Many Races

Singapore offers an excellent example of how people of many different races and creeds can live and work together in harmony while retaining their own distinctive cultures. For decades, Chinese, Indians, Malays, Indonesians and people from rest of Asia and beyond have flooded into the island, providing their new homeland with its most important resource - a hardworking, adaptable and resilient workforce.
This multi-cultural mixture enriches Singaporean life in many ways, with each group retaining its own unique traditions, delicious cuisine, fascinating costumes, festivals and religions. Despite its strong links with the individual cultures and traditions, Singapore has developed from a small fishing village to one of the world’s most advanced modern cities.
This morning, hop on to one of the “old world charm” air-conditioned “tram buses” which used to ply the roads in the 1920s. Pass the busy harbour into the financial district where everything “ticks”.
Then, switch to the modern mode of transportation - Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) where we will zoom you to an old satellite town which just recently finished its refurbishment programme - Telok Blangah Town.
Visit a typical Housing Development Board 4-room flat and see the typical lifestyle of the locals - Chinese, Malays or Indians. Have a walk-about around the “Central” and see what makes up these satellite towns, self-contained with cinema complexes, modern shopping malls, food centres, rows of shophouses selling food and bargain goods. Stop by for a refreshing cup of local beverage or tropical fruit juice.
REFERENCE: IS8
Duration: 3 1/2 hours
Capacity: Maximum 80 Persons
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