Tag: pulau saigon
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Comparing English Slate and Murai Slate from Singapore
These are pieces of slate recovered from Pulau Saigon. Slate is a metamorphic rock that is composed of clay minerals […]
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The Collectors of Pulau Saigon: Murex Trapa shells, and Pyrites (Fool’s Gold)
Why do people collect things? Do we collect them to remember? Or do we collect things so we can examine […]
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The Chert of Pulau Saigon, a former island in the Singapore River
I must confess that I had not thought much about the chert of Southeast Asia until now. Is there a […]
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Bone, Metal, Wood, and Other Artefacts found on Pulau Saigon
A photo of a photo of a torn map of Kampong Saigon… Last year whilst at the library, I copied […]
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Sites of Construction
63 floors up in the sky and on the rooftop of One Raffles Place is 1-Altitude. Naturally, with my love […]
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The Singapore River as a Bow-shaped Canal
Recently, I read, with some incredulity, that the Singapore River was to be diverted for the digging of new MRT […]
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Made-up Road Names and Temporary Islands
“There was once an “island” in the middle of Kalang Basin called “Pulau Geylang”. In his speech at the opening […]
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Ruins in Reverse
Today! Super Sunday Solo Brunching! I had breakfast at a cafe next to Pulau Saigon Bridge along the Singapore River […]