Working on securing photography business deals for TGH Photography, creating visual stories / content creation for TGH Photography and Travel portal/blog. The month of January 2024 and first week of February 2024 were kind of hectic and busy as I was also working to get my writing and content creation up some gears and pace, clearing backlogs and working on key interest topics for Year 2024 for my TGH Technology and Business portal/blog.

I want to start off Year 2024 on the right note and on a good foundation. A different set of uncertainties and challenges are looming ahead in 2024, along with geo-political risks, the route ahead might be rocky and challenging, yet it might bring some opportunities too. 

However during the past few weeks, there were also other matters that brought me back down to reality, on the topics of family ties and close friends around us. I just want to say family and health comes first. Whatever judgements, noise and arguments taking place on social media or against you, we have to block them out, let it go and carry on with life, on what really matters to us, beyond capitalism, status, wealth, saving face and narcissism. 

For this Chinese Lunar New Year 2024, enjoy your Lunar New Year festivities, gatherings and eating, a long weekend holiday, a short travel holiday away, or visiting family and relatives back in your home country. Have a good festive break before we return to the daily grind action. 

Wishing all a Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 2024, wishing you good health, abundance in prosperity, wealth and relationships with family, relatives and friends. Have a good long weekend, catching up with family, relatives and friends, feasting and eating Chinese New Year goodies and snacks. 

祝大家新年快乐，万事如意，身体健康，心想事成！

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祝你新年快乐，万事如意，生体健康，财源滚滚，步步高升！

Wishing everyone great health, happiness, luck and prosperity in the Year of the Tiger! 

Thank you all for your support over the years, in my photography (commercial and personal), visual story telling, history, heritage, culture and preservation, travel photography and travel writing.

This global pandemic has caused a lot of disruptions, impacts and changes to our work, daily living, emotional and mental health. Lunar New Year 2022 doesn’t feel the same, it’s quiet and subdued due to the safety measures/restrictions in place. Let’s take this time to cherish our family and loved ones, as well as with our relatives and friends. 

May the Year of the  Tiger be the year whereby we can truly and surely lift ourselves up from this global pandemic situation and embark on a route to economic recovery and a more normal way of living. 

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Every canvas paintings/sketches tell a unique and special story, from Yew Chong’s personal growing up years or from stories that was shared with him. Some of the canvas paintings had very touching and amazing stories that were shared personally by Yew Chong. You never know how art therapy combined with nostalgia artworks can help a person in opening up to others.  

I visited Stories from Yesteryear on 22nd February 2021, the last day of their exhibition at Substation. They would be heading to Sofitel Singapore City Centre next, starting on 26th February 2021 to 31st March 2021. 

There were a few paintings at this exhibition that touched my heartstrings more than others. I would vigorously deny that I am old or getting old, I am just middle-aged, alright? Some of the paintings that touched me more, Jalan Singapura 2, 1 and 4, Trengganu Street Market, Mid-Autumn Night and Kallang.   

I highly recommend you to visit Stories from Yesteryear by Yip Yew Chong, perfect for families with children. Grandparents and parents can bring their young children to go for an artistic journey back in time on the growing up years, what life in Singapore was like a few decades back. At the exhibition, do not rush from one painting to the other, read the short description on the side of the painting, observe the intricate details on the paintings. From here onwards, you would be able to discover and appreciate a lot more of Singapore in the older days and the transformations she went through to the modern cityscape of today. 

This was a wonderful and nostalgia visit to Stories from Yesteryear exhibition by Yip Yew Chong, it was also inspiring for my personal photography in the heritage and documentary genres, while I can’t paint as beautifully like our talented artist Yew Chong, cross interdisciplinary learning from other creatives would help me in photographing and capturing our existing heritage and culture in a modern cosmopolitan city.

I would like to say a big thank you to Belinda Tan for recommending me to visit Stories from Yesteryear and introducing me to the talented artist Yew Chong.    

