Had the awesome opportunity to take a private tour today of the Asian Civilisation Museum (yellow bldg in the picture). My VP's husband is a tour guide there. His energy and passion alone made me excited to learn more about Hindu myths and Buddha's life.They have a special exhibit on Vietnam this month, and it further increased my desire to travel there.
Some quick facts I learned:
1) Hinduism is the world's oldest religion
2) Buddha is from India
3) "Amok" as in "running amok" is a Malay word used to describe a sudden violent frenzy which usually ends in death
4) You can tell Arabic inventions by the prefix "al." Algebra, algorithm, almanac...etc
5) Singapore was/is the most logical trading post between China and India; hence, the reason for its rapid development as an international port city.
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Enough about the history and culture, post pixs of some Singaporean hotties, yo!
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