Saturday morning

This morning I decided to play tourist. I took a walk along the river and ended up at the Asian Civilisations Museum. There is a photography exhibit there by a well-known photojournalist that Alan read about. The exhibit closes on Sunday so I wanted to get there to see it. Believe it or not, this is actually the first museum I've visited in Singapore.

The Asian Civilisations Museum shows the history of Asia by breaking down the region into Singapore, Southeast Asia, West Asia, China, and South Asia. I enjoyed it because it showed the history without too much clutter. The exhibits were all well designed and provided a good description and history of each of the regions. The museum also has done a really nice job of creating interactive children's galleries for each of the regions. I like this because a lot of the main galleries required reading and not touching - not too much fun for the kids.

The photo exhibit I saw was a collection of photos from Steve McCurry entitled The Unguarded Moment. The most recognizable photograph was of the "Afghan Girl". Here is a link to the National Geographic website in case you want to see the picture. All of the photographs in the exhibit were taken with Kodachrome film which Kodak recently announced they will no longer be producing. I think the digital world is great but there is still something nice about film cameras.

The exhibit was great and I enjoyed the rest of the museum as well. At only $5 SNG for entry it was a good value. I then headed back toward my neighborhood to visit a different grocery store. Along the way I ran into one of my friends Sonya. She has just moved so I wandered over to her place to have a look at it. I have to say it was kind of fun randomly running into somebody I know.

My morning ended with a visit to the grocery store called Fair Price. I had heard that the produce was even cheaper here than at the wet markets so I thought I'd check it out. Four grocery bags later I ended up back at home. I'll still head to the wet market for some things but it is nice to know this place exists and is just around the corner from me.

What do you have planned for your Saturday morning?