Information on Stories from Yesteryear Exhibition

Dates: 26th February to 31st March 2021 

Location: Sofitel Singapore City Centre (L5 Etincelle) 

Address: 9 Wallich Street, Singapore 078885

Website: https://yipyc.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yipyewchong/ 

YouTube: Yew Chong Yip

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No thanks to the global pandemic Covid-19 that has massively impacted our world economy, work and daily living. Mid-Autumn Festival 2020 is subdued and toned down from previous years. Nevertheless, we still have Mid-Autumn Festival lantern decorations around local favourite destinations such as Chinatown, Gardens By The Bay and Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. 

Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival today, this would be a great time to be with your family and loved ones. Time for family gathering and bonding, count our blessings during this gloomy global pandemic Covid-19 period.

Wishing all a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival celebration!

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There are many exciting, fun events and activities taking place at the Chinatown precinct leading up to Chinese New Year 2020, ushering in a Great Year of the Metal Rat, bringing great joy, prosperity and family bonding during this festive period. This would be a great and fun time for the extended family and also for friends from overseas visiting Singapore during this festive period! Time to come on down to Chinatown precinct, soak in the Chinese New Year festive atmosphere and have fun!

What are the list of exciting events and activities taking place at Chinatown precinct during this Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2020 themed “Ushering in a Great Year” (金鼠当先迎新春，万象更新福满城）

Street Light Up

4th January – 22nd February 2020

7pm – 12am (Daily)

7pm – 6am (Chinese New Year Eve)

Eu Tong Sen Street, New Bridge Road, South Bridge Road and Garden Bridge

At the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street, you can’t miss the main centrepiece measuring 12m in height, 8m in width and 8m in length, there are eight rats, including the Golden Rat surrounded by other rats celebrating on top of a bed of gold coins, pink peonies and a giant gold ingot, symbols of prosperity.

Along New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, South Bridge road and Garden Bridge, there are 1,388 lanterns, lighting up the Chinatown precinct. At the Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road district, there are three sections showcasing

Success (功成名就）– The Rat is the first to arrive at the finishing line in the Chinese Zodiac race, outwitting the 11 other Zodiac animals in the order of Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey, Goat, Rooster, Dog and Pig.

Celebration (欢天喜地）– Through the rat lanterns and celebratory props of gold coins, ingots, mandarin oranges, firecrackers and Chinese scrolls. Spot the ferris wheel made of gold ingots, representing an eternal cycle of luck and wealth.

Family (阖家欢乐）– Multi-generational rats celebrating Chinese New Year traditions such as exchanging red packets, mandarin oranges and tossing of Yusheng by a family of rats for good fortune.

Official Light-Up and Opening Ceremony

4th January 2020

6pm – 10pm

New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street

The Official Light-Up and Opening Ceremony marks the start of Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2020. A grand ceremony with entertaining performances by leading and overseas performing troupes.

Festive Street Bazaar

3rd January – 24th January 2020

6pm – 1030pm (Daily)

6pm – 1am (Chinese New Year Eve)

Pagoda Street, Smith Street, Sago Street, Temple Street and Trengganu Street

A market not to be missed, the locals head to this one-stop market to stock up and prepare for the upcoming Chinese New Year Celebrations. For our overseas visitors, this market is worth a visit, it’s lively with a great opportunity to soak in the Chinese New Year atmosphere, taste some Chinese New Year delicacies, traditional goodies and buy decorative items, apparel and many more!

As this is the Year of the Rat, there is an array of merchandise by Disney’s authorised dealer, Goldwood Singapore, and enjoy the digital bazaar at the Shop booth! Do online shopping with next day delivery, courtesy of Shopee24!

Nightly Stage Shows

4th January – 24th January 2020

8pm – 1030pm

Kreta Ayer Square

Head down to Kreta Ayer Square, catch entertaining nightly performances of festive songs, cultural music and lively dance performances.

Heritage & Food Trail

5th, 11th, 12th, 18th & 19th January 2020

230pm – 5pm

Chinatown precinct

Food lovers alert! Sign up for this guided food tour along the culturally rich streets of Chinatown and Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery, experience and learn more about the history, heritage and vibrancy of Chinatown precinct.

