Here’s the truth behind the meme.
We’ve heard the stories. We’ve laughed at the jokes. (Even Netflix has been making fun of it.) But how many of us have bothered to find out if Yishun’s really jinxed, or just misrepresented?
Twenty-five NTU students took the plunge and spent a month investigating the “dark side” of Singapore, in a project that culminates in a photo exhibition this weekend.
Held at Yishun Park Hawker Centre on Nov 4 – 5, This Is Yishun features photos of ordinary residents, shop owners and community groups. The goal: to uncover the community behind the reputation and dispel the notion that the estate is dangerous or strange.
Here’s a sneak peek of what they discovered, through the eyes of residents reacting to Yishun memes.
The exhibition showcases some of the area’s vibrant communities, like the extreme sports groups that gather at a heartland skate park.
Made up of schoolmates and bikers who got to know each other at the park, BMX bike group Team SKRT ride the ramps and obstacles alongside skateboarders at Yishun Street 81. The group name is based on the sounds made by the bike tires as they skid across the concrete.
Their usual training time is every weekend from 2pm to 7pm, so you could swing by after checking out the exhibition and try to spot them practising their stunts.
If you’re heading down on Saturday, be sure to sign up for the afternoon conducted by instaSG’s Instagrammers of the Year 2017 Cheryl Chew (@helloocheryl) and Veronica Ang (@veronang). You’ll get to explore hidden parts of Yishun from Chong Pang City to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and snap some This Is Yishun photographs of your own.
On Sunday, you can enjoy free Yuen Shi Dian (Origin Point Therapy) massages from local provision shop owners Mr Lim Yow Hoon and Madam Lo Moi Kee, and have a chat with them about their life in the estate.
“We hope that this exhibition will allow the public to know Yishun for what it is,” said Fabian Loo, one of the event’s co-organisers.
“Yishun’s small communities each tell a unique story, and together, form a bigger picture of togetherness we should all learn to appreciate.”
Head down to Yishun Park Hawker Centre to check the stories out!
Exhibition Details
Venue: Yishun Park Hawker Center
Date: November 4 – 5, 2017
Time: 10am – 5pm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thisisyishun
Facebook event page:
Special Programmes
Instawalk @ Yishun
Date: Nov 4, 2017
Time: 2.15pm – 4.45pm
Sign-up form:
For more info, check out the .
Yuen Shi Dian Massage and Introduction
Date: Nov 5, 2017
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Activity area at Yishun Park Hawker Centre
Venue
51 Yishun Avenue 11 (Google Maps)
Singapore 768867
Directions by MRT & Bus:
Drop off at Yishun MRT Station. Go to the bus interchange. Take bus 806. Ride three stops. Alight at the bus stop in front of blocks 349 and 350 along Yishun Avenue 11.
Carpark:
Two floors of carpark lots are available above the hawker centre. Take the lift down to level one of the building to reach the hawker centre.
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