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Continued from: Dim Sum treats!

Thanks to BLOG2u *again* and National Heritage Board for the complimentary ticket for all the galleries in the National Museum of Singapore.

Munkey and I had covered Singapore Living Galleries - Film & Wayang, Food, Photography & Fashion previously during the museum’s open house. Hence, we only covered Singapore History Gallery and other featured exhibits this time.


A complimentary ticket to all the galleries, cool uh?


This is a multimedia handheld device. Press the buttons corresponding to the number displayed on the floor or exhibit, and you can listen to the explanations of the displays instead of reading from the board.


Some old time text books still in good condition.


I like this shot alot. The lighting has successfully created two shadows at the back.


Guess what the words are?


I found the museum is definitely more than artefacts and exhibitions. I some how like their arty displays of culture and heritage.


I like the road signs display, kind of arty.


The lighting in the museum is good as well.


I found the Chinese translation are all particularly good, like this one: 暴力暗杀的急流暗涌（毕麒麟险些丧命斧下）and in English, it is: Attack (An attempt on Pickering’s life). Chinese translation is more “colourful” than the English one.


More photos of the featured exhibits will be shown in the next post. Stay tune.


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Oh ya, I met them today. But only they were on the stage, and I was sitting on the floor. Brought over my 18-200 lense for first test today, was not able to shoot without IS…. image wasn’t sharp enough, aperture also got some problem with 200mm…but still consider ok for a walk-around lense……well, back to topic.


This pic was done without much pp.

Thanks to BLOG2u *again* for allowing Munkey and I to participate the complimentary show at DIM SUM DOLLIES DAY OUT!.

The short performance is used as the teaser for Explore Singapore at National Museum of Singapore to attract more visitors to understand the heritage and rich history of Singapore.


Although we were late for 10 minutes, but still managed to catch part of their comical performances and laugh for another 15 minutes before the ending. See the trio caught a guy to tease him and make more fun for us.


With $3500 monthly salary to be a high class on-flight waitress, I think it is quite worth it to be “sg girl”.

Selena is always my favourite. Let’s see her funny expressions during the show.




Other than the show, we also got a chance to explore the museum.

Visited some interesting exhibitions, will show you more photos in the next post. Stay tune.

Opening Performance

Origin
Fri 28 Nov - Sat 29 Nov | 8.00pm - 8.30pm & 9.30pm - 10.00pm | Cavenagh Bridge and Singapore River (Free Admission)


Creative Director ::: Goh Boon Teck (Singapore)
Creative Team ::: Jeffrey Tan (Singapore) | Choreographer • Anthony Tan (Singapore) | Production Designer • Dorothy Png (Singapore) | Lighting Designer • Winston Choo (Singapore) | Multimedia Artist

The world premiere of a specially commissioned work which draws inspiration from the rich traditions of Korean, Mongolian, Indian, Chinese, Malaysian, Taiwanese, Japanese and Indonesian performing arts. Featuring over 50 artists, Origin is a soulful and spiritual visual and movement theater commemorating the birth of Asian’s cultures and their origins.



Performed on an approximately 300m long stage (River Stage) on the historical Cavenagh Bridge, choreographed movements, enchanting music, creative projections and delightful props will be the highlights of Origin.


I want to watch this as well:

Closing Party - Asia On The Groove

Sat 06 Dec | 9.00pm - 1.00am | River Promenade, The Arts House
Free Admission
Programme Partner ::: Timbre

Featuring ::: Aresha (Singapore) • Lewis Pragasam & Asiabeat (Malaysia) • OMAH featuring Chanutr Techatana-nan (Thailand) • Kota Yamazaki (Japan)

Expect to see drum fireworks as the best modern drummers and percussionists from Singapore and around the region exchange and fuse into each other’s styles at the Closing Party. Together with their own bands, these leading musicians will display an upbeat energy of Asian drums and excellent technical fusion; and featuring a mix of modern drum sounds, East West drum fusion, experimental performances fusing DJ, beat masters, dance and live drums and showcases by traditional Asian drums and percussion groups. It will be an excellent closing for the Festival to celebrate the dynamic and emerging Asia!