Slots are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis, tickets are at $15 each (inclusive of food tasting) and can be purchased at Kreta Ayer Community Club, 28A Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 088995.

Enjoy 10% discount when you purchase tickets online using the links below:

5 Jan : https://go.gov.sg/heritagefoodtrail05012020

11 Jan : https://go.gov.sg/heritagefoodtrail11012020

12 Jan : https://go.gov.sg/heritagefoodtrail12012020

18 Jan : https://go.gov.sg/heritagefoodtrail18012020

19 Jan : https://go.gov.sg/heritagefoodtrail19012020

Chinatown Wishing Tree

3rd – 24th January 2020

11am – 9pm

Chinatown Point

During this festive season, let’s all not forget about those less fortunate and elderly. Spread some festive cheer with a “Make a Wish” card and hang them on the banyan tree. Each card costs $2 and all proceeds collected will benefit Kreta Ayer Seniors Activity Centre for the underprivileged elderly residing in Chinatown.

Traditional Cantonese Opera

5th January 2020

7pm – 1030pm

Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre

Take a journey back in time to watch and experience nostalgic and timeless art form of Cantonese Opera.

Tickets can be purchased at Kreta Ayer Community Club, 28A Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 088995.

Ticket price:

S$50, S$30, S$20

13th International Lion Dance Competition

11th & 12th January 2020

Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre

An iconic event of Chinatown Festivals, the first time that the International Lion Dance Competition will be held indoors, allowing a bigger audience to watch and enjoy in air-conditioned comfort.

Ticket Price:

Single Show ticket on 11th OR 12th January 2020 – S$15

Two Shows ticket on BOTH 11th & 12th January 2020 – S$25

Tickets can be purchased at Kreta Ayer Community Club, 28A Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 088995

Enjoy a 10% discount when purchasing tickets online at www.onepa.sg using the links below:

11 Jan: https://go.gov.sg/liondance11jan2020

12 Jan: https://go.gov.sg/liondance12jan2020

11-12 Jan: https://go.gov.sg/liondance11-12jan2020

Chingay 2020 @ Chinatown

2nd February 2020

6pm – 10pm

New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street

Mark this date down, The Chingay Parade, the largest annual street performance and float parade in Asia, is coming down to Chinatown, ending the Chinese New Year 2020 celebrations on a high note.

There are many exciting events and activities for the extended family during this Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2020, a great time for family bonding and activities. For those visiting Singapore during this period, come on down and check out this awesome festive season at Chinatown precinct!

Do Pay It Forward and Pass It On, Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2020 with your family, loved ones, relatives and friends. Let’s spread the festive joy, ushering in a Great Year 2020 with a big bang!

For more information and updates on Chinatown Singapore, visit them at:

Website: www.chinatownfestivals.sg

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Chinatown.Festivals

Instagram: www.instagram.com/chinatown_festivals

Address: Kreta Ayer Community Club, 28A Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 088995

Telephone: 6222 3597

Email: info@chinatownfestivals.sg

I would like to thank Kreta Ayer – Kim Seng Citizens Consultative Committee and Affluence Public Relations for the invitation to the media preview.

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The Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2019 is organised by the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee (KA-KS CCC) and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board. On 20^th January 2019, it would be the official light up and opening ceremony for Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2019 in Singapore.

The theme for this year’s Chinatown is “Celebration of Abundance and Prosperity” and there are many events and activities for the extended families to come together and celebrate this Chinese New Year festive season together. This is the Year of the Pig, they are a symbol of wealth and good luck, normally associated with abundance. Three key themes for the Year of the Pig festive celebrations at Chinatown are “Wealth, Celebration and Knowledge”, they would be showcased through various elements through the props and displays.

The traditional festive street bazaar held at Chinatown is an iconic feature, many people visit the street bazaar for Chinese New Year goodies purchases and international tourists visiting the festive street bazaar, getting a feel of the Chinese New Year atmosphere and ambience.

