visited the national museum today with belle, min and cand. it was a truly enriching experience.learnt alot more about Pompeii from the museum tour guide and the artefacts showcased there. a little brief history about the fall of Pompeii: Pompeii was buried with volcanic mud, ash and pumice within 2 days after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 CE. it was only rediscovered in the 18th century. approximately 1150 vicitims were revealed and many excavated buildings were restored following the efforts of archaeologists from 1863 onwards. the most interesting part of the exhibition was that i get to witness the lifestyle of the Pompeiians such as the kind of houses they lived in, the kind of public entertainment they enjoyed, the gods they worshipped and even the various types of food they eat in their normal daily lives. it was said that many of the Pompeiians were freedmen that mended businesses for their owners- the wealthy whom left Pompeii after going through the various earthquakes encounters before the Plinian eruption destroyed the town.
i guess we can never match up to the power of mother nature. one volcanic eruption is all that it takes to destroy an entire town and make the world forget about its existence for 1800 years. a truly sorrow fate for the Pompeiians.
this exhibition is really awesome and nus/ntu students shouldnt be missing it! because it's FOC. hahas. went for lunch at cathay and did catching ups with the gals after that. i was pretty upset i didnt manage to find thanksgiving live in dome dvd in gramophone cathay and hmv in both cityhall and heeren. shall continue my search and hopefully i will find it soon! (: hols is ending in another week and time really flies. gotta make full use of the remaining time and recharge myself before the new semester starts again.
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