https://padlet.com/kennzap01/HistoryGroup31E5 Life in the Singapore river. en-us 2019-05-17 08:26:19 UTC 2019-05-17 09:31:55 UTC hello@padlet.com kennzap01 https://padlet.com/kennzap01/HistoryGroup31E5/wish/361098152 The SG River has changed a lot, with it's old and new purposes. During the colonial era, the Singapore River became a flourishing hub of commerce, with dock hands toiling along its dusty banks, and flotillas of boats docked along its three quays. It is now beloved nightlife district and tourist hotspot, with buzzing bars, eclectic eateries and iconic clubs spread across Robertson Quay, Boat Quay and Clarke Quay.  (Source highlighted in green & image used below is adapted from: https://www.visitsingapore.com/see-do-singapore/places-to-see/singapore-river/)  ]]> 2019-05-17 08:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kennzap01/HistoryGroup31E5/wish/361098152 kennzap01 https://padlet.com/kennzap01/HistoryGroup31E5/wish/361103174 A source from the NLB (http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_148_2005-02-02.html, all materials used from the source will be highlighted in green.) states that Sang Nila Utama , also known as  Sri Tri Buana, founded Singapore, renamed from Temasek." The Orang Gelam, one of the tribes of the orang laut, occupied the area around the mouth of the Singapore River, which was the site of the ancient port of Temasek. In 1811, Temenggong Abdul Rahman arrived from Riau with his followers and set up a village on the left bank of the river mouth, governing both the orang laut as well as the Malays. On 6 February 1819, the temenggong, together with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor, signed the historic treaty with Raffles that allowed the British East India Company to establish a trading post on the island." Life in the old river was different. Children used to jump into the river to swim and play while adults caught fish and delivered goods using small boats and coolies. Nowadays, the river only has small tourist boats that bring tourists from one side to another.]]> 2019-05-17 08:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kennzap01/HistoryGroup31E5/wish/361103174 kennzap01 https://padlet.com/kennzap01/HistoryGroup31E5/wish/361106827 Today, the SG river is a place to go to when you need to work in tall, large skyscrapers for banks, where you can stay in the Fullerton Hotel or where you can hang out with pals at the restaurants and hotels. All fine and dandy but what it is mostly used for is banks and tourism. Banks, not to be mistaken for the pieces of land surrounding the river, are used to make money by trading and other things banks do. The tourism part is usually because of the many attractions near the beloved river. The merlion and Fullerton Hotel are just some attractions. There are many restaurants, mostly for tourists, near the river that serves food. European or Asian, exotic foods that exist nowhere else, the places can serve nearly any kind of meals. The Singapore Stone was found in/near the river with indecipherable writings inscripted onto it]]> 2019-05-17 09:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kennzap01/HistoryGroup31E5/wish/361106827