Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Twin Fortresses
The island is Sentosa island. The twin fortresses are located on Pulau Blakang Mati. Theyguard the wstern island. It is named after Sir Keppel.
Machine gun post
This is called the Machine Gun Post. I think it was to provide protection for the soldiers. It was also to protect the 12-pounder guns on Berlayer Point.
Dragon's teeth gate
It is batu berlayar or "sailing rock" famous as a hideout for pirates. It was at the southernmost tip of temasek (modern singapore).
Question 1
The tunnel isinteresting, historical, although it is a bit creepy.it was used to store oil, oil lamps, ammunition and bomb shells. They used pulleys to haul the shells. They also had ventilation shafts.
joshua
joshua
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