I was getting quite a severe sunburn after returning from the island hopping trip on last weekend. First time I’m getting sunburn to the point that both of my hands were very red and painful despite applying soothing aloe vera gel every day (now no longer painful but felt itchy and skin starts to peel off). I must be very tanned now as even my colleagues told me that I look ‘burnt’. Haha…
I was free this weekend and that means I’m up to continue on my mission to explore Singapore’s museums (including galleries) this year. I also would not want to go anywhere outdoors for now as it has been blazing hot recently (I also do not want to continue to harm/burn my skin anymore…haha). Museums would be the perfect place as they are indoors and air-conditioned. For today, I went to the mother of all museums in Singapore; the National Museum of Singapore.
It is my 4th museum visit for the year so far. I have actually been to this museum few years ago but could not remember much. It is the oldest museum in the country and is also one of the largest museums in Asia. Admission to the museum is complimentary for Singaporeans and permanent residents as usual except for access to special gallery/exhibition.
One point to note here is that some major sections of the museum are currently closed due to on-going renovation works unfortunately. Anyway, I do spent a good 2 hours plus in the museum in the afternoon just now. I was particularly very engaged to the Singapore History Gallery section on Level 1. This huge section charts the development of the island as it was known throughout the years as Temasek, Singapura, a Crown Colony, Syonan-To and finally Singapore.
My visit today was slightly affected by a guided tour with a huge group of tourists; constantly interrupting my access/views and their docent spoke too loud when she was explaining to her group. I have to switch areas to avoid them. Anyway, I would be certainly coming back to visit this museum again once all of its refurbishment works are done.