Wednesday, November 5, 2008'
Fact 1 : Did you know that Stamford Raffles and William
--------Farquhar were previously friends?
Fact 2 : Did you know that Stamford Raffles and William
--------Farquhar ended their friendship because
--------Farquhar
------1) failed to carry out some of the orders given to
---------him
------2) made gambling legal
------3) was lenient towards slavery
--------thus making Raffles very upset which led to him
--------dismissing Farquhar, which also made Farquhar
--------leave for Scotland.
Fact 3 : Singapore was affected by a worldwide event
--------known as "The Great Depression" in the early
--------1930s.
Fact 4 : In the World War II, General Percival ordered
--------his troops to withdraw if necessary to protect
--------the town centre, however, the troops
--------misunderstood his orders and withdrew even
--------before the Japanese army arrived!!
Fact 5 : Did you know that the surrender terms for the
--------surrender of the British was negotiated in the
--------Ford Motor Factory?
Fact 6 : Did you know that the old Ford Motor Factory is
--------now known as "Memories at Old Ford Factory"?
Fact 7 : I'm awesome.