One of the key highlights that I like about Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations is the Chinatown Street Light Up. Since this is the Year of the Pig, this year’s street light up is pig-themed handcrafted lanterns, designed in collaboration with students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) for the eighth year. There are a total of 2,688 lanterns, bright, colourful, pig lanterns, gold coin lanterns, flower lanterns, red lanterns, yellow lanterns, decorating and lighting up Chinatown during this Chinatown Chinese New Year 2019 festive season.

Do keep a lookout for the main Chinese New Year lantern centrepiece at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street. They are a family of 8 pig lanterns! This centrepiece pig lanterns display has received interesting reviews and comments from both sides! Therefore, you cannot miss them and please visit this lantern centrepiece at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street. Personally, I kind of find this centrepiece pig lanterns to be pretty cute looking pigs!

There are many other events, activities and festivities during this period leading up to Chinese New Year 2019 held at Chinatown in Singapore. I have listed them down below for your reference without going into lengthy details of the events.

They are ideal for families to participate, bond and have fun together during this Chinese New Year festive season! More information can be found on Chinatown Festivals website!

I would like to wish everyone of you a Happy Chinese Lunar New 2019! Have a good time with your family, relatives and friends during this festive season, feasting, bonding and having quality time together! Do keep a lookout for my Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2019 photographs in this Flickr photo album!

Key Events for Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2019

1) Chinatown Street Light Up

Date: 20^th January 2019 to 6^th March 2019

Time: 7:00pm to 6:00am (4^th & 5^th February 2019)

            7:00pm to 2:00am (Friday & Saturday)

            7:00pm to 12:00mn (Sunday to Thursday)

Location/Venue: Eu Tong Sen Street, New Bridge Road, South Bridge Road and Garden Bridge

2) Official Light Up and Opening Ceremony

Date: 20^th January 2019

Time: 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Location/Venue: New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street

3) Festive Street Bazaar

Date: 18^th January 2019 to 4^th February 2019

Time: 6:00pm to 10:30pm (Daily)

            6:00pm to 1:00am (CNY Eve)

Location/Venue: Pagoda Street, Smith Street, Sago Street, Temple Street and Trengganu Street

4) Chinatown Wishing Tree

Date: 15^th January 2019 to 3^rd February 2019

Time: 11:00am to 9:00pm

Location/Venue: Chinatown Point

5) Nightly Stage Shows

Date: 19^th January 2019 to 4^th February 2019

Time: 8:00pm to 10:30pm

Location/Venue: Kreta Ayer Square

6) Chinatown Walking Trail

Date: 26^th & 27^th January 2019 ; 2^nd and 3^rd February 2019

Time: 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Location/Venue: Information booth in front of the stage at Kreta Ayer (Meeting Point)

7) Traditional Cantonese Opera Performances

Date: 19^th & 20^th, 26^th & 27^th January 2019

Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location/Venue: Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre

Website: http://peoplestheatre.com.sg

8) Pineapple Tart Making Workshop

Date: 27^th January 2019

Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm

Location/Venue: Kreta Ayer Community Club

9) Chinatown Chinese New Year Countdown Party

Date: 4^th February 2019

Time: 9:30pm to 12:30am

Location/Venue: New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street

10) Chingay 2019 @ Heartlands

Date: 17^th February 2019

Time: 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Location/Venue: New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street

11) 12^th International Lion Dance Competition

Date: 26^th January 2019

Time: 6:30pm to 10:30pm

Location/Venue: Kreta Ayer Square

For more information on the above events, you can find out more from the following:

Website: www.chinatownfestivals.sg

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Chinatown.Festivals

Instagram: www.instagram.com/chinatown_festivals

YouTube: Chinatown Festivals

* I would like to thank Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee (KA-KS CCC) and Affluence Public Relations for the invitation to the media preview of Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2019 *

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Earlier in the week, I went for the media preview session organised by Kreta Ayer – Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee. During the session, we were informed on the key highlights of this year’s 2018 Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival and I would be sharing some key information and details here!

