Reflection

I think this task was an ok task. I particularly liked the part where i got to interview the staff of the ford museum as he had a lot of things to say and i learnt a lot from that interview. I also enjoyed the nature of the nature park and i didn't had any major problems.

Bukit Batok Nature Park

Present: The park is still pretty much the same as last time nothing much has changed. Only environmental weathering. It's purpose is to let us enjoy nature.

Entrance

All the pictures are taken from the bukitbatok nature park

Bukit Batok MRT station

Past: In the past the Bukit Batok MRT station didn't have an outside door to prevent people from going onto the tracks. Some deaths were caused by people falling onto the track.


Present: Now they have installed outside doors to prevent people from falling on to the track. This way it is now safer for the passengers.

Past

Present

Video of door opening:

Sources: www.zazabong.blogspot.com, Bukit Batok MRT station

Old Ford Factory

Exterior of the Old Ford Factory

Past:
Before World War 2 This building was a Ford factory. During the war, Singapore was occupied by the Japanese and the Ford factory became a place where the japanese would service their machines. The Ford Factory resumed operations after the war in 1947 and was finally shut down in June 1980.




Before being transformed into a museum the Ford factory was bought by the Hume industry. Then on  15 February 2006 the government announced that it would gazette the historic factory for preservation as a national monument. 

The metal characters mean "Peace"

Present: It is now a museum that exhibits the Synonan years (When singapore was under japanese rule) 1942-1945. The whole purpose of this museum is to educate us about our past so that we won't make the same mistakes. Changes made to this factory was that it underwent a 2-year facelift to become what it is today.


Pictures:All of the pictures are taken from inside the ford mueseum

The Entrance to the exhibit inside the museum

A kerosine lamp and rifles used in WW2

Types of grenades used in WW2

Video: This is one of the 41 memories from people that lived through WW2 that has been exhibited in this museum.

Sources: http://www.s1942.org.sg/s1942/moff/about1.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Ford_Motor_Factory 
and the kind staff at the Old Ford Factory museum who let me interview them to get some information.

Map of neighbourhood

This picture shows the 3 landmarks I am gonna focus on