tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post8884874179424729603..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: The Van Kleef AquariumVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-90970079396886731522014-10-07T18:43:02.659+08:002014-10-07T18:43:02.659+08:00Went there in 1968.Was a fantastic place to visit....Went there in 1968.Was a fantastic place to visit.My family were stationed in Singapore with the Royal Navy at the time.Geoff Broadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-78471275803606005202012-12-04T11:38:48.163+08:002012-12-04T11:38:48.163+08:00Hi Victor, Mr Yeo was my primary school teacher. T...Hi Victor, Mr Yeo was my primary school teacher. Though he's not my form teacher. Being a discipline master, he's definitely the teacher naughty boy like me would want to avoidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642804932588783066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-12282784600214374512012-08-05T22:36:16.323+08:002012-08-05T22:36:16.323+08:00This aquarium was not mentioned in my history text...This aquarium was not mentioned in my history textbox :( ..but I was glad to read it here. Thanks for sharing :)<br />This youtube clip shows some parts of the aquarium: http://youtu.be/nw7toyYrqjs?t=8m43sRachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-28853891004853382542012-02-05T22:17:30.282+08:002012-02-05T22:17:30.282+08:00Thanks, PenNuts for your comments. Oh, so you are ...Thanks, PenNuts for your comments. Oh, so you are (or were) a student of Mr Yeo. I just met him at <a href="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2012/02/soft-launch-of-my-book-peranakan-museum.html" rel="nofollow">Chun See's book launch</a> yesterday. Incidentally, Mr Yeo is my wife's cousin. Small world, isn't it?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-2795303253248329182012-02-02T18:25:11.327+08:002012-02-02T18:25:11.327+08:00Thanks for posting this article!
I only visited th...Thanks for posting this article!<br />I only visited the aquarium once during my primary school excursion 30 years ago.<br /><br />My memory of the exhibits is fading. I only remember the interior is very dark. Most of the photos I can find only show the exterior of the building. This is the first time I saw pictures of the exhibit!<br />The only picture that come close to this is the one posted on my teacher's blog (Mr. Yeo Hong Eng) showing students queuing at the ticket booth.<br /><br />I nearly forgotten about he crocodile near the entrance, but I was very interested in the Japanese Shishi Odoshi Deer Chase. It kept me thinking how it works.PenNutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980548724393336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-63467383284269513682011-07-24T18:16:49.719+08:002011-07-24T18:16:49.719+08:00I remember the Piranhas!!!!!!!
I was just a littl...I remember the Piranhas!!!!!!!<br /><br />I was just a little kid but i remember there was a tank of piranhas at the exit or entrance. Funny thing is that they didn't look scary at all! Hehe!<br /><br />I had dance classes every saturday at the national theatre and as a treat, we used to go to the aquarium too! Ah, what beautiful days those were!Melnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-9415339877322490332010-04-02T19:54:31.933+08:002010-04-02T19:54:31.933+08:00Wow i love to visit this place, things are really ...Wow i love to visit this place, things are really amazing there, i will try to go there early, thanks for the post.Breitling Replica Watcheshttp://www.e-replica.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-67007587787491658252010-04-01T17:45:12.365+08:002010-04-01T17:45:12.365+08:00Was early for a National Theatre gig once and walk...Was early for a National Theatre gig once and walked around in my toga, sweating in the heat, heading towards the aquarium. <br /><br />Loved that place.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-30051139003051214172010-03-29T23:45:52.057+08:002010-03-29T23:45:52.057+08:00The Van Kleef Aquarium beside River Valley Swimmin...The Van Kleef Aquarium beside River Valley Swimming Pool was my son's favorite fish-tanks during his young days. Thanks for the memories.Thimbuktuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495581875211093357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-27856745850802978652010-03-29T20:31:38.015+08:002010-03-29T20:31:38.015+08:00I enjoyed seeing those old photos of a place that ...I enjoyed seeing those old photos of a place that is high up on my <a href="http://goodmorningyesterday.blogspot.com/2008/10/reflections-on-childrens-day-2008.html" rel="nofollow">list</a> of favourite places for kids of our time. Most memorable exhibits are the tank of piranhas near the entrance and the little shark. I also liked the cool dark atmosphere inside the aquarium.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-46311667948280638982010-03-29T02:10:01.694+08:002010-03-29T02:10:01.694+08:00Victor,
thank you for a lovely and interesting art...Victor,<br />thank you for a lovely and interesting article. I visited the Van Kleef aquarium twice in my life. The first time was in 1958 when I visited with my own parents when we were stationed in Singapore with Royal Air Force. It made a lasting impression on me. <br /><br />It was 31 years later that i returned with my own family in 1989 and although I couldn't remember my first visit in any great detail I said to my youngest son as we were looking at the first exhibits "there is a tank full of Piramhas just by the exit door". I do not know what prompyed me to say that to him, the memory just came flooding to me. Sure enough when we had finished looking at the exhibits and reached the last tank by the door it was full of Piranhas. <br /><br />JohnJollyGreenPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829814386239434664noreply@blogger.com