Time/h
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Location and Activity
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Cost
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Information
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Rationale
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Lessons to be learnt
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Day 1 (0800 to 1800): $34.00
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Buy Singapore Tourist Pass (2 days) at Jurong East MRT
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$16.00
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TransitLink ticket office at Jurong East MRT is open from 12.00 pm to 3.45 pm, 04.45 pm to 7.30 pm daily.
Singapore Tourist Pass provides unlimited travel on Singapore's public bus services, MRT and LRT trains for the duration it is valid.
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Unlimited travel on Singapore's public bus services, MRT and LRT trains for buddy for 2 days.
Public transport is a fast and cheap way to travel.
Buddy can have a feel of what it is like to take public transport in Singapore.
Singapore Tourist Pass is more convenient as it saves time and money instead of buying tickets from the ticket office.
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Nil
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0800
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Pick up buddy from RVHS Hostel
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Free
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Nil
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Location where buddy is staying.
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Nil
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0810
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Take bus 198 to Jurong Point
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Paid using Singapore Tourist Pass
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Bus comes once every 4 to 9 minutes.
Singapore Bus Service (SBS) Transit owns 75% of the scheduled bus market share in Singapore. SBS has a fleet of more than 3000 buses. It operates close to 260 bus services. 100% of its buses are fully air-conditioned.
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0825
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Take MRT from Boon Lay MRT station (East-West line) to Stadium MRT station (Circle line)
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Paid using Singapore Tourists Pass
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MRT comes once every 2 to 3 minutes.
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation operates 79 stations along the North-South Line, East-West Line and Circle Line of the MRT network.
Transfer from East-West line to Circle line at Paya Lebar MRT station.
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0925
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Walk to Singapore Sports Hub from Stadium MRT station
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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0930
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National Stadium
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Free
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The National Stadium was the former site of the Kallang Stadium, which had witnessed many significant sporting events (SEA Games, finals of 2004 Tiger Cup, finals of the Singapore cup since 1996) as well as National Day parades (1976 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 to 1999, 2001 to 2004, and 2006) prior to its closure in 2007.
Features of the current National Stadium include configurable spectator tiers, dome and retractable roof and stadium pitch.
The direction Singapore’s sports scene seems to be moving to – establishing of Singapore Sports School in 2004 to nurture future athletes, the rather controversial Foreign Sports Talent Scheme, ActiveSG scheme which aims to get Singaporeans more active and engaged in sports.
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1000
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Walk to Singapore Sports Museum from National Stadium
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1015
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Singapore Sports Museum
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$5.00
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The Singapore Sports Museum is first sports-related museum in Singapore, catering to the public, sports training academics and international sporting organizations.
Fully immersive exhibition, an educational experience that transports visitors into a world of sports through exciting, engaging and interactive elements.
Opens from 10 am to 8 pm on weekdays and 10 am to 9 pm on weekends.
The Singapore Sports Museum contains information about Singapore’s past sporting achievements and how the sports scene in Singapore links to the Singapore dream.
Information about Singapore’s pioneering sporting clubs, associations, sporting excellence, National Sports Promotion Board (NSPB), steps taken by Singapore to promote sports not just for competition but also for leisure, construction of the first National Stadium as a symbol of Singapore’s intent to create new hopes for the sporting fraternity and also to push athletes to greater heights, various challenges athletes have to face in the pursuit of excellence, controversial issues such as racism and discrimination which is still prevalent in the sporting world today, and the first Singapore Grand Prix which took place in 1966 at the old Thomson Road circuit and official FIFA World Cup match balls since 1970.
Achievements of significant athletes of different races like Fandi Ahmad and V. Sundramoorthy for soccer.
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Relevant to buddy’s interest in sports and the link to Singapore’s athletes and racial harmony can be made (many significant athletes of other races that have made large achievements in their sport).
Buddy can learn about Singapore’s past sporting achievements despite being a small country and how the sports scene in Singapore links to the Singapore Dream.
