Haw Par Villa - weird or what?

This is on the tourist trail so I decided to visit as I had a bit of time spare before I went to Bayfront to see the Light Show at the Garden By The Bay for the second time, it is definitely worth it, I might even go back tomorrow night as it's my last night in Singapore, on Minday I make my way to KL.

The villa was once known as Tiger Balm Gardens. Built by Burmese born businessman Aw Boon Haw for his brother, Aw boon Par, the park was named after the Tiger Balm medical ointment created by the siblings' father had created.

The villa and gardens are reputed to have cost over S$1M to complete, a huge amount at the time. Upon his death the villa and gardens were bequeathed by him to the nation to help teach youngsters about their Chinese folk history and morality. Looking around one has to wonder how grateful they are likely to be!

Caption free photos to follow, plus a couple from the Light Show, just to inject a bit of normality into this blog.

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