Kangadrool Supersonic May 26, 2015 Share May 26, 2015 A matter of time, with maybe 3rd casino to boot. I hope they don't turn it into Sentosa. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic May 26, 2015 Share May 26, 2015 (edited) There's an interesting German girl shrine on the island. With dolls, makeup. Not easy to find, but worth a visit. http://remembersingapore.org/2012/10/13/german-deity-at-ubin/ A Forgotten Past – A German Deity at Ubin Posted on October 13, 2012by Remember Singapore There are as many as eleven shrines and nine temples on the island of Pulau Ubin, but none catches the imagination as much as the German Girl Shrine, which is located near Ketam Quarry at the western side of island. The Mystery How did the shrine come about? And how did a German girl become a deity on the island? The story began in the 1910s, just before the First World War (1914-1918) broke out. There was a German family living on Pulau Ubin at the turn of the 20th century, owning a coffee plantation on the northeastern island of Singapore. According to research, the plot of land used to belong to two German families, Daniel Brandt and Hermann Muhlingan, but the identity of the German girl remains unknown. On 4th August 1914, the United Kingdom declared war on the German Empire, and the colonial government in Singapore started seizing German ships, businesses and properties. On Pulau Ubin, the British military rounded up the German plantation owner and his family. His frightened daughter, around 18 years of age (said to be born in 1896), escaped into the woods. The rest of her family was sent to a detention barrack on mainland Singapore. A few days later, the girl’s body was found covered with ants by the Malay plantation workers. It was assumed she had lost her way and fell to her death from a cliff. The Legend After the war, the Germany family returned to Pulau Ubin, looking for the remains of their precious daughter, but could not locate her tombstone. Bitterly, they left Singapore and never returned. The exhumed remains of the dead German girl, however, were said to have kept in a Chinese Taoist temple on a hill together with an iron cross and some coins. In 1974, a granite quarry company took over the hill for development. A new temple was erected to house the porcelain urn that contained the remains. Soon, the temple became popular with worshippers who prayed for good luck in gambling. The hardcore gamblers attributed their winning streaks to the spirit of the German girl, now regarded as a deity. Offerings of fruits, flowers, cosmetics and perfumes filled up the altar. The Temple The German deity was also known as Lady Datuk by the local Chinese. A few years back, a former Ubin resident who had migrated to Australia dreamed of the deity for three consecutive days. To pay his respect, he bought a Barbie doll and sent it to Pulau Ubin. The doll had since become the symbolic idol of the shrine. There are rumours that the porcelain urn is now empty, and the remains of the German girl were lost decades ago. Her identity and family remain untraceable today. But on an optimistic point of view, it might be a blessing for the spirit of the German girl, who has become part of Pulau Ubin’s history and is still remembered by the islanders after almost a century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_dQmej8ts Edited May 26, 2015 by Mustank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dleodleo Twincharged May 26, 2015 Share May 26, 2015 Hi, Just to share. There is an event "Pulau Ubin Day 2015" on 13 and 14 June 2015. There will be many activities on kampong days such as wearing kampong clothes to take photo, kampong food for tasting, tour to ubin and etc. Please see below for more details: http://wildsingaporehappenings.blogspot.sg/2015/05/13-14-jun-sat-sun-ubin-day-2015.html BTW, understand that there is no more free parking in Changi Village. Does anyone know where to park the car at cheapest rate? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qpik Supercharged May 26, 2015 Share May 26, 2015 Hi, Just to share. There is an event "Pulau Ubin Day 2015" on 13 and 14 June 2015. There will be many activities on kampong days such as wearing kampong clothes to take photo, kampong food for tasting, tour to ubin and etc. Please see below for more details: http://wildsingaporehappenings.blogspot.sg/2015/05/13-14-jun-sat-sun-ubin-day-2015.html BTW, understand that there is no more free parking in Changi Village. Does anyone know where to park the car at cheapest rate? went fishing last year, did recce but can't find any. if u r gg there with kids, best option park there. if teenagers, park n take bus there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dleodleo Twincharged May 27, 2015 Share May 27, 2015 went fishing last year, did recce but can't find any. if u r gg there with kids, best option park there. if teenagers, park n take bus there. OIC. Thanks alot! :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVT Supercharged May 27, 2015 Share May 27, 2015 BTW, understand that there is no more free parking in Changi Village. Does anyone know where to park the car at cheapest rate? No more already. But those at Nicoll Drive (beside the beach, behind the airport) should still be free parking. You could park there then take a bus back to Changi Village, if time permits. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dleodleo Twincharged May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 No more already. But those at Nicoll Drive (beside the beach, behind the airport) should still be free parking. You could park there then take a bus back to Changi Village, if time permits. OIC thanks. I'll google on the NIcoll Drive location. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 (edited) Changi Ferry Terminal (to Desaru) should still be free, but it's birds don't lay eggs area, no bus also. Edited May 28, 2015 by Kangadrool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dleodleo Twincharged May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 Changi Ferry Terminal (to Desaru) should still be free, but it's birds don't lay eggs area, no bus also. Wahahahhhah. No bus then I'll swim to change village after parking there. [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enye Hypersonic May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 BTW, understand that there is no more free parking in Changi Village. Does anyone know where to park the car at cheapest rate? park by the beach for free and enjoy a nice stroll to Changi Village Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dleodleo Twincharged May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 park by the beach for free and enjoy a nice stroll to Changi Village Oh Changi beach is free? Ok i'll go google. thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVT Supercharged May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 Changi Ferry Terminal (to Desaru) should still be free, but it's birds don't lay eggs area, no bus also. I tot there's a bus going there....no ? I took it before a few years ago, but can't recall the service#. Its from Bedok interchange and pass by Tanah Merah MRT station.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galantspeedz Turbocharged May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 book a room at change village hotel.... free parking... after pulau ubin... can pamper oneself with hotel stay... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVT Supercharged May 28, 2015 Share May 28, 2015 Oh Changi beach is free? Ok i'll go google. thanks. Changi beach car parking should be the one I've mentioned before, on Nicoll Drive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nizmo89 3rd Gear July 18, 2015 Share July 18, 2015 Hi anyone been to Pulau Ubin recently, a friend is doing a project on the island for tourism. Any ideas for development as a tourism product? Thanks for the help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic July 20, 2015 Share July 20, 2015 Hi anyone been to Pulau Ubin recently, a friend is doing a project on the island for tourism. Any ideas for development as a tourism product? Thanks for the help Please tell ur fren to drop the project. We do not wish Pulau Ubin to be another Sentosa. Leave the island as it is. No more such island in SG liao. Can preserve??? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdash Supersonic December 22, 2017 Share December 22, 2017 archaeology study in Ubin... https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/first-depth-archaeological-study-pulau-ubin-begins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACH Supersonic December 22, 2017 Share December 22, 2017 archaeology study in Ubin... https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/first-depth-archaeological-study-pulau-ubin-begins Better don't recover those unused bombs. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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