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1145
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Walk to Stadium MRT station from Singapore Sports Museum
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1200
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Take MRT from Stadium MRT station to Nicholl Highway MRT station (Circle line)
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Paid using Singapore Tourist Pass
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MRT comes once every 5 to 7 minutes.
SMRT Corporation operates 79 stations along the North-South Line, East-West Line and Circle Line of the MRT network.
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1215
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Walk to Rumah Makan Minang from Nicholl Highway MRT station
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1240
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Rumah Makan Minang
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$11.00
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Malay dishes like mee goreng, mee rebus, nasi lemak and long tong and the different types of Malay Kueh.
Similarities in the ingredients and preparation of food (i.e. between Nyonya Kueh and Malay Kueh).
Usage of certain spices in dishes.
Significance and impact of certain food, especially on Singapore’s culture.
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1330
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Kampong Glam
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Free
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Explore the Kampong Glam neighbourhood and the Malay culture and heritage.
Introduced to aspects of Malay culture.
Kampong Glam’s history, reason for ‘kampongs’.
Five pillars of Islam and how it is demonstrated in Arab Street (Sultan Mosque’s plastic bottle domes, non-alcoholic perfumes, etc)
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Malay Culture and Heritage
Racial Tolerance in Singapore and the Five Pillars of Islam
Racial Harmony in Singapore.
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1430
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Malay Heritage Center
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$2.00
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Explore the Istana Kampong Glam grounds and the spice garden at the grounds.
Introduced to the importance of certain spices in Malay cooking and how it interlinks with Singapore’s early history (Singapore was an entrepot set up by the British in their quest for spices and these spices were later incorporated into the cooking of those who settled down in Singapore, regardless of race)
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1545
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Haji Lane
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Free
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Melting pot of culture in Singapore, Haji Lane’s shophouse designs are architecturally different from buildings found in the rest of Singapore, the street art gives it stark contrast to the adjacent Arab Street and Bussorah Street.
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Buddy can be guided to admire the street art
Links can be made to some of the cultural references made in them.
Link can be made about Haji Lane having one foot in both conservation and urbanisation and the constantly evolving culture in Singapore.
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1645
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Walk to Bugis MRT station from Haji Lane
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1700
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Take MRT from Bugis MRT station to Boon Lay MRT station (East-West line)
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Paid using Singapore Tourists Pass
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MRT comes once every 5 to 7 minutes.
SMRT Corporation operates 79 stations along the North-South Line, East-West Line and Circle Line of the MRT network.
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1745
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Take bus 198 from Jurong Point to RVHS
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Paid using Singapore Tourist Pass
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Bus comes once every 4 to 9 minutes.
SBS Transit owns 75% of the scheduled bus market share in Singapore. SBS has a fleet of more than 3000 buses. It operates close to 260 bus services. 100% of its buses are fully air-conditioned.
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1800
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Arrive back at RVHS Hostel
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Free
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Nil
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Location where buddy is staying.
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Nil
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Day 2 (0800 to 1800): $21.00
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0800
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Pick up buddy from RVHS Hostel
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Free
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Nil
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Location where buddy is staying.
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Nil
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0810
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Take bus 198 to Jurong Point
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Paid using Singapore Tourist Pass
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Bus comes once every 4 to 9 minutes.
SBS Transit owns 75% of the scheduled bus market share in Singapore. SBS has a fleet of more than 3000 buses. It operates close to 260 bus services. 100% of its buses are fully air-conditioned.
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0825
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Take MRT from Boon Lay MRT station to City Hall MRT station (East-West line)
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Paid using Singapore Tourists Pass
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MRT comes once every 2 to 3 minutes.
SMRT Corporation operates 79 stations along the North-South Line, East-West Line and Circle Line of the MRT network.
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1000
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Walk to Peranakan Museum from City Hall MRT station
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1010
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Peranakan Museum
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$3.00
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The Peranakan Museum explores the culture of Peranakan communities in Southeast Asia.
The Peranakan Museum possesses one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of Peranakan objects. Galleries on three floors illustrate the cultural traditions and the distinctive visual arts of the Peranakans.
