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Salute to the Health-Conscious Singaporeans!

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Who are Singaporeans? Singapore's indigenous population was originally Malay. As it was under British colonial rule since 1819, traders and workers came in from China, India, Sri Lanka, and other neighboring countries. Its multi-ethnic population has reflected this history ever since. Today Chinese, Malays, and Indians form the three largest ethnic groups. They constitute 77%, 14%, and 8% respectively of the population. The remaining 1% are Eurasians with a sprinkling of people of other descent.  President & Prime Minister of Singapore None of these major groups is homogeneous. Chinese community as a whole come from different provinces of mainland China and therefore speaks mutually incomprehensible dialects. Malay group includes Indonesians speaking Javanese, Boyanese, and other dialects. The most diverse Indian group consists of Tamilians (more than half), Malayalis, Sikhs, Sinhalese and Pakistanis. While Malay is the national language of the country, the four official langua...

Qigong in East Coast Park, Singapore!

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This is based on a six year old  Facebook Post .  Government not only creates such infrastructure but also tells you how to utilize it properly! This morning (6 Jun 2018) I bid goodbye to the Siglap Canal deck on the East Coast Park , which was the platform for my early morning Qigong (pronounced chee-gung) session, for the past four weeks.  East Coast Park is a beach and a park on the southeastern coast of Singapore. It stretches along the south of Marine Parade, Bedok and Tampines. Themed Recreation for All , the park has something for everyone: diverse recreational, sporting, and dining activities alongside views of the sea. At 6.1km, the Siglap Park Connector runs through several housing estates and schools in the eastern part of Singapore. It is also a link to parks in the vicinity such as Bedok Reservoir Park, Bedok Town Park, Telok Kurau Park as well as the popular East Coast Park. A significant stretch of the park connector is located alongside the Siglap Canal wh...