Images Of Singapore Field Trip

I had an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G time at Images Of Singapore! It was so creative, yet so fun too! This blog post will tell you everything about the field trip I went on. I will try my best to remember all the things I did, but there was so much, I might only remember the last few parts of it. I hope you enjoy it.

When I got to Images Of Singapore we immediately had our snack. I thought that the adventure began, but that wasn't even the start. We had our snack for about 15 minutes, then we went to actually start our adventure. I thought that this was just going to be pictures of Singapore, and important people, but that is nothing what I had in mind. We got inside and there was this place to look at a bunch of old things. I wondered why it looked like that because I had thought it wouldn't be like this. Then this man opened these doors, and in I went.

I went in some more and sat down in a seat. I looked at the paper I had in my hand and found out that this was the Auditorium Presentation. The main reason for this is to talk about the four winds. The four winds are Harmony, Peace, Family, and Community. There were four people who told us that. They came from different realigns. They are Indian,  Chinese, Malaysian, and European. (You will see later why I told you that.) Then the show was over, and we went into this other room.

When we went into the other room we saw all the trades the people back then had. (If you are wondering, a trade is a job.) There were tons of jobs, but I got four. The four I got were a Rickshaw puller. (A Rickshaw Puller is a person who not drives people, but takes people to other places. Sort-of like a taxi, but no car.) The other three I got were Amah, (Helper) Sam Sui Woman, (builder) and a Indian Milk Seller. I thought that all of these jobs are important. Do you?

I walked some more went up some stairs, walked a little bit more, and I came to the timeline place. There were so many things that happened to make Singapore Singapore, but there were other important things that happened. I got three things. One happened in 1930. That was when the storm Clouds Gathered. The Storm Clouds were the Japanese coming to Singapore. I chose this because Singapore had to face possibility of war. The second one I got was in 1942-1945. This was the Occupation. What happened in the Occupation were, thousands of Europeans were interred on the island. Last but not least, in 1950 was the Road To Independence. That was when Singapore became Singapore, and the Japanese surrendered. Do you think that those are important?

Then I walked a little bit more and I came to the Primary Sources. I got two. First, T.V. I learned that the Japanese surrendered. I was thinking that the Japanese will never fight back because they see that Singapore has over taken them a lot. The second one I got was an Embroidered Frame. I learned that it was made with silk threads. I was thinking that people back then were very creative.

Then came the Secondary Sources. I got two Secondary Sources. I used a Drawing Of People. It was very colorful and very designed. I was thinking that it would take them a long time to make them. My other Secondary Source is a mannequin of Sam Sui Woman. I learned that it took a long time to build things because back then the didn't have the tools we have now.

Then I walked some more and I came to a sort-of Indian world. It was very cool because I felt like I was a normal person taking stroll in India. I also learned a lot from their culture. I never really knew about Deepavali, but now I do. I thought it was really cool because I've never really studied or seen any Indian things.

Then we went into China World. I had a little experience with China because I have been to China Town, but I don't know that much. I thought this was even more cool because there were so many things that are different from my culture. As I went, I was thinking of all the things that my culture (USA) and their culture (China) had in common and not. I loved this even more because it was cool to see what they do for a life. Then the amazement began.

I went into this HUGE room with all these things about everything that we learned. I realized that that was the end. I thought that this field trip was great fun, and I would love to come back anytime. I thought that the purpose of Images Of Singapore was to show you how Singapore has grown. (Here is the part I was saving for the end about the cultures.) Someone's perspective was missing from that museum. It was the European because did you ever hear me talk about it?

All of my questions:
Who was the first person to come to Singapore?
What is the main trade of Singapore?
Did they mean to take out the Europeans part or no?

If you have any of these answers, please write a comment below answering them. Thanks!