The Peranakan Museum provides a stimulating and educational experience for all, while representing the living culture of the Peranakan community in the region. The museum is a component of the Asian Civilisations Museum, operating under the National Heritage Board.
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Buddy can learn more about Peranakans, their history, their unique culture that varies largely on geography, unique food and their unique role in Singapore’s early history.
Link can be made to how Peranakans are a perfect example of racial harmony between two largely distinct cultures and the end result that is neither Chinese nor Malay/Indian but retains aspects of both cultures and is influenced by both Western and Oriental.
These aspects are most prevalent in their way of life, furniture, architecture style, customs and food, all of which buddy will gain an insight of at the museum.
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Peranakans’ History, Culture, Food and Role in Early Singapore History
Racial Fusion between Malay/Indian and Chinese Influences on Peranakan Culture.
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1215
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Walk to Bras Basah MRT station
from Peranakan Museum
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1220
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Take MRT from Bras Basah MRT station (Circle line) to Little India MRT station (North-East line)
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Paid using Singapore Tourists Pass
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MRT comes once every 5 to 7 minutes.
SMRT Corporation operates 79 stations along the North-South Line, East-West Line and Circle Line of the MRT network.
SBS Transit operates 16 stations along the North-East Line.
Transfer from Circle line to North-East line at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.
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1230
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Walk to Tekka Food Centre station
from Little India MRT station
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1235
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Tekka Food Center
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$8.00
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Tekka Food Center is known for where ethnic communities congregate (ie people of all ethnicities enjoying Indian food regardless of race, Chinese stallholders who can speak fluent Tamil), an example of racial harmony in Singapore.
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Lunch
Buddy can try the local cuisine which is different from the delicacies in China.
Buddy will get to experience what a hawker centre looks like in Singapore.
Link can be made to how racial harmony in Singapore is most prevalent in food.
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1400
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Walk to Little India Arcade from Tekka Food Center
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1410
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Little India Arcade
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$8.00
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Indian games, henna and gain an insight on the significance of certain items (mango leaves, peacock feathers, etc) to Indian culture.
Compare similarities between the significance of certain flowers to Indian culture and the significance of the same flowers to other flowers.
Introduced to certain Indian customs (buying gold jewelry for Indian girls as dowry and heirloom, the thali, etc) and their significance.
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1530
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Walk to Indian Heritage Museum from Little India Arcade
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1540
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Indian Heritage Centre
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$2.00
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Buddy will gain an insight to what kind of roles early Indians played in colonial Singapore and the impact of these roles in maintaining racial harmony in Singapore as well as the roles that Indians have played throughout Singapore history and in the present as well.
Link can be made to how Indians have managed to blend into Singapore culture
How issues that could have potentially led to racial discord and unrest were resolved in a way that demonstrates racial tolerance (complaints on 2011 Curry Dispute, where a mainland Chinese family complained about the stench of their Indian neighbours cooking curry wafting over to their house that led 40,000 Singapore netizens to create a National Curry Cooking Day, etc)
How Indian culture has blended into Singapore’s culture.
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1650
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Walk to Little India MRT station from Indian Heritage Centre
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Free
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Nil
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Nil
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1700
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Take MRT from Little India MRT station (Downtown line) to Boon Lay MRT station (East-West line)
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Paid using Singapore Tourists Pass
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MRT comes once every 5 to 7 minutes.
SMRT Corporation operates 79 stations along the North-South Line, East-West Line and Circle Line of the MRT network.
SBS Transit operates 18 stations along the Downtown Line.
Transfer from Downtown line to East-West line at Bugis MRT station.
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1745
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Take bus 198 from Jurong Point to RVHS
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Paid using Singapore Tourist Pass
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Bus comes once every 4 to 9 minutes.
SBS Transit owns 75% of the scheduled bus market share in Singapore. SBS has a fleet of more than 3000 buses. It operates close to 260 bus services. 100% of its buses are fully air-conditioned.
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1800
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Arrive back at RVHS Hostel
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Free
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Nil
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Location where buddy is staying.
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Nil
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Total Cost: $55.00
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