The Backpack Adventures

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

Day 1: September 10 Singapore x Google 2019: DAY 1 Today is the big day! I'm off to Singapore for the 5-day Google Innovator Academy. My brother was kind enough to wake up at around 3AM and drive me to the airport for my 7:40AM flight. I have mixed feelings about this trip as it would be my first time traveling abroad without my wife and daughter. Thankfully, I'm with the QSR team for this event and what's more amazing was that they treated me like family.  Boarding time! Off to Singapore via Singapore Airlines Touchdown Changi Airport Off to Ibis Hotel Singapore at Bencoolen We boarded Singapore Airlines flight SQ915 and left Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on time and arrived at Changi International Airport at around 10:46AM.  My room at Ibis Hotel Singapore at Bencoolen ... Was so happy that I had to take a selfie From the airport, we booked and rode a Grab to Ibis Hotel Singapore at Bencoolen which we'd call home for

It has been 3 years since I first attended my first Google for Educators Group (GEG) meeting in a cafe somewhere in Aguirre Street, BF Paranaque. During that time, our small group of educators revived the then dormant GEG South Manila group with the simple goal of expanding our knowledge about GSuite for Education (now Google Workspace) so that we could share it with our fellow educators. However, personally, each of us was aiming to achieve something great -to become a Google Innovator .  Singapore x Google 2019: INTRO Fast forward to 2019... Finally, after years of hard work and dedication, our very own Adrian Cruz ( Luke Beyond the Classroom ) becomes the first Google Innovator for GEG South Manila . He'll be flying to Singapore for the 5-day Google Innovator Academy. GEG South Manila The GEG South Manila core members Our very own Adrian Cruz - GEG South Manila's very first Google Innovator As for me, I was probably a good kid last year, as, after a year