EATING AIR

Uncover the hidden buzz of Singapore

From beekeeping to how funeral parlours work, My Community Festival's tours take you behind the scenes of industries, faiths and homes

Writer Clara Lock (left) wearing a bee jacket to observe a hive up close. Former vice-principal John Chong (right) took up beekeeping after he retired and founded apiary Bee Amazed Garden. PHOTOS: BEE AMAZED GARDEN, LIANHE WANBAO
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Drop into a funeral parlour at midnight, find out how your mail is sorted at SingPost Distribution Centre, go on a tour of Ah Hua Kelong and visit one of Singapore's last joss stick makers.

Do all this and more at the upcoming My Community Festival, which will showcase a series of tours that highlights local heritage stories.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 24, 2020, with the headline Uncover the hidden buzz of Singapore. Subscribe