The theme for Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 is “Our Chinatown. Our Mid-Autumn” (“我们的牛车水, 我们的中秋节”). Visitors to this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival are able to feel, go back in time and reminisce the scenes and life experiences of the Singapore’s Chinatown in the 50s and 60s. This wonderful festival is a great festival and event to encourage more people, especially for the youth to learn more about Chinese traditions and heritage, the lives of their forefathers when they first arrive in Singapore.

The street lanterns in the form of traditional accordion paper lanterns, showcasing centrepieces of early Chinese immigrants, are nice and beautiful, along the streets of Chinatown, you have to stop, take a look and admire them! There would also be nightly stage shows with exciting dragon dance performances on weekends, mass lantern walk (great for the kids and our international visitors!)

There is a new night event for this year’s Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2018, that is the “Singapore Culture and Heritage Trail – Cantonese Chapter: Reliving the yesteryears once more”.This is a two nights event, it’s about food! They are bringing back traditional Cantonese cuisine and street food commonly found in the 1950s and 1960s. More than 10 popular Cantonese delicacies with traditional dishes which are quite difficult to come by today, such as the “Gold Coin Chicken” (金钱鸡) and “Prawn Toast” (虾多士)!

There are other street activities taking place, such as fortune telling, face threading, Chinese calligraphy, Cantonese costume photo boothand opera will surely delight visitors. Out of the programmes lined-up, many of which are supported by WeCare PALs; PA’s network of corporate and community partners such as International Left-Hand Calligraphy Association, Kong Chow Wui Koon, Kowloon Club and The Wedding Chamber. Besides immersing in the Cantonese culture, visitors can also be part of history by joining in for a record breaking feat of the most number of oriental masks to be worn at the same time.

Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 will officially kick start on Saturday 8^th September 2018 with the Official Light-up and Opening Ceremony (开幕典礼与亮灯仪式), graced by Guest-of-Honour, Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore.

Dr Lily Neo (梁莉莉医生), Adviser to Jalan Besar GRC GRO (KRETA AYER–KIM SENG) (惹兰勿刹集选区基层组织顾问(牛车水–金声)) said, “Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the two key Chinatown Festivals that bear rich Chinese traditions and heritage. It is important for us to continue preserving and passing down our traditions and heritage from generation to generation. This year Mid-Autumn Festival tells the story of Chinatown where it reminisces the early days of our forefathers coming to Singapore in search of a better life and how they have contributed in many ways to our nation building. They have also brought along their culture, traditions and festivals while they settled down their roots here. We hope that through this festive celebration, it will remind us of our own history and culture while we continue to build on the strong foundation laid by our forefathers to bring Singapore to greater heights.”

“The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations bring to life the heritage, character, and beauty of Chinatown, delighting visitors and Singaporeans year after year. The festivities also play a key role in bringing together the local community to foster a deeper appreciation of the rich Chinatown heritage,” said Ms Serene Tan, Director, Arts and Cultural Precincts, Singapore Tourism Board.

When you visit Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2018, spot the iconic main centrepiece display, a Chinese junk ship measuring 10m tall, 8.5m in length and 2.5m in width, along with 168 sculptured lanterns of the different vocations of the early Chinese immigrants, particulary the Samsui Women, Coolies, Street Hawkers and Rickshaw riders, along Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road. Do not miss the 180 beautifully hand-crafted lanterns, hand-painted with orchids, peonies and hydrangeas, giving South Bridge Road bright and festive mood! In addition, 1288 lanterns, enlarged versions of the traditional paper accordion lanterns in bright and vibrant colours of red, pink, yellow and orange light up the main streets of Chinatown along New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street and South Bridge Road.

The design of the Mid-Autumn Festival Street Light-up 2018 is the 3^rd collaboration between the organising committee Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee (KA-KS CCC) and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Do keep a lookout for their designs!

Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 is going to be bright, colourful, exciting and fun, along with food, performances and activities for visitors of all ages, whether you are a Singaporean or an international visitor! Do visit Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 and enjoy yourself! Keep a lookout for my Flickr photo album on my Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2018!

