Educational Tour - NTU Bio-Science Lab

I am sorry for not updating this blog recently. I have obtained another book assignment with a short deadline. Suffice to say it was hell writing it and I have aged ten years.

 For my own career development and to provide better services, I have signed up a tour guide course, so posting will not be regular. But be assure, I will continue to post new, hard to find places as soon as I see them.

NTU is one of the top Government University in Singapore. The campus itself is largely opened to public, although not a tourist place, there are still several highlights that may interest visitors.

This include
1)  NTU Chinese Heritage -showcases migrants of Chinese and explores the philosophy of what makes a person a Chinese,
2)Nanyang Lake - a Historical site,
3) the different food in the different Halls Canteen and
4) inside access to the Bio-science labs where new frontiers in knowledge are being pursue.

In this visit, a NTU professor explains to the students on the world of microbiology, DNA sequencing and career path of a microbiology scientist.

After the 2 hour presentation, students are invited to visit the School of Bio science labs. One lab showcase the use of living organism to provide power while the other one showcase how microbiologists use the lab to investigate or analysis different life form.

This tour will be classified under Educational Tours.

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Lecture in one of the LTs by Professor

Two rows of laboratories on either side

A workbench of a mircobiologist

n eye wash apparatus for chemical spillage into the eyes

A lab testing of substance in common food

Tools of Trade - Beakers and measuring cylinders

A UV Box. Design to kill of unwanted life forms

A centrifuge machine to seperate substances using sedimentation principle

Presentation of Certificate

Educational and Factory tour - Birdnest Factory

Most Chinese loves birdnest. But do you know China has banned total import of birdnest from all countries including Indonesia and Malaysia - two of the larger exporter of birdnest to China.

China being the largest importer of birdnest before the ban has resulted in a slump in wholesale price of birdnest and slowly the decrease in price is being pass on to retail consumer.

One of the main reason China has banned birdnest is due to its high nitrate contents which can be harmful to human health. Also, bleaching of birdnest will also in the long term harm a human body.

This factory cum scientific lab is set up with help from Singapore government to set up food safety standards in terms of bench-marking and processing of birdnest.

Visitors to this factory will get to attend a seminar on danger and benefits of birdnest, nano-technology used in cleaning of birdnest without bleaching and chemicals to dissolve feathers. In addition, you get to see CSI style how scientist test for different substances in a normal birdnest.

This tour is highly educational for both schools and public (esp if you love birdnest). At the end of the tour, feel free to buy the safest and healthiest birdnest you can find in Singapore.

I cannot take more photos within the factory as the machines are considered top-secret. So no photo-taking allow inside the factory!

Birdnest Factory is categorised under Educational Location and Factory Tour

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Educational Tour - IRAS Gallery

I hope no hate mails are send to me for writing this post. Just kidding. National Day is round the corner and it is again time to take stock what we have achieved so far. Rome was not built in a day and I am sure she was built using cash (or equivalents).

As tax like death is unavoidable, the IRAS gallery seeks to enlighten tax payer the historical development, the methods of collecting tax, the penalties of tax evasion and the purpose of tax collection.

I shall not elaborate further as the gallery is quite small and I am going for a long overdue holiday to Taiwan. See you guys!

IRAS Gallery is categorised under Educational Location

If you need transportation services to visit this place, please refer to our product listing page.

You can also purchase a list of Top 40 Must Visit Places in Singapore with Sample Itineraries at the Donation/Payment Details page.