3. SINGAPORE IS A
CORE COUNTRY
Core countries are defined as wealthy, industrialized
countries that other less developed countries
(periphery and semi periphery) countries depend on.
Core countries share a few distinct features, including
having a wide variety of resources at their disposal.
These nations have strong militaries, powerful alliances
throughout the world, and control the global market.
Residents of core countries are also thought to be the
wealthiest and more educated than people in less-
developed nations. Core countries have certain powers
over other countries regarding the economy, politics,
and the military.
4. I CHOOSE
SINGAPORE
Singapore is famous for being a global financial center,
being among the most densely populated places in the
world, having a world-class city airport with a waterfall,
and a Botanic Garden that is a World Heritage Site.
Singapore is known as a tourist destination and for its
hot and humid climate, being very clean, and growing in
area due to reclaimed land. The city-state is a shopper's
paradise, besides the usual luxury brands sold in
luxurious malls with luxury air conditioning, you can buy
almost everything except chewing gum. Singapore is also
known as "Instant Asia" because it offers visitors a quick
glimpse of the Asian cultures that immigrants have
brought from all parts of the continent.
5. The history of the modern state of Singapore dates back to its founding in
the early nineteenth century; however, evidence suggests that a
significant trading settlement existed on the Island of Singapore in the
14th century. At the time, the Kingdom of Singapura was under the rule
of Parameswara, who killed the previous ruler before he was expelled by
the Majapahit or the Siamese. It then came under the Malacca Sultanate
and then the Johor Sultanate. In 1819, British statesman Stamford Raffles
negotiated a treaty whereby Johor allowed the British to locate a trading
port on the island, ultimately leading to the establishment of the crown
colony of Singapore in 1867.During World War II, Singapore was
conquered and occupied by the Japanese Empire from 1942 to 1945.
When the Japanese surrendered, Singapore reverted to British control,
with increasing levels of self-government being granted, resulting in
Singapore's merger with the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia in
1963. However, social unrest and disputes between Singapore's ruling
People's Action Party and Malaysia's Alliance Party resulted in Singapore's
expulsion from Malaysia. Singapore became an independent republic on 9
August 1965.Facing severe unemployment and a housing crisis partially
caused by the Bukit Ho Swee fire, Singapore embarked on a
modernisation programme beginning in the late 1960s through the 1970s
that focused on establishing a manufacturing industry, developing large
public housing estates, and investing heavily in public education and
infrastructure.By the 1990s, the country had become one of the world's
most prosperous nations, with a highly developed free market economy
and strong international trading links. It now has the highest per capita
gross domestic product in Asia, which is 7th in the world, and it is ranked
9th on the UN Human Development Index.
7. 1. Sauces and Paste
• Savoury, thick and often used
to compliment a variety of
dishes in Chinese cooking,
brands like Woh Hup and Tai
Hua produce bottled sauces
and condiments exported
globally. Woh Hup’s flagship
product is Oyster Sauce,
which is essentially oyster
essence with sugar and other
ingredients added to make it
taste less like oyster
concentrate, and more like
the perfect topping for a
plate of blanched kai lan.
8. 2. READY-TO-DRINK COFFEE AND
ROASTED COFFE BEANS
• Caffeine is king and many of us will
happily remain loyal subjects to what is
arguably the most important thing to
life, only after breathing. The actual
coffee beans may not be grown in
Singapore but Boncafe International
roasts and packs ground coffee on our
very shores. Boncafe has also further
developed into coffee capsulesas well
as exports canned ready-to-drink
coffee. For all the wide-eyed
excitement stemming from this
caffeine overload, let’s remember that
local style kopi deserves just as much
praise.
9. 3. Packaged Instant Asian Foods
• Asian dishes are notoriously
laborious to prepare, the
spice mixes like rempah can
take hours to work on before
the dish is anywhere near
done.
10. 4. Crocodile Meat
• Not quite dinosaur meat but,
close enough. These ancient
beasts are reared in Singapore at
Long Kuan Hung Crocodile Farm
and I wouldn’t describe it to taste
like chicken. If the old belief that
crocodile meat will cure you of
your asthmatic wheezing isn’t
enough to get you to add some
diversity to your diet, perhaps
the lean nature of crocodile meat
will.