For more information on Chinatown Mid-Autmn Festival, please visit :

Website : www.chinatownfestivals.sg

Facebook : www.facebook.com/Chinatown.Festivals

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chinatown_festivals

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It was with great honour that I was invited by National Heritage Board (NHB) to follow along with them in their Heritage in Episodes projects. My exploration, documentation and photographing of Old Places in Singapore led me to discover, learn and share more about heritage, history, conservation and preservation topics in Singapore. The art and culture of traditional trades and businesses soon became part of my interest with the knife sharpening profession that I went along to photograph and documented, a part of a dying professional trade in Singapore.

Along with the staff from National Heritage Board, reporters from Straits Times and Lianhe ZaoBao. We visited People’s Park Complex, tucked away at a corner on the second floor, there was a unit where we learnt the art, history and profession of knife sharpening. We were greeted by Mdm Lee, who was very kind, humble and friendly, whom was more than happy to share with us her stories, how she got started in knife sharpening, her experiences and memories over her knife sharpening business. Mdm Lee’s knife sharpening caters to hairstylists, seamstress, hawkers and homemakers, with her business trade spanning over 40 years. Mdm Lee was very well liked by her customers whom many were loyal return customers. When customers went to her shop and picked up their goods, they shared their wonderful and thoughts about Mdm Lee’s knife sharpening business. The testimonials by her customers are a testament of her professionalism and enthusiasm in her knife sharpening profession.

The dilemma and challenges facing Mdm Lee today is succession and passing on of the knife sharpening trade/skills/business. The art and profession of knife sharpening may not be able to carried on into the future generations of Singapore. With the coverage and publicity by National Heritage Board, local press stories and history enthusiasts like myself, we hoped that Mdm Lee would be able to Pass-It-On her art and skill of knife sharpening. Do check out both our local newspapers Straits Times and Lianhe ZaoBao wrote excellent in-depth detailed reports of Mdm Lee and her knife sharpening business.

There were a few things that I was able to struck a chord deeply with Mdm Lee’s knife sharpening, that is the art and skill of knife sharpening. I would not be able to know the operations and business management of a knife sharpening trade/business, however, I knew how Mdm Lee felt when she was sharpening the knifes on the grinder and honing stone. This was because I was once a Boy Scout and Venture Scout, I had to learn the skills of sharpening my small swiss army knifes, dagger, parang (machette) and axe. Mdm Lee’s grinder was machine/motor operated while the grinder that I learned was manual turning with one hand while the other hand held my knife/parang/axe. When I saw how Mdm Lee sharpening the knifes on the sharpening/honing stone slab, splashing water on the stone slab and knife while sharpening, these actions brought me back many memories to my Scouting days, it’s exactly the same skill and actions!

I had a great chat with Mdm Lee, sharing with her how I used/sharpened my knife, parang and axe (Those were the rugged outdoor adventure days) during my Scouting days. It was fated that I was able to meet a professional knife sharpener and able to share together why we sharpen our knifes for our various purposes, for Mdm Lee, a professional service provision, for me, my Scouting outdoor adventure! If you ever need a skillful professional to sharpen your knifes, scissors etc etc, you can find Mdm Lee at People’s Park Food Complex, #02-1040! Let’s help to spread the awareness of a knife sharpening art and profession in Singapore and we might find this traditional knife sharpening trade and business can be Pass-It-On!

I would like to say a Big Thank You to National Heritage Board and Madam Lee for giving me this opportunity to photograph, document and share the story of knife sharpening.

This blog entry is written in support of the “Heritage in Episodes” project under the Heritage Institutions Division of NHB which seeks to document traditional trades and businesses, and to promote public awareness of these trades and businesses through NHB’s social media platforms. The knife sharpener will be featured in an upcoming episode of the “Heritage in Episodes” project and video clips of traditional trades such as rattan weaving and Chinese lantern painting have been uploaded on NHB’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/yesterdaysg.

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