http://www.asiaontheedge.com

重要营养必须知！
眼睛是心灵的窗户，明亮的眼睛可让人们看到多姿多彩的世界，使人们的生活更加精彩。眼睛不清晰而混浊，是美容上的缺憾，也是身体上的一种病态。

长期过度用眼可使视力下降，眼睛干涩、出现血丝等。一般而言，眼睛出现混浊的人，多是由于过分吃肉类、粮类等食物，而含淀粉、鲜果、蔬菜等食物吸收太少。

眼睛是人体的一部分，因此眼睛角膜的光洁度、明亮度、对事物反应的灵敏度及视力状况都与营养密切相关，合理的营养可以增强眼睛的抗病能力，对保护视力有很大的作用，从而保持眼睛的健康。

研究表明，近视和体内缺蛋白质、锌、钙等有关。钙能维护眼内肌的正常弹性；锌对眼内组织的生长发育起着一定作用；维他命A、维他命E和红萝卜素，对视觉形成、完善也至关重要。以下是护眼必须摄取的营养与食物：

蛋白质
蛋白质是组成人体组织的主要成分，组织的修补和更新需要不断地补充蛋白质。而眼球视网膜上的视紫质由蛋白质组成，蛋白质缺乏，可导致视紫质合成不足，进而出现视力障碍。因此，平时要给眼睛多“吃”些含蛋白质较高的食物，如瘦肉、鱼、虾、奶类、蛋类等含有丰富的动物性蛋白质、还有含有丰富的植物性蛋白质的大豆制品等。

维他命A
维他命A 是构成眼感光物质的重要原料，维他命A充足，可增加眼角膜的光洁度，使眼睛明亮有神。

人体在缺乏维他命A的时候，会引起角膜上皮细胞脱落、增厚、角质化，使原来清澈透明的角膜变得像毛玻璃一样模糊不清，眼睛感受弱光的能力下降，对黑暗环境的适应能力减退，严重时易患夜盲症、白内障等眼疾。另外，缺乏维他命A可引起眼结膜干燥，眼泪少，甚至于导致眼角膜穿孔致盲，这就是人们常说的干眼症。

维他命A的最好来源是各种动物的肝脏、鱼肝油、奶类、蛋类、以及绿色、红色、黄色的蔬菜和橙黄色的水果，如红萝卜、菠菜、韭菜、青椒、海带、紫菜、橘子、柑、哈密瓜、芒果等。

人体摄入足量的维他命A，不仅利于消除眼睛的疲劳，还可以预防和治疗夜盲症、干眼症、黄斑变性。

维他命B
维他命B1、B2是参与视神经内的神经细胞代谢的重要物质，有保护眼睑结膜、球结膜和角膜的作用，能预防眼角皱纹的形成。

严重缺乏维他命B时，会出现眼睛干涩、结膜充血、眼睑发炎、畏光、视力模糊、易疲劳等症状，甚至还会发生视神经炎。

含维他命B1较丰富的食物包括米糠、麦麸、粗粮豆类及花生等；维他命B2的来源主要是肝、蛋、乳和蔬菜等，可多食。

维他命C
维他命C是眼球晶状体的主要营养成分，人体摄取不足易患晶状体混浊性白内障、角膜炎、虹膜易出血等。

因此，应该在每天的饮食中注意摄取含维他命C丰富的食物，维他命C含量较高的食物有：柚子、番茄、鲜枣、青菜、包菜、椰菜花、青椒、苦瓜、油菜、柿子、豆芽、马铃薯、萝卜、柑橘、橙、草莓、山楂、苹果等。

维他命E
维他命E具有抗氧化作用，可抑制晶体内过氧化脂反应，使末稍血管扩张，改善血疑循环，对增强肌肉代谢作用和生殖机能有良好的影响，能促进病变组织的恢复。

维他命E对治疗眼病有一定的辅助作用，如用于各种白内障、糖尿病网膜病变、各种脉络膜视网病变、视网膜色素变性、黄斑变性、视神经萎缩、眼肌麻痹、恶性眼球突出、晶体后纤维增生、角膜变性、角膜炎等。

植物油中的维他命E含量较高，可是却在高温下容易受损。其他食物如芝麻、核桃等，是摄取维他命E的最好食品。

锌
锌能增加视觉神经的敏感度，锌摄入不足时，锥状细胞的视素质合成就会出现障碍，从而影响辨色功能，食物中牡蛎的含锌量最高，肝、奶酪、花生等也是锌的丰富来源。

硒
硒是维持视力的一种重要微量元素，应多食用。含硒较多的食物有鱼、家禽、白菜、萝卜、韭菜、蒜苗等。

钙和磷
钙和磷可使巩膜坚韧，并参与视神经的生理活动，钙和磷缺乏易发生视神经疲劳、注意力分散，引起近视。丰富的钙质对眼睛也是很有好处的，钙具有消除眼肌紧张的作用。

含钙和磷丰富的食物，包括排骨、肉、乳品、豆类、新鲜蔬菜和鱼、虾、蟹等。干果类的花生、核桃、莲子；食用菌类的香菇、蘑菇、黑木耳；绿叶蔬菜中的青菜秧、芹菜、苋菜、香菜、油菜苔等含钙量都比较丰富。

