Visit to NMS.

4/03/08 was my day to visit the National Museum of Singapore, which is featuring the 'Greek Masterpieces from the Louvre.'In this exhibition, we(YJ) get to view a fine selection of 130 scupltures, figurines and vases that were from the Greek civilisation in the Classical Period(5th to 4th centuries BC).
As this is my first experience, my inquistive nature surfaced.. lol .. and i got to learn about the the culture and gods of Greeks..
one of the interesting stories i heard was the history of why participants of the Olympics used to be naked during the competition. Initially, the Greeks used to run with their heavy armours(weighing approx. 40kg). But there was this man, who ran so fast that his armour dropped off, but still with his clothing(linen) on. And as he ran(still very fast), his linen caught fire and by the time he reached the finishing line, he was naked! Though naked, he was the champion and that was how the people of Greece realised being NAKED is the winning method! lol.
here are some pictures to share with u guys! =)






















yup..and to end off with thi photo. =)