Monday, January 19, 2004
History: Old and not-so-old
What a tiring weekend it's been. Saturday started out at St. Andrew's Cathedral where I volunteered a couple of hours to help out with the archaelogical dig. Pretty cool stuff, though I'm quite convinced that my 8-year-old decision not to go into dinosaur fossil hunting was the right one. A definite highlight of the whole experience was unearthing a Dutch coin dated 1786. It ranks right up there with getting to hold an intact mercury jar (which was uncovered the day before) just hours earlier.
I guess the whole event simply made me appreciate the history our little island has just that little bit more. I've always harboured a huge passion of the myths and legends of ancient Temasek, but getting to touch literal bits and pieces of history itself is a whole different sensation.
A couple of friends and I wanted to go watch Goodbye, Lenin after that, but the tickets were almost all sold out and we couldn't make it for a later show. I'm rather disappointed that I don't have the drive to initiate movie outings. If I did, I would definitely be able to catch shows I want to watch. As it stands, I'm going to have to get Daredevil, Hulk and X-Men 2 just to fulfill last year's (ironically) "Must-Watch" list.
What a tiring weekend it's been. Saturday started out at St. Andrew's Cathedral where I volunteered a couple of hours to help out with the archaelogical dig. Pretty cool stuff, though I'm quite convinced that my 8-year-old decision not to go into dinosaur fossil hunting was the right one. A definite highlight of the whole experience was unearthing a Dutch coin dated 1786. It ranks right up there with getting to hold an intact mercury jar (which was uncovered the day before) just hours earlier.
I guess the whole event simply made me appreciate the history our little island has just that little bit more. I've always harboured a huge passion of the myths and legends of ancient Temasek, but getting to touch literal bits and pieces of history itself is a whole different sensation.
A couple of friends and I wanted to go watch Goodbye, Lenin after that, but the tickets were almost all sold out and we couldn't make it for a later show. I'm rather disappointed that I don't have the drive to initiate movie outings. If I did, I would definitely be able to catch shows I want to watch. As it stands, I'm going to have to get Daredevil, Hulk and X-Men 2 just to fulfill last year's (ironically) "Must-Watch" list.
