Museum Guide Sabatical-Continued

Today we guided 3 groups of foreigners through the National History Museum of Singapore. Personally, I felt that the Australians were the most restless and the Japanese were the most attentive. After we guided them through the different sections of the museum, we asked for their feedback. I will talk about them here. The Australians did not have mush to say, because they were not paying much attention in the first place. The students from Hong Kong(Hong-Kongese?) tried their best to phrase their comments in English, and they went along the lines of "...the guides were very enthusiastic...".

However, what I really want to focus on here is the reactions of the Japanese group. The group from Japan was, as you might think, very shocked at the deeds of their ancestors. One of the group had to struggle to contain herself, and it was not surprising. The history is obviously very different in Japan. However, we tried to tone down on the atrocities of the Japanese during the Japanese Occupation, though our job was to get the facts across. They were remarkably well, and at the end, they said that "...though we are shocked, we hope that Singapore and Japan will help each other from now on...". It is interesting to see their optimism and I hope that everyone who reads this blog also follows this ideal. Bearing grudges is fatal for both people.

Well, That's the highlight for today. Tomorrow, we will be guiding Joscelin Yeo, Nominated MP and former competitive swimmer for Singapore. Wow. More tomorrow...