservation and modernisation in Pulau Ubin.
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