The Backpack Adventures

Day 2: September 11   Singapore x Google 2019: DAY 2 " Hazeful morning " that's the greeting that I came up with to describe and welcome you to my 2nd day in Singapore. I woke up with a sore throat today which is probably a side effect of inhaling so much haze during my night walking tour last night.  Complimentary breakfast at Ibis Singapore in Bencoolen Just to share, Singapore has been enveloped by a haze that came from the burning forests of Indonesia. According to the news, the haze measures 86-96 PSI on the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI). This is way above the "Good" level which is 0-50 PSI.  Anyway, I still woke up early and ate breakfast at Taste (restaurant) with my QSR family. After breakfast, we booked a Grab car going to Google Singapore in Maple Business City.  Morning activities in Google Singapore For today's round of talks, I learned a lot about the Best Practices of Googlers Across 6 Channels ,   Full Design Challenge , and the Des...

Located at 152 Waterloo Street in Singapore, Sri Krishnan Temple is one of the country's oldest Hindu temples. Sri Krishnan Temple Sri Krishnan Temple details Sri Krishnan Temple was established in 1870 when a rich devotee named Hanuman Beem Singh set up a statue of Krishna under a banyan tree on Waterloo Street. This was done to cater to the growing Hindu migrant community living at Victoria and Albert Streets in the mid-19th century.  Sri Krishnan Temple - Singapore Several images of Hindu deities can be seen in Sri Krishnan Temple 's facade Sri Krishnan Temple 's Address Little is known about Hanuman Beem Singh but it was believed that he was exiled to Singapore by the British administration in India. Beem Singh would eventually pass the responsibility of managing the temple to his son. Through time, the management of Sri Krishnan Temple would be passed on to the next generation who had the same vision as Hanuman Beem Singh. With this, the temple continued to gro...