少年眼睛的营养保健
眼睛是人体的重要器官，是十分宝贵的。尤其是少年的视力处于发育阶段，保护眼睛就更加重要。保护眼睛除了平时注意劳逸结合，不要长时间地连续看书、看电视，防止用眼过度外，定时做眼保健操，经常吃些有益于眼睛的食物，对保护眼睛也能起到很大的作用。

1．多摄取钙质
眼球的形成与钙有关，青少年的眼球尚未定型，如钙缺乏，眼球巩膜的弹性就会降低，晶体伸长，有可能发展为轴性近视。应注意摄入含钙多的食品，如虾米皮、海带、黄豆、芝麻酱、牛奶等。人体对钙的吸收离不开维他命D，所以补充钙的同时，还要适当吃一些富含维他命D的食物，如鱼肝油、奶油等。

2．多摄取铬质
当人体铬的含量下降时，胰岛素的作用明显降低，血浆渗透压上升，导致晶体和房水渗透压的改变，晶体变凸，屈光度增加造成近视。含铬较多的食物有粗面粉、粗加工糖、植物油、葡萄等。

3．多摄取维他命A眼睛如果缺乏维他命A，就会影响视紫红质的合成速度，形成夜盲症；还可使泪腺上皮细胞组织受损，分泌减少，引起干眼病。应多食动物内脏、蛋黄、黄油、牛奶等富含维他命A的食品。蔬菜类如红萝卜、油菜、包菜、南瓜；水果类如杏、柿子及红番薯中，富含胡萝卜素，被人体吸收后也可转化为维他命A。

中老年人眼睛的营养保健
1. 多摄取维他命B1
人到老年，视力逐渐下降，主要表现为老年性花眼和白内障，这都是由于晶体老化造成的。为预防老花眼和白内障的发生，应经常吃些富含维他命B1的食物，如各种粗粮、花生、黄豆、四季豆、瘦猪肉、蛋黄、动物心、肝、肾等。

2. 多摄取维他命B2
维他命B2能维持视网膜和角膜的正常代谢，如缺乏维他命B2,眼睛就会发生流泪，发红、发痒、痉挛等症状。应多摄入含维他命B2丰富的牛奶、羊奶、瘦肉、蛋类、扁豆、动物肝脏、肾脏等。

3. 多摄取维他命C
膳食中维他命C的摄入，可影响晶体的透明度。缺乏维他命C，是老年白内障的主要致病原因之一。新鲜水果中富含维他命C的有柠檬、奇异果、橙子、鲜枣、山楂；蔬菜中富含维他命C的有油菜、白菜、香菜、茼蒿、菠菜等。

4. 多摄取蛋白质
蛋白质是构成眼球的重要部分。如果缺乏，则眼组织容易衰老，功能减退，甚至失明。所以，饮食中应注意保证蛋白质的供给。动物性蛋白，如鸡、鸭、鱼、牛、羊、兔、猪、牛奶、鸡蛋等；植物性蛋白如大豆及其制品等。

电脑人多食枸杞保护眼睛
如果你在工作上经常使用电脑，眼睛干涩、充满血丝、怕光、流泪、甚至出现红肿的现象，就代表了你的眼睛已经收到伤害。眼睛疲倦的原因一般与眼泪的分泌有关，而如果能在饮食中加入一些营养眼睛的食物，则是最有效的方法。

维他命A不用多说，素有“护眼必须”之称的有益元素，是预防干眼、视力衰退、夜盲症的良方，以红萝卜及绿、黄的蔬菜，还有红枣含量最多。

维他命B是视觉神经的营养来源之一，如果人体维他命B1不足，眼睛容易疲劳。而如果维他命B2不足，容易引起角膜炎。

因此，你可以多吃芝麻、大豆、鲜奶、小麦胚芽等食物。枸杞能清肝明目的疗效，因它含有丰富红萝卜素、维他命A、B1、B2、C、钙、铁等，是健康眼睛的必须营养。

Created on 12/12/07