Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Educational Tour - OpenNet Gallery from IDA Singapore

A lot of Singaporean has received the letter from OpenNet, regarding permission to enter their houses to install OpenNet point. Sadly, a lot of senior citizens are not aware of this initiative and have refused the technicians entry. When your house is first schedule for installation, the first 15m is free. If you have rejected the initial installation, it will cost you at least $200.

In view of the above, IDA's Next Generation Services Development has set up a gallery to educate the public on the uses of next generation fiber optics network.

It can be from home such as playing network games to home office to monitoring of kids. It can be from office where life size round table meeting can be held. It can also be from bio-medical industry where doctors can scan and review x-rays over distance or MRI scan or perform remote operations.

Actually with such high bandwidths, what can be done with network is up to your imagination, from monitoring maids to conquering the world.

This gallery is well suited to senior citizens on how OpenNet can help to monitor their well-being and care; it also allays their fear on this new technology.

The photos are a bit bluish...as my faithful blog followers will know...it means I have forgotten to bring my camera out with me...I used my poor handphone to take.

By the way, this tour is fully guided...else not many people will understand just what is happening...

This will be categorised as part of educational tour.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Educational Tours - Science center Kitchen Lab

Science Centre is one of my favorite places to visit; I could stay in there for hours. It makes me feel like a child again and be amazed by all the exhibits at every turn. In fact, I was a friend of Science Centre when I was still schooling!

I did not post Science Centre earlier because I felt that it is quite commercialise and the exhibits changed regularly. Well, I realised technology and techniques are transient anyway. As the relentless march of science move on, Science Centre need to move in step to be in step in keeping us inform.

I am not going to introduce the whole Science Centre, rather I am going to introduce the Kitchen Lab. Currently, the lab is being used by the Genefest 2010 to educate children on the diversity of traits among human despite having similar DNA among us Human as a species.

Children and Adults are told to make cookies (all ingredients such as vanilla syrup, egg, flour and apron are provided for free) and discover how similar ingredients can still produce different looking cookies. Much like same DNA can produce different faces.

The kitchen lab class is normally open to schools only, however for this period it is open to public for free. So jump onto the bandwagon before it is too late.

Sadly, I forget to take photos of the finished product as I need to rush off to see the Tesla coils exhibition where lightnings at produced at these coils. See photos below.
 
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Entrance to Kitchen Lab

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Educational Tour :- Singapore City Gallery

Singapore City Gallery presents to you how Singapore urban landscape has changed from the 1940s to 2010. At the same time, discover when the future landscape will sort of look like 10 to 30 years from now.
Lonely Planet Singapore (City Travel Guide)
As I browse through the gallery (a detail walk will take hours), I realise that Singapore government plans decades in advance. A lot of the exhibitions are for plans and landscape that are only realised this past few years. From our marina bay financial district to development of Punggol 81, all of this are planned and discuss before I am born to this year.

Singapore City Gallery is now undergoing some major renovation, however about 80% of it are still open, esp the second floor gallery. Go take a look if you have not! Once the new gallery is completed, you will never see these old exhibits again!
Top 10 Singapore (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Places I have been :- Marina Bay Sand Sky Park Observation Gallery

Most of you must have heard about the Sky Park that was opened recently at the top of Marina Bay Sand. Recently, I was invited to pay a visit to the Sky Park and the view is really out of this world. The panoramic view of Singapore as seen from the deck make you feel like the emperor viewing his land haha.

The entrance fee is $20 for adults and free of children below 2. I cannot remember the cost for students..sorry!

As you walk around the deck, listen to your audio device (loan to you as you get your ticket) and learn about the history of the buildings and landmarks observe from the Sky Park observation gallery.

I wanted to take the night view from top of the gallery but well, I do not have too much time that day to loiter. I am staying at the hotel at end of the month and will keep you guys posted of the night view.

By the way only the observation deck is opened to public, the rest of the areas like the restaurant (not open yet...until Sept) and the pools are off limits (I have taken some photos too and will post it below).

I will just put this page under places I have been.


Beyond this point, the places are strictly off limited to public.