The Masters in Science Communication class presents stories about science at a symposium they are organising on Saturday, 20th April 2013 at the Singapore Science Centre. They are organising the symposium themselves, using digital tools as needed.
This means their registration page is already up!
Heady over to Bucket Science to register for three hours of fun!
Help me torture them with questions, the best part of the symposium!
When Circle Line as newly opened, Pasir Panjang MRT Station (CC26) featured a movie banner which declared, “Defiance has a name: Lieutenant Adnan”! That sent shivers down the spine of the Pasir Panjang Heritage Guides and we eagerly look forward to the movie.
Despite our eager anticipation, we saw no sign of the movie anywhere in Singapore! Kenneth Pinto who first alerted me about the banner was just as puzzled when nothing more was heard of the movie weeks later.
Eventually we realised the banner was a “Art in Transit” contribution by filmmaker Ho Tzu Nyen. We were certainly taken in!
“At the Pasir Panjang station, for example, the artwork features Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi, a war hero who led Singapore in the Battle of Pasir Panjang against the Japanese in 1942. Images of Singaporean actor Aaron Aziz, playing Lt. Adnan, are used to create a mock movie poster about the war hero.
Injecting a bit of humor into an artwork about a grimmer period in Singapore’s history, the poster offers a tribute to Lt. Adnan’s bravery during the Japanese occupation in World War II.
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The tribute to Lt. Adnan was the work of Singaporean artist and filmmaker Ho Tzu Nyen, who represented Singapore at the 2011 Venice Biennale.”
– “Slow Down and Enjoy the Art, Singapore,” by Shibani Mahtani. Wall Street Journal, 11 October 2011.
The MRT station is located across from Pepys Road, along which lies the former Opium Factory which gave Bukit Chandu its name.
We won’t get to see the movie, but hope that thousands of Singaporeans will pause to remember, like I do, each time I am at Pasir Pajang MRT station.
“Defiance has a name: Lieutenant Adnan”
Indeed.
Singapore ships the ashes of our trash to Pulau Semakau for disposal. That cost us plenty – coral reefs and mangroves were destroyed to make way for an ash heap.
We certainly need to be making an effort to recycle our waste, reuse what we can and cut down on acquiring waste in the first place.
At Starbucks just now, the barista, who is also their Organiser for the International Coastal Cleanup Singapore, asked me where my tumbler was. I’ve not been carrying my bottles these past few weeks as I’ve only been drinking at shop premises.
But cold drinks are dispensed in plastic cups, so the reminder was a welcome one.
These cartoons are part of a series drawn by Kelvin Lim of Raffles Museum for the first Semakau Workshop for Teachers I organised in 2000.
I must stitch this together with the rest of the drawings and pen a story. And then share this story with International Coastal Cleanup Singapore participants. We all need reminders to pursue an ethical lifestyle.
For my lunch kakis!
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