Driving to the National Museum ;p

Took a nice trip to the National Museum today :)
... and i'm happy to report it has become a place i'm proud of and would gladly bring my overseas friends to.
I've visited the Novus restaurant about 2 weeks back and that was very elegant and beautiful with a nice selection of mains.

Today, it took us forever to get there..no doubt a result of my dubious driving skills!
When we arrived, Wa cafe was such a delightful respite. We browsed through the collection of books on cooking, cafes and wonderful houses. Munched happily on a smoked salmon ciabatta sandwich and had a hot mocha. (Note: very comforting after irate drivers and getting stuck in a senseless jam)

The museum was a wonderful treasure-trove of artifacts and information.... right from tales of Parameswaran to the World War... It even allows people the opportunity to choose how they best wish to learn about the history of Singapore- through personal anecdotes or historical events. At certain points, we also have the flexibility to change course and visit the other path through history which is exactly the way i like it!

I was surprised and amused to hear my SCGS school song on the audio tape when they were talking about Education in Singapore. I must say it is personally more involving and interesting to go through the personal anecdotes route but the lengths of speech for each section make it far too much content to cover in a few hours. Loved the anecdote on trishaw pullers....the tik-tok/kok-kok noodle sellers... and so much more! Some of the artifacts are really intriguing too! Whether it's the Living Galleries or the History Galleries, the place seems to offer much more than i'd expected.

We'll be coming back here again soon! Nites!