11. 5. Vacuum Packed Frog Meat
• When regular porridge isn’t
cutting it, only a piping hot
serving of frog porridge will do.
The treacly dark kung pao sauce
that frog is so commonly cooked
in isn’t the only way to enjoy it, a
plain version and even deep fried
frog legs are some other ways frog
is prepared.Calorie counters and
those particular about how their
food is produced, frogs are not
only lean but, free from the
cocktail of injections so often
associated with livestock at Jurong
Frog Farm.
13. 1.Themost famous landmarkinSingapore: Merlion Park
• The statue is that of the
mythical Merlion, a creature
with the head of a lion and the
body of a fish. The Merlion is
rooted in Singapore’s history
and mythology. The story goes
that once, a prince from the
Srivijayan empire (1183-1377)
named Sang Nila Utama was
sailing across the seas when he
discovered a spot of land. He
encountered a majestic lion
that might have given him the
idea to found the city of
Temasek (the old Malay word
for ‘lake town’), which would
eventually become Singapura,
aka Lion City.
14. 2. Themostfamous buildinginSingapore: MarinaBaySands
• No list of landmarks in Singapore
would be complete without
mentioning Marina Bay Sands. If
millions of wanderlust-inspiring
pictures on the ‘gram are any
indication of popularity, then this 56-
story hotel with a ship perched on its
roof definitely comes out on top.
Housing the world’s largest rooftop
infinity pool, 200 meter high jacuzzis
on observation decks, and boasting
some of the greatest views in the
country, this is the skyscraper Dubai
wishes it had.
15. 3. ASingapore landmarkthatputs natureandinnovation towork: Supertree Grove
• This famous landmark in
Singapore is one of the most
photographed places in the
country. A billion-dollar
mechanized Eden, the Supertree
Grove was designed to be a living
work of art that integrates
technology and greenery. There
are 18 Supertrees in total, and
each one is unique and varying in
height, with some reaching up to
50 meters. You can take an
elevator up these tremendous
tree trunks to walk across
suspended walkways that twist
around the towering skeletal
structures.
16. 4.Gathersomesocialmediacloutatthe Insta-worthyCloud Forest
• Just a stone’s throw away from the
extraordinary Supertree Grove is another
marvel of engineering and a venue that’s fast
becoming a famous landmark in Singapore:
Cloud Forest. With a name that sounds straight
out of a Miyazaki movie, this place was set up
for success from the very start. Cloud Forest is a
35-meter-tall vegetation hill covered in colorful
shrubbery that’s surrounded by beams of
cascading water. Singapore loves toying with
ideas of futuristic urban forests, and this
innovative conservatory is the latest addition to
places like the Flower Dome, Floral Fantasy, and
Jewel at Changi Airport. See a theme here?
Nature is at the core of all these architectural
wonders, and for a country that’s just 721.5
km², these types of multipurpose constructions
matter. It’s a place for the country’s growing
population to escape to, while also being space
efficient and sustainable.
17. 5.Themostthrilling Singaporelandmark:UniversalStudios Singapore
• A place that needs no
introduction is Universal Studios
Singapore. Southeast Asia’s first
and only Universal Studios
theme park is a huge draw for
visitors from across the globe.
It’s also the most famous
landmark in Singapore for movie
and roller coaster buffs. Located
in Singapore’s designated
playground territory, Resorts
World Sentosa, Universal Studios
Singapore is home to 28 thrilling
rides and seven themed zones,
as well as a ton of spectacular
shows.
18. 6.Themostserene landmarkinSingapore: KranjiWarMemorial
• Let’s step back from flashy forests and
splashy skyscrapers for a second, and
revisit some of Singapore’s darker
history. Singapore was a British
stronghold for so long that it was
nicknamed the ‘Gibraltar of the East’.
In 1942, the Empire of Japan one of
the Axis powers invaded the Malayan
Peninsula. The days of battle that took
place over this time became known as
the Fall of Singapore. It resulted in the
Japanese capture of Singapore and the
largest British surrender in history,
which Winston Churchill dubbed the
“worst disaster in British military
history”.
