Visit to the Singapore Philatelic Museum
Last week I met up with some friends at the Singapore Philatelic Museum. It was my first time there and the kids were really interested to see how a “Stamp” museum was like.
The kids hit it off instantly and before I knew it Tiger girl had found a new friend and they were holding hands while viewing the exhibits.
The museum was located within a 2 storey colonial building. We started off looking at the exhibits on the ground level before moving upstairs.
Monkey boy checking out the elephant which was plastered with stamps from top to toe.
The boys having fun posing beside the elephant.
It was really a blast to the past seeing this scooter. Nowadays I see the postman riding bicycles instead to deliver the mail.
One of the exhibits which was currently on. I loved reading Tintin comic books and watching the cartoon on the television when I was young.
There was a basket of clogs in one of the rooms which we visited. The kids had lots of fun trying out the clogs and they really made a very big din with it.
Mailboxes from all around the world.
More mailboxes which I feel will become antiques given the way our society is moving to being totally paperless one day.
The kids did not really enjoy the excursion to the Philatelic Museum as they were a tad too young to understand the significance behind stamps and how they help mark the passage of time over the years.
Maybe I should bring them back there when they are much older.
Is there a Philatelic Museum in your country too?
June 27, 2012 @ 11:24 am
looks like a fabulous outing 🙂 my little girl would love the elephant!
June 27, 2012 @ 1:26 pm
I was quite surprised to see them holding hands the minute they met cos C usually takes a while to warm up 🙂 Since both are tiger girls, guess they have the affinity haha!
June 27, 2012 @ 8:22 pm
@Joce,
It was cute seeing both girls get along so well with each other. Nice meeting up with you and the kids.
June 27, 2012 @ 2:19 pm
‘…very interesting, especially the elephant and the dragon.
June 27, 2012 @ 3:36 pm
Looks like a very interesting visit. Great pics!
Mine’s here.
June 27, 2012 @ 8:24 pm
@Maria,
yes it was a really interesting place but more suited for adults then kids.
June 27, 2012 @ 3:57 pm
I LOVE museums. Thanks for sharing your visit to the museum. Such cute kids you have. 🙂 And, I got to love the mailboxes!
June 27, 2012 @ 5:07 pm
Nice to hear that there is a stamp museum in Singapore. I collected stamps as a child and i have lots of albums that I still keep at my parents’ house in Bulacan. It was a hobby I have forgotten already, but thanks to your post, I was reminded of a very fruitful activity as a child.
The children of today may not understand the value stamps played during the snail-mail era, but I guess, schools will mention that in their lessons. It is one very important part in communications history.
June 27, 2012 @ 8:23 pm
Nelson,
I too collected stamps when I was young and still have my stamp collection with me in albums. It was really those days where we had pen-pals and wrote letters. Now they write e-mails..no more pen and paper.
June 27, 2012 @ 9:29 pm
Wow! What an excellent post ~ awesome photography of an interesting place ~ Children are beautiful ~ thanks ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)
June 27, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
Those clogs are cool!
Have a great WW!
POSH
June 28, 2012 @ 5:04 am
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NCSue
June 28, 2012 @ 5:47 am
I just love singapore. Great pictures.
June 28, 2012 @ 9:02 am
Very cool museum, I love Singapore very much. A great place to stay and to have a vacation. The kids are very cute. Hope to visit that museum one day.
June 29, 2012 @ 2:48 am
Wow…super cool. Happy WW.