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K I M [Ben Oostdam's Autobiography Years 1950-1952]

1952 Training Cruise on the "van Kinsbergen", to New Guinea, part 7

sailing from Sri Lanka to Singapore Unfortunately, I did not take many pictures because of the expense...but here are two maps so you can track our trajectory		We sailed past the beautiful blue mountains of Sumatra, saw the extensive mangroves along both coasts, and enjoyed watching dolphins surfing on our bow wave
It so happened that I was again Officer of the Day Watch when we arrived in Singapore on March 13, 1952. First we bunkered and received our much anticipated mail, then went ashore that afternoon to see the great contrast between these two British colonies: Sri Lanka and Singapore: the latter being much neater and more sophisticated. I walked with Henk Jaspers and was approached by a gentleman who asked in Dutch if he could ask me a question: Did I happen to know Henk Jaspers? Surprise, followed by his invitation to show us the city.	We bought souvenirs, including an ivory fisherman and a US$10 Parker 51. We also visited the Dutch Club and the famous Tiger Balm Garden now known as "Haw Par Village".	SINGAPORE LINKS Geography of Singapore Maps of Singapore Adriel Yap's article on water resources of Singapore Asia Business Network: Singapore Places of Interest Attractions

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to continue to next page: 1952 Training Cruise on the "van Kinsbergen" to New Guinea, part 8: Singapore to Sorong